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

1. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein | Stars: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith

Votes: 227,872

2. All About Eve (1950)

Passed | 138 min | Drama

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm

Votes: 139,173 | Gross: $0.01M

3. Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Thriller

The story of a girl who is willing to do anything to become Valedictorian, even if it means murdering the teacher that stands in her way.

Director: Kevin Williamson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Marisa Coughlan, Katie Holmes, Jeffrey Tambor

Votes: 21,750 | Gross: $8.95M

4. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler

Votes: 9,183 | Gross: $4.80M

5. The Big Street (1942)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A busboy in unrequited love with a nightclub performer grows closer to her after she is paralyzed in an attack by her gangster boyfriend.

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 1,669

6. The Pawnshop (1916)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Short

Charlie competes with his fellow shop assistant. He is fired by the pawnbroker and rehired. He nearly destroys everything in the shop and himself. He helps capture a burglar. He destroys a client's clock while examining it in detail.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Edna Purviance, John Rand

Votes: 3,713

7. Three Pests in a Mess (1945)

15 min | Comedy, Short

The stooges are three inventors trying to a get a patent on their preposterous fly catching invention. When they learn they'll have to catch 100,000 flies to earn enough to get a patent, ... See full summary »

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Christine McIntyre

Votes: 457

8. Hare-um Scare-um (1939)

Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short

A hungry hunter pursues a wily rabbit who's one step ahead of him and his hound.

Directors: Cal Dalton, Ben Hardaway | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Mel Blanc

Votes: 524

9. Eric Mitchell: The Harder You Fall (2024)

16 min | Short, Biography, Comedy

Famed Fighter Eric Mitchell makes the career move of the century and decides to fight a 5'11 grizzly bear. But soon he will learn, the quicker he rises, the harder he falls.

Directors: Kai Douangchanh, Evan Stubbings | Stars: Kai Douangchanh, Eric Mitchell, Sylas Murphy, Alexis Pascual

Votes: 10

10. Porky's Hare Hunt (1938)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short

Porky goes after a rogue rabbit who manages to frustrate him at each turn. He is unsuccessful and the rabbit comes to visit him just to make recovery tougher for him.

Directors: Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton | Stars: Mel Blanc, Melvin J. Gibby, Ben Hardaway

Votes: 532

11. Dynamite Chicken (1971)

R | 76 min | Comedy

A collection of skits, parodies, musical performances, and film clips supposedly relating to the peace movement of the late Sixties and early Seventies, but more a general patchwork than a purposeful collection.

Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Richard Pryor, Ace Trucking Company, Patti Deutsch, Michael Mislove

Votes: 249

12. Kind Lady (1935)

Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Henry, a homeless artist, is invited in from the cold by Mary. Her kindness is exploited as Henry, his family and friends manipulate their way into living in her home. Mary tries to get rid of them, but they have their own scheme in mind.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Aline MacMahon, Basil Rathbone, Mary Carlisle, Frank Albertson

Votes: 652

13. Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)

Approved | 67 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

The Most Precious Thing in Life is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Richard Cromwell, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Anita Louise, and Mary Forbes. The film tells a ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Richard Cromwell, Anita Louise

Votes: 131

14. Sailor's Holiday (1929)

58 min | Comedy

Two sailors mistake a woman searching for her long-lost brother for a con artist. After they accidentally frame her for theft, one sailor falls for her and vows to help her find her brother.

Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Alan Hale, Sally Eilers, George Cooper, Paul Hurst

Votes: 58

15. One Meat Brawl (1947)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

It's groundhog day, Grover Groundhog's big day - but it's also hunting season for Porky, and he's hunting groundhogs.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert Clampett, Stan Freberg

Votes: 234

16. Heir-Conditioned (1955)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Sylvester inherits a fortune while Elmer fights off the cat's greedy friends and teaches about the need to invest the money.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Daws Butler, Stan Freberg

Votes: 312

17. The White Sin (1924)

93 min | Drama, Romance

Smalltown runaway teen Hattie Lou is hired as maid for the Van Gore family, bound for the South Seas on their yacht. On board she falls for the son Spencer, who "marries" her in a mock wedding. A baby and hard times result from the union.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Madge Bellamy, John Bowers, Francelia Billington, Hallam Cooley

Votes: 31

18. Irish Hearts (1927)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy

Sheila, a feisty Irish girl, loves Emmett, a somewhat shady Irish boy. When Emmett goes to America, Sheila and her father follow and join him. However, when he loses his job, Sheila is ... See full summary »

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: May McAvoy, Jason Robards Sr., Warner Richmond, Kathleen Key

Votes: 33

19. The Lure of the Gown (1909)

6 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

"Fine feathers make fine birds.'' and handsome gowns make handsome women, and a handsome woman is the most fascinating thing extant. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a... See full summary »

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Leonard, Harry Solter, Florence Lawrence, Anita Hendrie

Votes: 84

20. It's Possible Your Heart Cannot Be Broken (2005)

15 min | Short, Comedy

Boy meets girl--although little else matches when two lovers tell their sides of the story after the relationship ends.

Director: Ming Jin Woo | Stars: Chui Mui Tan, Seng Tat Liew, Pang Khee Teik

Votes: 10

21. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Steve Lawrence and Lily Tomlin (1972)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: guests Steve Lawrence and Lily Tomlin take part in an opening musical number, "We're All in the Same Band"; Lily does a monologue as a woman abandoned by her boyfriend, ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 52

22. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Tim Conway and Dame Maggie Smith (1974)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: Carol welcomes guest Maggie Smith in her American TV debut, and they duet on "You're So London"; a couple (Carol, Harvey) is visited by an old college chum (Maggie) who ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Maggie Smith

Votes: 59

23. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Good Samaritan (1999)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Frasier has become fed-up with the way the modern world treats good Samaritans. Driving home one night, anticipating his son Freddie's visit, he stops to help a woman stuck in the rain--and discovers that she's a prostitute.

