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1. 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: 44,509
2. Caddyshack (1980)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Sport
An exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight
Votes: 127,114 | Gross: $39.85M
3. Jacob's Ladder (I) (1990)
R | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven
Votes: 117,797 | Gross: $26.12M
4. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis
Votes: 5,919
5. Ragtime (1981)
PG | 155 min | Drama
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Brad Dourif
Votes: 10,550 | Gross: $21.02M
6. Route 66 (1960–1964)
TV-Y7 | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The adventures of two young drifters across America.
Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett, James Brown
Votes: 1,946
7. The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
R | 121 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two cousins unknowingly rob the mob and face the dangerous consequences.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page
Votes: 9,818 | Gross: $6.14M
8. Family Business (1989)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama
An ex professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasma from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join?
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna DeSoto
Votes: 13,758 | Gross: $12.20M
9. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,431
10. Matewan (1987)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, History
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham
Votes: 8,906 | Gross: $1.68M
11. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello
Votes: 6,982 | Gross: $29.20M
12. Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Jo Gardner lived in Henderson where she wed many times. She was a motel owner, librarian, then a B&B owner with best pal Stu Bergman. Jo's daughter Patti and Janet Bergman were good friends. Stu married first Marge, then Ellie.
Stars: Mary Stuart, Larry Haines, Dwight Weist, Carl Low
Votes: 334
13. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
14. The Executioner's Song (1982 TV Movie)
Unrated | 135 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who lobbied for his own execution.
Director: Lawrence Schiller | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach
Votes: 2,077
15. One Good Cop (1991)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An NYPD Detective (Michael Keaton) and his struggle for justice, while taking care of his late partner's three little girls after he is killed in the line of duty.
Director: Heywood Gould | Stars: Michael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin Conway
Votes: 4,528 | Gross: $11.28M
16. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 500
17. Decoy (1957–1958)
30 min | Crime, Drama
New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city.
Stars: Beverly Garland, Frank Campanella, Joseph Sullivan, Ed Holmes
Votes: 323
18. Hawk (1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The crime busting techniques of Iroquois detective John Hawk of the New York City District Attorney's office.
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Wayne Grice, Leon Janney, John Marley
Votes: 169
19. 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: 112
20. The Big Story (1949–1959)
30 min | Drama
Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Sloane, Ernest Chappell, Ben Grauer, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 59
21. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 111
22. Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
Stars: Myron McCormick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Frank Conroy, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 80
23. Blood Money (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Clinton is desperate to find his brother's murderer. To do so, he enlists the aid of Nadine, an expensive call girl. Clinton and Nadine get sucked into a plot to smuggle guns to the Contra forces in Nicaragua.
Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Andy Garcia, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, Michael Lombard
Votes: 768
24. 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: 123
25. Look Up and Live (1954–1979)
30 min | Documentary, Drama, Musical
A non-denominational Sunday morning religious show that covered issues from multiple perspectives.
Stars: Ed Summerlin, Edward Mulhare, William Hamilton, Sorrell Booke
Votes: 36
26. John Brown's Raid (1960 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
White abolitionist John Brown and twenty of his men attempt to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Based on true events.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Wesley Addy, Roberts Blossom, James Broderick, Thomas A. Carlin
Votes: 18
27. The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
60 min | Drama
This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »
Stars: Luis Van Rooten, Robert Emhardt, Loïs Bolton, Robert Dryden
Votes: 98
28. Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)
60 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.
Stars: Robert Emhardt, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope
Votes: 161
29. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 37 min | Comedy
A mysterious stranger descends on the small town of Hadleyburg to teach its deceitful residents a lesson. Inspired by writer Mark Twain's short story.
Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Robert Preston, Tom Aldredge, Fred Gwynne, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 61
31. The Young Don't Cry (1957)
Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Georgia orphanage teenage boy gets involved with a chain-gang convict who is planning his escape from the nearby prison-camp.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, J. Carrol Naish, Gene Lyons
Votes: 227
32.
The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
Even the Weariest River
(1956)
Drama
The story of a frontier village as mirrored in the final day of it's sheriff, a 70-year-old lawman whose failing eyesight and hearing tries to put off the inevitable realization that he's obsolete.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Thomas A. Carlin, Robert Dryden, Lee Grant, Boris Karloff
33.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Secret Document X256
(1963)
60 min | Drama
When secret government plans and operations are stolen, the O.S.I. swings into action.
