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

1. Incendies (2010)

R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War

Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel

Votes: 200,778 | Gross: $6.86M

2. Twin Peaks (2017)

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

Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.

Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Michael Horse, Chrysta Bell

Votes: 76,045

3. Jacob's Ladder (I) (1990)

R | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.

Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven

Votes: 118,014 | Gross: $26.12M

4. Chasing Amy (1997)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Ethan Suplee, Scott Mosier

Votes: 143,869 | Gross: $12.02M

5. A Man Called Ove (2015)

PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.

Director: Hannes Holm | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll

Votes: 68,587 | Gross: $3.48M

6. Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell

Votes: 170,118 | Gross: $83.30M

7. High Fidelity (2020)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A fan of music, pop culture, and Top Five lists runs a local record store in her hometown. An adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel "High Fidelity."

Stars: Zoë Kravitz, Jake Lacy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, David H. Holmes

Votes: 16,150

8. The Kid (2000)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin

Votes: 44,435 | Gross: $69.69M

9. Sleeping Dogs Lie (I) (2006)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A recently engaged woman's life is thrown into turmoil after confessing to her fiancé that she once experimented with bestiality.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Brian Posehn, Geoff Pierson

Votes: 3,489 | Gross: $0.01M

10. Moon in the Day (2023)

Fantasy, History, Romance

A dangerous and affectionate romance between a man whose time stops after being killed by his beloved lover and a woman who loses her memory of her previous life and whose time passes away endlessly.

Stars: Jeong Woong-in, On Joo-Wan, Kim Young-dae, Pyo Ye-jin

Votes: 748

11. The Promise (2011)

356 min | Drama, Mystery, War

A young British girl travels to Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.

Stars: Claire Foy, Christian Cooke, Itay Tiran, Katharina Schüttler

Votes: 2,174

12. Sami Blood (2016)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, History

A reindeer-breeding Sámi girl who is exposed to the racism of the 1930's at her boarding school, starts dreaming of another life. But to achieve it, she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.

Director: Amanda Kernell | Stars: Maj-Doris Rimpi, Olle Sarri, Ánne Biret Somby, Bo Lundmark

Votes: 8,299

13. The Yacoubian Building (2006)

165 min | Drama

Meditations on corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo.

Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif, Youssra, Essad Youniss

Votes: 7,249

14. Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)

TV-PG | 95 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

What will happen to Nobita's life after Doraemon leaves?

Directors: Tony Oliver, Ryuichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ôhara, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yumi Kakazu

Votes: 9,362

15. Even the Rain (2010)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, History

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.

Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde, Juan Carlos Aduviri

Votes: 14,231 | Gross: $0.56M

16. The Stig-Helmer Story (2011)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

Stories of his youth told to Ole Bramserud as they attempt to track down his first love. Showing the origins of his obsessive interest in trains, his Romeo and Juliet love-story as well as the days being bullied by Biffen.

Director: Lasse Åberg | Stars: Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Ida Högberg, Tobias Jacobsson

Votes: 1,965

17. Nostalgia for the Light (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

A documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the remains of loved ones killed by Pinochet's regime.

Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez, Miguel Lawner

Votes: 6,127

18. The Classic (2003)

127 min | Drama, Romance

A college student finds a diary detailing a long-ago love triangle involving her mother, her future father, and his best friend.

Director: Jae-young Kwak | Stars: Son Ye-jin, Zo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Lee Ki-woo

Votes: 10,143

19. Todome no seppun (2018)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A man's past has made him detest love and human relationships. He has become single-mindedly materialistic and greedy for power. This jerk is faced with a woman who literally possesses a ... See full summary »

Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Mackenyu, Masaki Suda, Yûko Araki

Votes: 708

20. Phases of the Moon (2022)

128 min | Drama, Romance

Tsuyoshi Osanai (Yo Oizumi) enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Kozue Osanai (Kou Shibasaki) and daughter Ruri Osanai, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Tsuyoshi ... See full summary »

Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Hinako Kikuchi, Ren Meguro, Kô Shibasaki

Votes: 164

21. Yuli (2018)

Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History

The director Icíar Bollaín presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles. A dancer who did not want to dance.

Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Carlos Acosta, Santiago Alfonso, Keyvin Martínez, Edilson Manuel Olbera Núñez

Votes: 2,295

22. Tsareubiytsa (1991)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, History

Over seventy five years ago Russia's last Tsar and his entire family met their fate at the hands of a murderous assassin. Yet, behind the closed doors of a modern day psychiatric hospital a patient is telling the story of the event.

