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1. Prison Break (2005–2017)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper
Votes: 579,755
2. M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr
Votes: 63,844
3. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel
Votes: 16,348
4. JAG (1995–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's office.
Stars: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson
Votes: 20,018
5. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.
Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Dennis Wolfberg
Votes: 36,495
6. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,576
7. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
The adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City.
Stars: Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone, Linda Hamilton
Votes: 7,892
8. Fame (1982–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
Stars: Carlo Imperato, Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Albert Hague
Votes: 4,453
9. Riptide (1984–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
Stars: Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray, Jack Ging
Votes: 3,189
10. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.
Stars: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Joe Santos, John Hancock
Votes: 3,187
11. Rags to Riches (1987–1988)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A wealthy widowed businessman adopts five daughters to live with him at his mansion.
Stars: Joseph Bologna, Tisha Campbell, Blanca De Garr, Kimiko Gelman
Votes: 807
12. Misfits of Science (1985–1986)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The adventures of a team of misfit superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank.
Stars: Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, Mark Thomas Miller, Courteney Cox
Votes: 1,255
13. Unwed Father (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
A teenage boy becomes an unexpected baby-daddy after getting his one night stand pregnant. The baby's mother, also a teenager, was raised by a teenage mom who knows the hardships of pregnancy first-hand.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Brian Austin Green, Nicholle Tom, Isabella Hofmann, Faye Grant
Votes: 759
14. I Can Make You Love Me (1993 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young beautiful computer technician starting off her career in Silicon Valley during the 1980s is stalked and harassed by a deranged colleague with a twisted obsession.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Richard Thomas, Brooke Shields, Viveka Davis, William Allen Young
Votes: 1,853
15. Lincoln Heights (2006–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Family
A family moves to a crime-filled area of the heights and tries to help the community and the convicts living there.
Stars: Russell Hornsby, Nicki Micheaux, Erica Hubbard, Rhyon Nicole Brown
Votes: 2,040
16. That's Life (2000–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Comedy
Lydia DeLucca is a New Jersey waitress who wants more from her life than just marriage and kids. So she breaks off her engagement and heads off to college. This doesn't make her ex-boyfriend happy and her family isn't too supportive.
Stars: Heather Dubrow, Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Dillon, Paul Sorvino
Votes: 514
17. A Matter of Justice (1993 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 240 min | Drama, Thriller
True story about the mother of a murder victim seeking to bring her son's widow to justice and gain custody of her granddaughter.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Patty Duke, Martin Sheen, Alexandra Powers, Jason London
Votes: 639
18. Past the Bleachers (1995 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
Bill and his wife have recently had to live through a tragedy. When Bill decides to coach a little league baseball team, he meets a young mute boy named Lucky, who may be just what the team... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Barnard Hughes, Glynnis O'Connor, Ken Jenkins
Votes: 180
19. Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Dramatization looks at the tumultuous relationship that existed between rock group The Beach Boy's Brian and Dennis Wilson and their father, Murry. It also examines their struggles with drugs and alcohol.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Greg Kean, Arlen Dean Snyder, Casey Sander
Votes: 509
20. Philly (2001–2002)
50 min | Drama
A new lawyer tries to maintain her distance from her sometimes guilty clients, but building a good rep threatens to overcome her passion.
Stars: Kim Delaney, Tom Everett Scott, Rick Hoffman, Diana Maria Riva
Votes: 416
21. Equal Justice (1990–1991)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The professional and personal lives of Pittsburgh D.A. staff, led by Arnold Bach, Gene Rogan, Linda Bauer, Peter, and Michael James, alongside new attorneys JoAnn, Briggs, Julie, and Christopher.
