Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-columbia-university"

1. The Last Five Years (2014)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A struggling actress and her novelist lover each illustrate the struggle and deconstruction of their love affair.

Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Tamara Mintz, Cassandra Inman

Votes: 10,751 | Gross: $0.14M

2. Rambling Rose (1991)

R | 112 min | Drama

A young woman who exudes sexuality battles temptation.

Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, Lukas Haas

Votes: 5,461 | Gross: $6.27M

3. Alex Strangelove (2018)

TV-MA | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Alex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.

Director: Craig Johnson | Stars: Michael Abela, Daniel Doheny, Brendan Archer, Madeline Weinstein

Votes: 19,545

4. The City of Your Final Destination (2009)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance

Omar wants to write an authorized biography on a dead writer and travels to a farm in Uruguay to meet the trustees - the writer's brother, widow and cute mistress/mother of his daughter.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Omar Metwally, Anthony Hopkins, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nicholas Blandullo

Votes: 3,238

5. Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Approved | 122 min | Drama

A new senior at a boy's prep school, finds himself harassed by the machismo culture of his classmates and the unfeelingly behavior by his father, only being treated with decency by his roommate and with affection by the coach's wife.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews

Votes: 3,218

6. Beware the Gonzo (2010)

TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.

Director: Bryan Goluboff | Stars: Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Stefanie Y. Hong

Votes: 1,828

7. Spanish Fly (1998)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman reporter in over her head in trying to write a book on the male machismo in Spain finds the men don't match her story's expectations. She also finds herself involved in relationships with the wrong men.

Director: Daphna Kastner | Stars: Felipe García Vélez, Daphna Kastner, Toni Cantó, Antonio Castro

Votes: 229 | Gross: $0.01M

8. 1980 (2022)

Not Rated | 32 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Lost for almost four decades, this lovingly restored 32-minute film tells the story of an NYU student revealing his sexuality to his mother and sister - at a time when coming out was the ... See full summary »

Directors: Thomas F. Sailer, Mark Olmsted | Stars: Keith Jones, Greg Schaffert, Adele DeWitt Racheff, Marjorie Fierst

9. Marvels of Motion, Issue H (1926)

Documentary, Short, Comedy

The patented Fleischer-Novagraph process provides unique images in slow motion, reverse motion, and freeze-frame. Subjects include Jiu Jitsu, Apache dancing, and swimming.

10. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: The Radical (1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A shoplifting suspect turns out to be a wanted 1960s-era radical, whose raging about the Vietnam War stirs up passions and polarizes the precinct. An overweight burglar becomes the butt of jokes.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 124

11. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Crime and Misdemeanor (2005)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A body is found, wrapped in a hotel sheet, at a laundry facility prompting Taylor and Bonesara to go through a list of NY hotels to find the owner of the sheet. Against Taylor's order, ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 317

12. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Castoff (1998)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial killer who targets the New York S&M crowd claims that television is responsible for his violent behavior.

Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 299

13. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Cruel and Unusual (1995)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Evidence indicates that the death, in police custody, of an autistic teenager was the result of longstanding abuse. Suspicion falls on the treatment center where he lived and on its therapist, Dr. Colter.

Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 293

14. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Double Blind (1996)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A schizophrenic chemistry student is on trial for killing a former school janitor, but a professor claims that he is part of one of his drug studies and that his sickness is under control.

Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 301

15. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Performance (1995)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The discovery of a fake pornographic "snuff tape" leads detectives to a high school gang and an alleged points-for-sex contest.

Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 316

16. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Ritual (1997)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An Egyptian man is murdered because he had hired an Egyptian doctor to perform a female circumcision on the man's niece. A.D.A.s McCoy and Ross have to deal with a clash between cultural convictions and the law.

Director: Brian Mertes | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 299

17. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: One (2001)

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

Goren and Eames investigate a robbery at a house that left both of the residents dead.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 666

18. The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode: Second Opinion (2001)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Junior continues his cancer treatments, but the prognosis is iffy. Chris, meanwhile, finds himself under suspicion from Paulie.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli

Votes: 6,775

19. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: Lows in the Mid-Eighties, Part I (2000)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Romance

In a flashback to Thanksgiving 1985, coed Grace invites her college boyfriend Will home to meet her family, but their romantic relationship swerves dramatically when a conflicted Will ... See full summary »

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 557

20. Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode: 4.0 (2005)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A teenage girl goes missing. The team discovers a secret from her mother - that she is pregnant and nearing her due date.

