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

1. Ghostbusters (1984)

PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis

Votes: 450,781 | Gross: $238.63M

2. Havoc (2005)

R | 85 min | Crime, Drama

Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.

Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn

Votes: 20,425

3. Tron: Legacy (2010)

PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.

Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner

Votes: 356,057 | Gross: $172.06M

4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy

A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones

Votes: 386,822 | Gross: $70.14M

5. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Levi Stubbs

Votes: 86,467 | Gross: $38.75M

6. Cloverfield (2008)

PG-13 | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.

Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller

Votes: 420,962 | Gross: $80.05M

7. Underworld (2003)

R | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Selene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by werewolves for unknown reasons.

Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen

Votes: 285,332 | Gross: $51.97M

8. Kaleidoscope (2023)

TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Centered around the largest heist ever attempted, the vengeance and betrayals that surround it.

Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega, Rosaline Elbay

Votes: 43,752

9. Death Wish (1974)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats

Votes: 44,079 | Gross: $22.00M

10. Date Night (2010)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Taraji P. Henson

Votes: 172,229 | Gross: $98.71M

11. Baby's Day Out (1994)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.

Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley

Votes: 55,710 | Gross: $16.67M

12. My Bodyguard (1980)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.

Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt

Votes: 10,850 | Gross: $22.48M

13. Walk of Shame (2014)

R | 95 min | Comedy

A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money - and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.

Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs, Sarah Wright

Votes: 57,121 | Gross: $0.04M

14. City on Fire (2023)

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

Follows the events that happen after an NYU student is shot in Central Park.

Stars: Jemima Kirke, Wyatt Oleff, Chase Sui Wonders, Nico Tortorella

Votes: 2,458

15. The Resident (2011)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

When a young doctor suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft, she learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her.

Director: Antti J. Jokinen | Stars: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lee Pace, Christopher Lee

Votes: 29,633

16. Sort Of (2021–2024)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows a gender-fluid millennial who straddles various identities, exposing the identities and labels that are no longer applicable.

Stars: Bilal Baig, Amanda Cordner, Gray Powell, Grace Lynn Kung

Votes: 2,400

17. The Bar (2017)

102 min | Thriller

In bustling downtown Madrid, a loud gunshot and two mysterious deaths trap a motley assortment of common urbanites in a decrepit central bar, while paranoia and suspicion force the terrified regulars to turn on each other.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Blanca Suárez, Mario Casas, Carmen Machi, Secun de la Rosa

Votes: 28,917

18. From Prada to Nada (2011)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility": two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.

Director: Angel Gracia | Stars: Camilla Belle, Alexa PenaVega, Kuno Becker, Tina French

Votes: 15,621 | Gross: $3.02M

19. Kanal (1957)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, War

In 1944, during the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, Polish Lieutenant Zadra and his resistance fighters use Warsaw's sewer system to escape the German encirclement.

Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wienczyslaw Glinski, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski

Votes: 8,043

20. Calamari Union (1985)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

An exodus to a better life in Eira.

Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula, Sakke Järvenpää

Votes: 3,945

21. Yakuza (2005 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

After Kiryu Kazuma takes the blame for the murder of its leader, he is sent to prison. Ten years later he learns that the criminal underworld is searching for 10 billion yen that has been stolen from the Tojo clan.

Directors: Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Ryuta Ueda | Stars: Takaya Kuroda, Darryl Kurylo, Rie Kugimiya, Michael Rosenbaum

Votes: 535

22. The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003 Video Game)

T | Animation, Action, Adventure

When mysterious surveillance equipment, mind control cola and aliens terrorize Springfield, only the Simpsons can find out why and save the town.

Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,997

23. Rabid Dogs (2015)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a bank job goes badly wrong, three desperate criminals take a young woman and a father and child hostage - it's the beginning of a frantic and violent road trip that not all of them will survive.

Director: Éric Hannezo | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gouix, François Arnaud

Votes: 1,934

24. Marqueetown (2023)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres Inc. - and its innovative gem, The Nordic - endured in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for almost 100 years, even as the world changed endlessly around them.

