Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "checking-for-a-pulse"

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

R | 91 min | Horror

Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon

Votes: 263,443 | Gross: $25.50M

2. Men in Black: International (2019)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The MIB tackle a mole in their organization.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson

Votes: 147,618 | Gross: $80.00M

3. Crawl (I) (2019)

R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson

Votes: 94,394 | Gross: $39.01M

4. Tampopo (1985)

Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho

Votes: 22,693 | Gross: $0.22M

5. Yoga Hosers (2016)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Two teenage yoga enthusiasts must do battle with an evil presence that is threatening to rise from its underground lair and endanger their major party plans.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Johnny Depp, Adam Brody

Votes: 15,530

6. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

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

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson

Votes: 59,678 | Gross: $27.38M

7. The Paramedic (2020)

TV-MA | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Angel works in an ambulance service. After a tragic accident, his personal life begins to deteriorate as he becomes more and more suspicious of his partner Vane.

Director: Carles Torras | Stars: Mario Casas, Déborah François, Guillermo Pfening, Maria Rodríguez Soto

Votes: 14,735

8. The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015)

Not Rated | 76 min | Drama, Thriller

Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked, fascinated by her beauty.

Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens | Stars: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Albert Carbó, Bernat Saumell

Votes: 6,812

9. Shocker (1989)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp

Votes: 17,757 | Gross: $16.55M

10. Killer Sofa (2019)

81 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A killer reclining chair becomes enchanted by a girl and starts committing crimes of passion.

Director: Bernie Rao | Stars: Jed Brophy, Jordan Rivers, Piimio Mei, Nathalie Morris

Votes: 3,045

11. The Bullocks (1953)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.

Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste

Votes: 19,957 | Gross: $0.10M

12. From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Horror

In a small Tennessee town, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter.

Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Vincent Price, Clu Gulager, Terry Kiser, Harry Caesar

Votes: 2,999 | Gross: $1.36M

13. Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery

An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.

Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach

Votes: 3,686

14. Remote Control (1988)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over Earth by brain-washing people with a bad '50s science fiction movie. He and his friend must find a way to stop the aliens before... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Kevin Dillon, Deborah Goodrich, Christopher Wynne, Frank Beddor

Votes: 1,151

15. Sneekweek (2016)

108 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Six friends party for a week during the "Sneekweek", but they get haunted by a serial killer because of a dark secret from their past..

Director: Martijn Heijne | Stars: Carolien Spoor, Jelle de Jong, Jord Knotter, Holly Mae Brood

Votes: 1,568

16. Juego de amor prohibido (1975)

85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A rich, charismatic professor picks up a couple of young hitch-hikers in his car and invites them to spend the night at his mansion.

Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Javier Escrivá, John Moulder-Brown, Inma de Santis, Simón Andreu

Votes: 202

17. The Blancheville Monster (1963)

Unrated | 88 min | Horror

The beautiful young daughter of a crazed count fears that she will fall victim to the family curse - to be sacrificed to fulfill an ancient family legend.

Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Gérard Tichy, Leo Anchóriz, Ombretta Colli, Helga Liné

Votes: 848

18. The Girl with a Pistol (1968)

M | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.

Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth

Votes: 1,733

19. The Wedding Unplanner (2020)

110 min | Comedy, Romance

A love affair to hide. A wedding to prepare. A disaster to come.

Director: Dani de la Orden | Stars: Belén Cuesta, Álex García, Silvia Alonso, Antonio Dechent

Votes: 2,028

20. Strigoi (2009)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

When the villagers killed Constantin Tirescu, they thought it was justice. Vlad Cozma thinks it was murder. Now Constantin thinks pickles might go nice with blood.

Director: Faye Jackson | Stars: Catalin Paraschiv, Rudy Rosenfeld, Constantin Barbulescu, Roxana Guttman

Votes: 1,266

21. Frankenstein 90 (1984)

100 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

Director: Alain Jessua | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Eddy Mitchell, Fiona Gélin, Herma Vos

Votes: 395

22. The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985)

100 min | Music, Comedy

In 1985, Makoto Tezuka, the son of manga genius Osamu Tezuka, was still a film student with a few experimental shorts to his credit and who was entrusted with the mission to turn an album by Haruo Chikada into a musical film.

