Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "newspaper-boy"

1. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

R | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves

Votes: 238,496 | Gross: $82.52M

2. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody, Vince Vaughn

Votes: 541,646 | Gross: $186.34M

3. Hairspray (2007)

PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 138,725 | Gross: $118.87M

4. Better Off Dead (1985)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares.

Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade

Votes: 49,384 | Gross: $10.30M

5. The 'Burbs (1989)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman

Votes: 83,541 | Gross: $36.60M

6. Dan in Real Life (I) (2007)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill

Votes: 107,005 | Gross: $47.64M

7. A Dirty Shame (2004)

NC-17 | 89 min | Comedy

An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.

Director: John Waters | Stars: Tracey Ullman, Chris Isaak, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville

Votes: 13,553 | Gross: $1.34M

8. City Lights (1931)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers

Votes: 196,079 | Gross: $0.02M

9. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash

Votes: 65,678 | Gross: $0.06M

10. Rad (1986)

PG | 91 min | Drama, Sport

The story of one young man, Cru Jones, who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack.

Director: Hal Needham | Stars: Bart Conner, Lori Loughlin, Bill Allen, Talia Shire

Votes: 7,058 | Gross: $2.02M

11. Kes (1969)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Family

A working-class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: David Bradley, Brian Glover, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie

Votes: 22,946

12. The Stepfather (1987)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer

Votes: 18,197 | Gross: $2.49M

13. Johnny Dangerously (1984)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime

Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky-rocketing medical bills.

Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton

Votes: 16,410

14. Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)

PG | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

Max Keeble, the victim of his 7th grade class, plots revenge when he learns that he's moving, but it backfires when he isn't after all.

Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Alex D. Linz, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy, Zena Grey

Votes: 8,695 | Gross: $17.29M

15. Man's Best Friend (1993)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A genetically engineered dog escapes from the science facility where it was created. A family takes it in unaware of its deadly instincts which soon emerge. The scientist who created the dog tries to find it before its too late.

Director: John Lafia | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Lance Henriksen, Robert Costanzo, Fredric Lehne

Votes: 4,891 | Gross: $12.97M

16. Good Boy (2003)

PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

Director: John Hoffman | Stars: Liam Aiken, Matthew Broderick, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon

Votes: 4,658 | Gross: $37.57M

17. Random Harvest (1942)

Passed | 126 min | Drama, Romance

An amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-war life.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn, Susan Peters

Votes: 8,406 | Gross: $10.14M

18. Flodder (1986)

111 min | Action, Comedy

A rather a-social family, gets a chance to live in an upper-class neighborhood. As they are not accepted by the snobs living there, they get in all sorts of trouble.

Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Nelly Frijda, Huub Stapel, René van 't Hof, Tatjana Simic

Votes: 7,742

19. Jury Duty (1995)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy

Jobless loser Tommy Collins is sequestered to be a juror in a serial killer trial. He does everything he can to prolong the trial and deliberations to take full advantage of the free lodging and food.

Director: John Fortenberry | Stars: Pauly Shore, Tia Carrere, Stanley Tucci, Brian Doyle-Murray

Votes: 8,783 | Gross: $17.01M

20. Cavalcade (1933)

Passed | 112 min | Drama, Romance, War

A portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Una O'Connor, Herbert Mundin

Votes: 5,989 | Gross: $7.63M

21. Our Town (2003 TV Movie)

PG | 120 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Thornton Wilder's classic play on Grover's Corners, a fictional small town and its story taking place between 1901 and 1913, dealing with themes as life, death and the everyday routine of ... See full summary »

Director: James Naughton | Stars: Jayne Atkinson, Wendy Barrie-Wilson, Reathel Bean, John Braden

Votes: 495

22. The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)

Unrated | 54 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A defecting Soviet scientist is hit by a nuclear explosion near Yucca Flats and roams around as a beast.

Director: Coleman Francis | Stars: Douglas Mellor, Barbara Francis, Bing Stafford, Larry Aten

Votes: 10,431

23. Ghost in the Graveyard (2019)

92 min | Action, Drama, Horror

The town of Mt. Moriah comes under the thumb of Martha, a ghost who comes back to haunt the teens, who witnessed her death as children, during a "game" of 'Ghost in the Graveyard.'

Director: Charlie Comparetto | Stars: Kelli Berglund, Jake Busey, Olivia Larsen, Royce Johnson

Votes: 2,082

24. Cantinflas (2014)

PG | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood.

Director: Sebastian del Amo | Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Bárbara Mori

Votes: 4,186 | Gross: $6.37M

25. Roommates (1995)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

An elderly yet young-at-heart man moves in with his grandson and both their lives turn upside-down.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Ellen Burstyn

Votes: 1,999 | Gross: $12.10M

26. Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)

Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Musical

An aging heir-less millionaire wants to leave his fortune to the unsuspecting family of his first love but not before testing his prospective heirs by living with them under the guise of a poor boarder.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles Coburn, Gigi Perreau

Votes: 1,819

27. The Barefoot Executive (1971)

G | 96 min | Comedy, Family

A mailroom clerk and a chimp team up to pick hit TV shows.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox

Votes: 2,060

28. Bloom (I) (2003)

R | 113 min | Drama, Romance

Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway into the consiousness of its three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom and the extraordinary Leopold Bloom.

Director: Sean Walsh | Stars: Stephen Rea, Angeline Ball, Hugh O'Conor, Neilí Conroy

Votes: 402

29. Roxie Hart (1942)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy

Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Lynne Overman

Votes: 1,914 | Gross: $2.40M

30. Invisible Agent (1942)

Passed | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Ilona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre, Cedric Hardwicke

Votes: 2,655

31. The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)

Passed | 62 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Philandering actor Richard Hardell is murdered at a movie studio. His jealous wife Blanche, his director Rupert Borka, and a girl he mistreated, Helen MacDonald, all have substantial reasons for having wanted him dead.

