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

1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime

Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.

Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero

Votes: 365,525

2. Inside Man (2006)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 398,969 | Gross: $88.51M

3. Monsters, Inc. (2001)

G | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.

Directors: Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich | Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 981,336 | Gross: $289.92M

4. Death on the Nile (2022)

PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand

Votes: 189,484 | Gross: $45.63M

5. Tomb Raider (2018)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu

Votes: 227,576 | Gross: $58.25M

6. Brazil (1985)

R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond

Votes: 211,518 | Gross: $9.93M

7. Cool Runnings (1993)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis

Votes: 114,021 | Gross: $68.86M

8. Living (2022)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama

In 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.

Director: Oliver Hermanus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins

Votes: 33,016

9. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)

PG | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.

Director: David Soren | Stars: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll

Votes: 32,468 | Gross: $73.92M

10. Mausoleum (1983)

R | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror

A 10 year-old girl, mourning the death of her mother, becomes possessed by a demon who has been preying on her female ancestors for centuries. Years later, the demon starts to take over, both mentally and physically.

Director: Michael Dugan | Stars: Marjoe Gortner, Bobbie Bresee, Norman Burton, Maurice Sherbanee

Votes: 3,107

11. Faces in the Crowd (2011)

R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A horror-thriller centered on a woman living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.

Director: Julien Magnat | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Michael Shanks

Votes: 20,146

12. Up the Down Staircase (1967)

Approved | 124 min | Drama

The experiences of a young female English teacher in an inner-city New York high school.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis, Eileen Heckart, Ruth White

Votes: 2,482

13. Samba (2014)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Senegalese Samba has worked 10 years in France. He's arrested and befriends the woman helping him with legal matters as volunteer after a burnout at work. He's released after being told to leave France. Chemistry?

Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Izïa Higelin

Votes: 17,339 | Gross: $0.15M

14. Sitting in Limbo (2020 TV Movie)

89 min | Drama

Anthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen during the Windrush immigration scandal.

Director: Stella Corradi | Stars: Pippa Bennett-Warner, Andrew Dennis, Nadine Marshall, CJ Beckford

Votes: 760

15. Office Romance (1977)

Not Rated | 159 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The life of entire statistical bureau becomes crazy when an ordinary worker, a shy man, falls in love with a boss, a strict woman.

Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Alisa Freyndlikh, Andrey Myagkov, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Oleg Basilashvili

Votes: 10,415

16. L.627 (1992)

R | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Relentless struggle of the Parisian police against the drug trade.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Didier Bezace, Jean-Paul Comart, Charlotte Kady, Jean-Roger Milo

Votes: 2,171

17. My Wife's Husband (1963)

81 min | Comedy

After 13 years in Germany, Fernand is returning to his wife and his restaurant. But since his disappearance, his wife has started over with a Norman chef, sympathetic but a specialist of ... See full summary »

Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Fernandel, Bourvil, Claire Maurier, Andrex

Votes: 941

18. New Orleans Uncensored (1955)

Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A Navy veteran purchases a government surplus vessel and becomes involved in the capture of waterfront racketeers.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton, Michael Ansara

Votes: 414

19. A Christmas Without Snow (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Music

A divorced woman moves to a new city, trying to rebuild her life. She joins the choir of a local church and is inspired by the choirmaster, a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept ... See full summary »

Director: John Korty | Stars: Michael Learned, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, James Cromwell

Votes: 411

20. Hospitality (2010)

Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The film follows the follies that ensue when a man and his wife shack up with a family that owns a printing press in their building, the husband takes it over, and the couple begin inviting a motley crew of friends.

Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Kenji Yamauchi, Kiki Sugino, Kanji Furutachi, Bryerly Long

Votes: 539

21. The Czar Wants to Sleep (1934)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

A sarcastic comedy about the Imperial Russian bureaucracy, based on the eponymous novella by Yuri Tynyanov. Set in the reign of Emperor Paul I. A copying error by a military scribe turns ... See full summary »

Director: Aleksandr Faintsimmer | Stars: Mikhail Yanshin, Boris Gorin-Goryainov, Nina Shaternikova, Sofiya Magarill

Votes: 143

22. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand (2002 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew interns at a museum featuring an exhibit on ancient Mayan culture while investigating the theft of a priceless artifact.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Laurie Jerger, Jake Perrine, David S. Hogan

Votes: 89

23. Los Pollitos (2020)

33 min | Short, Drama

A desperate mother trusts a childhood friend to smuggle her and her family into the United States, but her friend has an agenda of his own. The perilous trek into the U.S. is through a ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Mitchell Jr. | Stars: Chris Burr, Cate Chapman, Luis Cherubini, Frederic Eng-Li

24. The Paperwork Explosion (1967)

5 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy

Mankind has devoted too much time, too much money and plenty of space on paperwork and more paperwork. In the 1960's, to remove all those obstacles and all that paper, and in order to make ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Henson | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz

Votes: 61

25. Distortion (II) (2009)

4 min | Short, Drama

A dark tale of a man's disconnection from those around him.

Directors: Ron Houghtaling, Eric Kritzler | Stars: Jason Bittle, Geoffrey Gaebe, Rainbow Geffner, Marnie Klar

Votes: 11

26. Window (2000)

10 min | Animation, Drama, Short

In an opressive society out of 1984, a nebbishy clerk sees a vision of something better in a window. But his hope is fleeting.

Director: Victoria Livingstone

Votes: 10

27. Overreactors (2012 Video)

2 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Jeremy Bugden | Stars: Inga Breede, Andrew Kines, Stan MacDonald, Ned Petrie

Votes: 19

28. One Week Notice (2010)

Unrated | 8 min | Short, Comedy

Nick, a probate lawyer, just submitted his Suicide Request form to the senior partners and given his one week notice at the firm. But before he leaves this life he has a few things to wrap up.

Director: Evan A. Baker | Stars: Marc Fajardo, Jus Riddick, April Wade, Amy Highfill

Votes: 12

29. I Do (IV) (2010)

11 min | Short, Drama, Romance

New beginnings can sometimes be bittersweet. This is what Oliver and Rachel discover at the local registry office where they say goodbye to their past and begin a future full of new ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Martin Soucy | Stars: Liana Weafer, Tai Lawrence, Bobby G Stevenson, Annabelle Miller

Votes: 12

30. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode: The Ragged Edge (1998)

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

Garibaldi is sent to retrieve a witness to the shipping line attacks from the Drazi homeworld. G'Kar becomes a figure of veneration among the Narn. Stephen comes to a difficult decision.

Director: John Copeland | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs

Votes: 499

31. Dead Like Me (2003–2004)
Episode: Vacation (2003)

TV-MA | 41 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The Gravelings have the day off so the reaping is replaced with paperwork for Rube and the Reapers. George convinces Rube to computerize the data at Happy Time. George's family takes their first vacation since George's death.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Ellen Muth, Laura Harris, Callum Blue, Jasmine Guy

Votes: 396

32. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Paper Work (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In between runs, Station 51 is dealing with new bureaucratic duties: computer files for the regulars and an officious supply nurse at Rampart Hospital for the paramedics.

Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 86

33. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Klink vs. the Gonculator (1968)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War

Coming up with a fake secret device, the gonculator, Klink brings to Stalag 13 the electronics expert who wants to defect.

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 207

34. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode: Space Beauty (1968)

Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Farnum B, the intergalactic showman, again encounters the Robinsons as he presents the Galaxy Beauty Pageant, and its sponsor wants Judy to enter - and win.

Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 187

35. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode: The People vs. Orville Wright (1987)

Not Rated | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Rick confesses and is jailed for the murder of a "hit man."

Director: Burt Brinckerhoff | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 245

36. Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode: Battling Bailiff (1985)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Feeling dissatisfied with his job, Bull becomes interested in a wrestling promoter's offer.