Director: Kenneth D. Collins | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano

Votes: 171

21. Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode: Trials (2004)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jack and the team search for Peter Dusek, a wealthy, 72-year-old murder trial juror, whose disappearance could cause a mistrial. Although the agents initially suspect that the defendant may... See full summary »

Director: David Von Ancken | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano

Votes: 152

22. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: People with Money (2006)

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

A man with an engagement ring turns up dead on the Brooklyn Bridge--but more than one woman could be the prospective fiancée. And a socialite dies in a penthouse with serious bruises and ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 351

23. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Consequences (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The investigation of the death of a professional paintball player is complicated by the discovery of drugs supposedly confiscated in a drug bust conducted by detective Flack years earlier.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 311

24. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Silent Night (2006)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A teenage girl is killed, and the only potential witness is her deaf mother. The case also brings back some haunting memories for Lindsey. Meanwhile, CSI also investigates the murder of a star figure skater.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 375

25. Elite (2018–2024)
Episode: Samuel y Guzmán (2020)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Guzmán attempts to make amends. Nadia threatens payback when she and Lu go after the same scholarship. Ander comes clean to his loved ones.

Director: Jorge Torregrossa | Stars: Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Álvaro Rico, Arón Piper

Votes: 1,328

26. Elite (2018–2024)
Episode: Cayetana y Valerio (2020)

TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Polo is harassed at school. Samuel mulls the police's offer as he and Rebeca become closer. Ander struggles with his treatment.

Director: Dani de la Orden | Stars: Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Álvaro Rico, Arón Piper

Votes: 1,297

27. Elite (2018–2024)
Episode: Ander (2020)

TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rebeca tries to identify the traitor. A blackout party at the club leads to multiple shocking revelations.

Director: Jorge Torregrossa | Stars: Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Álvaro Rico, Arón Piper

Votes: 1,376

28. Elite (2018–2024)
Episode: Rebeca (2020)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Columbia scholarship winner is announced. Nadia makes a momentous decision. Samuel's concern about Carla causes issues between him and Valerio.

Director: Jorge Torregrossa | Stars: Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Álvaro Rico, Arón Piper

Votes: 1,312

29. The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park (2019)
Episode: Blame the Victim (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

The media jumps on the defense's strategy to make Jennifer seem fast and loose. The prosecution works to establish motive.

Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Mike Sheehan, Linda Fairstein, Stephen Saracco, Steve Dunleavy

Votes: 37

30. Katy Keene (2020)
Episode: Chapter Three: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

With everything a little off between Katy and KO, Katy tries to make everything perfect for Valentine's Day; KO tries to do something nice for the roommates but only seems to make things ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Jierjian | Stars: Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Katherine LaNasa, Julia Chan

Votes: 173

31. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine (2019)

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

After declaring war on Hiram, Veronica enlists a secret weapon; Archie and FP team up to take Dodger down for good; Jughead's search for his grandfather leads to more questions than answers.

Director: Gabriel Correa | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 919

32. Nancy Drew (2019–2023)
Episode: The Whisper Box (2020)

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

When Nancy finds herself stuck in an alternate reality the Drew Crew desperately searches for a way to bring her back.

Director: Larry Teng | Stars: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim

Votes: 331

33. Sex/Life (2021–2023)
Episode: The Wives Are in Connecticut (2021)

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Frustrated by the waning passion in her marriage, Billie starts journaling about and obsessing over her wild erotic exploits with ex-boyfriend Brad.

Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Sarah Shahi, Mike Vogel, Adam Demos, Margaret Odette

Votes: 823

34. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Right Next Door (2008)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While CSI investigates a fire in Stella's apartment building, Stella comes to the revelation an abducted child may have been staying with the woman who lived next door to her.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 324

35. Nancy Drew (2019–2023)
Episode: The Warning of the Frozen Heart (2021)

TV-PG | Drama, Horror, Mystery

On the evening of Horseshoe Bay's annual Harvest Carnival, a whole new mystery unfolds for Nancy and the Drew Crew when a body is discovered on the Hudson carnival grounds.

