Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-wuthering-heights"

1. Evil Dead Rise (2023)

R | 96 min | Horror

A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

Director: Lee Cronin | Stars: Mirabai Pease, Richard Crouchley, Anna-Maree Thomas, Lily Sullivan

Votes: 138,641

2. Cold Mountain (2003)

R | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.

Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins

Votes: 156,491 | Gross: $95.64M

3. The Crush (1993)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A journalist becomes the unwanted center of attention for a 14-year-old girl, who proceeds to sabotage his life after he refuses her sexual advances.

Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith

Votes: 22,420 | Gross: $13.61M

4. The Cider House Rules (1999)

PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Romance

A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo

Votes: 105,031 | Gross: $57.55M

5. Emily (2022)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

"Emily" imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world's most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers, who died, too soon, at age 30.

Director: Frances O'Connor | Stars: Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling

Votes: 8,255

6. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.

Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, George Segal

Votes: 22,649 | Gross: $41.25M

7. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring

Votes: 45,515

8. Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)

R | 77 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical

Courtney Bates, the younger sister of Valerie, and her friends go to a condo for a weekend getaway, but Courtney can't get rid of the haunting feeling that a supernatural rockabilly driller killer is coming to murder them all.

Director: Deborah Brock | Stars: Crystal Bernard, Jennifer Rhodes, Kimberly McArthur, Patrick Lowe

Votes: 7,466

9. House of the Long Shadows (1983)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Desi Arnaz Jr.

Votes: 4,649

10. Flirting (1991)

R | 99 min | Drama, Romance

Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.

Director: John Duigan | Stars: Noah Taylor, Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman, Bartholomew Rose

Votes: 6,425 | Gross: $2.42M

11. Island of Terror (1966)

Unrated | 89 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An isolated remote island community is threatened by an attack by tentacled silicates which liquefy and digest bone and tissue.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray, Eddie Byrne

Votes: 3,998

12. From the Land of the Moon (2016)

R | 120 min | Drama, Romance

In 1950s France, Gabrielle is a passionate, free-spirited woman who is in a loveless marriage and falls for another man when she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones. Gabrielle yearns to free herself and run away with André.

Director: Nicole Garcia | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex Brendemühl, Brigitte Roüan

Votes: 6,713 | Gross: $0.04M

13. A Quiet Passion (2016)

PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Drama

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Emma Bell, Sara Vertongen, Rose Williams, Benjamin Wainwright

Votes: 6,329 | Gross: $1.86M

14. My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 3,861

15. Viceroy's House (2017)

Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi

Votes: 8,576 | Gross: $1.11M

16. About Adam (2000)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.

Director: Gerard Stembridge | Stars: Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Tommy Tiernan, Frances O'Connor

Votes: 6,811 | Gross: $0.15M

17. Friend Request (2014 TV Movie)

TV-G | 120 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Frustrated by her unsuccessful blind dates, Samantha stumbles into a photo exhibition, sees and likes the photographer, and writes him an email. But the email is intercepted by the ... See full summary »

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Erin Krakow, Ryan McPartlin, Ian Andrew, Patricia Richardson

Votes: 2,138

18. The Canterville Ghost (1986 TV Movie)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A girl befriends a mischievous English ghost trying to scare her family (his descendants) back to America.

Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: John Gielgud, Ted Wass, Andrea Marcovicci, Alyssa Milano

Votes: 902

19. The Truth About Jane (2000 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance

A high-school girl's first sexual experience is with another girl, and, along with her first broken heart, she must deal with her mother's reaction to her revelation that she is a lesbian and with ostracism at school.

Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Stockard Channing, Ellen Muth, Kelly Rowan, Jenny O'Hara

Votes: 2,622

20. Churchill's Secret (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History

British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (Sir Michael Gambon) suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953, which is consequently kept a secret from the rest of the world.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Lindsay Duncan, Daisy Lewis

Votes: 1,561

21. A Christmas Kiss (2011 TV Movie)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

After a spontaneous kiss, a struggling designer ends up falling in love with her demanding boss's boyfriend as she decorates his home for a Christmas party.

Director: John Stimpson | Stars: Elisabeth Röhm, Laura Breckenridge, Brendan Fehr, Jerrika Hinton

Votes: 5,023

22. The Brontë Sisters (1979)

Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier, Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory

Votes: 1,220

23. Parasomnia (2008)

R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller

A horror-thriller centered on a woman (Wilson) suffering from a medical condition that causes her to sleep her life away, waking briefly on rare occasions.

Director: William Malone | Stars: Sean Young, Patrick Kilpatrick, Dylan M. McKnight, Cherilyn Wilson

Votes: 2,594

24. Beyond the Door (1982)

110 min | Drama

Mastroianni plays an ex-diplomat imprisoned for the murder of his wife who is visited by a young woman who is not only his lover but also his step-daughter.

