Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "hailing-a-taxi"

1. Soul (2020)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House

Votes: 381,831

2. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Diana must contend with a colleague, and with a businessman whose desire for extreme wealth sends the world down a path of destruction, after an ancient artifact that grants wishes goes missing.

Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal

Votes: 292,551 | Gross: $46.37M

3. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby

Votes: 243,591 | Gross: $92.82M

4. Superman Returns (2006)

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

Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden

Votes: 291,699 | Gross: $200.08M

5. The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

PG-13 | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.

Director: George Nolfi | Stars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson, Florence Kastriner

Votes: 270,687 | Gross: $62.50M

6. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean

Votes: 160,785 | Gross: $49.53M

7. Hair (1979)

PG | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden

Votes: 41,020 | Gross: $15.28M

8. Meet Dave (2008)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.

Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan

Votes: 43,770 | Gross: $11.80M

9. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

A Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson

Votes: 75,086

10. The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

G | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.

Director: Jim Henson | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson

Votes: 16,787 | Gross: $31.21M

11. Stolen (2012)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston

Votes: 46,503 | Gross: $0.30M

12. Very Good Girls (2013)

R | 91 min | Drama, Romance

Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time.

Director: Naomi Foner | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Sterling Jones, Lenny Platt

Votes: 16,391

13. In Good Company (2004)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger

Votes: 56,536 | Gross: $45.81M

14. Serving Sara (2002)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A process server tries to serve an elusive female target.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Vincent Pastore

Votes: 18,849 | Gross: $16.93M

15. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)

R | 123 min | Drama, Romance

One couple's story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.

Director: Ned Benson | Stars: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bill Hader

Votes: 13,123 | Gross: $0.59M

16. Let's Make Love (1960)

Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughan

Votes: 8,050 | Gross: $6.54M

17. Outrageous Fortune (1987)

R | 99 min | Comedy

Two women unknowingly share the same man, but when he disappears, both go out looking for him and enter his surprisingly dangerous life.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky

Votes: 8,691 | Gross: $52.86M

18. Summer in the City (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

The star manager of a small-town clothing store is suddenly promoted to run a company's flagship store--in Manhattan. To make it in the big city, she must combine her newly-acquired New ... See full summary »

Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Julianna Guill, Marc Bendavid, Natasha Henstridge, Marla Sokoloff

Votes: 1,547

19. The Wedding Veil (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

Follows longtime friends who find a mysterious, antique veil fabled to unite its bearer with her true love.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Kevin McGarry, Autumn Reeser, Alison Sweeney

Votes: 2,431

20. A Woman's Secret (1949)

Approved | 84 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

Failed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams

Votes: 1,938

21. We Were There: First Love (2012)

123 min | Drama, Romance

It chronicles the love relationship between a boy called Motoharu Yano and a girl called Nanami Takahashi, starting from their teenage years and continuing during their early twenties.

Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sôsuke Takaoka, Yuika Motokariya

Votes: 701

22. A Woman Rebels (1936)

Approved | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance

Pamela, a woman in late-1800s England, wishes to be her own person and has no intention to ever marry. After she has a great deal of difficulty finding a job, she finally lands a position ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Allan, Donald Crisp

Votes: 932

23. The Roly Poly Man (1994)

94 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Dirk Trent is small time PI that stumbles onto a peculiar murder when investigating a cheating husband.

Director: Bill Young | Stars: Paul Chubb, Les Foxcroft, Susan Lyons, Zoe Bertram

Votes: 109

24. 1980 (2022)

Not Rated | 32 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Lost for almost four decades, this lovingly restored 32-minute film tells the story of an NYU student revealing his sexuality to his mother and sister - at a time when coming out was the ... See full summary »

Directors: Thomas F. Sailer, Mark Olmsted | Stars: Keith Jones, Greg Schaffert, Adele DeWitt Racheff, Marjorie Fierst

25. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Dog Days (2001)

TV-PG | Comedy

A con man posing as a homeless person deceives everyone at the diner. In need of extra cash, Margaret takes on a second job, then regrets it.

