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1. Stand by Me (1986)
R | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell
Votes: 442,355 | Gross: $52.29M
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 812,173 | Gross: $197.17M
3. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst
Votes: 347,986 | Gross: $105.26M
4. Family Ties (1982–1989)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Justine Bateman
Votes: 20,359
5. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
R | 104 min | Drama
Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert
Votes: 61,842 | Gross: $6.40M
6. Dogfight (1991)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.
Director: Nancy Savoca | Stars: River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco, Anthony Clark
Votes: 10,081 | Gross: $0.39M
7. The Mosquito Coast (1986)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele
Votes: 31,243 | Gross: $14.30M
8. Explorers (1985)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A boy obsessed with '50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite, Bradley Gregg
Votes: 23,762 | Gross: $9.87M
9. Sneakers (1992)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.
Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Jo Marr
Votes: 62,593 | Gross: $51.43M
10. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A teen drama anthology that often touched on social issues of the day.
Stars: Lance Kerwin, Samaria Graham, Mara Hobel, Alexa Kenin
Votes: 1,266
11. Hotel (1983–1988)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The misadventures of the staff and guests of the St. Gregory Hotel.
Stars: James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Nathan Cook, Shari Belafonte
Votes: 1,902
12. Running on Empty (1988)
PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live his own life.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: River Phoenix, Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry
Votes: 17,932 | Gross: $2.84M
13. A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A charming womanizer must find a way to get $80 to elope to Hawaii with his one true love, or else go to his father's chosen business school.
Director: William Richert | Stars: River Phoenix, Ann Magnuson, Meredith Salenger, Ione Skye
Votes: 3,084 | Gross: $6.26M
14. The Thing Called Love (1993)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Newcomers to the country-music business seek love and stardom.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock
Votes: 8,769 | Gross: $1.03M
15. I Love You to Death (1990)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime
Joey Boca (Kevin Kline) owns a pizza parlor, and is married to Rosalie (Tracey Ullman). He's also a serial womanizer. Rosalie goes to extremes when she finds he has been cheating.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, William Hurt, Joan Plowright
Votes: 15,578 | Gross: $16.19M
16. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the U.S. from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising, and her New York agent, "the ... See full summary »
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 7,833 | Gross: $1.71M
17. Dark Blood (2012)
TV-PG | 86 min | Thriller
Dealing with nuclear testing and its deadly effects, the story portrays Boy, a young widower living in the desert on a nuclear testing site. Living as a hermit, he waits for the end of the world.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: River Phoenix, Judy Davis, Jonathan Pryce, Karen Black
Votes: 1,439
18. It's Your Move (1984–1985)
30 min | Comedy
Matt Burton may have met his match when his widowed mother begins dating their new neighbor Norman who's wise to Matt's schemes and attempts to foil every one of them hoping to set his would be stepson on the straight and narrow.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Caren Kaye, Tricia Cast, Ernie Sabella
Votes: 790
19. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,463
20. Surviving (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
Promising student Rick Brogan discovers that his father, whom he idolizes, is cheating on his mother. Heartbroken, he finds comfort in the arms of his old crush, but her father opposes the relationship, which pushes Rick over the edge.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Len Cariou, Zach Galligan, Marsha Mason
Votes: 733
21. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A comedy-drama series based on the classic musical film of the same name.
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Roger Wilson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn
Votes: 359
22. Siskel & Ebert (1986–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Talk-Show
Chicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.
Stars: Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Richard Roeper, Michael Phillips
Votes: 2,275
23. Little Nikita (1988)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An F.B.I. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava
Votes: 6,024 | Gross: $1.73M
24. Silent Tongue (1993)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Western
Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Talbot awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won't burn her. His father, who bought him the wife, thinks her sister might reason with him.
Director: Sam Shepard | Stars: Alan Bates, Richard Harris, River Phoenix, Dermot Mulroney
Votes: 1,311 | Gross: $0.06M
25. Stand by Me: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2019 Video)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Drama
Deleted and Alternate scenes from the 1986 film Stand by Me that were deleted from the film.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton
Votes: 274
26. Celebrity (1984)
313 min | Drama
Follows life of three friends, TJ, Mack and Kleber. When they were young, something happened would haunt them for rest of their lives and they would each achieve notoriety in their own way.
Stars: Ned Beatty, Claude Akins, Dinah Manoff, Debbie Allen
Votes: 269
27. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989 TV Special)
137 min | News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: James Acheson, Harry Andrews, Anne Archer, Army Archerd
Votes: 287
28. Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Georgia Benfield is at a difficult place in her life: her husband Pete has left her for a younger woman her teenage son Chris is unmanageable, and she's struggling financially when her ... See full summary »
Director: David Greene | Stars: Tuesday Weld, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Bonerz, River Phoenix
Votes: 155
29. Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
309 min | Drama
A personal portrait of one of the most controversial men of this century and the turbulent times in which he lived. An entire era, including the fight for civil rights, the Cuban Missile ... See full summary »
Stars: Jordan Charney, John Ericson, Danna Hansen, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 147
30. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Breaking the Girl (1992 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers song, Breaking the Girl.