Stars: George DiCenzo, Debrah Farentino, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 130
22. Cries from the Heart (1994 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Michael, a young autistic boy who has trouble with verbalization but a real talent for technology, uses a computer to plead for help after being molested at his school.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Patty Duke, Melissa Gilbert, Bradley Pierce, Markus Flanagan
Votes: 321
23. Peacemakers (2003)
Action, Crime, Drama
In the late 1800's a new addition to law enforcement is evolving. Forensic science is in its infancy and the Wild West will never be the same. Enter Federal Marshal Jared Stone, the product... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Berenger, Peter O'Meara, Amy Carlson, Colby Johannson
Votes: 691
24. Forever Love (1998 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Forever Love is a poignant new television movie about a 24-year-old woman named Lizzie Brooks who awakens from a 20-year-long coma and begins her life all over again. In the drama, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Reba McEntire, Tim Matheson, Bess Armstrong, Heather Stephens
Votes: 391
25. Fallen Angel (2003 TV Movie)
G | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A high-powered Los Angeles lawyer returns to his estranged father's home in Maine where he faces tragedy, haunting memories and someone from his past.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Gary Sinise, Joely Richardson, Gordon Pinsent, Jordy Benattar
Votes: 1,414
26. The Woman Who Sinned (1991 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
A beautiful woman is falsely accused of her best friend's murder after an illicit affair while Michael and Victoria Robeson's secrets need to come out if the crime is to be solved.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Susan Lucci, Tim Matheson, Michael Dudikoff, John Vernon
Votes: 264
27. Unlikely Angel (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Dolly Parton portrays a country-music performer who meets an untimely demise, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on Earth: to reunite a workaholic widower with his children for Christmas.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall, Brian Kerwin, Allison Mack
Votes: 1,226
28. Gabriel's Fire (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Thriller
A cop who's been sent to prison for killing his partner is freed by a lawyer who hires him as a private investigator.
Stars: James Earl Jones, Laila Robins, Madge Sinclair, Dylan Walsh
Votes: 168
29. Three Days (2001 TV Movie)
TV-G | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ten years ago, Andrew married his childhood sweetheart, Beth. Now Andrew's a high-powered literary agent, but his relationship with his wife has not fared as well. When Beth is tragically ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Kristin Davis, Reed Diamond, Danielle Brett, Tim Meadows
Votes: 1,187
30. Island Son (1989–1990)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Daniel Kulani, a prominent internist, returns to Hawaii to give back to the culture he was raised in. He joins a health group that includes surgeon Kenji Fushida, clinic manager Margaret Judd, plus residents Metzger and McGrath.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Clyde Kusatsu, Betty Carvalho, Timothy Carhart
Votes: 76
31. Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A staunch professional executive and his wife coerce their two rebellious teens and their older sister and her boyfriend into taking a plane trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary in ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Patty Duke, William Devane, Natasha Melnick, Kaj-Erik Eriksen
Votes: 301
32. Annie's Point (2005 TV Movie)
G | 87 min | Drama
Richard Eason is flat-out filling his late father's shoes as CEO of an east Coast real estate developing company, so he can't spend nearly as much time with mother Annie and daughter Ella ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Betty White, Richard Thomas, Amy Davidson, Ellen Albertini Dow
Votes: 371
33. Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 96 min | Crime, Drama
True story of Al Capone's notorious hitman.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Vincent Guastaferro, Trini Alvarado, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 464
34. With a Vengeance (1992 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Amnesiac nanny and her love-struck employer try to follow the clues leading into her past, little suspecting that a serial killer is already waiting at the end of the trail.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dixie Lee Sedgwick, Jack Scalia, Matthew Lawrence
Votes: 311
35. Children of the Dark (1994 TV Movie)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A young couple's life changes after discovering that their two young daughters have Xeroderma Pigmentosum, which makes them vulnerable for sunlight.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Peter Horton, Tracy Pollan, Roy Dotrice, Bill Smitrovich
Votes: 221
