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1. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, made up of two different groups: the uniformed cops and the Intelligence Unit.
Stars: Jason Beghe, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins
Votes: 45,496
2. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,883
3. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This series focuses on the NYPD's Major Case Squad, a force of detectives who investigate high-profile cases, while also showing parts of the crime from the perpetrator's point of view.
Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 27,953
4. Newhart (1982–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of an author-turned-innkeeper and his friends in rural Vermont.
Stars: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy
Votes: 8,149
5. Third Watch (1999–2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
Stars: Coby Bell, Skipp Sudduth, Jason Wiles, Molly Price
Votes: 11,483
6. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.
Stars: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke
Votes: 27,179
7. Patriot (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner, whose latest assignment--to prevent Iran from going nuclear--requires him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous, non-official cover.
Stars: Michael Dorman, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe
Votes: 18,162
8. All My Children (1970–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Set in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.
Stars: Susan Lucci, David Canary, Michael E. Knight, Cameron Mathison
Votes: 3,284
9. Murphy Brown (1988–2018)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.
Stars: Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, Robert Pastorelli, Faith Ford
Votes: 10,677
10. Empty Nest (1988–1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
"Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages.
Stars: Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure, Park Overall
Votes: 3,976
11. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
Stars: Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan, William Atherton
Votes: 12,289
12. Stone Cold (1991)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough Alabama cop is blackmailed by the FBI into going undercover in a violent Mississippi biker gang.
Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Brian Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, William Forsythe, Arabella Holzbog
Votes: 10,091 | Gross: $9.29M
13. Ed (2000–2004)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A separated, fired NYC lawyer returns to his hometown in Ohio, meets old high school friends and cute crush, buys a bowling alley and opens a law office in it.
Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Josh Randall, Jana Marie Hupp
Votes: 7,505
14. Next (2020)
TV-14 | 450 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A former tech CEO joins an FBI Cybersecurity Agent to stop the emergence of a rogue Artificial Intelligence.
Stars: John Slattery, Fernanda Andrade, Michael Mosley, Gerardo Celasco
Votes: 5,763
15. The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
PG | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An employee who develops a lucrative secret process for his corporation is tempted to betray the company when higher ups attempt to take the process from him. Dastardly intrigue ensues.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara, Campbell Scott, Ricky Jay
Votes: 25,922 | Gross: $10.20M
16. My Sister Sam (1986–1988)
30 min | Comedy
A photographer's life changes when her teenage sister comes to live with her.
Stars: Pam Dawber, Jenny O'Hara, Joel Brooks, David Naughton
Votes: 552
17. Things Change (1988)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J.J. Johnston
Votes: 4,077 | Gross: $3.53M
18. Ghost in the Machine (1993)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey, Ted Marcoux, Wil Horneff
Votes: 4,180 | Gross: $5.09M
19. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
CBS late afternoon specials designed for middle school and high school students, dramatizing issues affecting teenagers.
Stars: Monica Calhoun, Tammy Lauren, Nick Angotti, Beau Dremann
Votes: 355
20. Hooperman (1987–1989)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building. Not having the time to maintain the building Hooperman hires Susan as the person in charge. They begin a relationship.
Stars: John Ritter, Barbara Bosson, Felton Perry, Sydney Walsh
Votes: 396
21. Dad (1989)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
While his mom recovers in hospital from a heart attack, John puts his busy life on hold to fly home and help his elderly dad around the house. John's son later joins them and they all truly bond for the first and, tragically, final time.
Director: Gary David Goldberg | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker
Votes: 5,283 | Gross: $19.74M
22. Homicide (1991)
R | 102 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Vincent Guastaferro, J.J. Johnston
Votes: 8,198 | Gross: $2.97M
23. Blind Faith (1990)
190 min | Thriller
A wealthy businessman is accused of murdering his wife to collect insurance money to pay gambling debts. Although his three sons initially believe his innocence, his actions and court evidence soon begin to prove otherwise.