Director: Stephane Sednaoui | Stars: Anthony Kiedis, Arik Marshall, River Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Votes: 126
32. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
33. Ben E. King: Stand by Me (1986 Music Video)
3 min | Short, Music
Music video for Ben E. King's 1986 single "Stand By Me" from the film of the same name. In it, King sings to an audience before inviting actors River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton to join him in the song. Clips from the film are also shown.
Director: Nigel Dick | Stars: Ben E. King, Ronald McAdams, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton
Votes: 183
34. The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1989 TV Special)
Music, News
Golden Globe Award - American award awarded by the Hollywood association of the foreign press from 1944 for works in movies and television's pictures.
Stars: Kyle Aletter, Anne Archer, Bea Arthur, Armand Assante
Votes: 33
35. CBS This Morning (1987–2015)
120 min | News, Talk-Show
CBS's morning news and talk show.
Stars: Dolly Parton, Tom Selleck, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine
Votes: 119
36. 13 Steps (2011)
14 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A group of young recovering alcoholics/addicts get swindled into a cult disguised as Alcoholics Anonymous by a charming, manipulative leader. Based on a true story.
Director: Jennifer Gable | Stars: Alison Dahlstrom, Raja Deka, Victor del Mar, Natalia Ferreiro
Votes: 25
37. The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Director: J.M. Kenny | Stars: Len Adleman, Dan Aykroyd, John Draper, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 48
38. Truth or Dairy (1994)
23 min | Documentary, Short
The documentary talks about the reasons leading people to a vegan lifestyle. It informs viewers about the possibility of free choice and a life without meat and products associated with animal suffering.
Stars: Casey Kasem, k.d. lang, Moby, River Phoenix
Votes: 15
39. The Starlight Annual Foundation Benefit (1988 TV Special)
Reality-TV
Stars: Frankie Avalon, Corbin Bernsen, Courteney Cox, Patti D'Arbanville
40. Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside (1993 Video)
50 min | Documentary
Prison documentry/drama in which various prison inmates' letters to family and friends are read by celebrity voice overs against a prison setting to give us an insight into the life of a prisoner.
Director: Martin Good | Stars: Matt Adler, Kirstie Alley, Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 71
41. Moving Image Salutes Sidney Poitier (1989 TV Special)
Stars: Merv Adelson, Betty Comden, Bill Cosby, Barbara Davis
42. Evolution's End? (1991 Video)
60 min | Documentary
A galvanizing indictment of how we are sabotaging our children's development and our society's future that will transform the way we think about our families, schools and lives.
Director: Wayne Keeley | Stars: Carole King, Bill W. Curry, John Oates, River Phoenix
43.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
(1984)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
13-year-old boy has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Madge Sinclair, River Phoenix, Judy Farrell, Joaquin Phoenix
Votes: 97
44.
Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode:
My Tutor
(1985)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alex hires a 13-year-old tutor, Eugene Forbes, to help him bring his grade up in advanced geometry from an 89% to 90%. However, Eugene is immediately distracted when he meets Jennifer, and ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman
Votes: 171
45.
Hotel (1983–1988)
Episode:
Transitions
(1984)
Drama, Romance
Christine does a very successful advertisement for breakfast cereal. Mark is asked to improve the social skills of a tycoon's girlfriend, a wife arrives at the hotel earlier than expected to find her husband having a homosexual affair.
Director: Bill La Mond | Stars: James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Shea Farrell, Nathan Cook
Votes: 43
46.
It's Your Move (1984–1985)
Episode:
Pilot
(1984)
Comedy
Enterprising Matt runs various scams, using a vacant apartment as his base. He meets his match when quick-witted writer Norman moves in and begins dating Matt's mother Eileen. Matt disapproves and is intent on driving them apart.
Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Jason Bateman, Caren Kaye, Tricia Cast, David Garrison
Votes: 65
47.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983)
Episode:
A Ring for Hannah
(1983)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Daniel and his younger brothers risk danger to search for enough gold to make a ring for Hannah.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Roger Wilson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn
Votes: 15
48.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983)
Episode:
Challenges
(1982)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Ford wants to ask a girl to the dance, but can't quite find the nerve. Hannah is "encouraging" him strongly, a bit too strongly. A local rodeo champ is giving a workshop, but he and Evan get off on the wrong foot.
Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Roger Wilson, Drake Hogestyn, Peter Horton
Votes: 16
49.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983)
Episode:
Christmas Song
(1982)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
It's Christmas and a young widow is trying to hold on to her children. She has been on the move, just a step or two ahead of her in-laws. They are determined and wealthy; and a possessive, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Roger Wilson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn
Votes: 17
50.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983)
Episode:
Daniel's Song
(1982)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Daniel temporarily plays guitar in a band at Pony Joe's and falls in love with the band's singer, who had a brief history with Brian, so things get complicated.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Roger Wilson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn