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51. Dream Lover (1986)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected... See full summary »
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Ben Masters, Paul Shenar, Justin Deas
Votes: 648 | Gross: $0.50M
52. Further Tales of the City (2001–2002)
TV-MA | 180 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
This third installment to "Tales of the City" finds Mary Ann Singleton struggling to advance in her new career as a TV personality, while Michael Tolliver is playing the field after his ... See full summary »
Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Paul Hopkins, Laura Linney, Barbara Garrick
Votes: 1,650
53. Day One (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, History
The use of the atomic bomb to end WWII was one of the most controversial events in human history. This Emmy-winning 1989 miniseries brings the conflicts to life in wrenching performances by a stellar cast.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker, Hume Cronyn
Votes: 509
54. Little Sweetheart (1988)
R | 89 min | Thriller
A criminal couple, hiding out in a remote property become the unwitting victims of a plot to blackmail them by the most unlikely of conspirators.
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: John Hurt, Karen Young, Cassie Barasch, Ellie Raab
Votes: 378
55. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
60 min | Drama
The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were ... See full summary »
Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Michael Tolan, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 113
56. Roots: The Gift (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew
Votes: 671
57. What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy
A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Don Stroud, Susan Saint James
Votes: 576
58. Murrow (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Drama
Follow legendary news reporter/commentator from his radio broadcasts from the rooftops of London during the Blitz to his TV documentary series "See It Now" and his confrontations with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Stephen Churchett, David Suchet, Robert Vaughn
Votes: 144
59. Lincoln (1988)
188 min | Drama, History, War
After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency.
Stars: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair
Votes: 451
60. Native Son (1986)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Romance
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page
Votes: 631 | Gross: $1.30M
61. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 207
62. The Beat (2000)
60 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
Two uniformed police officers cope with day-to-day life in New York City.
Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Derek Cecil, Celeste Holm, David Zayas
Votes: 91
63. The Last Ninja (1983 TV Movie)
87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story of an art dealer who, leads a double life as a martial arts warrior.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Michael Beck, Nancy Kwan, John McMartin, Mako
Votes: 286
64. Mr. Broadway (1964)
60 min | Drama
Life and times of a press agent and man-about-town.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Lani Miyazaki, Horace McMahon, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 53
65. Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
60 min | Drama
Documentary dramas, plays that were based on true stories, were the forte of Armstrong Circle Theater. Many movie actors and actresses got their start here.
Stars: Douglas Edwards, Sandy Becker, Bob Sherry, John Cameron Swayze
Votes: 124
66. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
67. Fay (1975–1976)
30 min | Comedy
Sitcom about a divorced woman in her forties who has to begin dating.
Stars: Lee Grant, Audra Lindley, Joe Silver, Norman Alden
Votes: 39
68. Ritual of Evil (1970 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama, Horror
A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Anne Baxter, Diana Hyland, John McMartin
Votes: 298
69. The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An anthology weekly drama series.
Stars: Walter Matthau, Frank McGee, Art Carney, Gene Wilder
Votes: 185
70. Thieves (1977)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dramedy of a native New York married couple who splits up in an attempt to rediscover their sanity.
Directors: John Berry, Alfred Viola | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Charles Grodin, Irwin Corey, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 181
71. Three Businessmen (1998)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama
An American art dealer (Miguel Sandoval), who specializes in southwestern topaz, arrives by train in Liverpool. Similarly, a very proper British art dealer (Alex Cox), who specializes in ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Miguel Sandoval, Robert Wisdom, Alex Cox, Andrew Schofield
Votes: 546
72. Fear on Trial (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: William Devane, George C. Scott, Dorothy Tristan, William Redfield
Votes: 150
73. Nick & Hillary (1988–1989)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Nick Tattinger runs a restaurant in New York City assisted by Sheila Bradey, the chef; Sid Wilbur, the maitre d'; Lou Chatham the head waiter; Marco Bellini the bartender; and Billie Low, ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Collins, Blythe Danner, Jerry Stiller, Roderick Cook
Votes: 94
74. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
75. Kay O'Brien (1986)
60 min | Drama
Kay "Kayo" O'Brien is a resident surgeon at the fictitious Manhattan General where she struggles to balance her professional and personal life. Ex-boyfriend Sam is still in the picture and she leans on nurse Rosa, her best friend.
Stars: Patricia Kalember, Brian Benben, Priscilla Lopez, Jan Rubes
Votes: 26
76. Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
360 min | Documentary, Music
A six-part documentary about the Broadway musical
Stars: Julie Andrews, Stephen Sondheim, John Lahr, Tommy Tune
Votes: 385
77. Premiere (1968)
60 min | Drama
Composed of pilots for CBS, including Call to Danger (with Peter Graves), Lassiter (starring Burt Reynolds), and Walk in the Sky (by Robert Altman, with Carroll O'Connor).
