Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-the-chicago-cubs"

1. The Princess Bride (1987)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon

Votes: 451,033 | Gross: $30.86M

2. Places in the Heart (1984)

PG | 111 min | Drama

In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow with two small children tries to save her small 40-acre farm with the help of a blind boarder and an itinerant black handyman.

Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan

Votes: 13,587 | Gross: $34.90M

3. Men in Black³ (2012)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement

Votes: 387,132 | Gross: $179.02M

4. While You Were Sleeping (1995)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle

Votes: 114,028 | Gross: $81.06M

5. Bad Moms (2016)

R | 100 min | Comedy

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun and comedic self-indulgence.

Directors: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore | Stars: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate

Votes: 134,532 | Gross: $113.26M

6. Music Box (1989)

PG-13 | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat

Votes: 8,663 | Gross: $6.26M

7. Most Guys Are Losers (2020)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

Over Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago, a college kid from California seeks approval from his girlfriend's dad, a bar owner and author of a dating book titled, "Most Guys are Losers."

Director: Eric Ustian | Stars: Andy Buckley, Mira Sorvino, Michael Provost, Grace Caroline Currey

Votes: 201

8. You're OUT! (2023)

Comedy

A former Minor League pitcher projects his Major League aspirations on his 17-year-old son, taking him on a desperate cross-country road trip to get him recruited by a college baseball team.

Director: Katharin 'Ladie K' Mraz | Stars: Shannon Brown, Edward Kaihatsu, Suzette Brown, Kyle Patrick

Votes: 75

9. Men at Lunch (2012)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Mystery

The story of "Lunch atop a Skyscraper," the iconic photograph taken during the construction of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Director: Seán Ó Cualáin | Stars: Fionnula Flanagan, Peter Quinn, Ric Burns, Christine Roussel

Votes: 351 | Gross: $0.00M

10. Season 3 According to Jim (2011 Video)

9 min | Short, Comedy

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Stars: Taylor Atelian, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Robert Belushi

Votes: 25

11. Future Boyfriend (2016)

11 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A short film about falling in love in the wrong space time continuum.

Director: Ben Rock | Stars: Ron Morehouse, Emily Bell, Dominic Mora, Erik MacRay

Votes: 468

12. Forever Into Space (2015)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

Forever Into Space tells the story of Audrey Harrington (Kelly Sebastian), an over-educated and underemployed twenty-something film blogger attempting to make sense of the times while ... See full summary »

Director: Greg W. Locke | Stars: Kelly Sebastian, Oliver Fetter, Tyler Evan Rowe, Julianna Piechoczek

Votes: 11

13. WCW Spring Stampede (1994 TV Special)

120 min | Action, Sport

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Director: Craig Leathers | Stars: Steve Austin, Eric Bischoff, Richard Blood, Steve Borden

Votes: 74

14. Fight for Football: Saving the 2020 Season (2022)

74 min | Documentary, Sport

Fight For Football is a documentary film looking back at the decision to cancel the 2020 Big Ten football season, and the fight by players, coaches, parents, and fans around the league to ... See full summary »

Director: Joe Weasel | Stars: Jack Arute, Barry Alvarez, Sandy Barbour, Bill Bender

15. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: ABCs and 123s (2003)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Jim tells Cheryl she is making a big deal of Ruby doing homework. Cheryl tells him that he should try it. Since Jim does not want to, he talks to Ruby's teacher to give less homework ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 151

16. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: Blow-Up (2002)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Cheryl does something uncharacteristic for her - she gives Jim a sexy portrait of herself for Valentine's Day. When she finds out Jim shares the picture with all his friends, she is mortified.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 185

17. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: Everyone Gets Dumped (2004)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Cheryl's ex from high school, Doug, starts dating Dana, who invites him to dinner at Cheryl and Jim's. While Jim bonds with Doug, Cheryl starts showing signs of something that has troubled her for 15 years.