Directors: Jordan Anderson, Joseph Beyer | Stars: Chad Albaugh, Michael Albaugh, Christal Frost Anderson, Joe Anderson

Votes: 8

25. Dögkeselyü (1982)

115 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two old women who happen to be pickpockets stole money from Simon, the taxi driver. The police are unable to find the thieves, so Simon decides to find them himself.

Director: Ferenc András | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Hédi Temessy, Zita Perczel, Maria Gladkowska

Votes: 1,366

26. Rent-a-Goalie (2006–2008)

22 min | Comedy, Sport

Cake runs a business that supplies goalies to house hockey games.

Stars: Christopher Bolton, Philip Riccio, Inga Cadranel, Mayko Nguyen

Votes: 360

27. September Mornings (2021– )

TV-14 | 35 min | Drama

The life of a trans woman who has just gained her independence takes an unexpected turn when an unknown son she had with a woman ten years ago shows up out of the blue.

Stars: Liniker, Thomas Aquino, Gustavo Coelho, Clodd Dias

Votes: 874

28. The Boys (1962)

123 min | Crime, Drama

In 1962 London, four troublesome teenagers are charged by the police with robbing a garage and murdering the night watchman.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Dudley Sutton, Ronald Lacey

Votes: 655

29. Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994 Video Game)

M | Action, Fantasy, Horror

Doom 2 follows the story of Doom-Guy, killing hell creatures, for the future of mankind.

Stars: Kevin Cloud, Bobby Prince, John Romero

Votes: 3,284

30. Night at the Golden Eagle (2001)

R | 87 min | Drama

An ex-convict's plans to turn legit go awry.

Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Vinny Argiro, James Caan, Donnie Montemarano, Natasha Lyonne

Votes: 2,621 | Gross: $0.02M

31. The Come Up (2022)

TV-14 | Documentary

"The Come Up" showcases six young disruptors from downtown New York as they follow their dreams and pursue love and art.

Stars: Fernando Casablancas, Ebon Gore, Ben Hard, Sophia Wilson

Votes: 88

32. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When Krang steals the Statue of Liberty, the turtles pursue the Foot Clan to the Technodrome, where Shredder sends them through a time warp. The Turtles must fight Shredder's army in both the past and the future in order to get home.

Director: G. Suzuki | Star: Miki Chang

Votes: 1,407

33. Under New Management (2009)

100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Sparks and bullets fly when a Wall Street yuppie must steer a Brooklyn mob crew legit before a beautiful FBI agent can build RICO indictments against them.

Director: Joe Otting | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Kelly Overton, Richard Portnow, Christian Stolte

Votes: 466

34. The Disinherited (2014)

100 min | Drama

"The Disinherited," after the fragment "Platonov" by Anton Chekhov, is a live cinema performance adaptation of Chekhov's first full-length play chronicling an emotionally bankrupt society ... See full summary »

Director: Jay Scheib | Stars: Sarita Choudhury, Mikeah Jennings, Laine Rettmer, Tony Torn

35. The People at Universal (1991)

110 min | Drama

This is a dark comedy that takes place in an urban jungle, where everyone has to ensure their own survival. No one is evil, but everyone acts for their own benefit and without considering ... See full summary »

Director: Felipe Aljure | Stars: Álvaro Rodríguez, Jennifer Steffens, Robinson Díaz, Ani Aristizábal

Votes: 778

36. Seek (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 76 min | Drama

A shy, budding young writer attempts to shake off the torment of lost love while taking an assignment profiling an alluring club promoter, who reigns over a world of music, lights, and drag queens.

Director: Eric Henry | Stars: Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski, Ryan Fisher, Jonathan Nathaniel, Matthew Ludwinski

Votes: 123

37. Angel's Flight (1965)

77 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A series of murders involving a stripper (Indus Arthur) are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter (William Thourlby) in this late-entry film-noir.

