Movies and TvShows featuring "door-slammed-in-face" theme.

When a rebellious teen is taken in by foster care, she refuses to believe her father is dead and instead suspects he has been abducted. With the support of a UFO association, she embarks on a mission to uncover the truth about her father's disappearance.

In 'Short Time' (1990), a police detective is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to retire early to spend time with his family. However, he accidentally discovers that his life insurance policy will only pay off if he dies in the line of duty. Determined to secure his family's financial future, he sets out to get himself killed on duty, leading to comedic and action-packed situations.

The Cure is a comedic short film that takes place at a health spa. The film follows the misadventures of an unnamed protagonist who is an alcoholic. As he tries to recover from his addiction, he gets into various comedic situations, such as getting his head stuck in a door and falling into a pool.

In 'The Masquerader,' a man is fired from his job at a movie studio and decides to cross-dress to disguise himself. This leads to a series of comedic mishaps and misunderstandings, including flirting, filming a movie within a movie, and sabotage. The film is a black-and-white silent comedy filled with slapstick humor.

This early Keystone has Pete spying on his neighbor's wife through one of those little knotholes in a fence. The neighbor (Sterling) notices and chases him all over town with sheriff and family close behind. Fatty Arbuckle plays the peeper's wife(!).

A man visits a movie studio and gets caught up in the chaos of a film shoot. He finds himself running down the middle of a street, being sprayed with a fire hose, and even defending a woman's honor. In the end, he becomes the hero of the movie.

In His New Job, the Little Tramp gets a job at a movie studio and causes chaos on set. He accidentally kisses a woman's hand, hits himself on the head with a mallet, and gets into a fight with the wrong person. Despite his mishaps, he eventually becomes the star of the film.

An Irish washerwoman's daughter falls in love with one of America's most eligible bachelors, much to the dismay of the girl's parents -- and the young doctor's newly acquired fiancée! Events come to a head at the charity masked ball, which the two girls happen to attend in very similar costumes, thanks to the largesse of Molly's benevolent "fairy godfather"...

A wealthy man pretends to be a dummy on a movie set in order to meet to his favourite actress.

Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry and a car with a driver. Back home, Lindy flips for Sam and his newfound wealth, and dumps the rival. Sam throws an engagement party where he indulges in a friendly game of cards with his former rival and another man, who unbeknownst to Sam, is a card shark.

Thelma and Zazu are on a leisurely excursion in a borrowed car. Thelma lets Zazu drive. When she brakes to avoid a bull pulled along by three rustics, her foot gets stuck and the car crashes through a barn. The barn's owner won't let them leave without paying damages. The gals hoof it, walking in a large circle to arrive back at the farmer's house after dark. While outside his door, they hear a radio broadcast to beware a lion escaped from a wintering circus. Can Thelma and Zasu reclaim the car while avoiding the angry farmer, his prize bull, and the renegade lion?

Triple Trouble is a slapstick comedy film in which a bumbling inventor finds himself in a series of hilarious misadventures. From getting chased by the police to exploding inventions, the inventor's life is full of comedic chaos. With his top hat and tails, the inventor gets into trouble with a pickpocket, a chef, and even the Keystone Kops. Will he be able to overcome all the obstacles and find success? Watch Triple Trouble to find out!

Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.

When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and Zasu are on their way to the hospital.

When the story begins, Johnnie comes to the lawyer's house (James Finlayson) in order to woo the man's daughter. However, a love-crazy woman has been chasing Johnnie and the lawyer tries to help out....and gets nothing but trouble in return. The lady now wants the lawyer...who's a married man. Soon all sorts of problems develop...and the lawyer is sure his wife is going to kill him!