Taxi
"taxi" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Watcher
Synopsis:
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
Starring:
Maika Monroe,
Burn Gorman,
Karl Glusman
#2
You've Got Mail
Synopsis:
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Starring:
Meg Ryan,
Tom Hanks,
Dave Chappelle
Plot:
dog,
e mail,
rivalry,
bookstore,
internet,
new york city,
online identity,
courtship,
handkerchief,
shop owner
...
#3
Witness for the Prosecution
Synopsis:
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Starring:
John Williams,
Elsa Lanchester,
Marlene Dietrich
#4
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Synopsis:
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Starring:
Bob Hoskins,
Christopher Lloyd,
Charles Fleischer
#5
While You Were Sleeping
Synopsis:
A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
Starring:
Sandra Bullock,
Bill Pullman,
Michael Rispoli
#6
What Women Want
Synopsis:
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.
Starring:
Judy Greer,
Mel Gibson,
Helen Hunt
#7
What's Up, Doc?
Synopsis:
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Starring:
Austin Pendleton,
Kenneth Mars,
Michael Murphy
#8
We Were Soldiers
Synopsis:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Starring:
Clark Gregg,
Chris Klein,
Jsu Garcia
Plot:
battle,
soldier,
vietnam war,
helicopter,
reporter,
based on true story,
french soldier,
french military,
wound,
battalion
...
#9
Weird Science
Synopsis:
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Anthony Michael Hall
#10
Unfaithful
Synopsis:
Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.
Starring:
Diane Lane,
Erik Per Sullivan,
Richard Gere
#11
Umberto D.
Synopsis:
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and aban…
Starring:
Lamberto Maggiorani,
Memmo Carotenuto,
Maria Pia Casilio
#12
Twelve Monkeys
Synopsis:
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient…
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Brad Pitt,
Bruce Willis
Plot:
time travel,
virus,
plague,
underground,
epidemic,
psychiatrist,
future,
ecoterrorism,
psychiatric hospital,
bald man
...
#13
Traffic
Synopsis:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and i…
Starring:
Dennis Quaid,
Michael Douglas,
Don Cheadle
Plot:
mexico,
judge,
cocaine,
interlinked stories,
drug smuggling,
kidnapping,
drug cartel,
drug trafficking,
color filter,
drug war
...
#14
Trading Places
Synopsis:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Starring:
Eddie Murphy,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Dan Aykroyd
#15
Total Recall
Synopsis:
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company who manufacture memories. Something goes wrong during his memory implant turning Doug's life upside down and even to question what is reality and what isn't.
Starring:
Michael Ironside,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Sharon Stone
#16
Three Days of the Condor
Synopsis:
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Max von Sydow,
Cliff Robertson
#17
The Witches
Synopsis:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?
Starring:
Anjelica Huston,
Jane Horrocks,
Rowan Atkinson
#18
The Wedding Planner
Synopsis:
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, paediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making the wedding arrangements, she and Steve are put into a string of uncomfortable situations that force them to face their mutual attraction.
Starring:
Judy Greer,
Jennifer Lopez,
Kathy Najimy
#19
The Way We Were
Synopsis:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Murray Hamilton,
Bradford Dillman
#20
The Wages of Fear
Synopsis:
In the South American jungle, supplies of nitroglycerine are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on the rough remote roads where the slightest jolt can result in death.
Starring:
Yves Montand,
Véra Clouzot,
Charles Vanel
Plot:
oil company,
unemployment,
oil,
risk,
vibration,
explosion,
nitroglycerin,
risk taking,
shifting gears,
mountain road
...