Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Cynthia Avila

1. ER (1994–2009)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance

The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.

Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle

Votes: 67,624

2. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Romance

A group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.

Stars: Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry, Jennie Garth

Votes: 37,536

3. The O.C. (2003–2007)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of people in the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.

Stars: Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan

Votes: 96,072

4. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.

Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel

Votes: 16,303

5. Kojak (1973–1978)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.

Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 8,853

6. Party of Five (1994–2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family

Five siblings raise each other following their parents' untimely deaths.

Stars: Matthew Fox, Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert

Votes: 11,269

7. Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Private eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.

Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, John Carter

Votes: 3,133

8. Knots Landing (1979–1993)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

The residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.

Stars: Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 3,216

9. Dangerous Minds (1995)

R | 99 min | Biography, Drama

LouAnne, a retired US marine, becomes a teacher in a Californian high school. But her mostly Latino and black students from an impoverished and racially segregated locality do not easily embrace her.

Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett

Votes: 57,022 | Gross: $84.92M

10. Brink! (1998 TV Movie)

TV-G | 99 min | Drama, Family, Sport

Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (which means they skate for the fun of it, and not for the money), clash ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Erik von Detten, Sam Horrigan, Christina Vidal, Robin Riker

Votes: 6,941

11. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.

Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Martin Kove

Votes: 5,038

12. Police Woman (1974–1978)

TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Follows Sergeant "Pepper" Anderson, LAPD's top undercover cop. A member of the Criminal Conspiracy Unit, Pepper works the wild side of the street, where she poses as everything from a gangster's moll to a streetwalker to a prison inmate.

Stars: Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman, Charles Dierkop, Ed Bernard

Votes: 2,330

13. Simon & Simon (1981–1989)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.

Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid

Votes: 6,094

14. Police Story (1973–1980)

120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the "Empire of Chaiba", a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia, he initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.

Stars: Scott Brady, Mel Scott, Don Meredith, Joe Santos

Votes: 1,181

15. Baretta (1975–1978)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cases of maverick undercover New York City detective Tony Baretta (Robert Blake).

Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Michael D. Roberts

Votes: 2,862

16. Lou Grant (1977–1982)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama

The trials of a former television station manager, turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon

Votes: 2,398

17. The Secrets of Isis (1975–1976)

Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An archaeologist gains an amulet that allows her to transform into the superheroine goddess Isis and fight evil.

Stars: JoAnna Cameron, Brian Cutler, Joanna Pang, Ronalda Douglas

Votes: 1,214

18. Harry O (1973–1976)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house.

Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Paul Tulley, Henry Darrow

Votes: 926

19. The Client (1995–1996)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A courageous lawyer, who has just started practicing law while recovering from alcoholism.

Stars: JoBeth Williams, John Heard, Polly Holliday, David Barry Gray

Votes: 266

20. Tango (1998)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Musical

Mario Suarez is a forty-something tango artist, whose wife Laura has left him. He leaves his apartment and starts preparing a film about tango.

Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Miguel Ángel Solá, Cecilia Narova, Mía Maestro, Juan Carlos Copes

Votes: 3,070 | Gross: $1.69M

21. Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996)

R | 200 min | Thriller, Drama, Crime

True-crime story of a Wisconsin teacher's aide who hired teenage students to murder her estranged husband.

Stars: Ann-Margret, Peter Coyote, Leslie Hope, Christian Campbell

Votes: 411

22. Outlaws (1986–1987)

60 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Western

Five cowboys are sent forward in time from 1899 to 1986, where they start their own detective agency.

Stars: Rod Taylor, William Lucking, Charles Napier, Patrick Houser

Votes: 168

23. Murder at the World Series (1977 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Mystery, Sport

A disturbed young man, who had tried out for the Houston Astros baseball team and been rejected, plots to take his revenge by a series of kidnappings.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Lynda Day George, Murray Hamilton, Karen Valentine, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Votes: 108

24. A Matter of Life and Death (1981 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama

The true story of a nurse who spent her life caring for terminally ill patients.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Linda Lavin, Salome Jens, Gail Strickland, Ramon Bieri

Votes: 57

25. The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984 TV Movie)

92 min | Drama

Marcus Welby is back, and he has a few problems. First he is trying to bridge the gap between an old friend of his who gave up practicing medicine in favor of being the hospital ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Robert Young, Darren McGavin, Morgan Stevens, Elena Verdugo

Votes: 54

26. Night Partners (1983 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Elizabeth and Lauren are two Bakersfield housewives who volunteer to help the local police by working with crime victims to help catch criminals, starting with trying to find kidnap victim Sophie, and rape victim Jance.

Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Yvette Mimieux, Diana Canova, Arlen Dean Snyder, M. Emmet Walsh

Votes: 54

27. Inmates: A Love Story (1981 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Romance

Accountant Roy is sentenced to prison because he cooked up balances. He hopes that his companions, who profited from his cheat, will help him to a revision of his judgment. Meanwhile he has... See full summary »

Director: Guy Green | Stars: Kate Jackson, Perry King, Pamela Reed, Paul Koslo

Votes: 74

28. The Young Pioneers (1978– )

60 min | Western

Short-lived series (3 episodes) about teenage newlyweds in the Dakota Territory in the early 1870s.

Stars: Linda Purl, Roger Kern, Robert Hays, Robert Donner

Votes: 42

29. Born to the Wind (1981– )

Adventure

Daily life and survival for a tribe of Plains Indians, before the arrival of white settlers.

