Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "near-miss"

1. The Age of Adaline (2015)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.

Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker

Votes: 203,382 | Gross: $42.48M

2. Death on the Nile (2022)

PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand

Votes: 188,770 | Gross: $45.63M

3. Greyhound (2020)

PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Drama, History

Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.

Director: Aaron Schneider | Stars: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham, Matt Helm

Votes: 114,944

4. We Were Soldiers (2002)

R | 138 min | Action, Drama, History

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.

Director: Randall Wallace | Stars: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott

Votes: 151,318 | Gross: $78.12M

5. Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror

Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students.

Director: Eli Craig | Stars: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss

Votes: 193,625 | Gross: $0.22M

6. Allied (2016)

R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Romance

In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Vincent Ebrahim

Votes: 169,841 | Gross: $40.10M

7. Valkyrie (2008)

PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, History, Thriller

A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh

Votes: 259,357 | Gross: $83.08M

8. Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)

PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Scrat's acorn sends an asteroid to Earth, the Herd must find a way to stop the asteroid from hitting Earth with the help of a returning friend.

Directors: Michael Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu | Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Chris Wedge

Votes: 74,928 | Gross: $64.06M

9. The Shack (I) (2017)

PG-13 | 132 min | Drama, Fantasy

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."

Director: Stuart Hazeldine | Stars: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw, Radha Mitchell

Votes: 39,191 | Gross: $57.39M

10. White Noise (I) (2005)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.

Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice, Chandra West

Votes: 50,830 | Gross: $56.39M

11. The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

PG | 84 min | Family, Horror, Mystery

When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.

Directors: John Hough, Vincent McEveety | Stars: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker

Votes: 7,068 | Gross: $5.00M

12. Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery

It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.

Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Stars: Stephen Dunham, Katie Featherston, Matt Shively, Brendon Eggertsen

Votes: 70,289 | Gross: $53.92M

13. The 33 (2015)

PG-13 | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.

Director: Patricia Riggen | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin

Votes: 39,765 | Gross: $12.19M

14. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)

G | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When adventurous pets Chance, Shadow, and Sassy are accidentally separated from their vacationing humans, they're left to fend for themselves on the mean streets of San Francisco, searching for the "golden bridge" that will take them home.

Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Ralph Waite, Al Michaels

Votes: 16,220 | Gross: $49.14M

15. 13 Minutes (2015)

R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, War

In November 1939, Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot and his reasons for deciding to take such drastic action.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow

Votes: 10,071 | Gross: $0.16M

16. Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)

R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

In Lapland's cold Arctic Circle, under the eternal midnight sun, unfavourable circumstances reunite two kindred spirits. And governed by circular motifs woven by faith and love, they must answer a pivotal question. Can they deny destiny?

Director: Julio Medem | Stars: Najwa Nimri, Fele Martínez, Nancho Novo, Maru Valdivielso

Votes: 20,213 | Gross: $0.50M

17. Red Shoe Diaries (1992 TV Movie)

R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

After the death of his beloved fiancée, a man reads her diary and finds out that she was having an affair with a young construction worker.

Director: Zalman King | Stars: David Duchovny, Brigitte Bako, Billy Wirth, Kai Wulff

Votes: 1,625

18. Big Ass Spider! (2013)

PG-13 | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.

Director: Mike Mendez | Stars: Greg Grunberg, Lin Shaye, Ruben Pla, Alexis Kendra

Votes: 7,739

19. Fallen (2006 TV Movie)

81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Aaron is a high school jock with a promising future. But on his 18th birthday, his life forever changes when his incredible powers emerge, revealing the terrifying truth of his identity. As... See full summary »

Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Paul Wesley, Kwesi Ameyaw, Fernanda Andrade, Kevan Cameron

Votes: 4,103

20. Night of the Eagle (1962)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror

A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.

Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair, Margaret Johnston, Anthony Nicholls

Votes: 4,034

21. Vehicle 19 (2013)

R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

In Johannesburg, an American parole breaker unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.