Director: Karen Shakhnazarov | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Oleg Yankovskiy, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yuriy Sherstnyov

Votes: 974

23. Cousin Angelica (1974)

107 min | Drama

After being given permission to re-inter his mother's body in their family vault, a middle-aged man who survived the Spanish Civil War as a child returns home and relives old memories.

Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: José Luis López Vázquez, Lina Canalejas, Fernando Delgado, María Clara Fernández de Loaysa

Votes: 1,216

24. Elisa, My Life (1977)

125 min | Drama

Elisa has not seen her father Luis for nine years, but she receives a telegram from her sister Isabel in a moment of crisis of her marriage with Antonio telling that her father is ill and ... See full summary »

Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Fernando Rey, Isabel Mestres, Joaquín Hinojosa

Votes: 974

25. The Hidden Child (2013)

105 min | Crime, Thriller

Erica's parents are killed in a traffic accident. She moves to Fjällbacka and discovers she has a brother.

Director: Per Hanefjord | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna

Votes: 2,131

26. Den fjärde mannen (2014–2015)

TV-14 | 174 min | Crime, Drama

The year is 1975, and the West German embassy in Stockholm is occupied by German terrorists. It's an attack not only on the embassy, but on Sweden's long-standing pride as a peaceful nation... See full summary »

Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Helena Af Sandeberg, Henrik Norlén, Shima Niavarani

Votes: 805

27. Death of a Pilgrim (2013)

TV-14 | 233 min | Crime, Drama

A newly put-together police force tries to solve the old mystery of the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.

Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Helena Af Sandeberg, Jonas Karlsson, Ellen Jelinek

Votes: 1,119

28. In Praise of Love (2001)

PG | 97 min | Drama

An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny

Votes: 3,020 | Gross: $0.25M

29. Intimates (1997)

117 min | Drama, Romance

Foon escapes an arranged marriage by walking the road of a Ji Sor. After an affair with Shing, she becomes pregnant. An attempted abortion nearly costs Foon her life. Wan, the young owner ... See full summary »

Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung, Ah-Lei Gua, Theresa Lee

Votes: 586

30. Drawers (2015)

120 min | Drama, Mystery

Deniz ends up in hospital and has to face the ghosts of past. She manages to discover herself and the hidden secrets in her family drawers.

Directors: Caner Alper, Mehmet Binay | Stars: Ece Dizdar, Tilbe Saran, Taner Birsel, Nilüfer Açikalin

Votes: 1,530

31. Fjällbackamorden: Havet ger, havet tar (2013 TV Movie)

89 min | Crime

Fjällbacka's photographer is found murdered in his studio by writer Erica, who starts investigating even before her cop husband. Only negatives are missing.

Director: Marcus Olsson | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna

Votes: 960

32. Life Lessons (2013 Video)

27 min | Short, Drama, Mystery

In this Story by Richard Price, Lionel Dobie is an acclaimed artist who finds himself unable to paint before a gallery exhibition and uses his messy lifestyle to create artwork.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: David Fichtenmayer, Kellie Marie McGhee, Hayley Pendergrass, Alexander Raye Pimentel

Votes: 55

33. The Cut (2007)

Not Rated | 111 min | Horror, Mystery

Strange things start happening after a group of med students dissect a cadaver.

Director: Derek Son Tae-woong | Stars: On Joo-Wan, Han Ji-min, Oh Tae-kyung, Park Chan-hwan

Votes: 283

34. Must You Go? (2021– )

Fantasy, Music, Romance

Min Yoo Jung dreams of becoming a successful pop musician. Life takes a turn for the weird when Park Yeon, a talented musician from the past is transported from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to the present day.

Stars: Chani, Lee Seung-Hyub, Park Jung-yeon

Votes: 56

35. What Might Have Been (2019)

89 min | Drama, Romance

Astrid (47) and Paul (50) are at the beginning of their romance. A long weekend in Budapest will be a journey into the past for both that will determine the present.

Director: Florian Koerner von Gustorf | Stars: Christiane Paul, Ronald Zehrfeld, Sebastian Hülk, Barnaby Metschurat

Votes: 200

36. Visitor (2021)

99 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Marga, in the middle of a marriage crisis, decides to spend some days alone by herself in her family's village house. There, an entity tries to communicate with her.