Stars: Will Sampson, A Martinez, Henry Darrow, Rose Portillo

Votes: 16

30. No Easy Way (1996)

107 min | Drama

Matthew, a concert pianist played by Alan Boyce, has kept his HIV positive status secret and refuses help from family and doctors. On the night he loses his job playing mood music in a ... See full summary »

Director: Jeffrey Fine | Stars: Alan Boyce, Khandi Alexander, Brandon Hammond, Jermaine Montell

Votes: 71

31. From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama

An action-drama about an LAPD Homicide Detective and his struggles with gang related crime on the streets, the difficulties of working within the legal system and his own personal conflict ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Metzger | Stars: John Spencer, Eddie Velez, Rachel Ticotin, Cheryl Paris

Votes: 66

32. Weathered (2009)

Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Drama

Weathered is the intimate portrait of Weather Wellington, who is caged in time by the loss of her fiancé. Retreating inside herself, Weather longs for human connection and reaches out the ... See full summary »

Directors: Matt Barber, Matt Webb | Stars: Cynthia Avila, Matt Barber, Tony Hale, Nicole Parker

Votes: 24

33. Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode: River of Promises (1978)

92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Policeman Miguel Rataza works in area where illegal Hispanics encounter difficulties. Going undercover regarding green card scams and protesting unsafe conditions he finds himself falling in love with Rosalie, an undocumented worker.

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Richard Yniguez, Gregory Sierra, Julio Medina, René Enríquez

Votes: 39

34. Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
Episode: For the People (1986)

TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama

A.J. and Rick were at a restaurant when the owner is killed. And while they didn't actually see the incident, they saw a man standing over him with the weapon. The prosecutor whom they know... See full summary »

Director: Judith Vogelsang | Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid

Votes: 44

35. Baretta (1975–1978)
Episode: Por Nada (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Por Nada.

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Robert Blake, Cynthia Avila, George Cantero, Abel Franco

Votes: 37

36. Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)
Episode: Deadly Homecoming (1977)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Barnaby and J.R. look into the deaths of two brothers who were murdered just days apart. Their investigation leads them to believe that their deaths are somehow tied a local woman's return after being in a sanitarium for three years.

Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, James Carroll Jordan

Votes: 63

37. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
Episode: A Song for My Mother (1995)

TV-PG | 41 min | Drama, Romance

During spring break, Donna visits Ray now living in Portland, Oregon and David tags along to visit his mother only to learn that she has disappeared. So David, along with Donna and his ... See full summary »

Director: Chip Chalmers | Stars: Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris

Votes: 145

38. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: Shadow of a Doubt (1988)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An undercover operation at a computer manufacturer is jeopardized when Chris fails the company's random drug test.

Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Martin Kove

Votes: 42

39. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: Unusual Occurence (1984)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The press paints Christine's self-defense shooting of a Hispanic drug-dealer as being racially motivated.

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 57

40. The Client (1995–1996)
Episode: Child's Play (1995)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After witnessing his father commit a double murder 8-year-old Waldo Gaines is institutionalized and his mother refuses to seek custody.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: JoBeth Williams, John Heard, Polly Holliday, David Barry Gray

41. The Client (1995–1996)
Episode: Sympathy for the Devil (1996)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An eight year old must testify in the double-murder trial of his mobster father but Reggie feels he is not mentally stable to get through the ordeal.

Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: JoBeth Williams, John Heard, Polly Holliday, David Barry Gray

42. ER (1994–2009)
Episode: Faith (1997)

TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Romance

Carol will hear whether her suspension is permanent or not. Mark and Doyle do what they can to get a patient with Down syndrome on a heart transplant list.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies

Votes: 494

43. Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode: Exercise in Fatality (1975)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Harry is hired to find a drug-addicted, pregnant teenage girl who ran away from her policeman father. In the midst of this case, an old girlfriend comes back into Harry's life.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Ralph Meeker, Nora Heflin

Votes: 43

44. Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode: Victim (1976)

Action, Crime, Drama

A rape victim is turned away by the police who decline to prosecute. She turns to Harry for help finding justice.

Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Eugene Roche, Michael Lerner

Votes: 40

45. The Secrets of Isis (1975–1976)
Episode: Dreams of Flight (1975)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A teenage Hispanic girl makes innovative designs for flying model airplanes, but is hindered from competing by her brother and another boy who feel it's not a female's place to engineer planes. Isis knows they are wrong.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: JoAnna Cameron, Brian Cutler, Joanna Pang, Cynthia Avila

Votes: 28

46. Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode: Critical Condition (1981)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Sid insists on undergoing an operation that could cure him of his paralysis but also possibly kill him.

Director: Nicholas Sgarro | Stars: James Houghton, Kim Lankford, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin

Votes: 31

47. Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode: The Vigil (1981)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Sid survives the car crash but goes into a coma. Gary is apologetic to Karen but she won't listen.

Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: James Houghton, Kim Lankford, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin

Votes: 24

48. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Be Careful What You Pray For (1975)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The hijacking of a truckload of plumbing donated to a school results in murder, plus major embarrassment to the NYPD, because Det. Crocker was speaking at the struggling Catholic high ... See full summary »

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 137

49. Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode: Sweep (1979)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama

After Lou sees an Immigration Department sweep of his favorite Mexican restaurant, the Tribune uncovers a grim and unsettling picture of what's happening to illegal aliens. At the same time... See full summary »

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams

Votes: 24

50. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode: Double Abandando (1994)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Donna's younger sister, Dana, arrives and moves in with her and Medavoy, and tries to make the moves onto him. Simone doubts the confession of his friend's 11-year-old son, a murder suspect... See full summary »

Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro

Votes: 186