Director: Darryl Bates | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 97

26. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Stumble in the Bronx (1999)

TV-PG | Comedy

Becker is shot in the shoulder while rescuing Jake from a robbery attempt. In spite of his weakened state, he annoys everyone at the hospital and refuses the advice of his frustrated doctor.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 125

27. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with the Baby on the Bus (1995)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Joey and Chandler are left to babysit Ben when Monica takes Ross to the hospital. Meanwhile, Phoebe loses her singing gig at Central Perk to a professional singer.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 6,160

28. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: Strange Visitor (From Another Planet) (1993)

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

A paranoid rogue Federal agent's investigation of Superman leaves Clark wondering about his true origins.

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 453

29. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: An Affair to Dismember (1996)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

With Maxwell busy it's up to Fran to show his brother Nigel around New York. Nigel is enchanted and proposes to Fran.

Director: Dorothy Lyman | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 326

30. Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode: Diamond in the Rough (1999)

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

Sydney, Nigel and rival relic hunter Kurt Reiner, attempt to find the lost baseball glove of Jimmy Jonesboro.

Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 136

31. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant (1979)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

After being shot in his cab, Alex quits the garage and takes a job as a waiter at a high-class French restaurant.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

Votes: 200

32. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Bobby's Acting Career (1978)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Would be actor Bobby Wheeler made a wager with himself. Bobby had 3 years to make it as an actor and at 24 hours to go, Bobby attends any audition possible to hopefully beat the clock.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

Votes: 281

33. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Memories of Cab 804: Part 1 (1978)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

After cab driver John Burns has an accident in taxicab #804, the gang at Sunshine Cab, while mechanic Latka is making repairs, talks about memorable customers they encountered in that cab.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

Votes: 224

34. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Sugar Mama (1979)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Alex befriends a wealthy elderly lady who pays him to take her around the city.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

Votes: 211

35. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Hooked on a Ceiling/Goodfeathers: The Beginning (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The Warners give unwanted help to Kirk Douglas-cum-Michelangelo as he tries to paint the Sistine Chapel. Squit tells the story of how he became a Goodfeather - a story that involves a discarded bagel on a busy street.

Directors: Rusty Mills, Greg Reyna | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche

Votes: 282

36. Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2006)

54 min | Drama

With the team almost complete the assistant professor puts one more member to the test operating on a patient. The assistant professor has two patients to choose from for the pioneering ... See full summary »

Director: Satoshi Kubota | Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Sadao Abe, Masako Chiba, Kyôko Enami

37. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: Threads (2009)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After advanced technology embedded with security data is secretly woven into a designer's dress, Neal and Peter must plunge into the world of New York City's Fashion Week to prevent an international criminal from selling it.

Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Tiffani Thiessen

Votes: 1,263

38. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode: Green Light (2010)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Walt's world crumbles even more after finding out that Skyler is cheating on him. Jesse tries to set up a meeting with Gus to try and sell his own version of the blue meth. Meanwhile, Hank is growing obsessed with finding Heisenberg.

Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris

Votes: 24,069

39. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode: Critical (2012)

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

Leon is trapped for his own protection. A medical doctor faces a difficult decision. Detective Carter encounters agent Snow.

Director: Frederick E.O. Toye | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson

Votes: 2,966

40. Chucky (2021– )
Episode: Jennifer's Body (2023)

TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Chucky's complex motivations are revealed; Tiffany is tried for Jennifer Tilly's murder spree.

Director: John Hyams | Stars: Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Devon Sawa

Votes: 679

41. Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode: We Are Everyone (2013)

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

When Holmes and Watson set out to track down a civil contractor who leaked classified information, their lives are disrupted when they are targeted by the group of cyber-activists protecting him. Tony Award Winner Steve Kazee guest stars.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn

Votes: 1,175

42. Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode: Solve for X (2013)

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

When a well-respected mathematician is found dead, Holmes and Watson set out to solve a murder and the purpose of the highly guarded equation he was trying to decipher.

Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn

Votes: 1,239

43. Green Eggs and Ham (2019–2022)
Episode: Mouse (2019)

TV-Y7 | 27 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Sam-I-Am and Guy-Am-I get thrown in jail with a mouse, so they try to escape.

Directors: Cody Cameron, Aurian Redson, Lawrence Gong | Stars: Michael Douglas, Adam Devine, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer

Votes: 146

44. Departure (2019–2022)
Episode: Vanished (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When TransOcean Flight 716 vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean with 256 people on board, crash investigator Kendra Malley is called in.

Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Archie Panjabi, Kris Holden-Ried, Peter Mensah, Sasha Roiz

Votes: 337