Stars: Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, David Barry Gray, Jay Underwood
Votes: 399
24. Embeds (2017– )
Comedy
Focuses on five recent college graduates working as embedded reporters for various national news organizations on the presidential campaign trail.
Stars: Kelsey Asbille, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Max Ehrich, Chloe Brooks
Votes: 102
25. TV 101 (1988–1989)
60 min | Drama
Kevin Keegan is a recently divorced news photographer who quits his job and returns to Roosevelt High School to teach kids how to make a TV show.
Stars: Sam Robards, Andrew Cassese, Stacey Dash, Alex Désert
Votes: 127
26. Frank's Place (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A professor from Boston runs his late father's New Orleans restaurant.
Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 521
27. Uncle John (2015)
Not Rated | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In this tale of small town intrigue, an urbanite returns to his quiet hometown on an impromptu trip as his Uncle, widely respected in town, struggles to evade suspicion of a murder.
Director: Steven Piet | Stars: John Ashton, Alex Moffat, Jenna Lyng Adams, Ronnie Gene Blevins
Votes: 1,763
28. Family of Spies (1990)
Not Rated | 175 min | Drama
Based on a true story, a naval officer (Powers Boothe) sells top-secret information to the Soviets and recruits family and friends into the scheme.
Stars: Powers Boothe, Lesley Ann Warren, Lili Taylor, Graham Beckel
Votes: 301
29. Dangerous Passion (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime
A security man (Weathers) goes to work for a sadistic gangster (Williams) with an alluring wife (McKee). Of course, the wife and the security man immediately hit it off. After the gangster ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Carl Weathers, Billy Dee Williams, Lonette McKee, Michael Beach
Votes: 208
30. Later Days (2021)
90 min | Comedy
Nostalgic for his glory days, a frustrated stay-at-home dad invites all of his high school Facebook friends to an 80s-themed surprise party for his exhausted corporate wife.
Directors: Brad Riddell, Sanford Sternshein | Stars: David Walton, Majandra Delfino, Francis Guinan, David Pasquesi
Votes: 214
31. The Judge (I) (1986–1993)
30 min | Drama
The Judge ran for a dozen years as a local show on WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio until it was picked up and syndicated by CBS. It centered on family court situations and involved children and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Harlan, Robert Shield, Stan Roth, Dana Gibson
Votes: 36
32. American Dreamer (1990–1991)
30 min | Comedy
After his wife's death, a world-traveling reporter decides to leave the busy rush of the big city and pack up his kids and move to a quiet little town in Wisconsin, where he takes a job as ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Urich, Carol Kane, Chay Lentin, Johnny Galecki
Votes: 73
33. Pastime (1990)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Sport
Pastime is a story of an aging, white pitcher on a minor league baseball team who takes a young, talented, black pitcher under his wing in 1957.
Director: Robin B. Armstrong | Stars: William Russ, Glenn Plummer, Noble Willingham, Jeffrey Tambor
Votes: 420 | Gross: $0.27M
34. Nightmare in the Daylight (1992 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Thriller
A married Wisconsin teacher fears a Los Angeles lawyer who has mistaken her for his long-lost wife.
