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

1. American Fiction (2023)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama

A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.

Director: Cord Jefferson | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander

Votes: 81,628

2. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

R | 161 min | Comedy, Drama

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch

Votes: 851,917 | Gross: $142.50M

3. Heat (1995)

R | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight

Votes: 721,380 | Gross: $67.44M

4. Remember Me (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Romance

A romantic drama centred on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Caitlyn Rund, Moisés Acevedo

Votes: 155,989 | Gross: $19.07M

5. The Big Sleep (1946)

Passed | 114 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers

Votes: 90,647 | Gross: $6.54M

6. The Night House (2020)

R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.

Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit

Votes: 67,520

7. Young Adult (2011)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser

Votes: 88,049 | Gross: $16.31M

8. 50/50 (2011)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 343,226 | Gross: $35.01M

9. Just Like Heaven (2005)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spybey-Waters

Votes: 117,546 | Gross: $48.32M

10. Liberal Arts (2012)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When 30-something Jesse returns to his alma mater for a professor's retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with a powerful attraction that springs up between them.

Director: Josh Radnor | Stars: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Zac Efron, Elizabeth Reaser

Votes: 40,359 | Gross: $0.32M

11. Mysterious Disappearances (2024– )

TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

The modern-day bizarre Romanesque story follows Sumireko Ogawa, an aspiring novelist who loves mysteries and works at a bookstore with a boy named Ren Adashino. They witness strange occurrences and attempt to solve mysteries.

Stars: Fairouz Ai, Daiki Yamashita, Eri Yukimura, Yui Horie

Votes: 49

12. My Salinger Year (2020)

R | 101 min | Drama

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake

Votes: 6,849

13. Love, Classified (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Emilia, a romance novelist, returns home after a long absence to reconnect with her children who are also finding their own paths to love.

Director: Stacey N. Harding | Stars: Melora Hardin, Arienne Mandi, Katherine McNamara, Max Lloyd-Jones

Votes: 1,888

14. Pursued (2004)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller

A fast rising hi tech executive must protect his career and family from the ruthless tactics of a homicidal corporate headhunter.

Director: Kristoffer Tabori | Stars: Christian Slater, Gil Bellows, Estella Warren, Michael Clarke Duncan

Votes: 1,795

15. Hope at Christmas (2018 TV Movie)

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

Divorced Sydney inherits a house from her grandma. Seeing it with her 8 y.o. daughter, she stops at the bookstore and meets a single teacher there. She ends up helping out there for the Christmas season.

Director: Alex Wright | Stars: Scottie Thompson, Ryan Paevey, Erica Tremblay, Colleen Winton

Votes: 1,629

16. Waiting for You (2017)

92 min | Drama, Mystery

Paul (Morgan) investigates his late father's increasingly disturbing past and becomes suspicious of the mysterious, melancholic, and possibly dangerous Madeleine (Ardant).

Director: Charles Garrad | Stars: Colin Morgan, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Bastien, Abdelkrim Bahloul

Votes: 362

17. Careless (2007)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

An LA bookstore clerk finds a severed human finger on his kitchen floor. The police ignore his call. What to do? He meets a cute nine fingered girl.

Director: Peter Spears | Stars: Colin Hanks, Rachel Blanchard, Fran Kranz, Tony Shalhoub

Votes: 467

18. Beautiful Sunday (2007)

G | 117 min | Thriller

A rapist and a corrupt cop share a surprising connection.

Director: Kwang-kyo Jin | Stars: Yu Ha-bok, Min Ji-Hye, Oh Jung-se, Lee Ki-young

Votes: 141

19. From This Day Forward (1946)

Approved | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Incidents of a marriage are recalled in flashback.

Director: John Berry | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan

Votes: 475

20. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Nachtvorstellung (1993)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Three high school boys go to watch a night show of a violent movie. After a noisy scene with lots of gunfire, someone notices a dead man in one of the seats.

Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Christoph Bantzer

Votes: 56

21. Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode: Best Seller/The Tomb (1978)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Book store clerk Barney Hunter wants to write a best-selling book, which turns out to be an obstacle to a new romance; and archaeologist Neville Marlowe is determined to uncover the secrets of a long-buried Egyptian tomb -- which is cursed.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Desi Arnaz Jr., Gloria DeHaven

Votes: 89

22. Lady Cop (1994–2006)
Episode: Schwarze Liebe, roter Tod (2004)

48 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Black love, red death.

Director: Karola Hattop | Stars: Hannelore Elsner, Thomas Scharff, Ursula Karven, Michael Evers

23. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Fifty Millionth Frenchman (1964)

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

Phillipe Bertain has loaned $5,000 to fellow Frenchwoman Ninette Rovel to get away from her abusive husband. However, when the money is not repaid, he tracks down her husband only to be ignored by him. The husband is then murdered.

Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins

Votes: 285

24. Katie Fforde (2010–2021)
Episode: Ein Teil von dir (2012)

89 min | Drama, Romance

Vivien Barner, a bookstore store clerk,is a suffering a tremendous kidney disease and needs a kidney transplantation.This morning she is happy because a donor will give her one of hi ... See full summary »

Director: Helmut Metzger | Stars: Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Tim Bergmann, Cristina do Rego, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

Votes: 40

25. Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016)
Episode: Boston Keltic (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The murder of a rare bookseller brings Jane and Maura into the world of Keltic writings and coded confessions, just as Maura is preparing Jane to meet her new man. Angela's relationship with Cavanaugh changes pace.

Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Jordan Bridges, Bruce McGill

Votes: 369