Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "lightning-rod"

1. Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Romance

A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.

Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Lucas, Candice Bergen

Votes: 124,001 | Gross: $127.22M

2. The Omen (1976)

R | 111 min | Horror, Mystery

Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, David Warner

Votes: 133,428 | Gross: $4.27M

3. Maid in Manhattan (2002)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite, when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.

Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci

Votes: 96,460 | Gross: $94.01M

4. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

R | 123 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce

Votes: 59,471 | Gross: $22.01M

5. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller

Tommy Jarvis exhumes Jason Voorhees to cremate his corpse, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can stop him.

Director: Tom McLoughlin | Stars: Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, Kerry Noonan

Votes: 51,445 | Gross: $19.47M

6. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

PG | 95 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.

Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Mary Grace Canfield, Richard Davalos, Jake Dengel, Jack Dodson

Votes: 10,662 | Gross: $8.40M

7. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986 TV Movie)

PG | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Horror

A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: George C. Scott, Rebecca De Mornay, Ian McShane, Neil Dickson

Votes: 1,377

8. Viking Quest (2015 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young peasant boy is taken from his home by Viking raiders and raised as one of them. But when a legendary dragon attacks his clan, he discovers that he is the Viking hero destined to stop the dragons from destroying the world.

Director: Todor Chapkanov | Stars: Harry Lister Smith, Jenny Boyd, Oliver Walker, Anya Taylor-Joy

Votes: 675

9. My Favorite Season (1993)

Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, Romance

Old woman Berthe leaves her house to live in her daugter Emilie's one. Emilie and her brother Antoine have fallen out three years ago and have not seen each other since, but Emilie invites ... See full summary »

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Marthe Villalonga, Jean-Pierre Bouvier

Votes: 2,239 | Gross: $0.76M

10. Ben Franklin (2004 TV Movie)

100 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Ben Franklin rose from poverty to become a true Renaissance Man and Founding Father of America. This is the story of the man behind the myth.

Director: Joshua Alper | Stars: Charley Carfrey, Michael Kelberg, Maggie Lakis

Votes: 45

11. Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner (1965)

6 min | Animation, Family, Short

Wile E. Coyote unsuccessfully tries to catch the Road Runner in a bird seed trap with overhead spikes, and then with a lightning rod disguised as a female Road Runner, with Wile E. Doing rain dances to start a storm.

Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian

Votes: 243

12. The Discontented Canary (1934)

Passed | 9 min | Animation, Musical, Short

A canary is frustrated by being caged, particularly with a parrot taunting him when humans aren't watching. One day, he tricks the kind old lady that owns him into opening the window, and ... See full summary »

Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Ethel Jackson, Esther Campbell, Dorothy Lloyd, The Rhythmettes

Votes: 182

13. Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull (2007 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew and her best friend Bess Marvin travel to New Orleans and search for a missing crystal skull rumored to make its owner immortal.

Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Jennifer Pratt, Scott Carty, Jason Sharp

Votes: 100

14. Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister (2010 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates a tornado research team that is experiencing dangerous equipment malfunctions.

Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Jessica Avellone, Alex Robertson, Andrew Joseph Perez

Votes: 48

15. Hot Air Aces (1949)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Popeye and Bluto are airplane pilots racing around the world. Bluto has a rocket-type plane and Popeye has a sad old prop model that has to be hand-started. Bluto indulges in some sabotage but Popeye thinks he can fix it with spinach cans.

Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 131

16. Energy Hunter (2005)

7 min | Short, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Year 3740, Truk and his assistant are on their way to Planet Earth aboard their spaceship Melies XIII, searching for clean energy.

Director: Albert Arizza | Stars: Hub Martin, Ismael Fritschi

Votes: 52

17. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Branimaniacs/The Warners and the Beanstalk/Frontier Slappy (1994)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The Warner siblings confront Ralph the Giant in "The Warners and the Beanstalk," their own version of the fairy tale classic. Another disastrous confrontation occurs when legendary trailblazer Daniel Boone meets "Frontier Slappy" Squirrel.

