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

51. Live Girls (2010)

12 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

A disenfranchised porn store employee finds an unlikely mentor in a realistic sex doll who arrives at the shop.

Director: Pamela Romanowsky | Stars: Gage Cass, John Fico, Carter Jackson, Sarah Kate Jackson

52. Tous cobayes? (2012)

PG | 115 min | Documentary, Drama

The most complete consumer study ever done on laboratory rats regarding a Monsanto GMO

Director: Jean-Paul Jaud | Stars: Gérard Boinon, José Bové, Jean-Luc Chagnolleau, Dominique Marion

Votes: 40

53. The Welfare Trait (2017 Video)

84 min | Talk-Show

Stefan Molyneux talks with Dr. Adam Perkins, a lecturer in the Neurobiology of Personality at King's College London and the author of "The Welfare Trait: How State Benefits Affect Personality."

Stars: Stefan Molyneux, Adam Perkins

54. The Test of a Civilization (2006)

18 min | Documentary, Short

A detailed look behind the locked doors of America's medical, university, and cosmetic testing labs. The footage is from an older period, but narrator James Cromwell reports on the situation in 2006. It contains sensitive footage.

Stars: Neal Barnard, James Cromwell

55. From Mice to Men? (2007)

26 min | Documentary, Short

Can we learn anything about human behavior by observing animals in laboratory tests? This documentary offers interviews with psychiatrists and psychologists who describe well-known animal experiments that partially answer the question.

Stars: Donald Barnes, Rick Bogle, Tom Regan

56. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: A Deadly State of Mind (1975)

TV-PG | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Columbo to discover the truth.

Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Peter Falk, George Hamilton, Lesley Ann Warren, Stephen Elliott

Votes: 2,275

57. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: De Mortuis (1956)

TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery

Professor Rankin's buddies Wally and Bud stop by to take him fishing. They find him in his cellar, filling in a hole with cement. They suspect he may have also filled it with his wife.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Emhardt, Cara Williams, Henry Jones

Votes: 776

58. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: Kill Zone (1988)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

When a satellite carrying a genetic experiment crashes to earth MacGyver is sent in to recover it. When he arrives he discovers that the experiment mutated in space and now ages animals at ... See full summary »

Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Judith Chapman, Jay Brazeau

Votes: 337

59. The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
Episode: The Borderland (1963)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After a scientist appears to invent a machine which can contact the afterlife, he convinces a rich man to finance his experiments with the possibility of contacting his benefactor's dead son.

Director: Leslie Stevens | Stars: Philip Abbott, Gladys Cooper, Nina Foch, Barry Jones

Votes: 631

60. Channing (1963–1964)
Episode: Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan (1964)

60 min | Drama

Dean Baker takes in a homeless man for Christmas, a decision which has life changing consequences for both men.

Director: William Hale | Stars: Henry Jones, Jason Evers, Michael J. Pollard, Albert Paulsen

61. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Informed Consent (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

House and his team face a lot of moral dilemmas when a patient wants them to help him end his life.

Director: Laura Innes | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,190

62. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: What Schemes May Come (2007)

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

Two murder victims actually turn out to be terminally-ill patients who wanted to go out in style, and a third victim who later comes back to life turns out to be part of a hibernation experiment.

Director: Christine Moore | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 305

63. Lost (2004–2010)
Episode: The Constant (2008)

TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

During the helicopter ride to the ship, Desmond's consciousness begins jumping back and forth between present day 2004 and 1996. He is forced to find Daniel Faraday in 1996 in order to get answers and stop the jumps.

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin

Votes: 15,099

64. Manifest (2018–2023)
Episode: Black Box (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Michaela is pushed into the midst of a high-stakes bank robbery perpetrated by a mystery assailant; Ben and TJ piece together an arcane set of mythological clues; Adrian draws Olive further into the world of the Believers

Director: Sherwin Shilati | Stars: Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez

Votes: 1,277

65. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Blood, Beakmania & Dreams (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

With an inquiry about the human body, Beakman explains how five liters of blood and sixty?three thousand miles of arteries help to deliver food and oxygen to the cells in the body. Dressed ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 51

66. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Gravity, Beakmania & Inertia (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Responding to a question about why people who live on the bottom of the Earth don't fall off, Beakman launches into a messy exposition on gravity. Using three toothpicks, a bottle cap and ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 55

67. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Noises at Night, Beakmania & the Nose (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Asked by a viewer about the creaking noises she hears at night, Beakman reveals they are the result of her house and its contents expanding and contracting with changes in temperature ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 53

68. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Rain, Beakmania & Volcanoes (1992)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Wacky scientist Beakman and his assistant Josie, and Lester, an actor dressed as a mangy rat, answers an inquiry about where puddles go after it has rained. Although Lester suggests they ... See full summary »

Director: Jay Dubin | Stars: Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach, Mark Ritts

Votes: 65

69. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Brain Meets Brawn/Meet Minerva (1994)

Not Rated | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

In their latest attempt to take over the world, "Brain Meets Brawn" when Pinky and The Brain meet Dr. Jekyll. Another meeting ends in disaster when a goofy dachshund is instructed to bring ... See full summary »

Directors: Barry Caldwell, Michael Gerard, Kirk Tingblad | Stars: Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Julie Brown

Votes: 157

70. Coroner (2019–2022)
Episode: Crispr Sistr (2020)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jenny and Donovan investigate the death of a lab technician, but Jenny's personal interest in the lab risks getting in the way of the case.

Director: Winnifred Jong | Stars: Serinda Swan, Roger Cross, Éric Bruneau, Ehren Kassam

Votes: 163

71. About a Girl (2007–2008)
Episode: About a Boot (2008)

TV-PG | Comedy

Add a Plot

Director: Pat Williams | Stars: Chiara Zanni, Jesse Hutch, Marshall Porter, Sandy Robson

72. Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
Episode: Boy Smells Rat (2024)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Eli starts the day with a turbulent driving lesson from Slim. School bullies confront Eli with a challenge, but a teacher catches them in the act.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Travis Fimmel, Bryan Brown, Simon Baker, Sophie Wilde

Votes: 539

73. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Ghost in Your Genes (2007)

TV-PG | Documentary

Following the mapping of the human genome scientists discovered there is a huge new chapter in the genetics story. Dubbed epigenetics, it involves the chemical markers on DNA that ... See full summary »

Directors: Sarah Holt, Nigel Paterson | Star: Neil Ross

Votes: 35

74. Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode: The Cure (2008)

TV-14 | 65 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A number of people in a diner die of radiation exposure and Olivia and the Bishops believe a woman who disappeared two weeks earlier was the source.

Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo

Votes: 2,756

75. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: Animal Rites (2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Charlie takes a very personal interest when one of CalSci's professors is murdered during a raid by animal rights advocates, and once the murderer is found Nikki's actions put the operation and civilians at risk.

Director: Ronald Víctor García | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 227

76. MacGyver (2016–2021)
Episode: Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer (2021)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama

Mac and Desi trace a rare car to Italy, hoping it leads them to the criminal who used to own it.

Director: Katie Eastridge | Stars: Lucas Till, Tristin Mays, Justin Hires, Meredith Eaton

Votes: 545

77. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Without a Trace (1998)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

When eleven-month-old Chad Shelton was admitted to the hospital, his liver function was abnormal, his platelet count was dangerously low, and there was unexplained bleeding from his gums, ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Monahan | Stars: Peter Thomas, Bud Burchard, Sam Cooper, Lynda Dietrich

Votes: 103

78. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Magdalene 26: Part 1 (2009)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a rich, well-to-do woman is found nude and amnesiac on a country rode, the team ties her to a car accident, her husband's bizarre murder, the looting of his company, and a 40+ year old cold case.

Director: Andy Hay | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson

Votes: 145

79. Community (2009–2015)
Episode: Environmental Science (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Jeff hangs out with Senor Chang to get out of an essay, angering the rest of the group. Meanwhile, Abed and Troy search for their missing lab mouse, and Pierce helps Shirley out with a presentation.

Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown

Votes: 4,437

80. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Boats, Beakmania & Airplanes (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

In response to a question about why a boat made of steel can float in water while a nail sinks, Beakman explains that, for any object to float, it has to be less dense than the liquid it is... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

81. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Electricity, Beakmania & Light Bulbs (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Opening with a viewer's question about why electrical plugs have two prongs, Beakman begins by explaining how the flow of electricity is the movement of energy in a closed circuit. With the... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 47

82. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Levers, Beakmania & Television (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Taking a question from a student puzzled by levers, Beakman uses a teeter-totter and a large boulder to explain how these simple machines work. Noting that there are first, second and third... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Alanna Ubach, Mark Ritts

Votes: 47

83. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Microscopes, Beakmania & Healing (1993)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Noting that microscopes have been used to unlock some of nature's biggest and smallest wonders, Beakman introduces their inventor, Zacharias Janssen. After insisting that Anton Van ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 46

84. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Refraction, Beakmania & Magnets (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Asked why a straw in a glass of water appears to be bent, Beakman explains it is due to refraction, or the bending of light waves. Beginning with a demonstration of how objects reflect ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 47

85. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Scientific Method, Beakmania & Rainbows (1993)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Explaining how scientists use ideas and information to solve problems, Beakman demonstrates the Scientific Method with a simple experiment: Starting with "Will salt water conduct ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 46

86. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Sound, Beakmania & Explosions (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

After a blaring demonstration of his new nap alarm, Beakman fields a question about noise. Explaining that vibrations in the air cause vibrations inside the ear which the brain then ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 47

87. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Thermodynamics, Beakmania & Pimples (1993)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Using a question about hot and cold to explain the science of thermodynamics, Beakman employs the Boguscope to show how heat is created when molecules move. Then, upon mixing hot and cold ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 47

88. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Vaccinations, Beakmania & Friction (1993)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Answering an inquiry about why vaccinations are necessary, Beakman conjures up Edward Jenner, the 19th century British doctor who invented the first vaccine to combat smallpox. Using a ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 47

89. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Brilliant Disguise (2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Is a graduate student working in the medical lab at a prestigious university robbing and killing female escorts to support his gambling addictions? And how far will his loyal fiancée go to protect him?

Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache

Votes: 286

90. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Bunsen, Beakmania & Sewage (1996)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Beakman viewers are burning to find out about flames and fires. The gang and Beakman as Robert Bunsen the flame expert, set out to answer questions on this hot topic. Beakman reveals ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Senta Moses

91. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Cats, Beakmania & Dynamite (1997)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

With a question about the old myth of cats and their nine lives, scientist Beakman and his trusty team have a ball, untangling the facts about felines. Contrary to popular belief, cats only... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Senta Moses

92. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Migration, Beakmania & Living Space (1996)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

The first top flight question comes from a viewer who wonders how birds know when to fly south. While Lester ponders the possibilities of traffic jams in the skies, Beakman really answers ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Senta Moses

93. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Sweat, Beakmania and Weighing a Car (1996)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

With a viewer question about why sweat smells, Beakman and his lab assistants work up a sweat to find the answer. Beakman demonstrates the functions of perspiration by comparing our bodies ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Ritts, Paul Zaloom, Senta Moses

94. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Bread, Beakmania & Measurement (1996)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Viewers are starving to find out facts about bread and why its called "the staff of life." Bread, which is the most widely eaten food in the world, provides a larger share of our energy ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Senta Moses

95. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Skin, Beakmania and Oxygen (1996)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Beakman gives us the skinny on skin, the largest organ in the human body, to answer a viewer's question. Skin acts as a protective wall around our bodies and regulates body temperature. ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Senta Moses

96. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Electromagnets, Beakmania and Senses (1996)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Beakman&s attraction to the first question is obvious, "what's the difference between an electromagnet and a magnet magnet?" While a typical magnet does not use electricity to function, an ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Senta Moses

97. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Chimps, Beakmania and the Eye Exam (1996)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Beakman and the science crew go ape with a question from a viewer who wants to know if apes are the closest links to humans. Humans along with apes are part of a group of mammals known as ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Senta Moses

98. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Tape Recording, Beakmania and Force vs. Pressure (1993)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Queried about cassette players, Beakman asks Lester to demonstrate how the recording and playback heads write music onto magnetic tape. Posing as English rock star Axel Bearing, Beakman ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 46

99. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Microwaves, Beakmania and Spiders (1993)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Asked how a microwave oven works, Lester offers to answer the question by preparing a frozen pizza. Though agreeing that his idea is a good one, Beakman first sets out to explain ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 46

100. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
Episode: Earwax, Beakmania and Rocket Engines (1993)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Queried about the origins of earwax, Beakman notes that it serves a purpose...protecting the body from dirt and germs floating in the air. Using a model of the ear, he shows how the body's ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Alanna Ubach

Votes: 47