Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "hit-on-the-head-with-a-gun"

1. Point Break (1991)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty

Votes: 202,595 | Gross: $43.22M

2. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench

Votes: 296,962 | Gross: $102.83M

3. Sexy Beast (2000)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.

Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman

Votes: 69,394 | Gross: $6.95M

4. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Unrated | 127 min | Horror, Thriller

During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Director: George A. Romero | Stars: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross

Votes: 128,711 | Gross: $5.10M

5. The Harder They Fall (2021)

R | 139 min | Action, Drama, Western

When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.

Director: Jeymes Samuel | Stars: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, RJ Cyler, Edi Gathegi

Votes: 71,285

6. Crimson Tide (1995)

R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven, George Dzundza

Votes: 123,455 | Gross: $91.40M

7. Freeway (1996)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.

Director: Matthew Bright | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri

Votes: 31,802 | Gross: $0.30M

8. Shane (1953)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Western

A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde

Votes: 44,180 | Gross: $20.00M

9. The Proposition (2005)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Western

A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.

Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, Richard Wilson

Votes: 55,001 | Gross: $1.90M

10. Brahms: The Boy II (2020)

PG-13 | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Director: William Brent Bell | Stars: Katie Holmes, Christopher Convery, Owain Yeoman, Ralph Ineson

Votes: 20,595

11. The Hard Way (1991)

R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra

Votes: 22,310 | Gross: $25.90M

12. Looking for Eric (2009)

Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop, Gerard Kearns

Votes: 17,982 | Gross: $0.06M

13. Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A gang of bank robbers fight their way out of a zombie-infested London.

Director: Matthias Hoene | Stars: Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Ashley Thomas

Votes: 20,279

14. Virgins of Sherwood Forest (2000 Video)

R | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Roberta is a low-budget movie director dealing with numerous problems on the set of her current production. When she is accidently hit on the head, she is knocked unconscious and dreams of living in Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest.

Director: Cybil Richards | Stars: Gabriella Hall, Shannan Leigh, Amber Newman, Brian Heidik

Votes: 405

15. Kill Me Three Times (2014)

R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Professional hit-man Charlie Wolfe finds himself in three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge after a botched contract assignment.

Director: Kriv Stenders | Stars: Simon Pegg, Teresa Palmer, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth

Votes: 24,216 | Gross: $0.02M

16. Body Parts (1991)

R | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After losing his arm in a car accident, a criminal psychologist has it replaced with a limb that belonged to a serial killer.

Director: Eric Red | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Lindsay Duncan, Kim Delaney, Zakes Mokae

Votes: 5,027 | Gross: $9.19M

17. S.F.W. (1994)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey, Joey Lauren Adams

Votes: 5,414 | Gross: $0.06M

18. Population 436 (2006 Video)

R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A census-taker (Sisto) is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years.

Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: David Ames, Leigh Enns, Susan Kelso, Rick Skene

Votes: 13,527

19. Underworld U.S.A. (1961)

Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A teenager who witnesses the murder of his father vows to exact revenge on the four mobsters involved in the killing.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn, Beatrice Kay, Paul Dubov

Votes: 3,929

20. Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her (2008)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A femme fatale fashionista at a trendy design school embarks on a brutal and bloody killing spree, while gleefully evading the hapless cops assigned to the murder cases.

Director: Miguel Martí | Stars: Macarena Gómez, Alejo Sauras, César Camino, Ángel de Andrés López

Votes: 1,642

21. Spy Time (2015)

93 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Adolfo, a thirty something security guard, is going through a bad patch. Not only his lifetime girlfriend has just to finished with him to be a guy with no ambition, but he becomes the ... See full summary »

Director: Javier Ruiz Caldera | Stars: Imanol Arias, Quim Gutiérrez, Alexandra Jiménez, Berto Romero

Votes: 4,417

22. The River's Edge (1957)

Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher's wife, who happens to be the killer's former girlfriend.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget, Harry Carey Jr.

Votes: 1,378

23. Crime Against Joe (1956)

Approved | 70 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

A disreputable Korean War veteran is suspected of murder.

Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: John Bromfield, Julie London, Henry Calvin, Patricia Blair

Votes: 387

24. Third Man Out (2005 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall, Woody Jeffreys

Votes: 1,220

25. Two Living, One Dead (1961)

105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In Sweden, a post-office employee who survives a deadly armed robbery is accused of cowardice by society and is torn by conflicting feelings.

Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Patrick McGoohan, Alf Kjellin

Votes: 80

26. One Way Ticket (1971)

120 min | Crime, Drama

A small-time criminal wants to give up his life of crime. He performs a robbery with a friend, with similar feelings, and things go sour.

Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Jean-Claude Bouillon, Nicoletta, Maurice Garrel, Paola Pitagora

Votes: 216

27. Petos (1988)

92 min | Crime

Leisurely-paced, semi-comedic story based on actual events, "the first American-style post office robbery in Finland". In the mid-1950s, a gangster quartet led by Hilarius Ruokonen splits ... See full summary »

Director: Taavi Kassila | Stars: Paavo Pentikäinen, Eeva Litmanen, Martti Tschokkinen, Carl-Kristian Rundman

Votes: 121

28. The Awful Sleuth (1951)

Approved | 17 min | Short, Comedy

Soda jerk Bert, a true-crime buff, doesn't recognize the notorious crook Memphis Mike. Mike and his henchman hold him captive and Bert escapes, but his bossy mother-in-law claims credit for the crooks' ultimate capture.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Bert Wheeler, Jean Willes, Ben Welden, Minerva Urecal

Votes: 12

29. Pardon My Nightshirt (1956)

Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short

In this remake of two previous shorts (and also uses footage from both), Andy, the new Professor of Psychiatry at an All-Girl College, gets involved in the chase of a bandit, wearing a ... See full summary »

Director: Jules White | Stars: Andy Clyde, Ferris Taylor, Florence Auer, Dudley Dickerson

Votes: 22

30. První akcní hrdina (2019)

30 min | Short, Action, Comedy

A young film fan discovers that he has become the protagonist of an action film created against his will by an inscrutable Director. With his knowledge of the genre's rules, can he defeat ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Haluza | Stars: Jirí Mádl, Lenka Jurosková, Krystof Hádek, Jirí Vyorálek

Votes: 24

31. The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
Episode: The Tenderfeet (1949)

TV-G | 30 min | Western

A murder is pinned on two cowboys who strike it rich, until the Lone Ranger traps the real killer.

Director: George B. Seitz Jr. | Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Ray Bennett, Rand Brooks

Votes: 90

32. Strange World (1999–2002)
Episode: Pilot (1999)

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

Scientist and Gulf War veteran Paul Turner is asked to assist the FBI after his war buddy becomes the prime suspect in a child kidnapping case. Turner finds evidence of a human cloning experiment. A secret group tries to cover it up.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Tim Guinee, Sandra Quarterman, Vivian Wu, Kristin Lehman

Votes: 111

33. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Night Fever (1985)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A cop-killer shot while robbing a liquor store tries to charm a nurse into helping him escape.

Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Robert Carradine, Lisa Pelikan, Basil Hoffman, Deborah Richter

Votes: 169

34. Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode: Betrayal (2000)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Escaped from prison, Big Time attempts to recruit Terry as his partner in crime.

Director: Kyung Won Lim | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Clancy Brown, Jon Polito

Votes: 428

35. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Comfort and Joy (2003)

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

Members of the Justice League celebrate Christmas.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Maria Canals-Barrera, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly, George Newbern

Votes: 755

36. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: Split Personality (1992)

Not Rated | 28 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A swindler, Jack loves money and... twins. One day he meets rich twins that show interest in him.

Director: Joel Silver | Stars: Joe Pesci, Jacqueline Alexandra Citron, Kristen Amber Citron, Burt Young

Votes: 953

37. Speed Racer (1967–1968)
Episode: The Great Plan: Part 2 (1967)

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

Speed continues his race, and the robbers continue their attempts to capture Speed.

Director: Hiroshi Sasagawa | Stars: Katsuji Mori, Nair Amorim, Jack Curtis, Cleonir dos Santos

Votes: 93

38. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: No Way Out (2009)

TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While investigating a gang-related shooting in an otherwise quiet suburban neighborhood, Raymond and Riley are held hostage.

Director: Alec Smight | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 693

39. Justified: City Primeval (2023)
Episode: The Question (2023)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama

Raylan and Carolyn cross the line; Raylan attempts to make it out of Detroit alive.

Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Adelaide Clemens

Votes: 956

40. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Headhunters (2012)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Castle finally gets Beckett, who admits so only in therapy, she may have made him wait too long when he teams up for an investigation with her colorful colleague detective inspector Ethan ... See full summary »

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,475

41. Král Sumavy: Fantom temného kraje (2022– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2022)

Drama

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Stars: Oskar Hes, Kristyna Ryska, Judit Bárdos, Jan Jankovský

Votes: 7

42. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: After the Storm (2012)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Castle and Beckett re-evaluate their relationship after spending the night together.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 2,132

43. Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode: A Mixture of Madness (2013)

TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rabbit sends a hit squad after Lucas. He is saved by an unlikely ally. Lucas makes a decision that will have dramatic consequences on many people in Banshee. Job, Carrie, Sugar and the three deputies go after Lucas.

Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison

Votes: 2,988

44. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: The Lawless (2013)

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

Darth Maul has taken over leadership of Death Watch. Though the Jedi cannot officially interfere, Obi-Wan Kenobi travels to Mandalore to rescue Satine.

Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Anna Graves, Sam Witwer, Katee Sackhoff

Votes: 6,990

45. Downtown Precinct (2011–2015)
Episode: Episode #3.7 (2014)

Action, Crime

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Director: Amir Mann | Stars: Amos Tamam, Efrat Dor, Moris Cohen, Meirav Shirom