Directors: Barry Caldwell, Alfred Gimeno, Jeff Siergey | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker

Votes: 155

18. The Dead Zone (2002–2007)
Episode: Destiny (2002)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A vision leads Johnny to save rowdy teens from a house fire and escalates the media circus over his psychic abilities, and Johnny confines himself to his house. Reverend Purdy pays Johnny a... See full summary »

Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams

Votes: 167

19. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode: The Torment of Tantalus (1997)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Daniel Jackson discovers that the Stargate was activated in 1945 and a young professor went through, never to return. Together with his still living fiancée, the SG1 team discover the now ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Glassner | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge

Votes: 1,685

20. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: D.P.O. (1995)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The agents investigate the deaths of several young people who were apparently struck by lightning in the same small town.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Giovanni Ribisi, Jack Black

Votes: 5,146

21. Dirty Jobs (2005– )
Episode: Animal Relocator (2010)

TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV

Mike and the crew climb a tottering ladder onto a Mississippi hot roof to install lightening rods. But that's just the beginning. Next there's wiring them all together in a sweltering attic.

Stars: Mike Rowe, Christopher Jones, Scott Edwards, Tim Holt

Votes: 28

22. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Wednesday Ever After (2023)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

Barry and Iris relive the same day over and over again; Joe has a heart-to-heart with Cecile; friends and foes, old and new, begin to descend upon Central City.

Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Danielle Nicolet

Votes: 1,601

23. Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Episode: Let the Experiment Be Made (2002)

Documentary, Biography, History

Young Benjamin Franklin finds the life predestined for him is not to his liking and rebels. As he is exposed to a variety of life styles he soon develops his own personal philosophy of ... See full summary »

Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, Colm Feore, Keith Arbour

24. DreamWorks Dragons (2012–2014)
Episode: When Lightning Strikes (2012)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When a series of lightning storms hit Berk, Mildew claims Thor is angry at the village for allowing Toothless, a Night Fury, to live among them. Hiccup must prove Toothless's innocence as he and Stoick face an uprising against Toothless.

Directors: John Sanford, Anthony Bell | Stars: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller

Votes: 220

25. Wow, I Never Knew That! (2011– )
Episode: Episode #1.12 (2011)

TV-PG | 23 min | History

In this episode of Wow, I Never Knew That, if you ever go camping there is one thing you do not want to leave home without, the SWISS ARMY KNIFE. We'll explain how it evolved into the most ... See full summary »

Director: David Harris Katz | Star: Jeff Johnson

26. Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode: Dark Mirror (2016)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

As a monster resembling the New Jersey Devil ravages Sleepy Hollow, Crane must draw on his past to find the connection. Meanwhile, Jenny and Joe stumble as they navigate their new ... See full summary »

Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Lyndie Greenwood, Nikki Reed

Votes: 375

27. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Hop Skip and Junk, or Bullwinkle's Big Tow/Bucks for Boris, or The Green Paper Caper (1961)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Buried Treasure" Part 7, Fractured Fairy Tales "Son Of Rumpelstiltskin", Peabody's Improbable History "Louis XVI", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Buried Treasure" Part 8.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, George Singer, Ernest Terrazas | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad

Votes: 27

28. The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode: The Difference Between What You Can Do and What You Should Do Ft. Kitty Helper (2017)

15 min | News

With the help of his cat, Styx qualifies his libertarian stance.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

29. Another Period (2013–2018)
Episode: The Love Boat (2018)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, History

Abandoned by Cornetta and Abortion Deb, Hortense reluctantly asks Lillian and Beatrice to assist her in a meteorological experiment which she hopes will garner her some scientific fame. A Spaniard's arrival complicates matters.

Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Donna Lynne Champlin, Beth Dover

Votes: 69