Directors: Raymond Nassour, Kenneth W. Richardson | Stars: William Thourlby, Warren J. Kemmerling, Michael Fox, Kathleen Gallant

Votes: 128

38. The Simpsons (1991 Video Game)

E10+ | 58 min | Action, Comedy, Family

Smithers kidnaps Maggie so Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa set off across Springfield, from Krustyland to Moe's Tavern, to Channel 6 and finally to the power plant to take on Smithers and Mr. Burns and retrieve Maggie.

Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Hiroshi Iuchi, Muneharu Samejima

Votes: 725

39. Final Fight (1989 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Crime

Metro City is the most dangerous place in the world. Mayor Mike Haggar's daughter:"Jessica" is kidnapped by the Mad Gear gang. So it's up to Haggar, Cody, and Guy to rescue her.

Directors: Akira Nishitani, Akira Yasuda

Votes: 594

40. Jackson (2008)

97 min | Drama

Jackson is about two homeless men in Los Angeles, California, Donald and Sam. At the start of the day, Donald is given a twenty dollar bill (also known as a "Jackson"). The film follows the... See full summary »

Director: J.F. Lawton | Stars: Barry Primus, Charles Robinson, Steve Guttenberg, Debra Jo Rupp

Votes: 58

41. Christmas on Division Street (1991 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance

A good-natured homeless man and an ill-tempered student become good friends.

Director: George Kaczender | Stars: Fred Savage, Hume Cronyn, Badja Djola, Jim Byrnes

Votes: 590

42. One Day in August (2001)

106 min | Drama

Three couples flee Athens for the summer, and their journeys change their lives forever.

Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Eleni Kastani, Akilas Karazisis, Amalia Moutousi, Emilios Chilakis

Votes: 1,194

43. Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young ninja and his dog take on the thugs of the Neo-Zeed Corporation and their boss the Union Lizard.

Votes: 101

44. Child of Sorrow (1956)

119 min | Crime, Drama

A war hero meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.

Director: Lamberto V. Avellana | Stars: Rosa Rosal, Tony Santos, Joseph De Cordova, Vic Silayan

Votes: 76

45. Point&Shoot (2004)

96 min | Drama, Romance

Blurring the line between fiction and reality, aspiring fashion photographer Shawn Regruto--obsessed with documenting every part of his life--assembles his personal and professional ... See full summary »

Director: Shawn Regruto | Stars: Danny A. Abeckaser, Mini Anden, Kevin Asch, Alex Burns

Votes: 70

46. Mini DV (2019)

10 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

At the age of 12 Shauly receives his first camera. 14 years later he finds the recordings. From his mature perspective ,Shauly returns to the child he once was, to his cinematic attempts ... See full summary »

Director: Shauly Melamed | Stars: Aviv Gruber, Shauly Melamed, Yotam Schori, Liav Shlapok

Votes: 16

47. Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)

R | 103 min | Drama

A group of street kids find that the only way to make it through the day is to hold onto their dreams while their reality is eating out of dumpsters, turning tricks and squatting in abandoned buildings.

Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Joey Dedio, Eliud Figueroa, Geneviève Bujold, John Savage

Votes: 116

48. Margarita Happy Hour (2001)

98 min | Drama

Five "disreputable" women from Brooklyn meet in the late-afternoon hours to throw back half-price drink specials and bitch uninhibitedly about life, libidos and lactation.

Director: Ilya Chaiken | Stars: Eleanor Hutchins, Larry Fessenden, Holly Ramos, Barbara Sicuranza

Votes: 173 | Gross: $0.01M

49. Chameleon (2017)

23 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

Unable to fit into the corporate machine, a desperate man is willing to do anything to make his dreams of power a reality even if it means losing himself completely.

Director: Trevvor Riley | Stars: Spiros Psihos, Michael Sean Erickson, Roger Duplease, Michael Crate

Votes: 19

50. The Fuzz Brothers (1973 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Two black police officers, who are brothers, battle crime in a run-down section of Los Angeles, California.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Felton Perry, Jeff Corey, Don Porter

Votes: 8