Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Gail Barringer

1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )

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

This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek

Votes: 125,334

2. Elsbeth (2024– )

TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney, gives her singular point of view to make observations to catch criminals alongside the NYPD.

Stars: Carrie Preston, Carra Patterson, Wendell Pierce, Fredric Lehne

Votes: 3,903

3. Person of Interest (2011–2016)

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

An ex-CIA agent and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes, including the civilians' roles, are left a mystery.

Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson

Votes: 189,275

4. The Punisher (2017–2019)

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

After his revenge on those who murdered his family, aimless Marine veteran Frank Castle finds a new meaning in life as a vigilante known as "The Punisher".

Stars: Jon Bernthal, Amber Rose Revah, Ben Barnes, Jason R. Moore

Votes: 265,352

5. The Good Son (1993)

R | 87 min | Drama, Thriller

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle and becomes friends with his cousin, a boy of the same age who shows increasing signs of violent and psychopathic behavior.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse

Votes: 45,793 | Gross: $44.59M

6. Luke Cage (2016–2018)

TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and must confront his past and fight a battle for the heart of his city.

Stars: Mike Colter, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Alfre Woodard

Votes: 139,744

7. Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019–2023)

TV-MA | 49 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The show tracks the Wu Tang Clan's formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs, who strives to unite a dozen young Black men who are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.

Stars: Ashton Sanders, Shameik Moore, Siddiq Saunderson, Julian Elijah Martinez

Votes: 11,420

8. A Perfect Murder (1998)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet

Votes: 92,294 | Gross: $67.64M

9. Major League II (1994)

PG | 105 min | Comedy, Sport

The Indians are now a World Series contender. But last year's hunger is now replaced with complacency, and bad decisions by the new owner threaten to tear the team apart.

Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert

Votes: 28,061 | Gross: $30.63M

10. Tales of the City (2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

A middle-aged Mary Ann returns to San Francisco and reunites with the eccentric friends she left behind. "Tales of the City" focuses primarily on the people who live in a boardinghouse turned apartment complex owned by Anna Madrigal at 28 Barbary Lane, all of whom quickly become part of what Maupin coined a "logical family". It's no longer a secret that Mrs. Madrigal is transgender. Instead, she ... See full summary »

Stars: Laura Linney, Elliot Page, Paul Gross, Murray Bartlett

Votes: 9,061

11. American Sports Story (2024– )

Biography, Drama, Sport | Post-production

Re-examines a prominent event involving a sports figure. First season will follow the story of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots and convicted murderer.

Stars: Leo Solomon, Kalama Epstein, Mike DiGiacinto, Gio Castellano

12. The Best Man (1999)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Just before his best friend's wedding, the life of a Chicago writer becomes crazy when his best friend guesses that his new book's story is based on his bride's fervent past.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau

Votes: 11,853 | Gross: $34.10M

13. God Friended Me (2018–2020)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An atheist's life is turned upside down when God adds him as a friend on Facebook.

Stars: Brandon Micheal Hall, Violett Beane, Suraj Sharma, Javicia Leslie

Votes: 7,528

14. Picture Perfect (1997)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met.

Director: Glenn Gordon Caron | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis

Votes: 21,477 | Gross: $31.06M

15. Addicted to Love (1997)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Maggie's and Sam's former partners are in love; she wants revenge and he wants his lost love back, so they work together to break up the happy couple.

Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Tchéky Karyo

Votes: 25,737 | Gross: $34.66M

16. Kiss of Death (1995)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster.

Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt

Votes: 20,249 | Gross: $14.94M

17. Flirting with Disaster (1996)

R | 92 min | Comedy

A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore

Votes: 20,003 | Gross: $14.89M

18. Emergence (2019–2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A police chief investigates a case involving a young child found near the site of a mysterious accident.

Stars: Allison Tolman, Alexa Swinton, Owain Yeoman, Ashley Aufderheide

Votes: 7,969

19. A Simple Wish (1997)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Martin Short, Mara Wilson, Robert Pastorelli, Ruby Dee

Votes: 5,863 | Gross: $8.12M

20. For Richer or Poorer (1997)

PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Romance

An unhappily married Manhattan socialite couple flee from the I.R.S. and end up in Amish country where they pretend to be visiting relatives.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner

Votes: 12,093 | Gross: $31.61M

21. Eddie (1996)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport

Coincidences lead to the New York Knicks, getting its loudest fan, Edwina "Eddie" Franklin, as coach. Season victory?

Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins

Votes: 11,443 | Gross: $31.36M

22. Now and Again (1999–2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

After a subway accident, a man awakes with his brain in a new body, but the successful experiment means he must give up his past and his family.

Stars: Eric Close, Dennis Haysbert, Gerrit Graham, Heather Matarazzo

Votes: 1,883

23. Olga Dies Dreaming

Drama | Pre-production

Follows a Nuyorican brother and sister, and their careers among New York City's elite in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Annie Hägg, Ramón Rodríguez, Jesse Williams

24. Remember WENN (1996–1998)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

Trials and tribulations at Pittsburgh radio station WENN back in the late 1930s, when radio was king.