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson

Votes: 171

37. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode: The Ties That Bind (2005)

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

Vala returns to the SGC upon having been separated from Daniel for a little under an hour. The effects of the bracelets have not diminished even though they have been removed. In order to ... See full summary »

Director: William Waring | Stars: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Beau Bridges

Votes: 983

38. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode: Within the Serpent's Grasp (1998)

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

General Hammond has tried everything to get the Senate's decision to shut down his Stargate program undone, but the President personally refuses to 'commit political suicide': the Stargate ... See full summary »

Director: David Warry-Smith | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge

Votes: 1,498

39. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Louie Moves Uptown (1983)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Louies has a revelation, he lives like he is so he sets his sights on a high rise condo. All he needs to do is borrow money from Jim and beat out Penny Marshall for the flat.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza

Votes: 142

40. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode: Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Struggling with a major life decision, Carol Shelton meets a boy who seems to be stalking her. Shopper Janice Hammond buys an antique oil lamp that can grant wishes. Drifter Price shares his Vietnam War memories with diner patrons.

Directors: Rick Friedberg, William Friedkin, Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Season Hubley, Nicolas Surovy, Scott Grimes, Nancy Kyes

Votes: 560

41. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Webworld (1986)

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

Cyclonus is concerned about Galvatron's mental and emotional state and takes him to planet where he can get treatment.

Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Jack Angel, Roger C. Carmel, Regis Cordic, Paul Eiding

Votes: 107

42. 68 Whiskey (2020)
Episode: Pain Management (2020)

TV-MA | 38 min | Comedy, Drama, War

A coordinated attack catches the base by surprise; Davis and Roback stumble upon an unusual operation in the Afghan hills; Alvarez helps Hazara.

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Sam Keeley, Jeremy Tardy, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo

Votes: 76

43. Deputy (2020)
Episode: 10-8 Paperwork (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Charlie and Joseph arrest a man on his way to a major drug deal, they end up bringing a bigger fight than expected back to the station. Meanwhile, Cade and Teresa continue to deal with... See full summary »

Director: Ben Hernandez Bray | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Yara Martinez, Brian Van Holt, Bex Taylor-Klaus

Votes: 144

44. My Life as a Teenage Robot (2002–2023)
Episode: Last Action Zero/Mind Over Matter (2004)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Brad is frustrated with the secondary role he gets to play in Jenny's adventures. / The theory of planned obsolescence is introduced to Jenny when Brad buys a new calculator rather than upgrading his old one.

Director: Rob Renzetti | Stars: Janice Kawaye, Chad Doreck, Dee Bradley Baker, R. Lee Ermey

Votes: 50

45. System Update with Glenn Greenwald (2020– )
Episode: The Sham Prosecution of Michael Flynn (2020)

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Star: Glenn Greenwald

46. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
Episode: Episode #1.13332 (2008)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Mike and Lily make love. Holden and Carly nearly make love. Emily and Casey decide to annul their marriage, but stay together. Aaron tells Alison he loves her.

Director: Sonia Blangiardo | Stars: Noelle Beck, Dylan Bruce, Ellen Dolan, Jason Etter

47. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Episode #1.5373 (2008)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Ridge hears the voice of Eric saying, "Let me go." Bridget asks Nick what's troubling him.

Director: Jennifer Howard | Stars: Ivar Brogger, Ashley Jones, Katherine Kelly Lang, John McCook

Votes: 22

48. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
Episode: Episode #1.13338 (2008)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Derek demands his money back from Paul; Paul tries to borrow the money from Lily. Meg tells Paul she's pregnant. Holden and Lily quarrel. Margo and Dani clash.

Director: Habib Azar | Stars: Don Hastings, Noelle Beck, Dylan Bruce, Terri Conn

49. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Episode #1.5387 (2008)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

After an intruder attacks her, Donna flees to Big Bear. Ann tells Stephanie that Pam has been off her meds for a long time. Owen realizes who poisoned Eric.

Director: Michael Stich | Stars: Texas Battle, Brandon Beemer, Tim Farmer, Susan Flannery

50. Claimed and Shamed (2012– )
Episode: Episode #12.7 (2020)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

CCTV proves a man lied about being hit by a bus. A holiday insurance scam is foiled when forged medical documents are uncovered. Too much paperwork raises suspicions over a jewellery claim. A conman is caught crashing his car.

Star: Naga Munchetty