Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "coat-of-arms"

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.

Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam

Votes: 571,528 | Gross: $1.23M

2. Role Models (2008)

R | 99 min | Comedy

Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.

Director: David Wain | Stars: Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Votes: 241,600 | Gross: $67.29M

3. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg

Votes: 243,699 | Gross: $77.59M

4. Alice in Wonderland (1999 TV Movie)

PG | 150 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Alice falls down a rabbit hole, and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.

Director: Nick Willing | Stars: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 8,892

5. The Lost King (2022)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Shonagh Price, Helen Katamba, Lewis Macleod

Votes: 8,368

6. Anonymous (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Thriller

The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Sebastian Armesto

Votes: 42,179 | Gross: $4.46M

7. The Visitors (1993)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century.

Director: Jean-Marie Poiré | Stars: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel

Votes: 38,085 | Gross: $0.70M

8. The Lady Eve (1941)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.

Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 23,443

9. The Nun and the Devil (1973)

R | 100 min | Drama, Horror

During the 1570s, in the convent of Sant'Arcangelo di Baiano, after the death of the mother superior, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to do anything to become the new abbess.

Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Anne Heywood, Luc Merenda, Ornella Muti, Martine Brochard

Votes: 563

10. A Study in Terror (1965)

95 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

Director: James Hill | Stars: John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Anthony Quayle

Votes: 2,499

11. The Black Torment (1964)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery

A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumors that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. Has he lost his mind, or is something dark afoot?

Director: Robert Hartford-Davis | Stars: Heather Sears, John Turner, Ann Lynn, Peter Arne

Votes: 833

12. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)

Approved | 99 min | Adventure, History, Romance

Peasant Myles Falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil Earl of Alban who's plotting to usurp King Henry IV's throne.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush

Votes: 2,083

13. Omega Doom (1996)

R | 84 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After Earth is taken over by an army of robots, the small number of humans left are forced into hiding. In the nuclear winter, only droids walk the face of the Earth, in fear of the rumored... See full summary »

Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Shannon Whirry, Norbert Weisser, Tina Cote

Votes: 3,342

14. A Warning to the Curious (1972 TV Movie)

50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An archaeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister.

Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Julian Herington, John Kearney

Votes: 1,653

15. Call Me Madam (1953)

Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders

Votes: 1,466

16. The Black Room (1935)

Passed | 68 min | Horror

Ignoring an ancient prophecy, evil brother Gregor seeks to maintain his feudal power on his his Tyrolean estate by murdering and impersonating his benevolent younger twin.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall

Votes: 2,261

17. The Canterville Ghost (1985 TV Movie)

56 min | Family, Fantasy, Drama

The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An ... See full summary »

Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Richard Kiley, Jenny Beck, Shelley Fabares, Barry Van Dyke

Votes: 233

18. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)

Passed | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.

Directors: Anthony Kimmins, Leslie Arliss, Alexander Korda, Robert Stevenson | Stars: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Morland Graham, John Laurie

Votes: 334

19. Imposztorok (1969)

104 min | Drama, History

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Director: Félix Máriássy | Stars: Nándor Tomanek, Péter Huszti, István Iglódi, Margit Bara

Votes: 27

20. Unlawful Killing (2011)

78 min | Documentary

A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed

Director: Keith Allen | Stars: Keith Allen, Piers Morgan, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Howard Stern

Votes: 393

21. Opfergang (1944)

98 min | Drama

Idle intellectuals Albrecht, Octavia and Äls, are given to quoting and emulating their philosopher hero, Nietzsche. Albrecht later contracts typhus bringing the foster child gravely ill Äls out of an infected area.

Director: Veit Harlan | Stars: Carl Raddatz, Kristina Söderbaum, Irene von Meyendorff, Franz Schafheitlin

Votes: 755

22. The Real Da Vinci Code (2005 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."

Director: Kashaf Chaudhry | Stars: Tony Robinson, Dan Brown, Oliver Davies, Graham Phillips

Votes: 417

23. Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew is invited to an old manor in England to figure out why the woman living there has been acting strangely.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Conni Ellern, Jenn Ruzumna

Votes: 125

24. Portugal: Fight for Freedom! (2022)

70 min | Animation, Biography, Fantasy

Portugal struggles for its very existence against the mighty Castile (Spain) invasion drawing in Britain and France during the Hundred Year's War in Medieval Europe.

