Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "eccentric-millionaire"

1. Ready Player One (2018)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe

Votes: 486,087 | Gross: $137.69M

2. The Lost City (2022)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.

Directors: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Votes: 158,564 | Gross: $105.34M

3. Foxcatcher (2014)

R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.

Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave

Votes: 149,243 | Gross: $12.10M

4. House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal

Votes: 30,825

5. The Satan Bug (1965)

Approved | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open, prompting a security officer to act.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, Dana Andrews

Votes: 3,039

6. Stretch (2014)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.

Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale, Brooklyn Decker

Votes: 31,951

7. If I Had a Million (1932)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.

Directors: James Cruze, H. Bruce Humberstone, Ernst Lubitsch, Norman Z. McLeod, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Taurog, Lothar Mendes | Stars: Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, George Raft

Votes: 2,298

8. Surviving Christmas (2004)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him.

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara

Votes: 27,749 | Gross: $11.66M

9. Freaky Deaky (2012)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.

Director: Charles Matthau | Stars: Billy Burke, Christian Slater, Crispin Glover, Michael Jai White

Votes: 24,202

10. The Queen of Sin (2018 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Posy Pinkerton needs to step out of her shell. For this late-20s serial monogamist, life has been smooth sailing. She's got her doctor fiancé Tom, her burgeoning career as a medical ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-François Rivard | Stars: Christa B. Allen, Richard de Klerk, Amber Goldfarb, Inga Cadranel

Votes: 556

11. Checking Out (1988)

R | 96 min | Comedy

A successful family man who works for an airline becomes consumed by fear of death after his colleague and best friend dies in front of him from a heart attack while telling the setup for the joke: "Why don't Italians like barbecues?"

Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York

Votes: 494

12. Crazy for Christmas (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Shannon, a single mother, is forced to chauffeur a wealthy eccentric around town on Christmas Eve while he gives away cash to complete strangers. When a reporter pursues the story, a new romance blossoms.

Director: Eleanore Lindo | Stars: Andrea Roth, Howard Hesseman, Jason Spevack, Yannick Bisson

Votes: 1,403

13. One Frightened Night (1935)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Mystery

An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, ... See full summary »

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Charley Grapewin, Mary Carlisle, Arthur Hohl, Wallace Ford

Votes: 453

14. Double or Nothing (1937)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

According to the will of an eccentric millionaire, one of four randomly chosen strangers will become his heir if he/she can double $5000 by honest means.

Director: Theodore Reed | Stars: Bing Crosby, Martha Raye, Andy Devine, Mary Carlisle

Votes: 280

15. Mister Cinderella (1936)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance

Automotive mogul Peter Randolph needs backers for his diesel engine. Eccentric millionaire Aloysius P. Merriweather is invited to dinner, but he sends barber Joe Jenkins in his place.

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Jack Haley, Betty Furness, Arthur Treacher, Raymond Walburn

Votes: 85

16. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock (2005 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

During the Great Depression, teen detective Nancy Drew visits the young woman who owns the Lilac Inn and investigates the mysterious occurrences going on there.

Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Dennis Regan, Sarah Papineau, Walayn Sharples

Votes: 90

17. Rhythm of the Islands (1943)

Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

On the only Pacific island untouched by and unaware of World-War-Two, American beachcombers Tommy (Allan Jones) and Eddie Dolan (Andy Devine) sell off Paradise Island to American ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine, Ernest Truex

Votes: 41

18. She Had to Eat (1937)

Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Arizona gas station owner (Haley) faces comic adventures after he is kidnapped by gangsters who have mistaken him for an escaped killer.

Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Jack Haley, Rochelle Hudson, Arthur Treacher, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 38

19. Blossoms on Broadway (1937)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music

The wealthy "Death Valley" Cora (Kitty Kelly) is coming to New York but is kidnapped by con-man Ira Collins (Edward Arnold) who has showgirl Sally Shea (Shirley Ross)impersonating her to ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Edward Arnold, Shirley Ross, John Trent, Rufe Davis

Votes: 27

20. Two Roaming Champs (1950)

Approved | 17 min | Short, Comedy

Max and Maxie are private detectives who are hired by a millionaire to check up on his greedy relatives.

Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Max Baer, Maxie Rosenbloom, Symona Boniface, Rita Conde

21. Cheers (1982–1993)
Episode: The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One (1982)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

An Englishman enters the bar claiming to be a spy, but Diane exposes him as a fraud. Everyone is mad at her for humiliating him just to show off her own intellect, until he plays a joke on her.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Nicholas Colasanto, Rhea Perlman

Votes: 842

22. Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode: One More Dream (1952)

30 min | Crime, Drama

The con artist Stitch discovers two weak spots in the character of the eccentric millionaire Titus Meely: a greed for earning lots of money with small investments and a passion for ... See full summary »

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, Fritz Feld, Harry Tyler, Margo Woode

Votes: 17

23. Meurtres à... (2013– )
Episode: Meurtres à Cognac (2020)

91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cellar master of a large Cognac house was found strangled and burned. Captain Clémentine Segonzac is in charge of the investigation. She must collaborate with Yassine Benjebbour, a ... See full summary »

Director: Adeline Darraux | Stars: Eléonore Bernheim, Olivier Sitruk, Jean-Yves Lafesse, Joe Sheridan

Votes: 86

24. Superstore (2015–2021)
Episode: Lowell Anderson (2021)

TV-14 | Comedy

When the Cloud 9 founder's son makes a surprise visit, the employees struggle to accommodate his bold ideas; Garrett helps Dina navigate a tricky situation with Brian; Jonah and Sandra use social media to investigate some worrying news.

Director: Kabir Akhtar | Stars: Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos

Votes: 1,866

25. Power, Privilege & Justice (2002– )
Episode: Dirty Secrets Down Under (2009)

Documentary, Crime

Shirley Withers is tried for the murder of her boyfriend, Australian millionaire Peter Shellard, and for later attempting to hire a hitman to murder her two accomplices.

Directors: David Cargill, Scott A. Friedland, Patrick Taulère | Stars: Len Cariou, Dominick Dunne, Carol Elaine Cyr

26. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Jack Klugman, Tony Randall (1972)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

TV's "The Odd Couple," Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, guest star. Stella Toddler (Carol) is feted on "This is Your Lifetime." Jack sings "You'll Never Get Away From Me" with Carol, while Tony takes part in a sketch revealing superstitions among actors as part of a tribute to Broadway, which culminates in a spoof of "Lady in the Dark."

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 36

27. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Prints Among Thieves (2005)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not really unexpected; he showed off his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime seemed to lean towards robbery, ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Thomas, Gene Adkins, Trace Christenson, Joyce DeJong

Votes: 78