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

1. Spider-Man (2002)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco

Votes: 881,365 | Gross: $403.71M

2. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart

Votes: 480,156 | Gross: $218.97M

3. The Dressmaker (I) (2015)

R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.

Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 65,636 | Gross: $2.02M

4. M (1931)

Passed | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke

Votes: 168,693 | Gross: $0.03M

5. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale

Votes: 52,080 | Gross: $22.55M

6. Ran (1985)

R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû

Votes: 136,448 | Gross: $4.14M

7. Lady Macbeth (2016)

R | 89 min | Drama, Romance

In 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate.

Director: William Oldroyd | Stars: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie

Votes: 27,346 | Gross: $1.13M

8. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri

Votes: 175,424 | Gross: $0.33M

9. Big Eyes (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter

Votes: 99,204 | Gross: $14.48M

10. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels

Votes: 101,361 | Gross: $31.56M

11. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

PG | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest

Votes: 21,879 | Gross: $19.65M

12. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama

A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold

Votes: 121,524 | Gross: $9.60M

13. Welcome to Me (2014)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.

Director: Shira Piven | Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley

Votes: 19,678 | Gross: $0.61M

14. 61* (2001 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.

Director: Billy Crystal | Stars: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur

Votes: 17,665

15. Absence of Malice (1981)

PG | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

When a prosecutor leaks to a Miami reporter that a liquor wholesaler is suspected in the murder of a union head, the man's life begins to unravel.

Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon

Votes: 14,783 | Gross: $40.72M

16. The Contender (2000)

R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller

Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.

Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater

Votes: 25,043 | Gross: $17.87M

17. Elizabeth I (2005)

TV-MA | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History

Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.

Stars: Helen Mirren, Toby Jones, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Malahide

Votes: 7,039

18. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.

Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón

Votes: 14,433 | Gross: $5.71M

19. Man of God (2021)

111 min | Biography, Drama

Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.

Director: Yelena Popovic | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Mickey Rourke, Christos Loulis

Votes: 4,302 | Gross: $0.87M

20. Farinelli (1994)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.

Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier

Votes: 7,361 | Gross: $2.12M

21. That's What I Am (2011)

PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1965, 13 y.o. paperboy Andy's paired up with a geek on a project in the popular junior high teacher's class. Andy learns and grows from it.

Director: Michael Pavone | Stars: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck

Votes: 10,966

22. Surprised by Love (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

The story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her uptight parents to accept her current boyfriend and instead finds herself falling for an old high school flame.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Hilarie Burton Morgan, Paul Campbell, Malcolm Stewart, Wanda Cannon

Votes: 2,912

23. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama

A young woman's life is scrutinized by police and tabloid press after she spends the night with a suspected terrorist.

Directors: Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser, Jürgen Prochnow

Votes: 4,906

24. Barcelona (1994)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An American working in Barcelona, having sworn off beautiful women, is forced to be host to his playboy cousin in this witty comedy of good intentions and mixed signals.

Director: Whit Stillman | Stars: Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino

Votes: 6,658 | Gross: $7.27M

25. Northwest Passage (1940)

Passed | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected.

Directors: King Vidor, Jack Conway, W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Ruth Hussey

Votes: 3,909

26. Schizopolis (1996)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

Fletcher Munson, the lethargic employee of a pseudo-religious self help company, and his doppelganger, the friendly but dull dentist Dr. Jeffrey Korchek.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Steven Soderbergh, Scott Allen, Betsy Brantley, Marcus Lyle Brown

Votes: 6,060 | Gross: $0.01M

27. Mann - Soul's Heart (1999)

Not Rated | 160 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman falls in love with a handsome playboy, while aboard a Singapore to India cruise. They make plans to meet again, but fate may have other plans...

Director: Indra Kumar | Stars: Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala, Sharmila Tagore, Deepti Bhatnagar

Votes: 5,873

28. These Three (1936)

Passed | 93 min | Drama, Romance

Two schoolteachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, Catherine Doucet

Votes: 3,039

29. Wild in the Country (1961)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Musical

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.

Director: Philip Dunne | Stars: Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins

Votes: 2,091

30. Mangkujiwo (2020)

109 min | Horror

A born of Kuntilanak from a Twin Mirror with her misery.

Director: Azhar Kinoi Lubis | Stars: Sujiwo Tejo, Yasamin Jasem, Asmara Abigail, Roy Marten

Votes: 224

31. Spectre (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An elderly writer visits the small village where he grew up and as he walks through he catches a glimpse of the same woman he fell in love with in his youth but she has not aged at all! He follows her, but is not ready for what he finds

Director: Mateo Gil | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Natalia Millán, Jordi Dauder, Victoria Mora

Votes: 1,204

32. Dangerous Liaisons (1959)

106 min | Drama, Romance

Juliette Merteuil and Valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But there ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Annette Stroyberg, Madeleine Lambert

Votes: 1,530

33. Mysteries of Lisbon (2011–2020)

Not Rated | 317 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.

