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51. Words by Heart (1985 TV Movie)
TV-G | 120 min | Drama, Family, History
The only black family living in a small midwestern town at the turn of the century confront prejudice, as seen through the eyes of the young daughter.
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: Robert Hooks, Charlotte Rae, Alfre Woodard, Fran Robinson
Votes: 88
52. Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980 TV Special)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy
Steve Martin's second NBC special was done entirely in sketches. Highlights include: Marty Robbins' "El Paso" with monkeys; "The Death of Socrates;" and "Bizarre Oddities of the World."
Director: Joseph Cates | Stars: Steve Martin, Marty Allen, Richard Deacon, Joyce DeWitt
Votes: 163
53. CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1980–1982)
45 min | Family, Mystery
CBS Children's Mystery Theatre was an American television anthology series aimed at teens and pre-teens. A total of five episodes were produced by and aired on CBS from 1980-83.
Stars: Dody Goodman, Dominique Dunne, Beth Ehlers, Adam Rich
Votes: 24
54. Magical Disappearing Money (1972)
11 min | Short
A witch shows up at the local supermarket and doles out advice on the cost of prepackaged and frozen food versus fresh. Shoppers learn their lesson and agree to save money by making their own oatmeal and pudding.
Director: Buck Pennington | Star: Pippa Scott
Votes: 67
55. The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at Alfred Hitchcock's films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here, shares stories including his deep-seated fear of policemen, elaborates on the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Cliff Robertson
Votes: 400
56. The Captain of Korea under Japanese rule (2019)
Action
Joseon Korea came under the Japanese sphere of influence in the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 and a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business officials began a process ... See full summary »
Directors: Chan-kyong Park, Ha Yoo | Stars: Hirofumi Arai, Zo In-sung, Kim Tae-hoon, Jo Woo-jin
57. The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing his films and many clips from his best-known pictures.
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Sydney Pollack, Howard Hawks, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 385
58. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987 TV Movie)
60 min | Family, Documentary
An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, which is not to be confused with the Bicentennial of the United ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Michener, James Yukich | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Belzer, Hamilton Camp, Emilio Estevez
Votes: 108
59. A Tale of Two Inner Cities: Part One (2023)
104 min | Documentary
An African-American latch-key boomer chronicles a neighborhood arts and culture center that helped countless residents navigate the transition from segregated world to professional workforce.
Director: Kokayi Ampah | Stars: Ta-Coumba Aiken, John H Griffin Sr., Thornton Jones, Christy Priester
60. The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Sydney Pollack, King Vidor
Votes: 200
61. The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Vincente Minnelli
Votes: 233
62. The Superliners: Twilight of an Era (1980)
54 min | Documentary
THE SUPERLINERS: TWILIGHT OF AN ERA invites you to experience life aboard the last of the North Atlantic liners, the Queen Elizabeth 2, in a nostalgic look at the great vessels of a time gone by.
Star: Simeon Lipman
Votes: 8
63. Beyond LSD (1967)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Paul Burnford | Star: Philip C. Harvey
Votes: 32
64. They Keep Playing That Song (2020)
Short, Drama
Director: Kokayi Ampah | Stars: Karen Bankhead, Imani Beal-Ampah, Ursaline Bryant, Heather Daughtry
65. The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman (1973 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: William A. Wellman, Robert Wagner
Votes: 246
66. The Men Who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (1973 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Richard Schickel | Star: Frank Capra
Votes: 152
67. Who Are They (2018)
20 min | Short, Drama
A man drives the streets of Los Angeles trying to come up with a subject to make a film about. After looking a two or three he decides on homelessness. The subject turns out to be a little more involved than he originally thought.
Director: Kokayi Ampah | Stars: Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Darryl Alan Reed, Ursaline Bryant, Celine Rosalie Zoppe
69. Under the Law Part II: 3 Days in the County Jail (1976 Video)
19 min | Short, Drama
Director: Philip Abbott | Stars: Greg Morris, Dennis Dugan, Jack Kutcher, Douglas Rath
71. Pizza Pizza Daddy-O (1967)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Robert Eberlein, Bess Hawes | Star: Don Freed
Votes: 7
72.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Schoolboy Father
(1980)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dana Plato, Sharon Spelman, Nancy McKeon
Votes: 89
73.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
Welcome Home, Jellybean
(1984)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A CBS Schoolbreak Special about a 12-year-old mentally-challenged girl whose parents decide to remove her from the institution where she was raised, and try to give her a home life.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Dana Hill, Deborah May, Burke Byrnes, Christopher Collet
Votes: 40
74.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now
(1982)
26 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
12-year-old girl assumes responsibility for her two little brothers, after the passing of their mother.
