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

1. Black Panther (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira

Votes: 837,842 | Gross: $700.06M

2. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.

Directors: Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val | Stars: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson

Votes: 85,549 | Gross: $369.70M

3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall

Votes: 523,988 | Gross: $56.36M

4. The Iron Giant (1999)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel

Votes: 227,574 | Gross: $23.16M

5. 3 Ninjas (1992)

PG | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Family

Each year, three brothers visit their grandfather for the summer. He is highly skilled in ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Chad Power

Votes: 23,301 | Gross: $29.00M

6. Fullmetal Alchemist (2003–2004)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When a failed alchemical ritual leaves brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric with severely damaged bodies, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them: the fabled philosopher's stone.

Stars: Vic Mignogna, Aaron Dismuke, Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya

Votes: 77,658

7. From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

Approved | 101 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In 1868, American inventor Victor Barbicane develops a powerful military explosive that he also uses as fuel for a moon-bound rocket manned by himself and a motley crew.

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, Debra Paget, Don Dubbins

Votes: 1,771

8. Infinity Train (I) (2019–2021)

TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action

Various people get trapped on a mysterious train with an endless number of cars, each one being its own universe, and they must resolve their psychological trauma and emotional issues in order to get home in this animated anthology series.

Stars: Ashley Johnson, Owen Dennis, Jeremy Crutchley, Kirby

Votes: 9,652

9. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A businessman accidentally kills The Metal Fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal.

Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Tomorô Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Votes: 25,940

10. Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)

G | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Thomas the Tank Engine searches for gold dust that will allow his magical friend Mr. Conductor to return home, while also helping a girl restore her grandfather's enchanted locomotive.

Director: Britt Allcroft | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Cody McMains, Russell Means, Peter Fonda

Votes: 4,766 | Gross: $15.91M

11. Invader ZIM (2001–2006)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An alien named Zim from the planet Irk is sent on a secret mission to conquer Earth, not realising that his leaders were just trying to get rid of him and hoped that he would die. Once there, Zim manages to disguise himself as a human child, but one boy named Dib sees through his disguise.

Stars: Andy Berman, Richard Steven Horvitz, Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn

Votes: 22,604

12. Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.

Director: Paul Johansson | Stars: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Edi Gathegi

Votes: 14,321 | Gross: $4.75M

13. Trick or Treat (1986)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Music

A bullied teenage boy is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr. But as Halloween night approaches, he discovers that he may be the only one who can stop Sammi from making a Satanic comeback from beyond the grave.

Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant

Votes: 7,872 | Gross: $6.80M

14. Freaks Out (2021)

141 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Rome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the "Mezza Piotta Circus" run by Israel, meanwhile someone starts looking for the four freaks with a plan that could change the fate of the whole world.

Director: Gabriele Mainetti | Stars: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto, Giancarlo Martini

Votes: 7,141

15. Kalashnikov (2020)

110 min | Biography, Drama, War

Wounded as a tank driver in 1941 during World War II, Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov sees the latest Soviet machine gun fail. As he's also an inventor, he starts making improvements and in 1947 ends up creating the AK-47 assault rifle.

Director: Konstantin Buslov | Stars: Yura Borisov, Olga Lerman, Artur Smolyaninov, Sergey Gazarov

Votes: 4,820

16. Black Roses (1988)

R | 90 min | Horror, Music

Demons hypnotize the general public by posing as a rock and roll band.

Director: John Fasano | Stars: John Martin, Ken Swofford, Sal Viviano, Julie Adams

Votes: 2,644

17. Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996 Video)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Our deadly leprechaun is in space to woo a beautiful princess who is impressed with his gold and desires to separate him from it.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Warwick Davis, Brent Jasmer, Jessica Collins, Guy Siner

Votes: 8,721

18. Metalhead (2013)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama

A girl is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in the dark music of Black Metal and dreams of becoming a rock star.

Director: Ragnar Bragason | Stars: Thora Bjorg Helga, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson

Votes: 7,874

19. Shock 'Em Dead (1991)

R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller, Music

Martin is a total loser who makes a deal with the devil to become the greatest rock star in the world.

Director: Mark Freed | Stars: Traci Lords, Troy Donahue, Aldo Ray, Stephen Quadros

Votes: 1,281

20. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)

Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.

Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter

Votes: 4,866

21. Brütal Legend (2009 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Eddie Riggs, a roadie, is transported to a fantasy world inspired by the artwork of heavy metal album covers, and becomes the world's savior, leading the down-trodden humans against a range of supernatural overlords.

