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

1. The Terror (2018–2025)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy.

Stars: Jared Harris, Derek Mio, Tobias Menzies, Kiki Sukezane

Votes: 51,484

2. A Time to Kill (1996)

R | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey

Votes: 181,848 | Gross: $108.77M

3. Downsizing (2017)

R | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.

Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig

Votes: 124,764 | Gross: $24.45M

4. Skyscraper (2018)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller

Votes: 134,294 | Gross: $68.42M

5. Emancipation (2022)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor

Votes: 27,255

6. The Horse Whisperer (1998)

PG-13 | 169 min | Drama, Romance, Western

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest

Votes: 43,569 | Gross: $75.38M

7. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Passed | 152 min | Drama, War

A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy

Votes: 67,737 | Gross: $3.27M

8. In Harm's Way (1965)

Approved | 165 min | Drama, Romance, War

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon

Votes: 10,339 | Gross: $4.20M

9. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

R | 111 min | Drama, War

During World War I, a patriotic young American is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.

Director: Dalton Trumbo | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards

Votes: 18,362 | Gross: $0.55M

10. Testament of Youth (2014)

PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Director: James Kent | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Dominic West

Votes: 30,523 | Gross: $1.82M

11. Benediction (2021)

PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History

Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from within.

Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Jack Lowden, Thom Ashley, Orlando Jopling, Christopher Naylor

Votes: 3,740

12. Thieves' Highway (1949)

Passed | 94 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

A war veteran turned truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce scofflaw.

Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence

Votes: 6,880

13. The Breadwinner (2017)

PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Drama, Family

In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

Director: Nora Twomey | Stars: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus, Laara Sadiq

Votes: 28,262 | Gross: $0.31M

14. Margaret (I) (2011)

R | 150 min | Drama, Mystery

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, J. Smith-Cameron

Votes: 18,356 | Gross: $0.05M

15. Lost Horizon (1937)

Approved | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

When a revered diplomat's plane is diverted and crashes in the peaks of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to an isolated monastery at Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton, John Howard

Votes: 14,465

16. Stargate: Continuum (2008 Video)

Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks

Votes: 26,325

17. Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985 Video)

42 min | Short, Horror

Late at night, a woman is kidnapped by an unknown assailant and taken back to his blood-spattered dungeon, where he turns her into a "flower of blood and flesh" through a series of dismemberment and evisceration.

Director: Hideshi Hino | Stars: Hiroshi Tamura, Kirara Yûgao, Anja Blagojevic

Votes: 4,492

18. 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he fights for survival...."

Director: Scott Waugh | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Mira Sorvino, Sarah Dumont, Kale Culley

Votes: 8,570

19. The Red House (1947)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun

Votes: 4,955

20. Stop-Loss (2008)

R | 112 min | Drama, War

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown

Votes: 20,897 | Gross: $10.91M

21. Tristana (1970)

PG-13 | 99 min | Drama

Shortly after her mother's death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero, Lola Gaos

Votes: 12,838 | Gross: $0.01M

22. Hansel & Gretel Get Baked (2013)

TV-MA | 86 min | Comedy, Horror

A brother and sister battle a witch who lures teenagers into her suburban home with her special blend of marijuana where she then proceeds to kill and eat them to maintain her youth and beauty.

Director: Duane Journey | Stars: Molly C. Quinn, Michael Welch, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cary Elwes

Votes: 3,920

23. Music Within (2007)

R | 94 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Richard Pimentel began his life as a fighter, and his life's work became fighting for the rights of others. After losing his hearing in Nam, he overcame his handicap and used his public speaking skills to inspire injured war veterans.

Director: Steven Sawalich | Stars: Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Clint Jung

Votes: 6,018 | Gross: $0.15M

24. Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Romance, War

Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime.

Director: Grigoriy Chukhray | Stars: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolay Kryuchkov

Votes: 11,300

25. The Saddest Music in the World (2003)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Musical

A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.

Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox

Votes: 6,322 | Gross: $0.67M

26. The Tunnel (2001)

150 min | Drama, History, Thriller

During the Cold War, Germany was divided into two states - East and West. This epic story tells about their dramatic connections.

Director: Roland Suso Richter | Stars: Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara

Votes: 6,408 | Gross: $0.01M

27. Culloden (1964 TV Movie)

69 min | Drama, History, War

The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England.

Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Tony Cosgrove, Olivier Espitalier-Noel, Don Fairservice, George McBean

Votes: 1,730

28. Red Bracelets: The Beginning (2019)

115 min | Drama

This prequel to the TV series tells of the individual fates of the member of the later "Red Bracelets" and how they came together.

Director: Felix Binder | Stars: Katinka Auberger, Timur Bartels, Luise Befort, Larissa Breidbach

Votes: 202

29. The Amputee (1974)

TV-MA | 9 min | Short, Comedy

A double leg amputated woman sits and writes a long meandering letter while her ineffective nurse attempts to attend to her stumps.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Catherine E. Coulson, David Lynch

Votes: 4,830

30. Miracle on Interstate 880 (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

A man attempts to rescue people trapped on the I-880 bridge after the top half collapses during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Rubén Blades, Len Cariou, David Morse, Sandy Duncan

Votes: 286

31. Jioksibi gwanmun (1980)

R | 88 min | Action

Dragon Lee has his leg amputated and forges a replacement leg out of steel.

