Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With David McWhirter

1. The Rookie (2018– )

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Starting over isn't easy, especially for John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of joining the LAPD. As their oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from those who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Stars: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O'Neil

Votes: 71,923

2. Walker (2021– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A widowed father returns to Austin after one year, attempting to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family, and find common ground with his new partner, while growing increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Molly Hagan, Keegan Allen, Violet Brinson

Votes: 14,849

3. All American (2018– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Sport

When a star high school football player from South Central is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High School, two separate worlds collide.

Stars: Daniel Ezra, Michael Evans Behling, Samantha Logan, Greta Onieogou

Votes: 14,064

4. Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.

Stars: Amy Poehler, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt

Votes: 287,855

5. The Flash (2014– )

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.

Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 368,141

6. Quantum Leap (2022–2024)

TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Set 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished, follows a new team that must restart the project hoping to understand the mysteries behind the machine and its creator.

Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee

Votes: 11,994

7. Supergirl (2015–2021)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The adventures of Superman's cousin and her own superhero career.

Stars: Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, Katie McGrath

Votes: 129,545

8. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

PG-13 | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical

A spoof of Robin Hood in general, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) in particular.

Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck

Votes: 136,770 | Gross: $35.74M

9. The Closer (2005–2012)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett

Votes: 28,908

10. Major Crimes (2012–2018)

Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Closer (2005) spin-off series, which follows Captain Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 16,067

11. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the mid 23rd century, the Earth Alliance space station Babylon 5, located in neutral territory, is a major focal point for political intrigue, racial tensions and various wars over the course of five years.

Stars: Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Stephen Furst, Andreas Katsulas

Votes: 34,610

12. Raising Hope (2010–2014)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Jimmy becomes a single parent to an infant after her mother, with whom he had a one-night stand, ends up on Death Row.

Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward

Votes: 40,676

13. Blindspot (2015–2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body.

Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander, Audrey Esparza, Ashley Johnson

Votes: 79,023

14. Nip/Tuck (2003–2010)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama

Two plastic surgeons--one a dedicated family man and one an unscrupulous playboy--strive to maintain their business whilst having to work their way through numerous hardships ranging from personal to clients with criminal connections.

Stars: Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, Joely Richardson, John Hensley

Votes: 58,640

15. Found (2023– )

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Each year, over 600,000 people are reported missing in the United States. Gabi Mosely and her crisis management team use unorthodox methods to find the forgotten people.

Stars: Shanola Hampton, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh

Votes: 4,515

16. Ally McBeal (1997–2002)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Follows the personal and professional life of lawyer Ally.

Stars: Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Vonda Shepard

Votes: 36,400

17. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)

TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

In addition to fighting evil, Superman has a burning romance with Lois Lane in both of his identities.

Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, K Callan

Votes: 26,381

18. The Following (2013–2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A brilliant, charismatic, and psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers and activates a cult of believers who follow his every command.

Stars: Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Shawn Ashmore, Valorie Curry

Votes: 91,473

19. Sliders (1995–2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A boy genius and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find their way back home.

Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, John Rhys-Davies, Cleavant Derricks

Votes: 20,390

20. Quantico (2015–2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A look at the lives of young FBI recruits training at the Quantico base in Virginia when one of them is suspected of being a sleeper terrorist.

Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Votes: 63,868

21. Code Black (2015–2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

The staff of the L.A. County Hospital emergency room treats patients under difficult circumstances.

Stars: Marcia Gay Harden, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Luis Guzmán

Votes: 13,266

22. Suburgatory (2011–2014)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Tessa Altman is used to the big city, but when her dad moves her away, she has to adapt to her new suburban life in Chatswin.

Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Jane Levy, Carly Chaikin, Allie Grant

Votes: 32,979

23. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Romance

Paul Sutton, a young married soldier, befriends a pregnant lady who is petrified her father will disown her, and agrees to pose as her boyfriend. As time passes, they start growing fond of each other.

Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini

Votes: 36,599 | Gross: $50.01M

24. All American: Homecoming (2022– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Sport

Spinoff from 'All American' follows a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills and an elite baseball player from Chicago as they contend with the high stakes of university sports at a Historically Black College in Atlanta.

Stars: GeffriMaya, Sylvester Powell, Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Kelly Jenrette

Votes: 1,510

25. Rabbit Hole (2010)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller

Votes: 51,115 | Gross: $2.23M

26. Walker: Independence (2022–2023)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Abby Walker's husband is murdered before her eyes. On her quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins. Abby and Hoyt's journey takes them to Independence, Texas, where they encounter residents running from their own pasts.

Stars: Katherine McNamara, Matt Barr, Katie Findlay, Greg Hovanessian

Votes: 3,793

27. Better Off Ted (2009–2010)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

In an amoral science-based company, a manager tries to keep control of his scientists while being pressured by his shrewd boss.

Stars: Jay Harrington, Portia de Rossi, Andrea Anders, Jonathan Slavin

Votes: 27,341

28. Murder in the First (1995)

R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller

An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.

Director: Marc Rocco | Stars: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz

Votes: 30,663 | Gross: $17.38M

29. Blue Chips (1994)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Sport

A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill

Votes: 15,168 | Gross: $22.36M

30. Love Happens (2009)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Romance

A widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru, falls for the hotel florist where his seminar is given, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing.