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Mallie Jackson, Trey Wilson, Betty Beaird, Jason Lively
Votes: 31
75.
CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1980–1982)
Episode:
The Zertigo Diamond Caper
(1982)
Family, Mystery
Blind 12-year old is determined to clear his mother's name, when she is suspected of stealing a 564-carat white Zertigo diamond from a museum where she works.
Director: Paul Asselin | Stars: Adam Rich, Jane Elliot, David Groh, Scanlon Gail
Votes: 11
76.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
(1983)
45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A blind, mentally retarded infant with cerebral palsy is left in the care of an elderly English woman who refuses to let him die.
Director: Sharron Miller | Stars: Cloris Leachman, M. Emmet Walsh, Leif Green, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 66
77.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
(1984)
46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
True story of high school hockey coach Bob Anastas. After losing two of his all-star hockey players, he gets the students to prevent more tragedies by forming Students Against Drunk Driving.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Anne Gee Byrd, Estee Chandler, Robert Chestnut, Timothy Gibbs
Votes: 40
78.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
The Perfect Date
(1990)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
16-year-old student is convinced his upcoming date with the school prom queen will be the perfect date. However it turns out to be anything but the perfect date.
Director: Kristoffer Tabori | Stars: Richard Murphy, Lycia Naff, James Sutorius, Marnie Mosiman
Votes: 112
79.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
(1983)
45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two teenage girls, one rich and one middle-class, become best friends over the summer.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Marion Ross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Carol Lawrence, James Karen
Votes: 43
80.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
A Desperate Exit
(1986)
48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenager is stunned when his best friend commits suicide, and is left with one unanswered question - Why?
Director: Martin Tahse | Stars: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Rob Stone, Nadia DeLeye, Allison Balson
Votes: 52
81.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Between Two Loves
(1982)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teen violinist is torn between her musical career and her boyfriend.
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: Karlene Crockett, Lance Guest, Barbara Tarbuck, Robert Reed
Votes: 22
82.
ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode:
The Dog Days of Arthur Cane
(1984)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An unveiling of an ancient spell transforms Arthur Kane, a self-centered and inconsiderate boy, into a stray dog. Homeless and completely on his own, Arthur learns some hard life lessons about gratitude and selflessness.
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: Rossie Harris, John Scott Clough, Linda Henning, Alex Henteloff
Votes: 25
83.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
Gambler
(1988)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
17-year-old boy is addicted to gambling, and soon it starts to take over his life.
Director: Roger Singer | Stars: Nicholas Kallsen, Jill Schoelen, Troy Winbush, George Dzundza
Votes: 13
84.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Tough Girl
(1981)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Streetwise teenager is sent to live in the suburbs with her father new family.
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: Karin Argoud, Anne Seymour, Bibi Besch, Lin McCarthy
Votes: 39
85.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
She Drinks a Little
(1981)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
16-year-old girl is in denial about her mother's drinking problem and refuses to join Ala-Teen.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Amanda Wyss, Bonnie Bartlett, Michael LeClair, Peggy Stewart
Votes: 29
86.
1st & Ten (1984–1991)
Episode:
The Brink of Death
(1987)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Sport
Dr. Death lays a ferocious hit on Joe "The Terminator" Morgan, injuring him in the process. While Dr. Death deals with the guilt, T.D. and Jill must defend him from the punishment of the ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Jason Beghe, Cliff Frazier, Donald Gibb, Prince Hughes
Votes: 7
87.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Attacked, mutilated and left for dead, Catherine Chandler is rescued by the mysterious man-beast called Vincent.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Ray Wise
Votes: 239
88.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Fecund Hand Rose
(1981)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Furillo angrily agrees to use his men to protect corrupt cop turned informant Ralph Macafee from a possible assassination attempt. Esterhaus has second thoughts about his upcoming marriage ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 160
89.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Jungle Madness
(1981)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Washington unearths evidence to clear vicious racist narcotics cop Charlie Weeks in a back alley shooting of a black youth while Furillo clashes with Chief Fletcher Daniels over the ... See full summary »
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 189
90.
