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1. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor
Votes: 6,197
2. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
Votes: 83,525 | Gross: $24.38M
3. They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
GP | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair, Anthony Zerbe
Votes: 4,363 | Gross: $5.12M
4. The Organization (1971)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In San Francisco, Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs helps a group of idealistic vigilantes expose a drug ring controlled by powerful businessmen.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sheree North
Votes: 2,159 | Gross: $1.50M
5.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Matter of Justice
(1994)
TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An local retired judge's depraved grandson goes on a serial killing spree in Sparta.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 146
6.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Who Was Geli Bendl?
(1994)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A former resident of the bottoms, who is now a famous movie star, returns to Sparta to try to persuaded her sister to go after a better quality of life.
Director: Larry Hagman | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 96
7.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
By Duty Bound
(1995)
PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Gillespie runs for a permanent position as county sheriff, his running mate is investigated for allegations of insurance fraud, corruption and murder.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 115
8.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Grow Old Along with Me
(1995)
TV-14 | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a former cop marries a wealthy widow, his ex-girlfriend sees an opportunity for blackmail. But their plan to keep her quiet and out of their lives does not exactly go as planned.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 126
9.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Give Me Your Life: Part 1
(1994)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sparta Police and the Newman County Sheriff's Department join forces to investigate the antics of a religious cult that has taken up residence in an abandoned school building.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 102
10.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Baby Called Rocket
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Luann tries desperately to adopt a baby that was abandoned in a crack house raid.
Director: Paul Chavez | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 51
11.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Correct Settling
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sparta Police investigate the possibility of a prison bishop being forced off the road being racially motivated. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong discuss taking their relationship to the next level.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 46
12.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Depraved Heart
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bubba Skinner is determined to have a womanizing real estate agent charged with attempted murder after the man knowingly infected Bubba's friend with HIV.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 84
13.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Dish Best Served Cold
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an embezzler returns to Sparta after serving a prison sentence, quite a few people become suspects when the man is killed.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 60
14.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Final Arrangement
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wilson Sweet has a hard time believing that his good friend murdered his wife, who had been diagnosed with cancer.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 55
15.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Frenzied Affair
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A troubled high school student murders his ex-girlfriend's lover, then fixes it so her stepfather is blamed for the crime. Althea suffers a nervous breakdown after witnessing the student's suicide.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 58
16.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Loss of Innocence
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Sparta Police uncover the shocking living conditions of a high school student, after Althea Tibbs asks them to investigate the residence after the girl's fifth truancy.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 79
17.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Love Lost
(1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Lana's ex-boyfriend comes to Sparta, dim-witted Randy Calhoun stumbles upon the real reason for his visit: an illegal gun running operation.
Director: Larry Hagman | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 48
18.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
An Occupational Hazard
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Computer thieves provide a man with a window of opportunity to cover up for his wife's violent retaliation against her abusive boss.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 57
19.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Problem Too Personal
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harriet Delong's son is implicated in the investigation of an armed robbery committed by her ex-husband.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 53
20.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Small War: Part 1
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Sparta's police chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie celebrates a mis-trial with Harriet DeLong, they worry about her son Eugene Glendon, who is out on probation. He was tricked into ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 66
21.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Small War: Part 2
(1992)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Despite his disdain for Bill Gillespie, Harriet's son Eugene helps the Sparta Police bring down the crack house after he is an eyewitness to his best friend's drug-related murder.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 55
22.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Step Removed
(1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A threat made in anger makes Parker's stepfather the prime suspect in the murder of his former boss.
Director: Paul Chavez | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 48
23.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Time to Trust
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The stepfather of one of Althea's students is implicated in a drug trafficking investigation.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 42
24.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Trip Upstate
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gillespie is asked by a condemned prisoner to be present at his execution.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 121
25.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Turning
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Althea is starting to feel the strain of being the wife of one police officer and the daughter of another.