Directors: Godfrey Ho, Hyeok-su Lee | Stars: Ryong Keo, Jeong-lee Hwang, Gene Chan, Shao-Lung Chen

Votes: 138

32. It's Winter (2006)

86 min | Drama

The struggle to survive, for a generation, torn between wanting to leave its country, yet bound by blood to home.

Director: Rafi Pitts | Stars: Mitra Hajjar, Ali Nicksaulat, Said Orkani, Hashem Abdi

Votes: 658

33. Hell in the Heavens (1934)

Approved | 79 min | Drama, War

During World War I, an American pilot vows to bring down the German ace responsible for his friend's death.

Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Warner Baxter, Conchita Montenegro, Russell Hardie, Herbert Mundin

Votes: 46

34. Painija (1985 TV Movie)

86 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Ageing wrestler and circus strongman is put in an institution located somewhere in a world of its own, next to an abandoned railway station with pigs running loose on the tracks in almost ... See full summary »

Director: Matti Ijäs | Stars: Esko Hukkanen, Esko Pesonen, Kalevi Kahra, Allan Koskinen

Votes: 163

35. Chirurgie fin de siècle (1900)

2 min | Comedy, Short

Surgery is performed at the turn of the century.

Director: Alice Guy

Votes: 294

36. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 2: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. (2003)

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

Jack, Kate, and Yousef try to get Wallace to a hospital after he gets shot by unknown assailants. President Palmer tries to deal with civil unrest as Muslim communities across the country are targeted.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard

Votes: 1,474

37. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Return of the Hero (1958)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Sgt. Andre is a returning veteran from the French-Algerian war. He heads home to his estate with his crippled friend Marcel. Marcel lost his leg saving Andre's life. Along the way Andre ... See full summary »

Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jacques Bergerac, Susan Kohner, Marcel Dalio

Votes: 512

38. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Outside Man (2004)

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

The detectives work on two cases. One involves multiple homicides at a restaurant. The second case opens with an amputated leg found in a dumpster and ultimately leads to the owner of the missing limb, found dead in his own bed.

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

Votes: 347

39. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Faith Off (2000)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart is led to believe he has special healing powers after a tent revival.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Nancy Kruse | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,975

40. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode: Collateral Damage (2006)

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

On another planet, Mitchell is placed under arrest for the murder of a scientist.

Director: William Waring | Stars: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Beau Bridges

Votes: 948

41. Nip/Tuck (2003–2010)
Episode: Candy Richards (2008)

TV-MA | 42 min | Drama

Christian and Sean help a woman who was given horrible plastic surgery in Thailand.

Director: Richard Levine | Stars: Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, John Hensley, Roma Maffia

Votes: 399

42. Fear Itself (2008–2009)
Episode: Community (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Horror

A young couple move into a secure gated community and discover its horrifying secret.

Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Brandon Routh, Shiri Appleby, Barbara Tyson, John Billingsley

Votes: 814

43. Tony Robinson's History of Britain (2020–2022)
Episode: The Georgians (2020)

43 min | Documentary, History

Quirky real-life tales include a sailor's attempt to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl, and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law. Plus, a hungry poacher has a cunning plan. Ch. 5 description.

Star: Tony Robinson

Votes: 13

44. Urban Legends (2007–2011)
Episode: When Animals Think (2007)

25 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

First, there's the bizarre cat who manages to mimic her owner's every illness - with drastic results. Then, the unlucky cat who's rescued by the fire brigade only to find a far worse fate. ... See full summary »

Director: Luke Campbell | Stars: Michael Allcock, Jadeep Bhangue, Heather Dubois, Kimberly Frary

Votes: 10

45. Changi (2001)
Episode: Pacifying the Angels (2001)

59 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Episode Six: "Pacifying the Angels," is divided into six chapters: 1. "Remembering The Songs," 2. "Catching A Thief," 3. "The Last Day," 4. "Seeing An Angel," 5."The Camp Is Dead"," and 6."The Freedom Drink."

Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Matthew Whittet, Matthew Newton, Anthony Hayes, Leon Ford

Votes: 11

46. Hollywood (1980)
Episode: Hollywood Goes to War (1980)

52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Hollywood and its stars support the War effort with propaganda and patriotic films and war bond tours.

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Karl Brown, Agnes de Mille, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Votes: 73

47. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode: I See You (2010)

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

Hank ends up in the hospital after being attacked by Tuco's cousins. Walt spends too much time by his family's side when he should be cooking meth.

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris

Votes: 23,894

48. Once an Eagle (1976–1977)
Episode: Part 1 (1976)

98 min | Drama, War

Sam Damon, from small-town Nebraska, finds life in the U.S. Army, just prior to World War I, so appealing that he breaks off his relationship with Celia, his childhood sweetheart. When war ... See full summary »

Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Sam Elliott, Cliff Potts, Darleen Carr, Amy Irving

Votes: 12

49. Como dice el dicho (2011– )
Episode: Vale más ladrón arrepentido (2011)

TV-14 | Drama

After spending some years in prison, Mauro returns to his hometown to find a lack of opportunities. A job opportunity faces him with a choice of making a career with his sister fiance or facing him for the benefit of the town.

Director: Emmanuel Duprez | Stars: Sergio Corona, Wendy González, Mike Biaggio, Danny Perea

50. Archer (2009–2023)
Episode: White Nights (2011)

TV-MA | 20 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Archer's search for his father's identity by going to Russia puts him in hot water as he is held prisoner by Nikolai Jackov and Malory has to ask Barry Dillon to rescue him.

Director: Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Ona Grauer, Judy Greer, Tom Kane

Votes: 1,759