Director: Macoto Tezuka | Stars: Shingo Kubota, Kan Takagi, Kyôko Togawa, Issay

Votes: 630

23. The Spies (1957)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Short of cash for his private clinic, a French psychiatrist accepts money from a NATO Intelligence agent to shelter a defecting Soviet-bloc scientist but enemy spies are closing-in.

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov, O.E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe

Votes: 1,101

24. I Hate Actors (1986)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hollywood in the 1940s. A tyrannical producer, a paranoid director, a starlet engaged twenty-four times, an actor who refuses to age - all against a backdrop of a series of murders.

Director: Gérard Krawczyk | Stars: Jean Poiret, Michel Blanc, Bernard Blier, Patrick Floersheim

Votes: 260

25. Chlap na strídacku (2020)

Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Happily married for fifteen years, Zuzana finds out one day that her husband has been having an affair with another woman for a long time. Zuzana does not hesitate and decides to visit her ... See full summary »

Director: Petr Zahrádka | Stars: Jirí Langmajer, Ivana Chýlková, Lucie Zácková, Iva Janzurová

Votes: 141

26. Panic (1972)

85 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A young woman is nursing a doll like a real baby, and even hears its cries. Her fantasies becomes more deranged and her paranoia never lets her go. Is someone chasing her? Was she abused by three men?

Director: Julián Soler | Stars: Ana Martín, Ofelia Guilmáin, Joaquín Cordero, José Gálvez

Votes: 96

27. Desperate Ladies Act Desperately (2018) (2018)

PG-13 | 82 min | Comedy

Olga's life begins to "stink" in the maternity ward. As a natural uniqueness she admired not only the head of the department but also her little son Míša. Meeting a naked newborn and ... See full summary »

Director: Filip Renc | Stars: Klára Issová, Aneta Krejcíková, Václav Vasák, Matous Ruml

Votes: 122

28. 1 Dead Party (2013)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

When Bobby accidentally kills his wife before a get together at their home, he stops at nothing to hide the evidence from the arriving guests, even if it means murder.

Director: Matty Castano | Stars: Cameron Brexler, Bones McCoy Castano, Matty Castano, James Hollis III

Votes: 95

29. Il caso Valdemar (1936)

12 min | Short, Horror

A doctor performs an experiment on a dying man by placing him under hypnosis on his deathbed.

Directors: Gianni Hoepli, Ubaldo Magnaghi | Stars: Lav Kamenarovic, Gino Eprisi, Carlo Bissi, Vincenzo Gatti

Votes: 180

30. Old-Timers (2019)

85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Vlasta and Tonda don't have much longer to live but they do have one more important task ahead of them - to find and kill the communist prosecutor who sent them to prison in the 1950s. An ... See full summary »

Directors: Martin Dusek, Ondrej Provaznik | Stars: Jirí Schmitzer, Ladislav Mrkvicka, Dusan Kaprálik, Milena Steinmasslová

Votes: 246

31. Utrpení pana Tenkráta (1966)

11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A timid clerk is pushed by his boss to marry one of his many daughters.

Director: Josef Kábrt | Star: Frantisek Filipovský

32. Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode: The Late Nancy Irving (1984)

70 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A famous US golfer with an extremely rare blood type is taken to a private hospital after falling ill. Her recovery prolongs and she befriends the people there. One day, she sees a TV news report on her death and realizes she's trapped.

Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Cristina Raines, Marius Goring, Simon Williams, Tony Anholt

Votes: 139

33. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)
Episode: But Not for Me (1988)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama

A renowned television newswoman's career is jeopardized after a noted mobster is found murdered in her palatial home.

Director: Michael Lange | Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Stephen Burleigh

Votes: 38

34. Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode: The Death of Superman (1985)

TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

While he and Firestorm were in a mission in space, Superman suffers a massive kryptonite poisoning and dies; from all the corners of the galaxy, people come to show their respects for the fallen "Man of Steel".

