Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "death-of-relative"

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

PG-13 | 130 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon

Votes: 950,997 | Gross: $381.01M

2. Pet Sematary (1989)

R | 103 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.

Director: Mary Lambert | Stars: Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, Fred Gwynne, Brad Greenquist

Votes: 115,338 | Gross: $57.47M

3. Enter the Dragon (1973)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.

Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri

Votes: 113,234 | Gross: $25.00M

4. Baby Boom (1987)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.

Director: Charles Shyer | Stars: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Harold Ramis, Kristina Kennedy

Votes: 19,222 | Gross: $26.71M

5. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.

Director: Alfred Sole | Stars: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster

Votes: 13,004

6. Boarding School (2018)

R | 111 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young boy becomes fascinated with the persona of his dead grandmother and is sent to an isolated boarding school for misfits run by a mysterious headmaster and his wife.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Luke Prael, Samantha Mathis, David Aaron Baker, Michael Wikes

Votes: 4,002

7. The Cat and the Canary (1939)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery

Votes: 3,778

8. Lunacy (2005)

Not Rated | 118 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man may've predicted.

Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Jan Tríska, Pavel Liska, Anna Geislerová, Martin Huba

Votes: 3,956 | Gross: $0.05M

9. Munster, Go Home! (1966)

Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Munsters travel to England after Herman discovers he's the new Lord of the Munster Hall.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick

Votes: 3,056

10. Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A detective tries to unravel the strange circumstances surrounding the death of a young actress.

Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Patric Knowles, Maria Montez, Maria Ouspenskaya, John Litel

Votes: 344

11. Paris Calling (1941)

Passed | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Marianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government official, flee the city when the goose-stepping German storm troopers arrive. After her mother ... See full summary »

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Elisabeth Bergner, Randolph Scott, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard

Votes: 131

12. Hotel Sorrento (1995)

R | 112 min | Drama

Meg (Caroline Goodall), Pippa (Tara Morice), and Hilary (Caroline Gillmer) are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for ten years, has just written a ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Caroline Goodall, Caroline Gillmer, Tara Morice, Joan Plowright

Votes: 344 | Gross: $0.09M

13. Smooth as Silk (1946)

Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An attorney engaged to an actress gains acquittal for a wealthy playboy accused of manslaughter. The actress, anxious to play the lead in a production backed by the playboy's uncle, ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey, Milburn Stone, John Litel

Votes: 244

14. Kollegiet (2007)

R | 91 min | Horror

Katrine moves to a student residence in Copenhagen. She's told the myth of the ghost from room 205. But when a mirror breaks an evil spirit is released and the body count starts.

Director: Martin Barnewitz | Stars: Neel Rønholt, Mikkel Arndt, Julie R. Ølgaard, Mira Wanting

Votes: 1,649

15. This Is the Life (1944)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance which she uses to go to New York, ostensibly for voice training, but she is pursuing the object ... See full summary »

Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Peggy Ryan, Louise Allbritton

Votes: 74

16. The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)

Approved | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A croupier is murdered in a Mexico City gambling casino and the Lone Wolf is suspected. Sharon Montgomery, wife of diamond merchant Charles Montgomery, becomes involved in a jewel heist, in which again the Lone Wolf is a suspect.

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Eric Blore, Sheila Ryan, Jacqueline deWit

Votes: 101

17. Walk with Me (2016)

105 min | Drama, Romance, War

Deployed on mission in Helmand, Afghanistan, 25-year old Thomas steps on a landmine and gets seriously injured. At the local rehabilitation center he meets Sofie, an ascending ballerina ... See full summary »

Director: Lisa Ohlin | Stars: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Cecilie Lassen, Karen-Lise Mynster, Silja Eriksen Jensen

Votes: 426

18. The Prairie (1947)

Approved | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Religious fanatic Ishmael Bush is determined to find a land where the rules could be of his own making. So he sets out from Kentucky with his wife and five sons to go into the un-surveyed ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Lenore Aubert, Alan Baxter, Russ Vincent, John Mitchum

Votes: 40

19. Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Passed | 67 min | Drama, Music, Western

Rancher Rex Allen (Rex Allen) receives a summons from his uncle (Forrest Taylor), an old time frontiersman, that he is in trouble. The uncle has been hired to lead a modern-day band of ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Ford | Stars: Rex Allen, Koko, Penny Edwards, Buddy Ebsen

Votes: 33

20. Lady Time (2019)

60 min | Documentary

Sirkka-Liisa died alone with no one left to miss her. Elina happened to buy her home after her death and ended up with all Sirkka-Liisa's possessions from books to photos. What would happen If Elina threw all her things away?