Director: Chris Brougham | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 146

18. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: Old Friends (2002)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Jim runs into Danny, a friend he has not seen in years. Danny is still single and accuses Jim of being a settled married man. Jim sets out to prove Danny wrong by both of them partying at bars all night like they used to do.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 193

19. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: The Baby Monitor (2002)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Jim and Cheryl meet the new neighbors and find out that they can hear their conversation through the baby monitor. When the neighbors find out, Jim tries to come up with a story to smooth things over.

Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 178

20. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: The Best Man (2004)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Danny and Laraine announce their intent to marry, and Danny asks Jim to be his best man. Cheryl tells Jim he better not get Danny drunk at a bachelor party. So instead, Jim takes him for a cold swim in Lake Michigan and gets him sick.

Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 159

21. Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983)
Episode: Archie's New Partner: Part 1 (1979)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

When Archie decides to buy the business next to his and turn Archie's Place into a bar and grille, Harry gets cold feet and decides to sell his share of the business.

Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Martin Balsam, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin

Votes: 57

22. The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)
Episode: Sorry, Wrong Mother (1974)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy

Howard's son, Howie comes to visit, and Ellen meets him for the first time. Ellen wants to make a good impression on Howie, but fails at her attempts, and Howie's uncooperative, so Bob talks to Howie to find out why Howie doesn't like Ellen.

Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily

Votes: 116

23. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: Dennis and the Dodger (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Dennis & Tommy get Mr Quigley to coach their baseball team. Mr Quigley hopes it improves store sales. He manages to get the Dodgers to play an exhibition game for the town. Mr Wilson is ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth, Willard Waterman

Votes: 44

24. ER (1994–2009)
Episode: Shades of Gray (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Following the incident in the OR, Dr. Morgenstern and Dr. Benton present the case to their colleagues. As a result, Peter Benton finds himself suspended for insubordination pending a full ... See full summary »

Director: Lance Gentile | Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies

Votes: 464

25. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
Episode: They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be... (1974)

TV-PG | 52 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Kolchak connects a string of bizarre thefts committed by a powerful invisible entity that targets metal deposits to a string of suspicious animal and human deaths connected by the fact that the victims' bone marrow is missing.

Director: Allen Baron | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, James Gregory, Mary Wickes

Votes: 589

26. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Cut (2004)

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

A novelist dies after undergoing multiple plastic surgeries. Detectives believe that her doctor took unnecessary risks and falsified documents to cover it up. The DA's office charges him with criminally negligent homicide.

Director: Richard Dobbs | Stars: Dennis Farina, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 245

27. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode: Invasion USA (1994)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

An upper-middle class family teaches Mike and the Bots how to be incredibly bland and boring in A Date with Your Family (1950). Later, a group of barflies must figure out what to do when ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Murphy | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 445

28. The Net (1998–1999)
Episode: North by Northwestern (1998)

TV-14 | Thriller

Angela sets off an x-ray machine at Columbus Airport in Ohio and is arrested by the police who suspect she poses a bomb threat. She confides in her court appointed lawyer, and asks for his ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: Brooke Langton, Joseph Bottoms, Tim Curry, Jeff Yagher

Votes: 17

29. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: The Goldberg Variation (1999)

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

A man is tossed off the top of a 29 story building by gangsters. Amazingly, he gets up and walks away unscathed. Mulder and Scully investigate when Mulder suspects this man may have ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Willie Garson, Alyson Reed

Votes: 3,647

30. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: A Crying Shame (2005)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Cheryl rents a chick flick and claims that Jim should watch it because women like sensitive men. Jim denies this, but when Andy watches the movie, Jim is drawn in. Then Cheryl returns before the movie ends. Jim has to finish it secretly.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 152

31. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: No Nookie (2001)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Jim and Cheryl find their romantic getaway to the Bahamas set to work out perfectly, with Dana babysitting the kids. However, at the last minute, Dana is not able to babysit. In the ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 236

32. Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode: The Brides of Dracula (2006)

120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Nick Digilio

Votes: 17

33. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: The Ride In (2007)

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

A conman is shot to death, and detectives discover a large "Noah's Ark" behind his house. Meanwhile, an anti-cigarette protester is killed when somebody sets his cigarette outfit on fire.