Stars: John McMartin, Billy Dee Williams, Albert Paulsen, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 43
78. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 52
79. The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied asylum and returned to the Soviets, ... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, George Dzundza
Votes: 160
80. Dear Detective (1979– )
60 min | Drama, Crime
The investigations of single-parent police detective Kate Hudson.
Stars: Brenda Vaccaro, Arlen Dean Snyder, Ron Silver, Michael MacRae
Votes: 31
81. H.U.D. (2000 TV Movie)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
About the secret undercover crime-fighting work of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Steve Carell, Meredith Salenger, James Patrick Stuart, John McMartin
Votes: 82
82. Ride with Terror (1963 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Two young hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late night New York City subway train.
Director: Ron Winston | Stars: Frieda Altman, John Connell, Kathy Dunn, Vincent Gardenia
Votes: 20
83. A Flame in the Wind (1964–1966)
25 min | Drama, Romance
Drama centered in the town of Haviland with the focus on the Farrell, Reynolds, and Skreba/Driscoll families. Fellow citizen Kate Austen has written a book with the flawed characters based on people she knows.
Stars: Kathleen Maguire, Lesley Woods, Richard Thomas, Tom Holland
Votes: 15
84. The Greatest Man in the World (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy
This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fuel and energy.
Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Reed Birney, Sudie Bond, Howard Da Silva, Brad Davis
Votes: 52
85. Butterflies (1979 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Pilot for a failed sitcom based on the better-known British sitcom starring Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer about a bored housewife seeking excitement through an extramarital affair.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Jennifer Warren, John McMartin, Craig Wasson, Jim Hutton
Votes: 16
86. Frontiers of Faith (1951–1970)
30 min | Family, History
An NBC network live broadcast from their studios at Rockefeller Center, New York City, dramatizing non-denominational stories of faith.
Stars: Rosemary Murphy, Sydney Smith, Tom Charlesworth, Ludwig Donath
87. The Broadway.com Show (2013– )
News
Weekly round-up of the hottest news stories on Broadway, written by and starring the Broadway.com editorial staff.
Stars: Lindsay Champion, Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens, Ryan Lee Gilbert
Votes: 86
88. The 56th Annual Tony Awards (2002 TV Special)
News
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of bonus - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Bernadette Peters, Gregory Hines, Edward Albee, Rob Ashford
Votes: 117
89. The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998 TV Special)
Family
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, Lynn Ahrens, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander
Votes: 76
90. The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995 TV Special)
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of bonus - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Glenn Close, Gregory Hines, Nathan Lane, Jane Alexander
Votes: 73
91. God Bless Mr. Ferguson (1971 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
A minister attempts to convince a young couple that marriage is preferable to co-habitation. This sitcom pilot was a spin-off from a "Love American Style" segment.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: John McMartin, Mary Ann Mobley
92. The Fatal Weakness (1976 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
The Fatal Weakness was written by American Playwright George Kelley, who happened to be Grace Kelly's uncle. It concerns an upper class married woman whose fatal weakness is attending ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Gretchen Corbett, Dennis Dugan, John McMartin, Charlotte Moore
Votes: 12
93. The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973 TV Special)
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Rex Harrison, Celeste Holm, Eddie Albert, Rossano Brazzi
94.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Private Contentment
(1982)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young soldier goes home to attend his mother's funeral just before being shipped out to serve in World War II.
Director: Vivian Matalon | Stars: Trini Alvarado, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Lee Laks, John McMartin
Votes: 18
95.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion
(1984)
219 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A dramatized account of the actual events that led to the 1950 conviction of former U. S. State Department official Alger Hiss of perjury before a federal grand jury and his resulting imprisonment.
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Gerry Bamman, John Harkins, Edward Herrmann, Maria Tucci
Votes: 52
96.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Edith Wharton: Looking Back
(1981)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Musical
Noted American author Edith Wharton, in her later years, returns home and reminisces about her life. This was part of a PBS Great Performances trilogy, which also included dramatizations of... See full summary »
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Stephen Collins, John Cullum, John McMartin, Kathleen Widdoes
Votes: 13
97.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
The Rules of the Game
(1975)
TV-G | 88 min | Music, Musical
Directors: Kirk Browning, Stephen Porter | Stars: Glenn Close, David Dukes, George Ede, Joel Fabiani
Votes: 31
98.
Premiere (1968)
Episode:
Out of the Blue
(1968)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama
Aliens from an overcrowded planet are sent to Earth to see if there is suitable for colonization. They meet a friendly physics professor who tries to explain the strange customs of human beings.
Director: Sherman Marks | Stars: Shirley Jones, John McMartin, Carl Ballantine, Marvin Kaplan
99.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
A Happy Life
(1988)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Catherine and Vincent are forced to question if they could ever be truly happy together.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 131
100.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
Masques
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Free to walk the streets openly on Halloween, Vincent becomes the guardian of an Irish peace activist who's been targeted for assassination.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 108