Director: Brandon Camp | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch

Votes: 34,000 | Gross: $22.93M

31. Valor (2017–2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

A United States Army base serves as home to an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions.

Stars: Christina Ochoa, Matt Barr, Charlie Barnett, Nigel Thatch

Votes: 3,465

32. Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998 TV Movie)

Unrated | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Emperor Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic tells the story of the Earth-Minbari War that almost destroyed humanity and later inspired its last best, hope for peace.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Andreas Katsulas

Votes: 8,391

33. Trust Me (2009)

60 min | Drama

A look at the private and professional lives of employees at the Chicago advertising agency Rothman, Greene & Moore.

Stars: Eric McCormack, Tom Cavanagh, Monica Potter, Sarah Clarke

Votes: 1,113

34. Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998 TV Movie)

94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

Director: Janet Greek | Stars: Jerry Doyle, Tracy Scoggins, Jeff Conaway, Richard Biggs

Votes: 4,994

35. Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conaway, Carrie Dobro

Votes: 5,919

36. First Monday (2002)

60 min | Drama

Each Supreme Court term begins on the first Monday in October. Currently, the Court's evenly divided between conservatives and liberals. Moderate Justice Joseph Novelli has just joined them. The show follows their cases and lives.

Stars: Joe Mantegna, James Garner, Charles Durning, Camille Saviola

Votes: 216

37. Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998 TV Movie)

94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The crew of Babylon 5 discover an ancient artifact floating in hyperspace.

Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs

Votes: 5,783

38. State of Mind (2007)

Comedy, Drama

A look at the private and professional lives of therapists -- and whether or not these professionals are typically crazier than their patients.

Stars: Lili Taylor, Derek Riddell, Mido Hamada, Theresa Randle

Votes: 189

39. The D.A. (2004)

44 min | Drama

The men and women of the Los Angeles County district attorney's office battle the usual array of moral and ethic problems.

Stars: Bruno Campos, Peter Outerbridge, Cheryl White, Felicity Huffman

Votes: 49

40. Love Can Be Murder (1992 TV Movie)

86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

Elizabeth Bentley is a successful lawyer who suddenly has some "punkish" daydreams of being "Rambo" right around the time her clueless boyfriend Brad asks her to marry him. After a therapy ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Corbin Bernsen, Cliff De Young, Tom Bower

Votes: 200

41. For the People (2002–2003)

60 min | Drama

Camille Paris is a liberal-minded Los Angeles deputy district attorney. Her professional world is turned upside down when a conservative African-American district attorney is elected and becomes her new boss.

Stars: Debbi Morgan, Lea Thompson, Frank Grillo, A Martinez

Votes: 61

42. Imperfect Union (2007 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

A comedy set in an automobile parts factory, where a young man (Levi) has just taken over as head of the factory and a young woman (Williams) has inherited her father's job as shop steward.

Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Ashley Williams, Zachary Levi, George Wendt, Beverly D'Angelo

Votes: 32

43. Playing It Straight (2017)

13 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A guy deep dives into his family dynamics on a 2nd date. Through comedic flashbacks we learn of his unconventional upbringing with his two closeted lesbian mothers.

Director: Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul | Stars: Jay Hayden, Michelle Borth, Melissa Bickerton, Emily Hardy

Votes: 12

44. It Takes a Village (2010 TV Movie)

Comedy

Divorced and remarried parents raise a teen aged son together.

Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Hunter King, Leah Remini, Cheyenne Jackson, James Patrick Stuart

Votes: 32

45. Sister Judy and the Delinquents (2016 TV Short)

11 min | Short, Drama, Music

Sister Judy is a rebellious nun who instructs her students in music and the arts as a means to deal with their personal traumas. She is fighting the good fight against the priests and ... See full summary »

Director: Greg LaVoi | Stars: Sosie Bacon, Joel Brooks, Jacqueline Castro, Laura Jackman

46. Post Sentence (2020)

Short

A notorious hitman sentenced to life in prison for his brutal crimes faces the ultimate justice.

Director: Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul | Stars: Melissa Bickerton, Oscar Torre, Chuck McCollum, Jennifer Aquino

47. Daryl from OnCar (2008)

10 min | Short, Comedy

An obsessive customer service rep inflicts his will on the life of an ordinary man.

Director: David McWhirter | Stars: Bob Clendenin, Michele Scarabelli, Stephen Mendel, Madelynn Fattibene

Votes: 6

48. Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode: Requiem (1999)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Through a series of slides, Rembrandt begins to have hallucinations about former team mate, Wade. When the team begin to see random vortexes opening around them, Rembrandt becomes convinced... See full summary »

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, Robert Floyd, Tembi Locke

Votes: 177

49. Ally McBeal (1997–2002)
Episode: Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Nelle and John sing the blues. Nelle is lonely after having left Cage and Fish and realizes that she actually liked it there, and John is reliving past pain since it's his birthday. Ally is... See full summary »

Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson

Votes: 214

50. Ally McBeal (1997–2002)
Episode: Blue Christmas (1999)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Elaine becomes a mother when she finds a real, live baby abandoned in a Christmas nativity display. She wants to keep him and with the support of the entire office, she, Ally and John fight... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Pontell | Stars: Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson

Votes: 176