Director: Paul Chavez | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 52
26.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Woman Much Admired
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gillespie receives a life altering shock when an old flame comes for a visit and is later murdered.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 91
27.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A.K.A. Kelly Kay
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Joanne must reveal a painful part of her past to Gillespie after a long lost acquaintance escapes from prison.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 94
28.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Accused
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bubba and Virgil bond as friends and coworkers is tested when Bubba is accused of rape by two different women.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 71
29.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
An Angry Woman
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Althea grieves when an impoverished coworker dies in a hit-and-run accident, while the Police investigate the incident.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 60
30.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
An Execution of Trust
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A psychiatrist, bound by her own rule of confidentiality, holds information proving that a man about to be executed for murder may actually be innocent.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 60
31.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
An Eye for an Eye
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
D.A. Darnell's daughter is kidnapped by the father of a man Darnelle sent to prison, who committed suicide.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 64
32.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
And Justice for Some
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Virgil's young neighbor is badly injured in a hit-and-run accident caused by a cocky drug trafficker.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 92
33.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Anniversary
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Gillespie recounts the events surrounding his kidnapping and the killing of his temporary replacement.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 75
34.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Baby for Sale
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bubba discovers that his cousins have adopted their baby under questionable circumstances.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 55
35.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Blessings
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During the Christmas season, a flirtatious newspaper reporter prints an unflattering story about the Sparta Police Department.
Director: David Soul | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 61
36.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Bounty Hunter
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bubba's friend is put in danger when a bounty hunter is on the trail of her brother.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 65
37.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Brother's Keeper
(1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Luann is furious when her slacker brother returns and is immediately accused of robbing a shady sports bar. Her mother is in denial and insists her son has changed.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 62
38.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Brotherly Love: Part 1
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Virgil Tibbs returns to Philadelphia to investigate his best man's death and uncovers police corruption within his friend's precinct.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 83
39.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Brotherly Love: Part 2
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Gillespie travels to Philadelphia to assist Virgil in his investigation, they are able to bring down the vigilante cops and clear his friend's name. The two return to Sparta just in ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 76
40.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Bubba's Baby
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bubba's former acquaintance leaves a baby on his doorstep.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 82
41.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
By Means Most Foul
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a woman plots to kill her husband in order to continue her torrid love affair, things don't go exactly as planned.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 49
42.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Ches and the Grand Lady
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jazz musician Ches Collins returns to Sparta and it is soon evident that he has a history with Cordelia, the grande dame of Sparta. Cordelia's nephew, Raoul, will stop at nothing to put an ... See full summary »
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 63
43.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
A Child of Promise
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A promising high school student is determined to encourage his younger brother to make positive choices in his life.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 77
44.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Child's Play
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Many changes come to Sparta. Virgil Tibbs has left the Sparta Police Department and he, Althea and their twins have returned to Philadelphia, PA so Virgil can complete his law school ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 59
45.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Citizen Trundel: Part 1
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harriet Delong's sister is killed in a murder ordered by her married lover, the wealthiest man in Sparta. Harriet accuses the police department of not properly bringing the mam to justice.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 72
46.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Citizen Trundel: Part 2
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Through a search of the killer's house, the smoking gun is found to pin the guilty party. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong are asked to be godparents to the Tibbs' expectant child.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 86
47.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Conspiracy of One
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Virgil Tibbs finds himself on both sides of the law when he is asked to handle the probate of a verbally abusive alcoholic woman, whose death may not have been an accident.
Director: Joe Gannon | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 47
48.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Country Mouse, City Mouse
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bubba's nephew and Virgil's visiting niece become friendly and are chased by a dangerous criminal thought to have died in an explosion.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 99
49.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Crackdown
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wilson Sweet puts his job on the line when he takes a personal stake in the case of a 13-year-old drug addict.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 116
50.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Dangerous Engagement
(1994)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A newspaper misprint makes Bill Gillespie the target of an escaped killer in the days leading up to he and Harriet's wedding. Bill and Harriet are married in a beautiful, simple ceremony with Chief Forbes serving as best man.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Carl Weathers, Alan Autry, David Hart
Votes: 58