Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "running-from-danger"

1. 1917 (2019)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, History

April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth

Votes: 676,864 | Gross: $159.23M

2. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young woman is held in an underground bunker by a man who insists that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable.

Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M. Griffin

Votes: 355,174 | Gross: $72.08M

3. Poltergeist (1982)

PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller

A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight

Votes: 179,772 | Gross: $76.61M

4. North by Northwest (1959)

Approved | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis

Votes: 346,485 | Gross: $13.28M

5. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon

Votes: 384,195 | Gross: $101.07M

6. The Birds (1963)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette

Votes: 204,743 | Gross: $11.40M

7. Sorcerer (1977)

PG | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou

Votes: 27,777 | Gross: $12.00M

8. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

Directors: Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson | Stars: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joseph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 59,529 | Gross: $26.48M

9. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

PG-13 | 91 min | Horror

The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.

Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins

Votes: 29,922 | Gross: $41.00M

10. Gulliver's Travels (1939)

Passed | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Orestes Calpini, Roland Crandall, William Henning, Winfield Hoskins, Thomas Johnson, Frank Kelling, Seymour Kneitel, Robert G. Leffingwell, Grim Natwick, Tom Palmer | Stars: Jessica Dragonette, Lanny Ross, Pinto Colvig, Cal Howard

Votes: 4,854 | Gross: $7.13M

11. Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)

83 min | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

A flock of sea eagles attack the coastal town of Santa Cruz, California. Why did the birds attack? Who will survive?

Director: James Nguyen | Stars: Ryan Lord, Julia Culbert, Marc DeNola, Alan Bagh

Votes: 413

12. The Secret of the Sword (1985)

G | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.

Directors: Ed Friedman, Lou Kachivas, Marsh Lamore, Bill Reed, Gwen Wetzler | Stars: John Erwin, Melendy Britt, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary

Votes: 3,294 | Gross: $7.66M

13. 1,000 Times Good Night (2013)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, War

Rebecca is one of the world's top war photographers. She must weather a major emotional storm when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life any longer.

Director: Erik Poppe | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny, Adrianna Cramer Curtis

Votes: 8,176 | Gross: $0.05M

14. Madamigella di Maupin (1966)

95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Mlle de Maupin escapes from her uncle's castle, invaded by Hungarian troops, under the guise of a clergyman named Theodore. An army recruiter forces Theodore to enlist in the King's army, ... See full summary »

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Catherine Spaak, Robert Hossein, Tomas Milian, Mikaela

Votes: 198

15. Dance of the Weed (1941)

8 min | Animation, Short, Romance

A clumsy yokel of a male weed courts a delicate female flower ballerina by trying to dance with her.

Directors: Rudolf Ising, Jameson Brewer | Stars: Rudolf Ising, Harry Lang

Votes: 165

16. All My Tomorrows (2014)

100 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

This romantic comedy, shot in a road-movie style, tells the story of businessman Petr Kraus (Pavel Batek) and his personal transformation. After returning from China, where he supervised ... See full summary »

Director: Rudolf Havlik | Stars: Pavel Batek, Vica Kerekes, Filip Blazek, Jirí Lábus

Votes: 117

17. Hiro (2005)

19 min | Short, Action, Drama

After a chance encounter with a young girl, a shy Japanese insect collector finds himself thrust into a wild chase to recover a stolen beetle.

Director: Matthew Swanson | Stars: Hiro Kanagawa, Vicky Huang, Suguru Asaoka, Victor Bryon

Votes: 53

18. A Wet Knight (1932)

9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

When a rainstorm hits, Oswald the Rabbit and Kitty seek shelter in a haunted castle, which is occupied by a monstrous ape.

Directors: Walter Lantz, William Nolan | Stars: Tex Avery, Walter Lantz, King Lawrence

Votes: 67

19. Gussle, the Golfer (1914)

Short, Comedy

The ever-disreputable Reggie Gussle, a card cheat and wife thief, creates anarchy on the golf course.

Director: F. Richard Jones | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Mack Swain, Dixie Chene, Josef Swickard

Votes: 27

20. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: Torn (1986)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

McCall finds his attention divided when Jason Mazer from The Agency offers him a chance at revenge against an old enemy, while at the same time a young girl asks McCall to protect her and her mother against her abusive father.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Edward Woodward, Ron O'Neal, Yvonne Wilder, Zohra Lampert

Votes: 107

21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996)
Episode: Turtle Tracks (1987)

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

The Turtles meet April O'Neil for the first time. Splinter explains the origins of himself and the Turtles.

Director: Vincent Davis | Stars: James Avery, Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Pat Fraley

Votes: 564

22. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.3728 (2009)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Jay wants to flee Walford with Marissa but will his plans come to fruition?

Director: Richard Platt | Stars: Charlie Brooks, Scott Maslen, Perry Fenwick, Jamie Borthwick

23. Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023)
Episode: Grotesque (2016)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Nick's steadfeast search for answers leads him into a deadly dog-eat-dog landscape. A dark piece of his past is uncovered.

Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey

Votes: 4,586