Director: Elina Talvensaari | Stars: Ilona Pukkila, Elina Talvensaari, Sirkka-Liisa Miettinen, Veikko Miettinen

Votes: 208

21. Hvid nat (2007)

100 min | Drama

A psychological drama about Ulrich, a workaholic whose life takes a drastic turn when he is involved in a fatal accident. As his guilt grows, his life slowly crumbles around him. Next, an ... See full summary »

Director: Jannik Johansen | Stars: Lars Brygmann, Anne Sofie Espersen, Morten Grunwald, Nicolas Bro

Votes: 595

22. Death Goes North (1939)

Approved | 64 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Sergeant Ken Strange, of the Canadian Mounted Police, and his dog King, are on the trial of the murderer. Herbert Barlow's male secretary is the victim. Elsie Barlow, his niece, has ... See full summary »

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Rin Tin Tin Jr., Edgar Edwards, Sheila Bromley, James McGrath

Votes: 27

23. Yukon Gold (1952)

Approved | 62 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Corporal Rod Webb (Kirby Grant)of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police follows a murder trail deep into the Klondike. He becomes involved with the niece,Marie Briand (Martha Hyer), of the ... See full summary »

Directors: Frank McDonald, William Beaudine | Stars: Kirby Grant, Chinook, Martha Hyer, Harry Lauter

Votes: 74

24. Be Quiet (2005)

19 min | Short, Drama

A simple car trip is beset by politically charged tension and a militarized reality.

Director: Sameh Zoabi | Stars: Mahmoud Abu Jazi, Alaa Aghbariya, Jameel Khoury

Votes: 50

25. In Pieces (III) (2018)

Short, Drama

Wounded by the death of her mother, Yasmine, an introverted teenager, takes refuge in silence and depression. Her aunt, who suddenly takes on the role of the new mother for her and her little sister Sonia, can't channel her hanger.

Director: Guillaume Tordjman | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Sheina Boudjema, Khalissa Houicha

26. The Luck of the Irish (1920)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

William Grogan (James Kirkwood), lives in New York city and meets the outside world only through the little basement window of his plumbing shop. One day he sees and falls in love with a ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: James Kirkwood, Anna Q. Nilsson, Harry Northrup, Ward Crane

Votes: 42

27. Making the Headlines (1938)

Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Angry, because he is making too many headlines with his gang-busting activities, the police chief transfers Lt. Lewis Nagel to the sleepy suburban town of Fairview, where he is followed by ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Beverly Roberts, Craig Reynolds, Marjorie Gateson

Votes: 26

28. Creeps (1926)

Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy

Phil and Lou inherit property left by an eccentric uncle with the provision they occupy the house for thirty days. They start for the place but encounter some rough roads and have to camp ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Lou Archer, Phil Dunham, Anita Garvin, Spencer Bell

29. Changed Identity (1941)

Approved | 10 min | Short, Crime

American twin brothers, living and working in India have an extreme hatred for each other. Philip has embezzled a bank in India and is running away with intent to escape to America. He runs... See full summary »

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Carey Wilson, Patrick O'Moore

Votes: 17

30. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: The Great Petrie Fortune (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Rob inherits an old roll-top desk from his late great-uncle Hezekiah that contains "wealth" of some sort hinted at in a song.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 295

31. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One Where Nana Dies Twice (1994)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Monica and Ross mourn the loss of their grandmother. Chandler is shocked to find that people think he is gay.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 6,740

32. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with Joey's Bag (1999)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Phoebe's grandmother dies, and Phoebe is shocked when her father turns up at the funeral. Meanwhile, Rachel gives Joey a "man's bag" for an audition, and Chandler is scared to tell Monica he doesn't like her massages.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 4,783

33. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: Ebbtide's Revenge (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama

When Sophia's son Phil dies, she must deal with her animosity towards his widow, Angela.

Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 485

34. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode: Strained Relations (1985)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Grandad has suddenly and sadly died, and Del, Rodney and co attend his funeral - also attended by the north London branch of the Trotter family. Once the wake is over at the flat, it seems ... See full summary »

Director: Susan Belbin | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Kenneth MacDonald

Votes: 618

35. How Not to Live Your Life (2007–2011)
Episode: Pilot (2007)

30 min | Comedy

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Director: Dan Clark | Stars: Dan Clark, Blayne Bennett, Sally Bretton, Isabel Fay

Votes: 74

36. How Not to Live Your Life (2007–2011)
Episode: Home Sweet Home (2008)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Don discovers he's been left a house from his recently deceased grandmother, only to find out it has huge back payments and a strange man who won't leave. He decides to get a lodger to help... See full summary »

Directors: Dan Clark, Gary Reich | Stars: Dan Clark, David Armand, Sinead Moynihan, Finlay Robertson

Votes: 72

37. How Not to Live Your Life (2007–2011)
Episode: The Field Trip (2008)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Don goes on a field trip with Abby and the kids from her school. This attempt to show her he's a good, decent man goes horribly wrong when he gets the 10-year-olds drunk in a country pub.

Directors: Dan Clark, Gary Reich | Stars: Dan Clark, David Armand, Sinead Moynihan, Finlay Robertson

Votes: 63

38. How Not to Live Your Life (2007–2011)
Episode: Fake Wake (2008)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Don discovers he has got to put on a wake for his dead grandmother, the only problem is he has already cremated her

Directors: Dan Clark, Gary Reich | Stars: Dan Clark, David Armand, Sinead Moynihan, Finlay Robertson

Votes: 60

39. How Not to Live Your Life (2007–2011)
Episode: The Young Ones (2008)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

While working as a charity street collector, Don meets an attractive girl who is nine years younger. He starts to hang out with her and her friends, but soon finds he is not as young as he once was.

Director: Dan Clark | Stars: Dan Clark, David Armand, Sinead Moynihan, Finlay Robertson

Votes: 53

40. How Not to Live Your Life (2007–2011)
Episode: Like Father Like Don (2008)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Don gets a new job working for Karl's dad Glen. While there, the feud between the two increases, and Don finds the father figure he never had.

Director: Dan Clark | Stars: Dan Clark, David Armand, Sinead Moynihan, Finlay Robertson

Votes: 50

41. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Stuff & Nonsense #2 (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Felton Fanboy points out goofs, Bill and Toony try to start a musical duo, Ms. Information anchors Toodaze News, and the cartoons are Tweetie Pie (1947), Duck Soup to Nuts (1944), Fastest with the Mostest (1960), Baton Bunny (1959), and Grampy's Indoor Outing (1936).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 6

42. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Jessica Walter (1975)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: guest Jessica Walter performing "Could It Be Magic"; and a salute to composer Dorothy Fields.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway

Votes: 32

43. Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–2014)
Episode: To Catch a Thief (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

In a flashback, the Knave hunts for Alice, while in the present, the Knave does Jafar's bidding; the Jabberwocky tries to get free.

Director: Billy Gierhart | Stars: Sophie Lowe, Michael Socha, Peter Gadiot, Emma Rigby

Votes: 245

44. Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode: New Car (2017)

TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy

Johnny and Moira try to get a deal on a used car; David helps Stevie put her great aunt to rest.

Director: Paul Fox | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy

Votes: 1,555

45. Impuros (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

Action, Crime, Drama

Evandro lives with his mother Arlete. She thinks she will get her family back once Zeca, her other son, is released from the juvenile detention center, but in order to pay for his ... See full summary »

Directors: Tomas Portella, René Sampaio | Stars: Raphael Logam, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Cyria Coentro, Fernanda Machado

Votes: 49