Director: Mukunda Michael Dewil | Stars: Paul Walker, Naima McLean, Gys de Villiers, Leyla Haidarian

Votes: 15,970

22. Dinosaurus! (1960)

Unrated | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the population. A boy teams up with a Neanderthal and an irritated dinosaur try to stop the dinosaurs.

Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. | Stars: Ward Ramsey, Kristina Hanson, Paul Lukather, Alan Roberts

Votes: 1,701

23. 5ive Days to Midnight (2004)

42 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

When college professor J.T. Neumeyer discovers a police file that outlines the details of his murder - which is to take place five days in the future - he wastes no time trying to save his own life.

Stars: Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid, Kari Matchett, Hamish Linklater

Votes: 2,810

24. Stranded in Paradise (2014 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Romance

When a driven HR exec loses her high-powered job, she travels to Puerto Rico in an attempt to save her career at a business conference. But as the trip quickly becomes a disaster and a ... See full summary »

Director: Bert Kish | Stars: Vanessa Marcil, James Denton, Cindy Pickett, Gladys Rodríguez

Votes: 1,875

25. You'll Find Out (1940)

Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

The manager of Kay Kyser's band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi

Votes: 1,450

26. Up at the Villa (2000)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Romance

A widow finds choosing a new husband might not be her choice at all, as the actions of her various prospects confine her freedom.

Director: Philip Haas | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox

Votes: 2,850 | Gross: $2.93M

27. Code 7, Victim 5 (1964)

Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

When a millionaire's valet is murdered he hires a detective to discover by who and why his valet was killed.

Director: Robert Lynn | Stars: Lex Barker, Ann Smyrner, Ronald Fraser, Walter Rilla

Votes: 359

28. Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (1989)

97 min | Drama, History, Thriller

A true story about Johann Georg Elser, a quiet carpenter who tried to assassinate Hitler with an explosive device in 1939.

Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Rebecca Miller, Brian Dennehy, Nigel Le Vaillant

Votes: 293

29. 7 Splinters in Time (2018)

TV-14 | 75 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friendly.

Director: Gabriel Judet-Weinshel | Stars: Emmanuelle Chriqui, Al Sapienza, Austin Pendleton, Edoardo Ballerini

Votes: 677

30. SOS Coast Guard (1937)

Approved | 224 min | Adventure, Horror, Romance

A mad scientist tries to sell his formula for a dist integrating gas to foreign powers.

Directors: Alan James, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Maxine Doyle, Richard Alexander

Votes: 271

31. Earthworm Tractors (1936)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy

Alexander Botts is a self-described natural born salesman and master mechanic, who is trying to make a big sale of Earthworm tractors to grouchy lumberman Johnson. Since Botts doesn't ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joe E. Brown, June Travis, Guy Kibbee, Dick Foran

Votes: 499

32. A Family Affair (1937)

Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and ... See full summary »

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden, Mickey Rooney

Votes: 780

33. Anomaly (II) (2014)

Not Rated | 39 min | Short, Drama, History

Set in the late 60's, broken relationships and an astronomical event intertwine the various narrative threads - an abstract interpretation of the historical Christmas narrative.

Directors: Dan DiFelice, Salomon Ligthelm | Stars: Mike Connell, Jason Zednick, Anthony Michael Lopez, Andrew Sensenig

Votes: 441

34. A Dream Walking (1934)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Popeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from being the hero.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Lou Fleischer, William Pennell, Mae Questel

Votes: 512

35. Miracle at Lourdes (1939)

Approved | 11 min | Short, Drama

Can faith work miracles? You be the judge.

Director: Henry K. Dunn | Stars: Jo Ann Sayers, G.P. Huntley, Barbara Bedford, Carl M. Leviness

Votes: 41

36. 101 Near Misses (2020)

TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV

From heart-stopping close shaves and averted disasters to incredible brushes with danger, this show counts up from 1 to 101 to feature some of the most unbelievable near misses of all time.