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Neil Hamilton, Doris Hill, Warner Oland, Fredric March

Votes: 203

32. The Life Before This (1999)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Several innocent bystanders are injured or killed when two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into the neighborhood cafe.

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pantoliano, Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea

Votes: 566

33. The Soul of Youth (1920)

80 min | Drama

The story of an orphan boy who, due to the cruelty of others, is drawn into a life of sin on the streets prior to the redemption of a caring foster family.

Director: William Desmond Taylor | Stars: Lewis Sargent, Ernest Butterworth Jr., Clyde Fillmore, Grace Morse

Votes: 153

34. Before Dawn (1933)

Passed | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Sinister forces compete to find the million dollars in gold hidden by recently deceased gangster Joe Valerie in his family's old dark house 15 years earlier,

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland, Dudley Digges

Votes: 513

35. Paperboys (2001)

41 min | Documentary, Short

Life through the eyes of several paperboys.

Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Tyler Rowen, Brandon Kindschy, Nick Judkins, Andrew Merton

Votes: 241

36. Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

Approved | 93 min | Action, Biography, Crime

In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.

Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Darryl Hickman, Charles Kemper, Una O'Connor

Votes: 234

37. Joe & Joe (1996)

Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

Joe and Joe are two likeable losers living in Cape Cod who mow lawns for a living, but their equipment is quite antiquated. Their lives change one day when a mysterious woman appears and ... See full summary »

Director: David Wall | Stars: David Wysocki, Sean Patrick Brennan, Tracy Griffith, Dianne Brennan

Votes: 95

38. You're Not So Tough (1940)

Approved | 65 min | Drama

The Dead End Kids are out of the slums of New York's East Side and running around the sunny valleys of California looking for a way to make a quick buck. The idea of working never enters ... See full summary »

Director: Joe May | Stars: The Dead End Kids, Nan Grey, Rosina Galli, Henry Armetta

Votes: 58

39. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)

25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus.

Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Jim Backus, Susan Silo, Courtney Lemmon, Billy Green

Votes: 238

40. Granite Hotel (1940)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

At Granite Hotel, the stone-age operator insists nothing ever happens, oblivious to the antics of the cave-guests and even the dinosaur-riding fire department.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer

Votes: 60

41. Jitensha toiki (1990)

93 min | Drama

Under-achievers Shiro and Keita manage to survive delivering newspapers. They are otherwise on their own since their peers had all left for university three years earlier. Passing the ... See full summary »

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Sion Sono, Masahiro Sugiyama, Hiroko Yamamoto, Hiromi Kawanishi

Votes: 137

42. Paperboy (1984 Video Game)

Action, Comedy, Family

You play a kid delivering papers on his treacherous route.

Star: Brandon Scott Miller

Votes: 378

43. A Message from Mars (1921)

Passed | 69 min | Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy

Horace Parker is a wealthy young man who is exceedingly selfish and self-centered. He is engaged to Minnie Talbotr who has discovered his selfishness and she is on the brink of calling off ... See full summary »

Director: Maxwell Karger | Stars: Bert Lytell, Raye Dean, Maud Milton, Alphonse Ethier

Votes: 30

44. Beware of Ladies (1936)

Approved | 64 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A female reporter with marital problems is sent by her boss to cover the campaign of a young political neophyte who's running against the local crooked political boss.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Donald Cook, Judith Allen, George Meeker, Goodee Montgomery

Votes: 105

45. El papelerito (1951)

98 min | Comedy, Drama

Three kids forge a great friendship together, helped with a sweet elder, Doña Domingo. They survive poverty and migration, however the destiny will make a bad move playing with the little Toño.

Director: Agustín P. Delgado | Stars: Sara García, Domingo Soler, Jaime Jiménez Pons, Jaime Calpe

Votes: 48

46. Hay ángeles sin alas (1972)

85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

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Director: Raúl de Anda Jr. | Stars: Amparo Rivelles, Sonia Furió, Enrique Rambal, Ahui Camacho

Votes: 20

47. Masikip na ang mundo mo, Labrador (2001)

Action

A policeman escapes to the province to avoid being framed-up in a gold-bar heist that killed all his companions. He is also being hunted by the robbers who think that he ran away with the gold bars.

Director: Baldo Marro | Stars: Lito Lapid, Isabel Granada, Ricardo Cepeda, Ruel Vernal

48. Askal (1997)

Action

Tells the story of Askal (John Regala) hardened by life in poverty. All grown up, he uses his skills to stop the spreading of 'Askals' (Asong-Kalye, Street Dog; used as a metaphor for ... See full summary »

Director: John Regala | Stars: John Regala, Beth Tamayo, Mikee Villanueva, Bob Soler

49. Tough to Handle (1937)

Passed | 60 min | Action, Crime, Romance

A young reporter's grandfather wins a sweepstakes, but it turns out that his ticket is phony. The reporter finds out that the police are looking for the criminal ring responsible for the ... See full summary »

Director: S. Roy Luby | Stars: Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, Phyllis Fraser, Harry Worth

Votes: 90

50. Gussle's Day of Rest (1915)

Not Rated | 21 min | Comedy, Short

The disgraceful Reggie Gussle spends a day at the park with his hated wife while trying to steal a lovely girl from her boyfriend.

Director: F. Richard Jones | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Cecile Arnold, Slim Summerville

Votes: 135