Stars: Tom Beckett, George Hall, Margaret Hall, Melinda Mullins

Votes: 449

25. Entropy (I) (1999)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Stephen Dorff narrates this tale about how his life goes astray as his character attempts to strike a balance between the demands of directing his first film and the pressures of his new ... See full summary »

Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Macdonald, Lauren Holly

Votes: 2,375

26. Exiled (1998 TV Movie)

84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

NYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was demoted to a beat on Staten Island after punching a corrupt politician, seeks to solve the grisly murder of a prostitute and thereby help regain his old job in Manhattan.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Chris Noth, Dann Florek, John Fiore, Dabney Coleman

Votes: 1,148

27. Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992–1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Short, Drama, Family

Based on true stories, this series depicts a variety of important and critical events that can happen in the lives of children and teenagers.

Stars: Craig Wasson, Calista Flockhart, Wil Wheaton, Dina Spybey-Waters

Votes: 196

28. Deadline (2000–2001)

60 min | Drama

Oliver Platt plays Wallace Benton, a journalist for a New York tabloid magazine, "The NY Ledger," working alongside his soon-to-be ex-wife and various other people, using his journalistic ... See full summary »

Stars: Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor, Hope Davis, Damon Gupton

Votes: 143

29. Harlem's Kitchen

45 min | Drama | Announced

Ellis Rice, Executive Chef and patriarch, runs a successful restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But an unexpected death thrusts the family into turmoil and puts the restaurant's ... See full summary »

Stars: Delroy Lindo, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Miguel Gomez

30. The Repair Shop (1998)

48 min | Drama

Drama about a former member of a covert government agency who turns the table on his pursuers and former colleagues.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Vera Lea, Christopher McCann, Karen Sillas

Votes: 29

31. Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992–1996)
Episode: Someone Had to Be Benny (1996)

TV-14 | Short, Drama, Family

A terminally ill teenage boy sues for the right to stop his medical treatment.

Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Michael Shulman, Donna Murphy, Suzanne Cryer, Reiko Aylesworth

Votes: 52

32. Deadline (2000–2001)
Episode: Pilot (2000)

Drama

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Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor, Hope Davis, Damon Gupton

Votes: 14

33. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: 911 (2005)

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

A little girl calls for help, claiming she's being held hostage, but the team has to keep her on the line to track her down.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 2,330

34. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Abomination (2003)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A gay man who had a brief stint in a Fundamentalist Christian-sponsored sexual re-education course is found murdered, and suspects range from the conversion program itself, a bigoted church... See full summary »

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 812

35. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Alien (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An investigation into the serious stabbing of a grade-school boy uncovers a suspect whose trial becomes about the rights of same-sex parents.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 835

36. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Angels (2002)

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

While investigating the death of a young Hispanic boy found in a bus at an airport, the detectives find another boy hiding there, and it soon becomes apparent that the two boys are victims of the same child sex ring.

Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 997

37. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Appearances (2003)

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

A nine-year-old child's asphyxiated body is found in a suitcase on a bus, with evidence of having been in the Everglades. The coroner found she had had a quality nose job, and been raped. ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 841

38. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Birthright (2004)

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

The investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a six-year-old girl uncovers a fertility doctor's scheme to steal embryos, and prompts a custody battle between the child's biological and birth mothers.

Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,242

39. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Blast (2006)

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

The abduction of a little girl turns even more desperate when it's found she's suffering from an undiagnosed leukemia.

Director: Peter Leto | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,022

40. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Blood (2005)

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

After a young woman's baby is tossed out of a car, Benson and Stabler investigate to find out what happened, and after learning the young woman is addicted to prescription painkillers, ... See full summary »

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 829

41. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Bound (2004)

TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The investigation into the murder of a senior citizen leads the squad to suspect that the killer is actually a serial killer who preys on elderly women.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 926

42. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Brotherhood (2004)

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

The murder and sodomy of a local fraternity pledge master leads the detectives to his pornographic Web site, which features college girls at a local bar. Further investigation points back ... See full summary »

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 784

43. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Care (2001)

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

When a girl in foster care is found dead, the squad's investigation leads close to home.

Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 829

44. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Careless (2004)

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

After a young boy dies during a church vigil, Tutuola and Munch investigate the boy's foster parents and social worker for neglect.

Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 706

45. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Chameleon (2002)

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

Benson and Stabler investigate the death of a prostitute but then find their main suspect has in turn been killed. Is the woman who shot him acting in self-defense or is she a murderer?

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 1,119

46. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Charisma (2004)

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

A career con artist, forger and thief turns to murder and serial pedophilia to populate the cult he created and get his hands on a multi-million dollar trust fund.

Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,356

47. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Choice (2003)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a man is arrested for attacking his pregnant wife and then seeks to have her charged with neglect for drinking during her pregnancy, Benson learns that this is not the first time a ... See full summary »

Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,034

48. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Coerced (2003)

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

In resolving the kidnapping case of a little boy by a schizophrenic, Stabler uncovers further crimes at an adult group home with Huang's help.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 960

49. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Competence (2002)

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

The detectives investigate to determine whether a 22-year-old woman with Down syndrome is pregnant as a result of rape, as her mother contends.

Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 1,116

50. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Conscience (2004)

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

A young boy is kidnapped and a local pedophile becomes the main subject. But what is the truth behind the murder?

Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,463