Directors: Tim Schafer, John Lasseter | Stars: Jack Black, Jennifer Hale, Zach Hanks, Kath Soucie

Votes: 2,157

22. Metal Family (2018– )

TV-14 | Drama, Music

Metal Family follows the daily lives of Glam and Victoria, two metal fans that fell in love and had two children together, Dee and Heavy.

Stars: Evgeny Blinnikov, Dmitry Vdovenko, George Hoctor, Alina Kovaleva

Votes: 503

23. Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)

R | 83 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When metal-worshipping fanatics abduct his son, a father unleashes his dormant destructive power, as his naked rage transforms the once-feeble flesh into a grisly symbiosis of metal and tissue. Who dares to defy the ultimate body-hammer?

Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Tomorô Taguchi, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Nobu Kanaoka, Sujin Kim

Votes: 5,099 | Gross: $0.00M

24. Wicked City (1992)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Lung and his partner Ling is assigned to go after Daishu for selling a drug from the Rapters's world called 'Happiness' which causes people to evaporate, Lung, Ling and Wan-Gei join forces to fight the Rapters.

Director: Tai-Kit Mak | Stars: Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung, Michelle Reis, Tatsuya Nakadai

Votes: 1,101

25. Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009)

Not Rated | 71 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Losing his son Tom in a hit and run triggers violent emotions in Anthony, whose body begins to transform. When the driver who killed Tom reappears, Anthony mutates into a mass of metal - a human weapon fuelled by an uncontrollable rage.

Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Eric Bossick, Akiko Monô, Yûko Nakamura, Stephen Sarrazin

Votes: 2,212

26. Oxygen (1999)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two guys kidnap the wife of a rich man and bury her in a box with 24 hours of oxygen. Tough NYPD Detective Maddy and others get the case. Will they get to her in time?

Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Maura Tierney, Adrien Brody, James Naughton, Laila Robins

Votes: 4,706

27. The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)

PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Men seeking relief from the Black Death, guided by a boy's vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century England to 20th century New Zealand.

Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish Gough, Marshall Napier

Votes: 3,982 | Gross: $1.33M

28. Dark Matter (I) (2007)

R | 88 min | Drama

Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.

Director: Shi-Zheng Chen | Stars: Ye Liu, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Peng Chi

Votes: 3,658 | Gross: $0.03M

29. The Man from Planet X (1951)

Approved | 71 min | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond, William Schallert

Votes: 3,094

30. Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)

55 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.

Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Yoshiki Arizono, Tadanobu Asano, Masakatsu Funaki, Masatoshi Nagase

Votes: 2,714

31. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)

R | 96 min | Documentary, Music

An examination of the heavy metal music subculture that tries to explain why, despite the longevity and popularity of the genre, fans are marginalized and ridiculed for their passion.

Directors: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise | Stars: Tom Araya, Gavin Baddeley, Blasphemer, Randy Blythe

Votes: 12,484

32. T Is for Turbo (2011)

6 min | Short, Action, Comedy

From the ashes of a true hero--the technologically-advanced, Turbo Rider--a modern defender shall rise in a post-apocalyptic 1997, when Kid, a die-hard comic aficionado, stumbles upon his beloved idol's high-tech justice-enforcing gear.

Directors: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell | Stars: François Gadbois, Yves Corbeil, Lauren Ashley Jiles, Jeanbart

Votes: 746

33. The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln protecting America from supernatural foes. Unsold animated TV pilot adapted from a short comic book from the creator of Hellboy.

Director: Chris Prynoski | Stars: Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce, Patton Oswalt, Corey Burton

Votes: 2,118

34. Roadie (2011)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

After 20 years on the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Testagros returns to his hometown to life with his ailing mother. Complications arise when he falls for an old friend, who is now married to his longtime nemesis.

Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Ron Eldard, Bobby Cannavale, Jill Hennessy, Lois Smith

Votes: 1,284 | Gross: $0.01M

35. Metal Evolution (2011–2014)

Documentary, Music

Metal Evolution is broken down into episodes about a different piece of metal history. The series includes interviews with and about Alice Cooper, Slash, Lemmy, Rob Zombie, members of ... See full summary »

Stars: Sam Dunn, Scott Ian, Bruce Dickinson, Deena Weinstein

Votes: 2,652

36. Knucklebones (2016)

TV-MA | 85 min | Horror

A group of bored college students unleash a murderous demon while playing a dice game made from human knucklebones.