36. Best Friends for Life (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Two lifelong friends find their friendship severely tested when both of their husbands die within a short time of each other.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Linda Lavin, Richard Farnsworth, Gwen Verdon
Votes: 123
37. Ordinary Miracles (2005 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Drama
Judge Kay Woodbury takes a troubled teen as a foster child into her home after no one else seems to want her.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Lyndsy Fonseca, C. Thomas Howell, Sarah Aldrich
Votes: 571
38. Miracle on the 17th Green (1999 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Sport
A 50 year old adman (Robert Urich) loses his job. Rather than facing trying to find a new job, he decides to try to make it on the senior golf tour. This causes him to neglect his wife (Meredith Baxter) and family.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Robert Urich, Meredith Baxter, Donnelly Rhodes, Matthew Walker
Votes: 222
39. Holiday in Your Heart (1997 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Drama, Music
LeAnn Rimes plays herself from her childhood in Nashville to her performing around the country as a country-western singer, until she has to make a choice: Does she perform at the Grand Ole... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: LeAnn Rimes, Bernadette Peters, Rebecca Schull, Vernon Grote
Votes: 321
40. What Love Sees (1996 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
Based on a true story and spanning fifteen years during the turmoil of the Second World War, this is an incredible, inspiring saga of two young people whose very special relationship helps ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Richard Thomas, Annabeth Gish, August Schellenberg, Kathleen Noone
Votes: 124
41. Remember Me (1995 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Thriller
Set in a Victorian haunted mansion, Kelly McGillis as a grieving Mom is being driven mad by a vocal but unseen entity. She believes it to be her son.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Kelly McGillis, Cotter Smith, Shanna Reed, Michael T. Weiss
Votes: 194
42. Nothing But the Truth (1995 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A polygraph examiner has an affair with a murder suspect after her test clears him, but new evidence then suggests that he's guilty after all.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Patricia Wettig, Ken Olin, Bradley Whitford, Harry Lennix
Votes: 93
43. Vanished (2006 TV Movie)
Thriller
During a visit to a tropical island, a man mysteriously disappears and his wife must lead her own investigation in order to find him.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Axel Anderson, Alfred Berguez, Joemy Blanco, Geoff Callan
Votes: 269
44. God's New Plan (1999 TV Movie)
Unrated | 120 min | Drama
Weepy fact-based story about a woman facing her impending death and forced to let her baby's nurse become an integral part of her family's life to aid the future care of the child and her husband.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Katey Sagal, Annabeth Gish, Tom Irwin, Brenda Bazinet
Votes: 255
45. Police Story: Burnout (1988 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A veteran vice cop (Wagner) has a hard time dealing with her partner's suicide.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Julie Carmen, John Getz, John Karlen
Votes: 68
46. Powerhouse (1982– )
28 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery
The crime-fighting adventures of five members of an inner-city community center.
Stars: Michael Mack, Domenica Galati, Michael Wikes, Jason Kravits
Votes: 42
47. Pros and Cons (1991–1992)
60 min | Action, Drama
Gabriel Bird is a former Chicago police officer who was wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment 20 years prior for the murder of a fellow officer.
Stars: James Earl Jones, Richard Crenna, Madge Sinclair, Jonathan Brandis
Votes: 45
48. Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (1994 TV Movie)
86 min | Drama
Rocked by the death of his wife, ex-cop Jonathan Stone moves to a Seattle suburb to start a new life. It is there that he is falsely accused of murder and finds himself forced to track down... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Richard Crenna, Beverly D'Angelo, Stephen McHattie, Robert Desiderio
Votes: 98
49. The Moving of Sophia Myles (2000 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama
Following the death of her minister husband, Sophia Myles faces the future with fear and loathing. Making matters worse, small-town big shot Mary Margaret pressurises Sophia to vacate her house as part of a civic economy drive.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Della Reese, Rue McClanahan, John Beasley, Earle Hyman
Votes: 103
50. Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler (1990 TV Movie)
100 min | Thriller
After various months of search the police is able to catch the killer of some women. But the search is not over when the assistant of the attorney discovers some details in the last case that differ from the assassinations before...
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Mary Page Keller, Finn Carter, Lori Tan Chinn
Votes: 70