Director: Elijah Ilyas Kaduji | Stars: Manuela Couto, Wagner Silva, Rita Melo, Henrique Guerra

Votes: 14

25. Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )

43 min | Documentary

This German format is not a series properly speaking, as it has no permanent cast or script continuity, but presents each time a 45 minutes documentary, usually in part presented as a ... See full summary »

Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Thomas Reiter, Maximilian Schell, Constantin Dinulescu

Votes: 30

26. The Pearls of the Crown (1937)

105 min | Comedy, History

Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl ... See full summary »

Directors: Christian-Jaque, Sacha Guitry | Stars: Jacqueline Delubac, Sacha Guitry, Lyn Harding, Renée Saint-Cyr

Votes: 635

27. Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (2000 Video)

23 min | Documentary, Short, Music

The making of the iconic James Bond film series title sequences, most notably a look at Maurice Binder and how his work continues to inspire the franchise and its future.

Director: John Cork | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Roger Moore, Ken Adam, Daniel Kleinman

Votes: 134

28. The Little Church That Could (2022)

13 min | Documentary, Short, History

Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many connections and history to the rest of the world.

Director: James Newhook | Stars: Christopher Newhook, Tom O'Keefe, Kevin Noseworthy, Shawn Bruce

29. The Bridges That Built London (2012 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

Presented by Dan Cruickshank: Between Richmond and the North Sea, thirty bridges cross the Thames. They carry people across a stretch of river 35 miles long, bringing together a population ... See full summary »

Director: David Wilson | Stars: Dan Cruickshank, Gustav Milne, Nicholas Bateman, Robert Crouch

Votes: 24

30. Canada Vignettes: Home of the Beaver (1978)

3 min | Short, History

A history of the beaver in Canada and it's importance as a symbol and icon to both natives and white settlers.

Director: Ron Webber | Star: John Howe

Votes: 11

31. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993)
Episode: The Master Blackmailer (1992)

TV-PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Holmes and Watson attempt to break the grip of a ruthless blackmailer of their clients.

Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Robert Hardy, Norma West

Votes: 1,285

32. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode: Who Killed Harry Field? (1991)

TV-14 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Struggling artist Harry Field is found murdered and thrown off an overpass but recent rains and a dry body lead Morse to conclude he was killed over a week earlier.

Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Trevor Byfield, John Castle

Votes: 781

33. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode: Previous Convictions (1999)

TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Twenty-two bystanders at a motor-cross race are killed when an RAF plane crashes into the crowd, and Kavanagh defends the radicalized young woman responsible.

Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: John Thaw, Jude Akuwudike, Joe Alessi, Daisy Bates

Votes: 70

34. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
Episode: The Knightly Murders (1975)

TV-PG | 50 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plans to turn a failing medieval museum into a party center animates the bewitched black armor of an infamously misanthropic knight.

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, John Dehner, Hans Conried

Votes: 440

35. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Bantling Boy (2005)

TV-14 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A four-member syndicate owns a racehorse that two of them are desperate to sell and two of them are determined to keep. When one of them is murdered, Barnaby is on the case.

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: John Nettles, John Hopkins, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 815

36. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: The Falcon: Part 1 (1970)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Prince Stephan's death has been faked by General Sabattini; leaving Stephan's childlike cousin Nicolai as sovereign. Sabattini is forcing Stefan's fiancée Francesca into marrying him, ... See full summary »

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus

Votes: 184

37. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: The Falcon: Part 2 (1970)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Paris switches identities with Nicolai during a magic show and the real sovereign is taken to safety. Francesca, cooperating with the IMF plan, fakes her own suicide cutting off Sabattini's... See full summary »

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus

Votes: 176

38. Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode: Gypsy Jigsaw (2000)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Romania, 1830: The dying Romani king gives orders to hide the crown. Trinity College, 2000: Sydney receives a deck of rare tarot cards by mail from her friend who just died. The infamous ... See full summary »

Director: Larry A. McLean | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Noam Jenkins

Votes: 93

39. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Funny, You Don't Look It (1977)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Inspired by Alex Haley's "Roots," Fred orders a family crest and genealogical scroll that states he's African royalty and a descendant of the Jewish Ethiopian Falashas.