Director: Amanda Row | Stars: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim

Votes: 242

36. Queens (2021–2022)
Episode: Heart of Queens (2021)

TV-14 | Drama, Music, Musical

While Brianna deals with the shattering truths of her marriage, Jill risks losing the safe community she has built for herself when she decides it is time to stop living a lie and comes ... See full summary »

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Eve, Naturi Naughton, Nadine Velazquez, Taylor Selé

Votes: 100

37. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...been slut-shamed (2022)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

At last, Devi is dating her dream guy, but some catty gossip has her worried about taking things slow. Nalini urges Kamala to rethink a decision.

Director: Maggie Carey | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 720

38. FBI (2018– )
Episode: Charlotte's Web (2021)

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

After a suburban woman is kidnapped from her home, the team looks into trysts on both sides of a seemingly perfect marriage; OA feels pressure from Mona to make changes in his career path.

Director: Yangzom Brauen | Stars: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane

Votes: 363

39. Ordinary Joe (2021–2022)
Episode: Reset (2021)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Music

Music Joe struggles to support Amy through a devastating loss. After Cop Joe and Amy's decision to turn Bobby in, they both face unexpected blowback. Nurse Joe helps someone from his past. Jenny tries to impress her law professor.

Director: Natalia Leite | Stars: James Wolk, Natalie Martinez, Elizabeth Lail, Charlie Barnett

Votes: 99

40. The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
Episode: I'm Your Pusher (2022)

TV-MA | 14 min | Animation, Short, Action

Ripped from the pages of the original THE BOYS comics - Billy Butcher, with Terror in tow, terrorizes a narcotics supplier into spiking a certain supe's fix.

Director: Giancarlo Volpe | Stars: Kimberly Brooks, Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Jason Isaacs

Votes: 2,345

41. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode: Foe (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Reese and Finch discover that their latest POI has connections to Cold War Soviet espionage circles, they quickly learn how covert ops were handled in a world before The Machine.

Director: Milan Cheylov | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson

Votes: 3,614

42. True Lies (2023)
Episode: Public Secrets (2023)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Helen goes under cover with Harry and the team at an academic conference in Madrid to stop a bioweapon terrorist attack.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Steve Howey, Ginger Gonzaga, Mike O'Gorman, Erica Hernandez

Votes: 323

43. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...had a breakdown (2022)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama

Chasing Ivy League dreams and his dad's approval, Ben ignores warning signs of burnout until the stress of his jam packed workload builds up - literally.

Director: Kabir Akhtar | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, John McEnroe

Votes: 781

44. Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode: To Have and to Hold (2013)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama

Don works in secret on a Heinz ketchup campaign while Megan gets a love scene on the set of her soap opera. Meanwhile, Harry makes his power play while Joan has more trouble with the secretaries.

Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones

Votes: 2,192

45. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...been to New Jersey (2023)

TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Drama

On a school trip to New York, Devi discovers that college may be scarier than she thought, Eleanor faces disappointment and Fabiola remains tight-lipped.

Director: Dean Holland | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 515

46. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...had my dream stolen (2023)

TV-14 | 33 min | Comedy, Drama

With early college admissions rolling in, Devi's in for more than one surprise. Kamala warns a smitten Pati about Len. Ben overhears a hurtful comment.

Director: Kabir Akhtar | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 504

47. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...wrecked my future (2023)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Drama

At a college fair, Devi juggles her love life with her academic ambitions, Fabiola ponders a tricky decision and an unlikely ally comes to Ben's rescue.

Director: Dean Holland | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 519

48. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...set my mom up (2023)

TV-14 | 33 min | Comedy, Drama

Unsure about her own love life, Devi focuses on Nalini's - but it will mean befriending an enemy. Pati's birthday ends on a high note no one sees coming.

Director: Adam Countee | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 499

49. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...gone to prom (2023)

TV-14 | 31 min | Comedy, Drama

After a major setback, Devi feels the burden of telling a lie and must dig deep for a second chance. On prom night, the friends share their truths.

Director: Lang Fisher | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 577

50. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale (2023)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Back in present day and longing for her former life in Riverdale, 86-year-old Betty turns to a special friend to help her relive her last day of senior year.

Director: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 524