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 301

34. The Rubin Report (2013– )
Stop Living in Fear of Cancel Culture: Clay Travis (2019 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Dave Rubin, Clay Travis

35. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Buzzkill (2007)

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

CSI investigates the death of a woman who was part of a live billboard on Times Square, and a shooting during a robbery where the victim's "boyfriend" may be part of the crew.

Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 305

36. Moon Knight (2022)
Episode: Asylum (2022)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Marc and Steven search through their memories to find their truth or become left behind.

Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham

Votes: 21,677

37. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Now Museum, Now You Don't (2020)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa stays home from school and fantasizes about the history of Western art.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Timothy Bailey | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 933

38. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: Top 10 Shamings of the Internet that Ruined People's Lives (2016)

11 min | Documentary

Here are the experiences of some people that can serve as lessons about how to behave in public especially on the Internet or anywhere your behavior can be recorded even if you feel it is ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

39. Love Is Blind (2020– )
Episode: Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Reality-TV, Romance

Emotions run high as the first wedding takes place--but not before final date nights, intimate conversations and bachelor and bachelorette parties.

Director: Brian Smith | Stars: Abhishek Chatterjee, Shayne Jansen, Jarrette Jones, Natalie Lee

Votes: 128

40. Perception (2012–2015)
Episode: Faces (2012)

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

Moretti enlists Pierce's help to solve a murder of a mail-order bride.

Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelly Rowan, Arjay Smith

Votes: 430

41. Nostalgia Critic (2007– )
Episode: Back to the Future Movies (2022)

TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy

One of the most famous trilogies ever gets looked over by the Nostalgia Critic. Which is his favorite and which one his least favorite, and do you agree? Let's take a look at the Back to the Future movies.

Director: Doug Walker | Star: Doug Walker

Votes: 18

42. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode: Til Death (2012)

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

Mr. Reese and Mr. Finch try to stop a rich married couple from killing each other.

Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson

Votes: 2,885

43. Chicago Fire (2012– )
Episode: How Does It End? (2023)

TV-14 | Action, Drama

Truck and Squad clash after a tense call rescuing a doomsday prepper. Herman struggles with Cindy's diagnosis. Violet gives Brett and Gallo dating advice.

Director: Heather Cappiello | Stars: Taylor Kinney, Kara Killmer, David Eigenberg, Joe Minoso

Votes: 228

44. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: I, Witness (2013)

Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Flynn and Provenza end up in hot water when a witness in their care becomes the main suspect in a murder. Raydor and the rest of the team become curious about Rusty's new study partner Kris.

Director: Steve Robin | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 348

45. Perception (2012–2015)
Episode: Asylum (2013)

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

Daniel agrees to help a woman accused of killing a nurse in a state hospital even though it means going undercover inside an asylum. Once he's inside, his own hallucination has to compete against something the patients call "Creek".

Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelly Rowan, Arjay Smith

Votes: 266

46. Perception (2012–2015)
Episode: Defective (2013)

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

Parkinson patients start dying from defective implants used to control their symptoms. But even as he realizes the "malfunctions" may be a cover-up to murder, he also wonders if the miracle device could be a cure to his schizophrenia.

Director: Andrew Bernstein | Stars: Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelly Rowan, Arjay Smith

Votes: 263

47. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: The War on Disco (2023)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music.

Stars: Rich King, Daphne Brooks, Jefferson Cowie, Adam Green

Votes: 74

48. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: No Good Deed (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Peter's thrown back into an unsolved larceny case that has Neal worried - because Neal's the one who committed the crime.

Director: Charlotte Sieling | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 651

49. Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode: Trolls, Lavabit and Muslim March (2013)

89 min | News, Talk-Show

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Star: Michael Hoggard

50. Perception (2012–2015)
Episode: Brotherhood (2014)

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

Max Lewicki's estranged 16 year old brother shows up at Pierce's house one step ahead of the law. He eventually confesses to a murder but Pierce thinks that he only imagined it and tries to find the real killer.

Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelly Rowan, Arjay Smith

Votes: 207