Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fall-from-grace"

1. The Favourite (2018)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 234,603 | Gross: $34.37M

2. Tár (2022)

R | 158 min | Drama, Music

Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.

Director: Todd Field | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer

Votes: 94,307

3. Southpaw (2015)

R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Sport

After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker

Votes: 259,020 | Gross: $52.42M

4. O.J.: Made in America (2016)

TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen

Votes: 22,108

5. Orgazmo (1997)

NC-17 | 94 min | Comedy

Naive young Mormon Joe Young is recruited to act in porn movies.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne Raab, Michael Dean Jacobs

Votes: 38,078 | Gross: $0.58M

6. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

Approved | 107 min | Drama

After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse, George Hamilton

Votes: 2,981

7. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 39,052

8. The Damned (1969)

R | 157 min | Drama, War

The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Griem, Helmut Berger

Votes: 9,941 | Gross: $0.63M

9. Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Music, Musical

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor

Votes: 9,865 | Gross: $4.00M

10. The Concert (2009)

PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Thirty years ago Bolshoi Orchestra conductor Andreï Filipov was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a lowly janitor, an opportunity arises to gather his old musicians to go and pose as the official Bolshoi orchestra in Paris.

Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Aleksey Guskov, Mélanie Laurent, Dmitriy Nazarov, François Berléand

Votes: 18,667 | Gross: $0.66M

11. Becky Sharp (1935)

Unrated | 84 min | Drama, Romance, War

Against the backdrop of Napoleon's Waterloo campaign, an ambitious woman from a family of entertainers begins a destructive climb up the social ladder.

Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke

Votes: 1,299

12. See You Soon (2019 TV Movie)

R | 107 min | Drama, Romance

A U.S. soccer star suffers a career-threatening injury in the run-up to the World Cup, and during his recovery, embarks on an epic romance with a Russian single mom.

Director: David Mahmoudieh | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Jenia Tanaeva, Poppy Drayton, Liam McIntyre

Votes: 1,005

13. The Oscar (1966)

Approved | 119 min | Drama

Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker

Votes: 1,466

14. Lancelot of the Lake (1974)

85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

King Arthur learns that his wife, Queen Guinevere, has been having an affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an attempt on his life.

Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan, Vladimir Antolek-Oresek

Votes: 4,261

15. Where Danger Lives (1950)

Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in her husband's death, and must flee with her to the Mexican border.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Claude Rains, Faith Domergue, Maureen O'Sullivan

Votes: 3,403

16. Illegal (1955)

Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield

Votes: 2,342

17. Weiner (2016)

R | 96 min | Documentary

An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape.

Directors: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | Stars: Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, Jordan Zain Weiner, Barbara Morgan

Votes: 10,537 | Gross: $1.61M

18. Undiscovered (2005)

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

A group of aspiring entertainers try to establish careers for themselves in LA.

Director: Meiert Avis | Stars: Kip Pardue, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon, Pell James

Votes: 2,929 | Gross: $1.07M

19. She Will Rise (TV Movie)

Biography, Drama | Pre-production

Follows the rise and fall of former Congresswoman Katie Hill.

Star: Elisabeth Moss

20. The Bowery (1933)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

In New York's Bowery during the Gay Nineties, a saloon owner and a rebel share a rivalry.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie Cooper, Fay Wray

Votes: 617 | Gross: $4.36M

21. My Brother... Nikhil (2005)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Sport

Famous swimmer Nikhil Kapoor (Suri) deals with the repercussions of announcing the fact that he has HIV/AIDS.

Director: Onir | Stars: Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Purab Kohli, Victor Banerjee

Votes: 1,332

22. Runnin' from My Roots (2018)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Music, Romance

After a very public fall from grace, country-music star Faith Winters seeks refuge in her rural Texas hometown, where she rediscovers feelings for her high-school sweetheart, the local pastor. But her homecoming is bittersweet.

Director: Nancy Criss | Stars: Janelle Arthur, Aaron O'Connell, Nia Sioux, Joel Rush

Votes: 252

23. Caper (2014)

Comedy

Millionaire playboys who spend their money dressing up to fight crime? Pure fantasy - the truth is that today's hard working superheroes rarely have much more than medals to show for their ... See full summary »

Stars: Abby Miller, Beth Riesgraf, Hartley Sawyer, Harry Shum Jr.

Votes: 205

24. Riffraff (1935)

Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie and quits his poorly paid job to concentrate on getting better working conditions as union leader. Unfortunately, the union members disagree ... See full summary »

Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 1,111

25. The Man Who Found Himself (1937)

Passed | 67 min | Drama

A "high flying" surgeon learns a few valuable life lessons at the hands of a beautiful nurse.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Phillip Huston, Jane Walsh

Votes: 308

26. Dare the Devil (1969)

R | 72 min | Drama

A young man is about to enter the priesthood when he becomes sidelined by an older woman, and the Earthly desires she introduces him to. He is led to question his faith, and must make a ... See full summary »

Director: Robert J. Emery | Stars: Ray Wise, Sofia Halkias, Sherry Avazzano, Elmer Chapel

Votes: 18

27. Unraveled (III) (2011)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary on Marc Dreier, the once-prominent Manhattan attorney who was arrested for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted over 700 million dollars from hedge funds.

Directors: Marc H. Simon, Bobby Leigh | Stars: Marc Dreier, Bobby Leigh

Votes: 403

28. To koroidaki tis prigipessas (1972)

105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An impoverished patrician and the neighbourhood's belle who loves to play with the honest feelings of her fervent admirer comes face to face with her worst fear. But, does true love ever die? Can a princess ever fall for a pauper?