Director: Liliana Cavani | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Eleonora Giorgi, Tom Berenger, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 265

25. All or Nothing (2017)

107 min | Comedy, Romance

The lives of three best friends - Linda, Vanda and Edo - get all tangled by four attractive men.

Director: Marta Ferencova | Stars: Tatiana Pauhofová, Klára Issová, Michal Zebrowski, Lubo Kostelný

Votes: 507

26. Homage (1995)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In New Mexico, the widow and former teacher Katherine Samuel reluctantly hires the lonely mathematician and genius Archie Landrum to be her gardener and soon they become good friends. When ... See full summary »

Director: Ross Kagan Marks | Stars: Blythe Danner, Frank Whaley, Sheryl Lee, Danny Nucci

Votes: 238

27. I megali apofraxi (1987 Video)

82 min | Comedy

The 2 protagonists, Trifon and his assistant, Vassilakis work as plumbers, try to survive with dignity, but instead they destroy everything they undertake to repair, while demonstrating brazen behavior to their clients.

Director: Takis Vougiouklakis | Stars: Kostas Tsakonas, Tasos Kostis, Magda Tsagani, Thomas Konstantinidis

Votes: 622

28. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
Episode: Same Old Song and Dick (1997)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Dick feels his relationship with Mary is in a rut.

Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 352

29. Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode: Rest Stop/After Life (2001)

TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Four college students find themselves in a trap after picking up a hitchhiker and stopping at a rest stop. / When a deceased family man comes back to life at his funeral, he becomes obsessed with death and puts his daughter in danger.

Directors: Yves Simoneau, Jefery Levy | Stars: Catherine Barroll, Meghan Black, Craig Dawson, Emmalee Fiddy

Votes: 123

30. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: Star-Crossed - June 15, 1972 (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

At a small Ohio college, Sam Beckett is a literature professor who must discourage the amorous advances of a student and finds the woman who left him at the altar. Sam hopes that resolving ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Sobel | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Teri Hatcher, Leslie S. Sachs

Votes: 825

31. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Tony's Lady (1982)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Tony takes a part time job as chauffeur for a charming young socialite and finds himself falling in love with her.

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

Votes: 128

32. My Hometown (1996–1998)
Episode: Midnight Bowling (1996)

Drama, Romance

Lisa develops a crush on Brad, the captain of the football team and eagerly wants to attend the high school dance in the hope to win his heart. Her parents say she is too young but she ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Mercier | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Sarah Osman, Albert Rosos, Vernon Chapman

33. Benidorm (2007–2018)
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2008)

Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy

Kate starts to feel broody and she and Martin spend the evening baby-sitting Chantelle's child Coolio. Everyone else goes to the hotel bar's karaoke where, after a very high-pitched rendition of 'Lonely Girl', Mel proposes to Madge.

Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Paul Bazely, Nicholas Burns, Jake Canuso, Abigail Cruttenden

Votes: 134

34. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: The Guns of Abalone: Parts 1-2 (1962)

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

Rocky and Bullwinkle "The Guns of Abalone" Part 1 of 4, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Count and the Bird", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Top Secret", Rocky and Bullwinkle "The Guns of Abalone" Part 2 of 4.

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: 22

35. The Durrells (2016–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2017)

TV-PG | 46 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Hugh organises a cricket match to bring everyone together. Spiro tells Louisa that she has terrible taste in men. Larry finds that Vasilia wants to advance their relationship faster than expected.

Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Keeley Hawes, Josh O'Connor, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone

Votes: 247

36. The Mist (2017)
Episode: The Waiting Room (2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Kevin's group make to the hospital in time to save Bryan. Kevin has a brutal encounter with his estranged brother, Mike.

Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Danica Curcic

Votes: 801

37. You (2018–2024)
Episode: Living with the Enemy (2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A video from Annika's past comes back to haunt her; Joe and Peach's simmering tension boils over when Peach introduces Beck to a major literary agent.

Director: Marta Cunningham | Stars: Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan, Zach Cherry

Votes: 4,417

38. You (2018–2024)
Episode: Candace (2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Beck is determined to find out what happened to Candace, but to do so, she'll have to take a page straight from Joe's book.

Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan, Zach Cherry

Votes: 4,602

39. Norm Macdonald Has a Show (2018)
Episode: M. Night Shyamalan (2018)

Comedy, Talk-Show

Norm and M. Night have a pleasant, introspective chat about Shyamalan's turbulent career, the nature of horror, Indian Americans, family life, and love of 80s Spielberg.

Director: Gene Bernard | Stars: Adam Eget, Norm MacDonald, M. Night Shyamalan

Votes: 199

40. Tell Me a Story (2018–2020)
Episode: Chapter 4: Rage (2018)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Thriller

Jordan takes matters in his own hands and pursues Eddie; Kayla gives friendship with Ethan another chance; Hannah and Gabe flee town.

Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: James Wolk, Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell

Votes: 370