Director: Mitch Wilson | Stars: Julin, Tom Zembrod, Katie Bosacki, Cameron Deane Stewart

Votes: 1,037

37. The Legend of Galgameth (1996)

PG | 110 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young prince fights to free his people with the help of his family mascot, a small dragon who grows upon eating metal.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Devin Oatway, Sean McNamara, Stephen Macht, Lou Wagner

Votes: 678

38. Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous (2022)

83 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Beirut, Lebanon. An impossible love story between an Ethiopian housemaid and a Syrian refugee whose body is witnessing mysterious changes.

Director: Wissam Charaf | Stars: Clara Couturet, Ziad Jallad, Rifaat Tarabay, Darina Al Joundi

Votes: 91

39. Detoroito Metaru Shiti (2008)

104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A nerd who dreams of becoming a sappy pop star ends up leading a death metal group.

Director: Toshio Lee | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Ryûji Akiyama, Rosa Katô

Votes: 2,676

40. Kicked in the Head (1997)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Redmond is on a spiritual quest in NYC. Uncle Sam gives him a bag to deliver. That and his friend Stretch bring him in the middle of shoot-outs - not good for his angst. He meets a cute stewardess.

Director: Matthew Harrison | Stars: Kevin Corrigan, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Rapaport, Lili Taylor

Votes: 1,089 | Gross: $0.10M

41. I Am Thor (2015)

82 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Jon Mikl Thor was a bodybuilding, steel bending, brick smashing rock star in the 70's and 80's whose theatrical band, Thor, never quite made it big. Years later he attempts a comeback that nearly kills him.

Director: Ryan Wise | Stars: Jon Mikl Thor, John Holmstrom, Nik Turner, Jack Cione

Votes: 792

42. Magical Destroyers (2023)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Four otakus who will fight for freedom, when a mysterious force suddenly starts eliminating the otaku culture in the year 2008.

Stars: Ru Thing, Fairouz Ai, Kôki Uchiyama, Takehito Koyasu

Votes: 165

43. Nightmare Fuel (2012)

R | 78 min | Horror, Music, Sci-Fi

Every October, live entertainment creeps into every town in America. People are transformed into monsters, while others pay gladly for horrific performances. But sometimes, acting isn't ... See full summary »

Director: Russell Parks | Stars: John Cory Stringer, Kayla Perkins, Sonny Burnette, Emily Wesley

Votes: 85

44. V & F (2021)

7 min | Animation, Short

A quirky love story about Vernell the vine, Frank the fence, and the dynamic between Mother Nature and something man-made. It reveals behavioral issues that are insurmountable to many, yet overcome by those strong enough to move past them.

Director: Michelle Arthur | Stars: Michelle Arthur, Jeff Vernon

Votes: 15

45. Aggressive Retsuko (2016–2018)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Musical

In this series of shorts, a polite accountant deals with her annoying co-workers by chugging beer and singing death metal.

Star: Kaolip

Votes: 1,238

46. Zombinatrix

Action, Horror, Thriller | Filming

A Dominatrix is brutally murdered by thugs. Returning from the grave as Zombinatrix, she takes great pleasure in incorporating her sadistic S&M kinks into killing anyone crossing her path. After all, she is into whips and BRAINS.

Director: Michael Kyne | Stars: Radford Baker, George Stover, John Meacham, Kevin Roundy

47. A Man Called Rage (1984)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic world, a soldier of fortune enters "The Forbidden Land" to find uranium that will help save mankind. However, a rival adventurer is also after the uranium, but for his own ends.

Director: Tonino Ricci | Stars: Bruno Minniti, Stelio Candelli, Werner Pochath, Taida Urruzola

Votes: 187

48. Full Metal gokudô (1997 Video)

102 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi

An inexperienced gangster is killed alongside his strong, respected boss and awakens to find a mad scientist has given him a new body made partly of his boss and partly of indestructible bionics.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Tomorô Taguchi, Takeshi Caesar, Kazuki Kitamura

Votes: 1,896

49. Die Ludolfs - 4 Brüder auf'm Schrottplatz (2006–2011)

42 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

Reality Show about Junkyardkeepers.

Stars: Uwe Ludolf, Peter Ludolf, Manfred Ludolf, Horst Günter Ludolf

Votes: 355

50. The Philosopher's Stone (1958)

111 min | Comedy, Fantasy

An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a 'parash pathar', a stone that changes iron to gold on touch.

Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Tulsi Chakraborty, Kali Bannerjee, Rani Bala, Gangapada Basu

Votes: 1,317