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Stavros Paravas, Hronis Exarhakos, Betty Arvaniti, Eleni Prokopiou

Votes: 248

29. The Swaggart Seduction (2014 Video)

119 min | Documentary

Pastor Mark Swarbick exposes the corruption, greed, prostitution scandals, heresies, false doctrine, and cult-like behavior within Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.

Director: Mark Swarbick | Stars: John Camp, Rosemary Garcia, Marvin Gorman, Ann Rowe Seaman

30. Paperitähti (1989)

91 min | Drama

Anna Kelanen is an ex-model who has just been released from prison. She thinks back on her life as a rather successful model, and on the things that went wrong.

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Pirkko Hämäläinen, Kari Väänänen, Hannu Lauri, Matti Rasila

Votes: 245

31. Hell and Back (2015– )

Reality-TV

Hell and Back serves as a platform where these artists discuss their: struggles, their mistakes, and lessons learned as they form new friendships and journey back into the world of hip hop.

Stars: Khia, Lady Luck, Gloria Velez, Vita

32. Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988 Video)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

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Stars: Bill Thomas, Nick Adams, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Scotty Beckett

Votes: 5

33. We Who Fall (2020)

62 min | Fantasy

We Who Fall is a three part series that follows Lucifer's fall from grace, from the perspective that history is always told by its victors.

Stars: Jeremias Amoore, Megan Barnes-Rolf, Elena Bennett, Mark Hunter

34. Performance (1991–1998)
Episode: A Doll's House (1992)

140 min | Drama

Years ago, Nora Helmer committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed, and lives in fear of her husband finding out.

Director: David Thacker | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Trevor Eve, Geraldine James, Patrick Malahide

Votes: 131

35. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: Seven Poor Knights from Acre (1984)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Crusaders returning from Palestine have their holy symbol stolen by a blind professional thief. Fiercely hunted by the enraged crusaders, the thief runs into the Sherwood Forest outlaws, ... See full summary »

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Simon Rouse, Yves Beneyton, Ray Winstone, Mark Ryan

Votes: 175

36. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Krusty Gets Busted (1990)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After Krusty is found guilty of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart following Homer's eyewitness testimony, Bart and Lisa set out to prove his innocence.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 5,087

37. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003–2010)
Episode: Legend of the Five Dragons (2008)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Unable to sleep, the Turtles overhear Splinter and the Ancient One arguing about the Ninja Tribunal during their late night meditation. The pair tell the Turtles the origins of the Ninja Tribunal and of their archenemy, Oroku Saki.

Director: Roy Burdine | Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel, Gregory Abbey

Votes: 134

38. Kreml-9 (2001–2006)
Episode: Vasiliy Stalin: Padenie (2003)

Documentary

Documentary about Stalin's son Vasiliy and his fall from grace.

Stars: Pavel Konyshev, Aleksey Pimanov

39. The View (1997– )
Episode: Michael Eric Dyson/Katie Hill/Storm Reid (2020)

TV-14 | 37 min | Talk-Show

Guest co-host Michael Eric Dyson; former Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif); actress Storm Reid ("The Invisible Man" and "Killing Winston Jones");

Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain

40. Useful Idiots with Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper (2019– )
Dnc Highlights, the USPS Crisis, Plus Katie Hill on Her Scandal and New Book (2020 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

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41. The Weeds (2015– )
The fall of Katie Hill (2019 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Matthew Yglesias, Dara Lind, Jane Coaston

42. Serious Inquiries Only (2016– )
The Case of Rep. Katie Hill (2019 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Thomas Smith, Jamie Lombardi

43. The Issue Is (2018– )
Episode: Katie Hill; Gloria Allred; John Kobylt; Brian Goldsmith (2020)

News

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Director: Frances Bemardy | Stars: Gloria Allred, Brian Goldsmith, Katie Hill, John Kobylt

44. 30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode: The Legend of Jimmy the Greek (2009)

TV-G | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This film follows the career of Jimmy Synder, a professional gambler. He helped legitimize betting in NFL games by finding ways to give points spreads during pre-game shows. His demise was ... See full summary »

Director: Fritz Mitchell | Stars: Fritz Mitchell, Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder, Rich Podolsky, Brent Musburger

Votes: 926

45. Hollywood (1980)
Episode: Single Beds and Double Standards (1980)

Documentary, Biography, History

Mounting scandals including drug addiction and murder force the studios to appoint Will Hays as a morals czar to oversee production.

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Cedric Belfrage, Karl Brown, Viola Dana

Votes: 84

46. The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Episode: Desire (2021)

52 min | Documentary, History

The docu-drama series which shines a new spotlight on the iconic Boleyn family, a clan who changed the fate of a nation for the promise of a crown. Anne has grown into a real beauty, and ... See full summary »

Director: Katie Greening | Stars: Shelley Conn, Lauren Mackay, Susan Doran, Greg Walker

Votes: 51

47. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: Weinstein: The Inside Story (2018)

51 min | Documentary, News

A 1-hour special edition of Panorama (1953), co-produced with PBS Frontline (1983), examining the lengths that Harvey Weinstein went to to silence and discredit his accusers.

Directors: Jane McMullen, Leo Telling | Stars: Emily Watson, Harvey Weinstein, Katherine Kendall, Robert J. McCarthy

Votes: 51

48. Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– )
Episode: Josh Duhamel (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Actor Josh Duhamel travels to England to investigate the extraordinary life of his twelve times great-grandfather and uncovers a shocking, dark twist of interrogation and torture that rocks his belief system to the core.

Stars: Josh Duhamel, Joanne Paul

Votes: 18