Director: Sheldon Epps | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 883

24. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Killer Klink (1967)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, War

In using Schultz to deliver radio parts to the underground, Hogan causes a marital tiff, which, to fix, requires getting Klink to believe that his sergeant is dying from premature old age.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 174

25. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: That Blasted Cunningham (1985)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

When George's main competitor Cunningham dies, his widow begs for his help fearing the company will now fail leaving her without an income. But everyone else finds her intentions suspect and thinks George is too trusting.

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 61

26. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )
Episode: Roller Cowards/Bucket, Sweet Bucket (2007)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Roller Cowards: The scariest roller coaster ever has just opened at Bikini Bottom's amusement park. At first SpongeBob and Patrick are determined to ride this monster coaster. But the more ... See full summary »

Director: Vincent Waller | Stars: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Mr. Lawrence

Votes: 639

27. Henry Danger (2014–2020)
Episode: Game of Phones (2020)

TV-G | 22 min | Action, Comedy, Family

When a young girl chains herself outside of Junk-N-Stuff, Kid Danger and Captain Man are forced to help find her beloved phone. While on a stakeout, they unexpectedly run across some familiar faces with a devious plan.

Director: Mike Caron | Stars: Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox

Votes: 77

28. For Love or Money (2019–2022)
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2021)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

Ash and Kym investigate a woman's concerns about the man she met online. DS Marc Cananur and his fraud squad team uncover a treasure trove of designer goods and cash that might be the key evidence needed to expose an elaborate fraud.

Directors: Kirk Barber, Matthew Lees, Channing Brankin | Stars: Kym Marsh, Ashley John-Baptiste

29. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Jack Cassidy and Tim Conway (1973)

TV-G | 45 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include a parody of "A Star Is Born".

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 40

30. Palm Royale (2024– )
Episode: Maxine Bags a Prince (2024)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama

Douglas faces a looming threat. Robert navigates his increasingly serious relationship with the prince. Linda and Evelyn receive shocking news.

Director: Abe Sylvia | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb

Votes: 238

31. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

After the death of Charlie Harper, Alan faces the reality of moving out of his brother's beach house - until he meets a depressed Internet billionaire whose wife just left him.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell

Votes: 3,612

32. Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode: Phil on Wire (2011)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Phil tries to learn tightrope walking, Haley and Alex wind up in the same math class, Gloria becomes upset over Jay's pampering of the dog, and Mitchell joins Cameron on a juice fast.

Director: Jason Winer | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell

Votes: 2,592

33. Mischievous Kiss (2010)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2010)

62 min | Comedy, Romance

While Oh Ha-ni's friends intrude on Baek Seung-jo's home, a family trip to the beach brings about desperation, a chance drowning, two sand burials, and uninvited guests.

Stars: Jung So-min, Kim Hyun-joong, Jung Hye-young, Lee Tae-sung

Votes: 28

34. Jury Duty (2023– )
Episode: Closing Arguments (2023)

16+ | 30 min | Comedy

The defense is on the ropes after a series of questionable strategic moves and Ken is in a bind after teaching Ronald to play a Korean board game.

Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: James Marsden, Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair

Votes: 981

35. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Why Are Major Airlines Shipping Thousands of Illegal Migrants Across the Country? (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 7

36. Please Love Me! (2016)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2016)

TV-14 | 75 min | Comedy, Romance

Thirty-year-old woman has been let go from her last job and, while she is interviewing and seeking work, remains unemployed. She has a boyfriend, but the relationship is one-sided. She is ... See full summary »

Director: Hayato Kawai | Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Dean Fujioka, Shôhei Miura, Maho Nonami

37. Claws (2017–2022)
Episode: Tirana (2017)

TV-MA | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Desna and her girls take pride in doing nails at the Nail Artisans of Manatee County, but amidst painting hooves and dreaming of a better life, she finds herself entangled in a money ... See full summary »

Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Karrueche Tran

Votes: 288

38. Tokyo Tarareba Girls (2017– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2017)

60 min | Comedy

The three friends are positively single again and are determined to take corrective action. They feel a bout of self-pity wash over them. A visit to a soothsayer tells them a lot and feels ... See full summary »

Director: Seiichi Nagumo | Stars: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Nana Eikura, Yûko Ôshima, Kentarô Sakaguchi

39. Take My Brother Away (2018– )
Episode: Episode 6 (2018)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

It's Shi Fen's birthday (which Miao knows), but it's also Wan Shi's birthday (which no one but his family knows), and a utility debt closes off the apartment electricity.

Director: Qing Han | Stars: Joseph Zeng, Qian Sun, Xudong Wang, Xiao-Yu Lu

40. Kekkon Aite wa Chusen de (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2018)

Drama, Romance

As the dating progresses, many couples are reaching their third and final dates. There are both kind and unkind persons in the mix with too high and too low an expectation. At the same time... See full summary »

Stars: Kami Hiraiwa, Yusuke Hirayama, Ai Hoemo, Masato Kato

41. Kekkon Aite wa Chusen de (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2018)

Drama, Romance

A kind man agrees to turn down his dating partner upon her request even though he finds her pretty and interesting. Another couple, whose relationship has been going well and has progressed... See full summary »

Stars: Yusuke Hirayama, Ai Hoemo, Masato Kato, Kika Kobayashi