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

1. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Karen Allen

Votes: 201,241 | Gross: $174.48M

2. The Great Escape (1963)

Approved | 172 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson

Votes: 259,755 | Gross: $12.10M

3. The Terror (2018–2025)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy.

Stars: Jared Harris, Derek Mio, Tobias Menzies, Kiki Sukezane

Votes: 51,810

4. The Banker (1989)

R | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.

Director: William Webb | Stars: Robert Forster, Shanna Reed, Duncan Regehr, Jeff Conaway

Votes: 738

5. Awaken (I) (2012)

TV-MA | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Alex's dreary life is reignited when he meets Rachel, the woman of his dreams. The only thing that stands in the way of their perfect, serendipitous relationship is that Rachel has recently passed away.

Director: Daric Loo | Stars: Corey Sevier, Jordan Ladd, Ryan Alosio, Renee Dorian

Votes: 699

6. The Invisible Boy (1957)

Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.

Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone

Votes: 1,638

7. Man Who Cried for Revenge (1968)

94 min | Western

A Civil War veteran is amnesic after being shot in the head. When he rerurns to his hometown, he finds out that he has been declared a deserter. The local judge offers him a chance to clear... See full summary »

Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Anthony Steffen, William Berger, Ida Galli, Robert Hundar

Votes: 173

8. Cudo nevidjeno (1984)

92 min | Comedy

A well-meaning man tries to convince the inhabitants of a small village who are busy gossiping about the new girl in the village to support his plan to build a tunnel that would connect their village to the sea. Things go horribly wrong.

Director: Zivko Nikolic | Stars: Savina Gersak, Dragan Nikolic, Boro Begovic, Petar Bozovic

Votes: 977

9. Great Escape: The Untold Story (2001 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Drama, War

The Stalag Luft III was a prison camp on Germany's border with Poland. It held 10,000 Allied airmen of all nationalities during the Second World War, and was escape proof. But for Allied ... See full summary »

Director: Steven Clarke | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Jimmy James, Alex Cassie, Roger Bushell

Votes: 90

10. Discworld Noir (1999 Video Game)

Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Third game based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. On a dark and stormy night in the city of Ankh-Morpork, the first and only private investigator on the Discworld, Lewton (you), is ... See full summary »

Director: Gregg Barnett | Stars: Rob Brydon, Robert Llewellyn, Nigel Planer, Kate Robbins

Votes: 275

11. War of the Century (1999– )

200 min | Documentary, History, War

Documentary examining Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Stars: Samuel West, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Rolf Becker

Votes: 495

12. Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode: Czech Mate (1984)

73 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Vicky's ex-husband, John, invites her on a trip to communist Prague. First John disappears, then her passport. Vicky finds herself alone and penniless in Prague and becomes a tragic pawn caught in a web of espionage and murder.

Director: John Hough | Stars: Susan George, Patrick Mower, Richard Heffer, Peter Vaughan

Votes: 160

13. Comedy Playhouse (1961–2017)
Episode: Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Strange Case of the Dead Solicitors (1973)

30 min | Comedy

Holmes and Watson must solve the bizarre murder of four solicitors stabbed in the back. The case involves Moriarty, Fu Manchu and an ancient Chinese custom. Meanwhile, a rattlesnake is killing off the members of a rich family.

Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: John Cleese, William Rushton, Bill Maynard, Josephine Tewson

Votes: 26

14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Final Escape (1985)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A manipulative female jailed killer needs a naive old mortician's help to escape.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Season Hubley, George DiCenzo, Patrice Donnelly

Votes: 282

15. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone (1989)

Not Rated | 28 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A bum displays his ability to resurrect himself.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: John Kassir, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Wuhl, Kathleen York

Votes: 1,711

16. Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
Episode: Ahead of His Time (1952)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The world in 2052 is a pretty wonderful place - no wars, no poverty, no famines - but all humankind is about to be destroyed because of a small miscalculation in a scientific experiment a ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Tripp, Ruth Enders, Theo Goetz, Joy Hathaway

Votes: 77

17. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: A Creep in the Deep or Will Success Spoil Boris Badenov?/Ace Is Wild or The Flying Casket (1959)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky & Bullwinkle, "Jet Fuel" Part 11 Fractured Fairy Tales "Beauty and the Beast" Peabody's Improbably History "Franz Schubert" Rocky & Bullwinkle, "Jet Fuel" Part 12

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Jim Hiltz, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, Rudy Zamora | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad

Votes: 48

18. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Cold War: The Strangelove Factor (1998)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Russian Nuclear Secrets of the Cold War.

Directors: Aleksandr Ivankin, Chip Proser | Stars: Charlton Heston, Nikita Khrushchev, Oleg Troyanovski, John Erickson

Votes: 12

19. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Blythburgh, Suffolk (2009)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

New owners of a house in Blythburgh explored their shed and found a cupboard full of human skulls. Are these remains part of what's lurking amongst the shrubs and trees: the ruins of a medieval priory that has lain hidden for years?

Director: Laurence Vulliamy | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 17

20. Highlander: The Animated Series (1994–1996)
Episode: The Eye of Heaven (1995)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Kortan locates guilt-ridden satellite expert Sheperd, the Immortal whose miscalculation led to Earth's failure to stop an incoming meteor, which initiated the apocalypse. Sheperd goes on the run to find Quentin and give him his knowledge.

Stars: Miklos Perlus, Benedict Campbell, Lawrence Bayne, Katie Zegers

Votes: 12

21. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: Putin and the Presidents (2023)

TV-MA | 54 min | Documentary, News

Vladimir Putin's clashes with U.S. presidents as he's tried to rebuild the Russian empire.

Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Will Lyman, Vladimir Putin, John Bolton, Antony Blinken

Votes: 86

22. Zeihan on Geopolitics (2020– )
Episode: China's "Diversionary" War with Taiwan: The Good, Bad and Ugly || Peter Zeihan (2023)

6 min | Documentary

Even if China can successfully conquer Tiawan the aftermath would be devastating to China. But there are some disturbing strategies why the CCP might do it anyway in an effort hang on to power.

Star: Peter Zeihan

23. Yakari (2005– )
Episode: The Eye of the Lynx (2005)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family

To no avail, Yakari tries to find Little Thunder after a failed attempt to jump over a deep ravine, when unexpectedly, a magnificent lynx offers his skills to help. Can the Great Lynx see what cannot be seen and save the poor pony?

Director: Xavier Giacometti | Stars: Maxime Nivet, Yoann Sover

24. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Missouri Mish Mash: Parts 5-6 (1961)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Missouri Mish Mash" Part 5, Aesop and Son "The Rooster and Five Hens", Peabody's Improbable History "Cornwallis's Surrender", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Missouri Mish Mash" Part 6.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 23

25. Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016–2017)
Episode: Pilot (2016)

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

A famous action movie hero and martial arts star comes out of retirement to assume his alter ego as undercover private contractor named Jean-Claude Van Johnson. He must also deal with aging and his handler Vanessa, the ex he still loves.

Director: Peter Atencio | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kat Foster, Moises Arias, Phylicia Rashad

Votes: 4,753

26. Politics Live (2018– )
Episode: Episode #2.12 (2019)

44 min | News, Talk-Show

Jo Coburn asks - Can the parties agree over Brexit? Should no-deal be ruled out? Is the cabinet divided? Can Parliament take control of Brexit? Has the EU miscalculated over Brexit?

Director: Anna Rasmussen | Stars: Jo Coburn, Theresa May, Gillian Keegan, Chuka Umunna