Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "man-chases-a-woman"

1. Zorba the Greek (1964)

Not Rated | 142 min | Comedy, Drama

An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova

Votes: 24,118

2. Going Places (1974)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.

Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Patrick Dewaere, Christian Alers

Votes: 9,954 | Gross: $0.77M

3. A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music

A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

Votes: 17,100

4. Ugetsu (1953)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy, War

A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito

Votes: 25,823 | Gross: $0.01M

5. The Three Caballeros (1944)

Approved | 71 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).

Directors: Norman Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Harold Young | Stars: Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Sterling Holloway

Votes: 15,577

6. Hunt Her, Kill Her (2022)

89 min | Horror, Thriller

A janitor in a furniture factory finds herself in a fight for her life when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders.

Directors: Greg Swinson, Ryan Thiessen | Stars: Natalie Terrazzino, JC Oakley III, Trevor Tucker, David Holt

Votes: 489

7. The Dungeonmaster (1984)

PG-13 | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.

Directors: David Allen, Charles Band, John Carl Buechler, Michael Karp, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou, Steve Stafford, Rosemarie Turko | Stars: Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie Wing, Gina Calabrese

Votes: 2,916

8. The Big Combo (1955)

Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A police lieutenant is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He goes after Brown's girlfriend, who despises him, for information instead.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Jean Wallace, Brian Donlevy

Votes: 8,626

9. Beanpole (2019)

Unrated | 130 min | Drama, War

1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

Director: Kantemir Balagov | Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov, Igor Shirokov

Votes: 12,258

10. Lulu (1980)

86 min | Drama

The story of a sexually enticing young dancer who rises up in society through her relationships with wealthy men, but later falls into poverty and prostitution, culminating in an encounter with Jack 'the Ripper'.

Director: Walerian Borowczyk | Stars: Anne Bennent, Michele Placido, Jean-Jacques Delbo, Hans-Jürgen Schatz

Votes: 272

11. Animal Crackers (1930)

G | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.

Director: Victor Heerman | Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, The Marx Brothers

Votes: 15,270 | Gross: $0.91M

12. 100 Yen Love (2014)

113 min | Comedy, Drama

A 32-year-old woman living with her parents meets a boxer and finally starts a life.

Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Sakura Andô, Hirofumi Arai, Yôzaburô Itô, Miyoko Inagawa

Votes: 2,714

13. Demon Rage (1982)

R | 98 min | Horror

A woman in an unhappy marriage finds sexual fulfillment in her relationship with a ghostly, speechless presence who, obviously, doesn't quite say who he is.

Director: James Polakof | Stars: Britt Ekland, Lana Wood, Kabir Bedi, Don Galloway

Votes: 643

14. I'll Take Sweden (1965)

Approved | 97 min | Comedy

An executive, unhappy with his daughter's choice for a future husband, accepts a transfer to his firm's Stockholm branch and takes her along, only to discover that Sweden is far more sexually liberal than the United States.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Bob Hope, Dina Merrill, Tuesday Weld, Frankie Avalon

Votes: 973

15. Burke & Hare (1972)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Paul Luty, Roy Macready, Derren Nesbitt, Susan Coates

Votes: 564

16. Wild Thing (1987)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.

Director: Max Reid | Stars: Robert Knepper, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Davi, Maury Chaykin

Votes: 722

17. Wings of the Morning (1937)

Approved | 87 min | Drama, Music, Romance

First Technicolor movie shot in the British Isles, features Gypsies, horse racing, singing and romance.

Directors: Harold D. Schuster, Glenn Tryon | Stars: Annabella, Henry Fonda, Leslie Banks, Stewart Rome

Votes: 367

18. Night of Fear (1973)

54 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Insane sadistic hermit stalks and captures those who get lost in his part of the woods. A young woman whose car broke down is about to find out what he does with them next.

Director: Terry Bourke | Stars: Norman Yemm, Carla Hoogeveen, Mike Dorsey, Briony Behets

Votes: 658

19. Lord of Darkness (2012)

R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean and his murderous, inbred family are responsible for over a thousand murders over the centuries.

Director: Ricky Wood | Stars: David Hayman, Samuel Feeney, Gavin Mitchell, William Houston

Votes: 1,377

20. White Comanche (1968)

TV-Y7 | 93 min | Western

Twin brothers, half white and half Comanche, take different paths that overlap with Johnny Moon getting blamed for Notah's violent acts until the final confrontation in Rio Hondo.

Director: José Briz Méndez | Stars: Joseph Cotten, William Shatner, Rosanna Yanni, Perla Cristal

Votes: 831

21. Voices (2007)

R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

This creepy, supernatural thriller revolves around the paranoid belief that those dearest to you may want you dead.

Director: Ki-hwan Oh | Stars: Yoon Jin-seo, Park Gi-woong, Lee Ki-woo, Yu-seon Ham

Votes: 1,417

22. A Virgin in Hollywood (1953)

Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Music

A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.

Director: Klaytan W. Kirby | Stars: Dorothy Abbott, Thad Swift, Phil Rhodes, Carol Brewster

Votes: 125

23. Broom-Stick Bunny (1956)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Witch Hazel's claim to be the ugliest witch of all is threatened by a Halloween witch who turns out to be Bugs trick-or-treating.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray

Votes: 1,635

24. Beauty and the Boss (1932)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

An executive hires a mousy, plain woman as his secretary so she will not divert him from his work, but she still becomes determined to win his heart.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Marian Marsh, David Manners, Warren William, Charles Butterworth

Votes: 698

25. Kati kourasmena palikaria (1967)

96 min | Comedy

A ripe and frivolous philanderer has no problem in falling for a debonair twenty-year-old seductress, even though he is engaged for too long to his secretary. Will she set aside her pride to rescue the flawed love of her life?

Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Betty Arvaniti, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Nora Valsami

Votes: 600

26. Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)

Passed | 73 min | Comedy

A man tries passing off a socially awkward fellow as a Casanova in the hopes of marrying off his would be sister-in-law.

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood, Reginald Denny, Cliff Edwards

Votes: 1,010

27. Lily Meets Charlie (2019)

13 min | Short, Drama

Lily, a young escort arrives at the hotel room of a new client, Charlie. To both their surprise, they happen to know each other already.

Director: Audrey Gagneux | Stars: Tanya Reynolds, Barry Ward, Daniel Nicholas, Richard Tate

Votes: 172

28. Biktima (1990)

114 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A mysterious, deadly rapist and murderer spreads terror and chaos among women in the city. But in the midst of intrigues, tensions, and dangers, a lawyer is attracted to a mysterious man ... See full summary »

Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Sharon Cuneta, Christopher De Leon, Gina Alajar, Rowell Santiago

Votes: 35

29. Piece of Cake (2015)

121 min | Drama, Romance

Shino is the type of girl that is easy and available to men. She detests being alone. She cheats and moves on even to new regions. Shino meets her new neighbour Kyoshiro who just happens to... See full summary »

Director: Tomorô Taguchi | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Gô Ayano, Tôri Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura

Votes: 165

30. Bitter Sweet (2016)

96 min | Comedy, Romance

Maki, a creative executive with a deep-seated loathing for vegetables, meets Nagisa, a closeted gay vegetarian with amazing cooking skills and they end up as roommates. Being complete ... See full summary »

Director: Shôgo Kusano | Stars: Haruna Kawaguchi, Kento Hayashi, Yasushi Fuchikami, Hiyori Sakurada

Votes: 245

31. Get Outta Town (1960)

Not Rated | 62 min | Crime, Drama

In this obscure B potboiler, a longtime criminal returns to his native Los Angeles, determined to avenge his brother's murder.

Director: Charles Davis | Stars: Doug Wilson, Jeanne Baird, Marilyn O'Connor, Tony Louis

Votes: 145

32. Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers (1991)

80 min | Comedy, Horror

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Director: Olli Soinio | Stars: Soli Labbart, Kari Sorvali, Mikko Kivinen, Erkki Pajala

Votes: 486

33. Mitsu no shitatari (1973)

97 min

A mysterious woman picks up an elite hockey player after a game. They spend a hot night at an estate, then she disappears. He becomes obsessed with her, and gets to see her in a strange ... See full summary »

Director: Akira Katô | Stars: Solveig Andersson, Peder Kinberg, Lena Backman, Egil Holmsen

34. Together (2013)

TV-PG | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A police officer called Mr. Cool, who falls in love with an amnesiac named Jojo. Boy and Lee use WeChat and bump into each other one day. They decide to play a game to date each other for seven days but not to fall in love.

Director: Clarence Fok | Stars: Kai Ko, Angelababy, Michelle Chen, Donnie Yen

Votes: 265

35. Jack Frost (1923)

10 min | Short, Comedy

On a farm in zero degree weather, Snub, the hired hand, attempts to keep warm and to keep the farm's deed out of the hands of rogues.

Director: Charley Chase | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Noah Young, Marie Mosquini, James Finlayson

Votes: 28

36. Dear Ol' Pal (1923)

10 min | Comedy, Short

Two pals who fight and make up over everything fall for the same woman, the banker's daughter. Their romantic rivalry must face a hungry bear, a jewel thief, a house on fire - and each other.

Director: Charley Chase | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, James Parrott, Beth Darlington, William Gillespie

Votes: 35

37. Alibi Bye Bye (1935)

Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Flash (Bobby Clark and Blodgett ('Paul McCullough (I)' )qv) are two "alibi photographers" in Atlantic City who let moonlighting husbands and wives pretend to be anywhere but in Atlantic ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, Dorothy Granger, Tom Kennedy

Votes: 70

38. Dew Drop Inn (1919)

Comedy, Short

A lawman out to get moonshiners runs into a female director filming a movie with a female cast. Chaos ensues.

Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Lucille Carlisle, Frank Alexander, Frank Hayes

Votes: 20

39. And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream (1906)

7 min | Drama, Short

Author dreams of a story where a villain pursues an innocent woman. He rescues her by leaping from a cliff, only to fall into his own bed and wake up.

Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: Paul Panzer

Votes: 49

40. Bindle's Garden Party (2017)

Not Rated | 25 min | Short, Comedy

Bindle is catering a Temperance Committee garden party. A man with a score to settle over a foiled romance conspires to spike the lemonade, which proves to be quite poplar among teetotalers.

Star: George Jackley

41. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode: Love Boat Angels (1979)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

With Sabrina having left the employ of the agency to enter into wedded bliss, Charlie hires Tiffany Welles, a recent Boston Police Academy graduate and the daughter of a very old friend, as... See full summary »

Director: Allen Baron | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, David Doyle, Shelley Hack

Votes: 246

42. The Vanishing Triangle (2023)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2023)

42 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

David and Brennan target Gough as the potential killer; Lisa tries to connect him to the kidnappings; Gill threatens to blackmail David if he continues his investigation of Gough; Lisa receives a call about her father from the hospital.

Director: Imogen Murphy | Stars: India Mullen, Allen Leech, Aaron Monaghan, Laoise Sweeney

Votes: 53