Directors: Oscar Dufau, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Casey Kasem, Jack Angel, Rene Auberjonois

Votes: 77

35. Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode: Rage (2006)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Lois Lane is furious at lover Oliver Queen for leaving instead of waiting till she 'makes it worthwhile' but ignores he witnessed a thug attacking a couple and was badly wounded by the ... See full summary »

Director: Whitney Ransick | Stars: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance

Votes: 1,047

36. Madam Secretary (2014–2019)
Episode: The Strike Zone (2019)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Thriller

Elizabeth faces mounting protests over rising fuel costs as she prepares to throw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game; Mike B. is questioned about whether the McCord campaign conspired with Iran to steal the election.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen

Votes: 242

37. 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020– )
Episode: Yee-Haw (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The crew races to an outbreak of mercury poisoning leaving its victims in a zombie-like state; Owen must come to terms with his illness; Michelle follows a new lead on her missing sister.

Director: Bradley Buecker | Stars: Rob Lowe, Liv Tyler, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra Aylina McClain

Votes: 856

38. The Rookie (2018– )
Episode: Breaking Point (2019)

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

Officer Nolan's trust is tested. Meanwhile, Officer Harper has finally earned an overnight visit with her daughter that is put into jeopardy when her past undercover life resurfaces again.

Director: Leslie Libman | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Mekia Cox, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones

Votes: 1,059

39. Chicago Fire (2012– )
Episode: Infection, Part I (2019)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Drama

A deadly bacteria takes its toll on numerous victims around the city, leaving Chicago's finest first responders to work together alongside the CDC to resolve the dangerous situation; Severide suspects something bigger is happening.

Director: Reza Tabrizi | Stars: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Kara Killmer, David Eigenberg

Votes: 516

40. The Resident (2018–2023)
Episode: Belief System (2019)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

Conrad doubts Devon's judgement when a patient who was pronounced dead suddenly revives; Cain and Nic butt heads over the care of a white supremacist; The Raptor and Mina uncover new information about Red Rock Medical.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal, Shaunette Renée Wilson

Votes: 431

41. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine (2019)

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

After declaring war on Hiram, Veronica enlists a secret weapon; Archie and FP team up to take Dodger down for good; Jughead's search for his grandfather leads to more questions than answers.

Director: Gabriel Correa | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 921

42. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
Episode: 43rd and Normal (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ruzek and Burgess's secret begins to have severe implications for their police work. A series of deadly acts of vandalism causes tensions to run high in the insular neighborhood of ... See full summary »

Director: Chad Saxton | Stars: Jason Beghe, Jesse Lee Soffer, Tracy Spiridakos, Marina Squerciati

Votes: 402

43. Chicago Fire (2012– )
Episode: Where We End Up (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama

A pest control problem forces the 51 team to temporarily bunk with Firehouse 20. All under the same roof, Casey clashes with Capt. Delaney while Foster, Kidd and Brett fear Capt. Leone has ... See full summary »

Director: Batan Silva | Stars: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Kara Killmer, David Eigenberg

Votes: 364

44. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March (2020)

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

Worried about his future after high school, Archie seeks advice from Hiram; Veronica begins to spiral; Jughead confronts a critical accusation.

Director: Claudia Yarmy | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 903

45. Resident Alien (2021– )
Episode: Birds of a Feather (2021)

TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Harry travels to the Ute Reservation to help Asta's grandmother and learns what it means to belong.

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar | Stars: Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund

Votes: 2,113

46. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Animus (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The S.W.A.T. searches for a link to a misogynistic gunman. Luca works on a homicide in his neighborhood. Lt. Lynch wants a day-in-the-life interview with a female S.W.A.T. member.

Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson

Votes: 362

47. Outsourced (2010–2011)
Episode: Take This Punjab and Shove It (2011)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Todd finds the perfect telemarketer and gives him a job, only to have Tonya steal him away.

Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Ben Rappaport, Anisha Nagarajan, Diedrich Bader, Parvesh Cheena

Votes: 111

48. Morning Wire (2021– )
Tragedies in Texas & Chaos in Manhattan | 5.8.23 (2023 Podcast Episode)

13 min | Talk-Show

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49. Morden im Norden (2012– )
Episode: Dunkle Wasser (2018)

48 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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Director: Miko Zeuschner | Stars: Sven Martinek, Ingo Naujoks, Julia E. Lenska, Veit Stübner

Votes: 8