Director: David Roth | Stars: C.K. Alexander, James Broderick, Frank Campanella, Thomas A. Carlin
34.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Smash Up
(1962)
60 min | Drama
An early-morning collision on deserted highway, occupants of one car claiming they were inured: so begins this docudrama's examination of the automobile insurance claims racket.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Marion Brasch, Thomas A. Carlin, Lonny Chapman, Thayer David
35.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Man with the Concrete Thumb
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Ken Preston defends his girlfriend, social worker Joan Miller, after protests against the actions of an autocratic urban planner have led to a man being injured.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Loring Smith, Joan Hackett
Votes: 18
36.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
Yankee Come Home
(1964)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
After an unauthorized visit to Communist China, an outspoken journalist has his passport taken away from him.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Frank Overton, Thomas A. Carlin
37.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
No Place Like Home
(1988)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A slumlord is hard to stop due to his connections, but McCall is determined to help the Whittaker family, and in the process, the other people being exploited.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Michael Rooker, Michael Lerner
Votes: 69
38.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
Nocturne
(1986)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A music critic overhears a voice in an elevator and identifies him as the man who had abducted her, raped and beaten her so badly that she lost her sight.
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jessica Harper, Michael Parks, Ron Frazier
Votes: 109
39.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Missouri Legend
(1956)
60 min | Drama
Though he is a notorious bank and train robber, Jesse James is known to his fellow townspeople in Missouri as Thomas Howard, husband and loyal churchgoer. Some who know the whole story even... See full summary »
Stars: Barbara Baxley, Thomas A. Carlin, James Gavin, Louise Platt
40.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Proud Passage
(1956)
Drama
Stars: Thomas A. Carlin, Patricia Cutts, John Drainie, Diana Hyland
41.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Stardust II
(1956)
60 min | Drama
Lieutenant Stahlman, in charge of training a platoon of soldiers, is very sentimental about "Stardust II," a standard Army truck. His men share this unusual affection and when ordered to Korea, they decide to take the truck with them.
Stars: Martin Balsam, Thomas A. Carlin, John Forsythe, Clu Gulager
42.
Hawk (1966)
Episode:
Do Not Mutilate or Spindle
(1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Houston Worth, a religious fanatic, is the missing link between the murder of an office worker and the threatening telephone calls received by a young fashion model.
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Louise Sorel, John Marley, Elianne Nadeau
Votes: 23
43.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
A Death in the Family
(1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer is shot to death on a rooftop. Assistant D.A. Stone's investigation reveals that the officer may have been dirty.
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 396
44.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
A Memory of Crying
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man bereft of any human emotions goes off the deep end when his young wife dies in childbirth.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Luther Adler
Votes: 84
45.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Take Off Your Hat When a Funeral Passes
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a military style armored car robbery has left six people dead, including two NYPD cops, the gang's leader is identified. Lt. Parker insists that a reluctant Det. Flint seek leads to ... See full summary »
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 65
46.
The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Lady Made of Stone
(1962)
60 min | Drama
Gail is sent to work in the pediatrics ward under the tutelage of steely chief nurse Ruth Martin who must keep her emotions tightly bound in order to survive the loss of young life around ... See full summary »
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Thomas A. Carlin, Ludi Claire
47.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
Juno and the Paycock
(1960)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
During the Irish Civil War in 1922, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life, forgetting what the most important values are.
Director: Paul Shyre | Stars: James Berwick, Thomas A. Carlin, Liam Clancy, Hume Cronyn
48.
Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Hiding Place
(1960)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the last days of World War II, two English airmen are captured by an ordinary German citizen, who, instead of handing them over to the authorities, keeps them prisoner in his cellar, neglecting to tell them when the war ends.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: James Mason, Trevor Howard, Richard Basehart, Robert Emhardt
49.
Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode:
And Make Thunder His Tribute
(1963)
TV-Y7 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A stubborn farmer constantly clashes with his rebellious son.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, J. Carrol Naish, Alfred Ryder
Votes: 56
50.
Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)
Episode:
The American
(1960)
60 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Between scenes of a movie ("Sands of Iwo Jima") in which he appears as an extra, Pima Indian Ira Hayes recalls the horrors of the actual battle of Iwo Jima in which he forever sealed his ... See full summary »
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Lee Marvin, Thomas A. Carlin, Frank Corsaro, Steven Hill