Director: Elaine Hackett | Star: Shane Richie

37. Der Attentäter (1969 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama, History, War

On 8 November 1939 a timebomb exploded in the Burgerbräukeller in Munich. This bomb was meant for Adolf Hitler but he left only 11 minutes before the explosion. The bomb-maker (Georg Elser,... See full summary »

Director: Rainer Erler | Stars: Fritz Hollenbeck, Ruth Kähler, Marianne Lindner, Doris Denzel

Votes: 22

38. Sony 'Skyfall' James Bond Case Study (2012 Video)

2 min | Documentary, Short, Action

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Star: Joe Carnahan

39. Sony 'Skyfall' Bond Phone Has Arrived Television Commercial (2012 Video)

1 min | Short, Action, Adventure

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Director: Joe Carnahan

Votes: 12

40. The Cannonball (1931)

19 min | Comedy, Short

Andy fixes his rocket invention to a locomotive in order to win a race with a bus.

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Andy Clyde, Irene Thompson, Lewis Sargent, Anna Dodge

41. Magoo's Young Manhood (1958)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short

In a flashback Mr. Magoo thinks back in time to the Gay 90's when he was a young man, and just as myopic then as in the 1950s. He makes a bet with a friend that he can get a date with a ... See full summary »

Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler, June Foray, Jerry Hausner

Votes: 34

42. Whose Baby? (1929)

10 min | Comedy, Short

Horace meets Betty and she agrees to a date. While waiting for her to arrive, a woman asks Horace to mind her baby for a minute. Betty comes along, sees the infant and assumes he's married ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Arthur Lake, Gertrude Messinger, Glen Cavender, Budd Fine

Votes: 30

43. Behind the Scenes of the Sony 'Skyfall' Bond Phone Has Arrived Television Commercial (2012 Video)

2 min | Documentary, Short, Action

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Stars: Ben Bray, Joe Carnahan, Richard Dorman, Simon Mannion

44. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: Dennis Goes to Camp (1961)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Mr. Wilson is eager for Dennis to go to summer camp. And when Henry is unexpectedly unable to take Dennis and several of Dennis's friends to visit the camp, Mr. Wilson is happy to step in, and takes them there himself.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Joseph Kearns

Votes: 37

45. The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode: Meeting at Devil's Fork (1967)

30 min | Western

The Sonnetts are accosted by four gunmen who claim to be friends of Jim's, saying they can take them to him. They agree to ride with them but soon realize they are being used as bait to draw Jim out of hiding for an ambush at Devil's Fork.

Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, James Best, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 23

46. Deadwood (2004–2006)
Episode: A Constant Throb (2006)

TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History

Swearengen is spurred to action when a prominent camp member is attacked, Langrishe makes arrangements for his theater, and Jane has an epiphany.

Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver

Votes: 1,433

47. Jonny Quest (1964–1965)
Episode: Arctic Splashdown (1964)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A rocket malfunctions and crashes in the Arctic. Dr. Benton Quest is dispatched to find the rocket but must contend with operatives of a hostile foreign power who seek the same thing he is.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Mike Road, Tim Matheson, John Stephenson, Danny Bravo

Votes: 175

48. Urban Legends (2007–2011)
Episode: Good and Evil (2007)

25 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Our trio of tales featured the age-old battle between good and evil. We start with a cursed hospital bed that claims the lives of all those who sleep in it, then we have the Sicilian town ... See full summary »

Director: Luke Campbell | Stars: Michael Allcock, Lanore Allen, Harvey Bannon, Nadine Bowman

Votes: 9

49. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: Chemical Mary (No. 143) (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Task Force must race to stop simultaneous danger presented by two blacklisters. Cooper approaches a congressman for intel.

Director: Christine Moore | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,185

50. Curious Droid (2016– )
Episode: How Prepared Are We for a Carrington Level Solar Storm? (2020)

18 min | Documentary

Coronal mass ejections are capable of disabling the world's electrical grids. Since the last major storm in 1989 scientist have paid close attention and learned a great deal. In particular,... See full summary »

Star: Paul Shillito