Director: Alberto Evangelio | Stars: Sandra Cervera, Jan Cornet, Iria del Río, Miquel Fernández

Votes: 177

37. Fjällbackamorden: Vänner för livet (2013 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime

Erica mentions in a TV interview, that her next book's about her friend, Peter, who vanished when they were 13. Shortly after, Peter's brother gets murdered. Erica and her cop husband investigate separately.

Director: Richard Holm | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna

Votes: 814

38. Well Kept Secrets, Athanassia (2008)

100 min | Drama, Romance

A young Greek-American woman living in New York returns to the island of her origin, searching for the truth about her mother's past and the identity of her real father.

Director: Panos Karkanevatos | Stars: R.H. Thomson, Stavroula Logothettis, Marina Kalogirou, Yorgos Karamihos

Votes: 250

39. The Directive (2019)

113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Nicholas Winand, Thomas Betthauser, Scott Thompson, Blaiden D. Cordle

Votes: 1,315

40. EW Reunites (2016– )

Documentary

A series of specials that brings stars of classic films and TV shows from the '80s, '90s and '00s together once again to relive the memories and celebrate these projects' legacy.

Stars: Sara Vilkomerson, Christopher Rosen, Jessica Shaw, Robyn Ross

Votes: 13

41. Pretty Man (2018– )

TV-14 | 35 min

The story of the great movie star Lu Jin Nian and the new star of the entertainment industry, Qiao An Hao, who have secretly loved each other for eleven years. After the rough, they finally... See full summary »

Stars: Sierra Lee, Ziqi Xiong, Jerry Yu, Thomas Fiquet

Votes: 25

42. Those Half Hidden (2009)

240 min | Drama

The story of "The Half Hidden" is like a tapestry, in which the threads run obliquely between four different families in two different decades. Weaving recurrent patterns, the story unfolds... See full synopsis »

Stars: Bruno Årfors, Ulf Friberg, Kristoffer Berglund, Henrik Ljung

Votes: 418

43. The Soul Conductor (2018)

89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A psychological film exploring the fine line between reality and imagination.

Director: Ilya Maksimov | Stars: Aleksandra Bortich, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Vladimir Yaglych, Aleksandr Robak

Votes: 305

44. Unveiled (2018 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama, History

Geneva 2018. On a train, Isabelle spots a young woman entirely clad in Islamic attire. Her heart skips a beat: it's Anaïs, her granddaughter. Without saying a word to Anaïs, Isabelle calls Léa, Anaïs' mother, who lives in Montréal.

Director: Jacob Berger | Stars: Lola Créton, Nastassja Tanner, Marthe Keller, Cléa Eden

Votes: 141

45. I Call First (2015)

70 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A touching love story about a couple unable to bridge the gap between their divergent worlds.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Hannah Richter, Mazen Abdelkareem, Nikkolas Soto, Nicholas Winand

Votes: 69

46. Brighton Story (1955)

22 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

100 years after his death in 1855, lieutenant-colonel John Eld, the third and last Master of Ceremonies (and known in his days as the 'King' of Brighton) returns for one day to his home ... See full summary »

Director: Pamela Bower | Star: Alec Clunes

Votes: 14

47. The Ultimate Ranger (2016)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

A man who time-travels from the past ends up getting taken in by a girl. As they spend time together, they start finding out the secrets of their birth.

Stars: Yunxi Luo, Yanqiu Cheng, Evan Ma, Lyan Cheng

Votes: 13

48. Tumbal: The Ritual (2018)

92 min | Horror

Nira, Raka, Leo, Maya and Sisi make a horror film for their college assignment. They went to a sugar factory which is said to be very haunted.

Director: Tema Patrosza | Stars: Mawar Eva de Jongh, Rayn Wijaya, Karel Susanteo, Annette Edoarda

Votes: 23

49. En komikers uppväxt (1992)

135 min | Drama

Dark story about life in a little Swedish town in the seventies.

Stars: Björn Kjellman, David Boati, Johanna Mork, Janina Berman

Votes: 301

50. Saikai no hamabe: Kôkai to neta onna (2018)

TV-MA | 85 min | Adventure, Drama

Sea at dawn, still with little light. An unpopular beach. A young woman walks unsteadily along the edge of the surf and finally heads out to sea.

Director: Daisuke Yamanouchi | Stars: Ayane Ryôkawa, Minako Kirishima, Hotaru, Yôta Kawase