Director: Russ Petranto | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley

Votes: 98

40. Henry Danger (2014–2020)
Episode: The Fate of Danger: Part II (2020)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Action, Comedy, Family

Kid Danger and Captain Man battle Drex on top of a blimp to stop him from erasing Swellview's memory of Captain Man, but when the blimp aims straight for the Swellview Baby Hospital, one hero must stay behind to save the day.

Director: Steve Hoefer | Stars: Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Sean Ryan Fox, Riele Downs

Votes: 163

41. The Boarding School (2007–2010)
Episode: La caja de música (2007)

87 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Elsa's ignorance of Julia's home life could cost her her career as head mistress. Fermin's inability to hide a serious injury could cost him his life.

Directors: José Ramón Ayerra, Alexandra Graf, Jesús Rodrigo | Stars: Luis Merlo, Natalia Millán, Marta Torné, Martiño Rivas

Votes: 50

42. The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1994)
Episode: The Choice (1992)

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

Valiant, Arn, and Rowanne regroup with the army and set sail for Thule. But Valiant wonders if when the battle is over he should live once more with his family or return to Camelot to ... See full summary »

Stars: Robby Benson, Michael Horton, Noelle North, Alan Oppenheimer

Votes: 17

43. Unnatural History (2010)
Episode: Fountain of Truth (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Henry's Godfather leaves Henry a trunk containing artifacts which leads him to uncover a secret discovery made by Ponce de Leon.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Kevin G. Schmidt, Jordan Gavaris, Italia Ricci, Martin Donovan

Votes: 29

44. Universum History (2013– )
Episode: Der Aufstieg der Habsburger - Schlacht am Marchfeld (2022)

50 min | Documentary, History

The 1278 battle between Rudolph of Habsburg, the new German King, and Ottokar II of Bohemia in Eastern Austria is well-documented, but archaeological evidence has been elusive. A new search seeks to solve the historical mystery.

Director: Fritz Kalteis | Stars: Eloise Adde, Petter Akeson, Klara Cibulova, Julius D'Silva

45. Blood, Sex & Royalty (2022– )
Episode: Never Let Them See You Cry (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

Anne returns to court and her relationship with Henry. She introduces him to heretical writings which hold the key to resolving his dilemma.

Director: James Bryce | Stars: Amy James-Kelly, Max Parker, Adam Astill, Lois Brabin-Platt

Votes: 68

46. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode: Chris and Xand van Tulleken (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken discover more about their Dutch heritage. Their research uncovers stories of ambition and true love but also a connection to a shameful part of history.

Director: Andy Hall | Stars: Chris van Tulleken, Xand van Tulleken, Phil Davis

Votes: 15

47. Upstart Crow (2016–2020)
Episode: The Green-Eyed Monster (2017)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, History

Will is desperate to make a good impression with the College of Heralds so that he can finally get a coat of arms. Befriending a dashing African prince by the name of Otello may provide Will with the means to climb the social ladder.

Director: Richard Boden | Stars: David Mitchell, Paula Wilcox, Harry Enfield, Helen Monks

Votes: 135

48. Empire Builders (2018–2022)
Episode: The Spanish Empire (2018)

53 min | Documentary, History

Until the 15th century Spain had not made it's mark as an empire, instead being the object of conquest itself, first by the Romans and then by the Moslem Moors who both occupied much of the... See full summary »

Director: Ian Cross | Stars: Valentina Caldari, Alexander Samson

Votes: 9

49. Blindspot (2015–2020)
Episode: The Tale of the Book of Secrets (2019)

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

Roman's clues lead to a billionaire hypochondriac with stem cells that could cure Jane, who is now on her deathbed. Patterson and Rich offer to trade the Book of Secrets for the stem cells -- but first they'll have to get it.

Director: R.T. Thorne | Stars: Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza

Votes: 482