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

1. Downfall (2004)

R | 156 min | Biography, Drama, History

Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler

Votes: 376,123 | Gross: $5.51M

2. Lions for Lambs (2007)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Injuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.

Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Peña

Votes: 52,792 | Gross: $15.00M

3. Vagabond (1985)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

A young woman's body is found frozen in a ditch. Through flashbacks and interviews, we see the events that led to her inevitable death.

Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss, Setti Ramdane

Votes: 13,788

4. Sabotage (1936)

Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Thriller

A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder

Votes: 18,807

5. Character (1997)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs.

Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Pavlik Jansen op de Haar, Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman

Votes: 11,324 | Gross: $0.71M

6. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan

Votes: 3,228

7. Killing Lincoln (2013 TV Movie)

Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Director: Adrian Moat | Stars: Tom Hanks, Regen Wilson, Billy Campbell, Jesse Johnson

Votes: 2,394

8. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard

Votes: 2,068

9. Le président (1961)

110 min | Drama, Thriller

At 73, France's ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health, but he still plays a vigorous role behind the scenes as a philosopher and, potentially, as a power broker. In ... See full summary »

Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure, Henri Crémieux

Votes: 1,074

10. Week-End Marriage (1932)

Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Romance

An out-of-work husband (Norman Foster) resents his wife (Loretta Young) being the breadwinner in the family.

Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Loretta Young, Norman Foster, Aline MacMahon, George Brent

Votes: 381

11. The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

Passed | 66 min | Mystery

A bedridden eccentric millionaire, anticipating his own murder, hires Mason to help him rewrite his will, and the lawyer ends up defending the caretaker's cat.

Directors: William C. McGann, Alan Crosland | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, June Travis, Jane Bryan, Craig Reynolds

Votes: 789

12. Roughly Speaking (1945)

Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Determined to overcome poverty, Louise Randall attends business school and weds Rodney Crane. Her driven nature leads to marital breakdown. She navigates career growth and family life with new spouse Harold, striving for a better future.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Jean Sullivan

Votes: 882

13. Ever Since Eve (1937)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance

Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Frank McHugh, Patsy Kelly

Votes: 1,578

14. Im toten Winkel - Hitlers Sekretärin (2002)

PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, War

Documentary featuring interview footage with Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's personal secretaries during WWII.

Directors: André Heller, Othmar Schmiderer | Star: Traudl Junge

Votes: 1,814 | Gross: $0.38M

15. Le bonheur (1934)

98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Injured by anarchist Philippe Lucher, film actress Clara Stuart falls in love with her attacker and decides to plead in his favor at his trial.

Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Gaby Morlay, Charles Boyer, Paulette Dubost, Jean Toulout

Votes: 261

16. Sued for Libel (1939)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir

The trial of Albert Pomeroy on the charge of murdering Edward Webster,arouses interest because Webster's widow, Muriel insists Pomeroy is innocent. Meanwhile, back to radio station NYEB, ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes, Lilian Bond, Morgan Conway

Votes: 178

17. Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel (2003 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates when a carousel at the Captain's Cove Amusement Park begins mysteriously starting up in the middle of the night shortly after one of its antique horses was stolen.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Laurie Jerger, Gary Hoffman, Jonah Von Spreecken

Votes: 91

18. Placebo: Slave to the Wage (2000 Music Video)

4 min | Music

A music video for Placebo's song 'Slave to the Wage'.

Director: Howard Greenhalgh | Stars: Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Placebo

Votes: 24

19. The Love Department (1935)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

Columnist Beatrice Blair dispenses love advice to her readers, but can't seem to find her own Mr. Right. Reporter Jimmy Jackson has pursued her but with no results. Blair takes her ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bernice Claire, Milt Douglas, Billie Leonard, Lou Duthers

Votes: 87

20. The Devil's Pipeline (1940)

Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A secretary sends a coded plea for help in her monthly report; two detectives investigate and find out that men are jailed on phony charges, forced to work in oil fields and then murdered if they try to escape.

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, John Eldredge, Jean Brooks

Votes: 42

21. Office Etiquette (1950)

14 min | Documentary, Short

Film shows the proper conduct and behavior that is expected in a modern office setting, and also gives examples of behavior that is not acceptable.

Votes: 46

22. London: A Tale of Two Cities (2012)

PG | 60 min | Documentary

Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

Director: Alexandra Revill | Stars: Justin Champion, Dan Cruickshank, Mark Goldie, John McAleer

Votes: 8

23. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode: The House of Monkeys (1997)

TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A scientist is stabbed in the back with a Samurai sword. He is found in a locked room. Creek is called in to solve the problem

Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Charles Kay, Annette Crosbie, Sara Markland, Simon Day

Votes: 420

24. I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
Episode: The Jet Engine (1953)

30 min | Drama

While stuffing envelopes with a fellow cell member, Philbrick learns that the communists have infiltrated a jet engine manufacturing plant that uses top secret production machinery and a ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Richard Carlson, John Zaremba, Alan Lee, Edith Craig

Votes: 7

25. Lie to Me (2009–2011)
Episode: Rebound (2011)

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

Dr. Lightman matches wits with a sociopath who is part of a con game involving himself and a lawyer, who both prey on several newly-divorced women for money.

Director: John Polson | Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund

Votes: 602

26. AustinMcConnell (2012– )
Episode: 10 Letters We Dropped from the Alphabet (2018)

10 min | Documentary, Comedy

Over the centuries English has changed and lost some once cherished, and some not, letters from its alphabet. Here are ten of these unfortunate letters that have disappeared, mostly, from ... See full summary »

Star: Austin McConnell

27. Touch (2012–2013)
Episode: The Road Not Taken (2012)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In their escape from New York, Martin and Jake pass through Martin's old stomping grounds of the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Although he has no intention of stopping in his old home town ... See full summary »

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Mazouz, Mary Stuart Masterson

Votes: 364

28. Half as Interesting (2017– )
Episode: How Stenographers Type at 300 Words Per Minute (2022)

6 min | Documentary, Comedy, Talk-Show

Stenography focuses on phonetics rather than spelling to record words reducing keystrokes and increasing recording speed by as much as 75 percent.

Star: Sam Denby

29. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: The Calling (2024)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eliza and Nash are still struggling to work together when an explosive case takes them into a cutthroat industry where people will kill to keep their secrets.

Director: Rachael New | Stars: Kate Phillips, Predrag Grujic, Paul Bazely, Felix Scott

Votes: 152