Stars: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, João Arrais

Votes: 3,610 | Gross: $0.11M

34. Hot Saturday (1932)

Approved | 73 min | Drama, Romance

A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an unsuccessful suitor that she spent the night with a notorious womanizer.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll, Randolph Scott, Edward Woods

Votes: 1,376

35. The Raven (1943)

Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A French village doctor becomes the target of poison-pen letters sent to village leaders, accusing him of affairs and practicing abortion.

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey, Héléna Manson

Votes: 10,913 | Gross: $0.03M

36. All Night Long (1962)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Music

This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.

Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris

Votes: 1,534

37. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)

TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary, Crime, History

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.

Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Elizabeth Hinton, Nelson George, Alan Charles, Felipe Luciano

Votes: 3,883

38. Daens (1992)

138 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »

Director: Stijn Coninx | Stars: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas

Votes: 4,399

39. Girl 27 (2007)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography

The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.

Director: David Stenn | Stars: Patricia Douglas, Baby Peggy, Richard W. Bann, Kelly Brown

Votes: 1,185

40. She Said No (1990 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama

A successful career woman is raped by a prominent lawyer. However, when she takes the case to court, it results in a hung jury. When the DA's office declines to retry the case, the lawyer ... See full summary »

Director: John Patterson | Stars: Veronica Hamel, Lee Grant, Ray Baker, Judd Hirsch

Votes: 227

41. Square One (I) (2019)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

An investigation into the original 1993 allegations against Michael Jackson brought by the Chandler family.

Director: Danny Wu | Stars: Danny Wu, Charles Thomson, Jenny Winings, Taj Jackson

Votes: 2,017

42. The Lady and the Duke (2001)

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

During the French Revolution, a Scottish aristocrat and her former lover, the Duke of Orleans, find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Lucy Russell, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Alain Libolt, Charlotte Véry

Votes: 2,873 | Gross: $0.33M

43. A Touch of Larceny (1960)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy

Royal Navy Commander Max Easton fakes his defection to the Soviets in order to sue the slandering newspapers for the money he needs to woo a fancy American woman.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: James Mason, George Sanders, Vera Miles, Oliver Johnston

Votes: 661

44. Say That You Love Me (2006)

87 min | Drama

Fatou is desperate for love and affection, so she and her friend put out half naked pictures on the net, and meet older boys. The boys know how to take advantage of that, and then it goes awfully wrong.

Director: Daniel Fridell | Stars: Haddy Jallow, Diza Dahlström Franzén, Celestine Davidsson, Mohamed Said

Votes: 1,041

45. All-American Sex Offender

Short, Comedy | Completed

Mackenzie, an all-American single lady, gets caught publicly urinating and is added to the sex-offenders registry. Things move from complicated to perilous when she meets Mr.Right, who ... See full summary »

Stars: Chloe Lenihan, Patrese McClain, Sam Guinan-Nyhart, Mickey O'Sullivan

46. Asfalttilampaat (1968)

78 min | Drama, Romance

The story of a doomed young love in a small, narrow-minded town.

Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Eero Melasniemi, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Pekka Autiovuori, Mirjami Manninen

Votes: 259

47. A Captain's Honor (1982)

117 min | Drama, War

During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.

Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Nicole Garcia, Charles Denner, Georges Wilson

Votes: 372

48. Reckless Disregard (1985 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Drama

Meredith Craig is lawyer who has a small practice. She is then approached by a Dr. Lucas who is a doctor at a clinic, who was exposed on a television news program as writing prescriptions ... See full summary »

Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Tess Harper, Leslie Nielsen, Ronny Cox, Henry Ramer

Votes: 84

49. Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (1990 TV Movie)

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

It's Christmas at Shining Time Station. Stacy Jones is busy helping passengers, Schemer tries to win the role of Santa's helper for the Indian Valley Gala Holiday Pageant, Mr. Conductor ... See full summary »

Directors: Gregory Lehane, Frank Vitale | Stars: Ringo Starr, Didi Conn, Nicolle Rochelle, Rachel Miner

Votes: 64

50. 183 Days (2009)

60 min | Drama

Emma, Mandy, Sebastian, Tarek and Laura are the finalists of a reality show called HUS-1. After it ends, they try to move on with their lives and careers but tabloid reporter, Anne, keeps writing fake scandalous stories about them.

Stars: Tuva Novotny, Sasha Becker, Malin Mases Arvidsson, Ulric von der Esch

Votes: 62