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Christopher Reeve, Tom Mason, Glynnis O'Connor
Votes: 237
35. American Dream (1981– )
60 min | Drama, Family
The Novak family has decided to buck the trend in urban flight and move back to the city from the suburbs. The only place that meets their space and price requirements, however, is a ... See full summary »
Stars: George Barrow, Stephen Macht, Karen Carlson, Michael Hershewe
Votes: 34
36. Talking About Sex (1994)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Andie Norman (Kim Wayans) is a young publisher who gets a chance to remake a dry-text on "assertive communication skills" into a best selling book to be titled 'Talking About Sex'. Andie's ... See full summary »
Director: Aaron Speiser | Stars: Kim Wayans, Daniel Beer, Daria Lynn, Randy Powell
Votes: 42
37. Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Ambitious police sergeant, Charles Stoker, takes on prostitution in 1948 Los Angeles to make a name for himself. Madam, Brenda Allen, however has the 'whole city' on her payroll and his ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Perry King, Season Hubley, Joan Van Ark, Vincent Baggetta
Votes: 42
38. God Forgive Us (2014)
90 min | Drama
God Forgive Us is the dramatic collision of four strangers struggling through drug addiction, existential suicide, terminal illness and death. Portraying all different aspects of life and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Bachochin | Stars: Lindsay Rathert, James Doherty, Matthew Urban, Brian Rooney
Votes: 57
39. Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The visitor that you might expect for Christmas is not who shows up in this film. Instead, a mysterious stranger (Bridges) befriends a small-town eccentric (Mulligan) and confides in him that he is from another planet.
Director: Paul Schneider | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Beau Bridges, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley
Votes: 107
40. The Conservatory (2008)
29 min | Short, Comedy
The Conservatory follows four high school seniors (and one pushy mother) as they battle each other and two hundred other hopefuls for a few coveted spots at the ultra-competitive Delaware ... See full summary »
Director: Reed Van Dyk | Stars: Christine Bullen, Reed Van Dyk, Kirsten Kollender, Jan Rogge
41. The Game of Coaching (2011)
Short, Drama
Director: Anthony Catalano | Stars: Charles Stransky, Barret Walz, James Griffin
42. Caleb's Door (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Thriller
Caleb is an ex-marine who's drifting through life, moving around, jumping from one pointless job to another, trying to find answers. He moves back to his childhood home to escape his ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Vincie | Stars: Carl DiMaggio, Charles Stransky, Penny Balfour, Stephen C. Bradbury
Votes: 87
43. The King of URLs (2012)
21 min | Short, Comedy
Alexander GiMetti is The King of URLs, the premier seller of Internet Domain Names and a divorced father of one. Dogged by crippling debt and a shaky business model, GiMetti enlists the ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Klein | Stars: Roz Alexander, John Babbo, Courtney Boxwell, Mike Carey
44.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
My Past Is My Own
(1989)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two black teenagers are sent through time to experience how blacks were treated during the civil rights movement.
Director: Helaine Head | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Phill Lewis, Allison Dean, CCH Pounder
Votes: 35
45.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
Words to Live By
(1989)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two teenage boys are suspended from school after distributing an underground newspaper on campus.
Director: Bradley Wigor | Stars: Chris Gartin, Ricky Paull Goldin, Amy Benedict, Michael Fairman
Votes: 8
46.
Ed (2000–2004)
Episode:
The World of Possibility
(2000)
Comedy, Drama
The longtime town magician, Stuckeyville Stan, hires Ed to sue a rival who is revealing the secrets to his act. Nancy is afraid that Sarah is becoming more fond of the nanny than her.
Director: Marc Buckland | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Jana Marie Hupp, Josh Randall
Votes: 135
47.
Empty Nest (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Flaw Is Born
(1990)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Family
Harry is dating a world famous brain surgeon and he is a little apprehensive about dating someone so successful. Carol and Barbara plot revenge on a man that never called and promised he would.
Director: Steve Zuckerman | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Kristy McNichol, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure
Votes: 102
48.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
The Bridge
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
A man named Varden drinks too much at the Chez and dies in a car accident. The Varden family sues the Chez for negligence.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 11
49.
Hooperman (1987–1989)
Episode:
Trudy and Clyde
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Hooperman is held hostage by a bickering couple; Stern overindulges on a remedy given to her by Bushkin.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: John Ritter, Barbara Bosson, Felton Perry, Sydney Walsh
50.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Bad Faith
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into a police officer's death uncovers 30-year-old accusations of molestation by a Catholic priest. Detective Logan takes a personal interest in the case because of his relationships with both parties.
Director: Dann Florek | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 294