Me and Mom (1985)
Episode:
The Murder Game
(1985)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Lisa Eilbacher, Holland Taylor, Henry Darrow, James Earl Jones
91.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Act Break": Selfish second-rate playwright Maury Winkler wishes for a better writing partner than his ailing colleague Harry. "The Burning Man": A strange figure appears on the road and ... See full summary »
Directors: Wes Craven, J.D. Feigelson, Theodore J. Flicker | Stars: James Coco, Bob Dishy, Avery Schreiber, Piper Laurie
Votes: 423
92.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Dead Woman's Shoes/Wong's Lost and Found Emporium
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Dead Woman's Shoes": A meek thrift store clerk is possessed by the spirit of a dead woman. "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium": A man in search of his compassion looks for it in a mysterious place.
Directors: Paul Lynch, Peter Medak | Stars: Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Tambor, Theresa Saldana, Robert Pastorelli
Votes: 448
93.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Examination Day/A Message from Charity
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Puritan Charity Payne in the year 1700 and modern teenager Peter Wood, residents of the same Massachusetts town, are psychically connected due to delirium induced by a bacterial infection, and can see the world through each other's eyes.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Christopher Allport, David Mendenhall, Elizabeth Norment, Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Votes: 581
94.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Healer/Children's Zoo/Kentucky Rye
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Healer": Small-time crook Jackie Thompson finds that a rock possesses special abilities. "Children's Zoo": An invitation to a unique zoo offers a girl a solution to her bickering parents. ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Downey Sr., John D. Hancock, Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Vincent Gardenia, Robert Costanzo, Joaquín Martínez
Votes: 478
95.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Her Pilgrim Soul/I of Newton
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In "Her Pilgrim Soul," two scientists must discover why the spirit of a woman is reliving a previous life within their holographic computer. "I of Newton" showcases a mathematician in a battle of wits with the Devil for his soul.
Directors: Wes Craven, Kenneth Gilbert | Stars: Kristoffer Tabori, Anne Twomey, Gary Cole, Wendy Girard
Votes: 466
96.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Struggling with a major life decision, Carol Shelton meets a boy who seems to be stalking her. Shopper Janice Hammond buys an antique oil lamp that can grant wishes. Drifter Price shares his Vietnam War memories with diner patrons.
Directors: Rick Friedberg, William Friedkin, Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Season Hubley, Nicolas Surovy, Scott Grimes, Nancy Kyes
Votes: 561
97.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young boy befriends an elderly neighbor and discovers his dark secret. / An alien ambassador comes to Earth and threatens its destruction. / A couple get knocked out of sync with time and meet the work crew that builds each minute.
Directors: Sheldon Larry, Bill Norton, Claudia Weill | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Oliver Robins, Kathleen Lloyd, Bruce Solomon
Votes: 408
98.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star
(1985)
TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Night of the Meek": Henry Corwin, a department store Santa Claus, is fired from his job, but finds his toy sack is a magical deliverer of Christmas cheer. "But Can She Type?": Miserable ... See full summary »
Directors: Martha Coolidge, Shelley Levinson, Gerd Oswald, Ryszard Bugajski | Stars: Richard Mulligan, William Atherton, Bill Henderson, Teddy Wilson
Votes: 387
99.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Profile in Silver/Button, Button
(1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Profile in Silver": After preventing the assassination of President Kennedy, a historian from the future faces the consequences of his act. "Button, Button": A couple receives a box with a button -- and an unusual offer.
Directors: John D. Hancock, Peter Medak | Stars: Lane Smith, Andrew Robinson, Louis Giambalvo, Barbara Baxley
Votes: 561
100.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Shadow Play/Grace Note
(1986)
TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Shadow Play": Death Row inmate Adam Grant is terrified that the participants in his trial will cease to exist when he is executed. "Grace Note": Rosemarie Miletti aspires to be a famous ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Lynch, Peter Medak | Stars: Peter Coyote, Janet Eilber, Deborah May, Ramon Bieri
Votes: 299