Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Diane Franklin

1. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.

Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum

Votes: 29,344

2. Matlock (1986–1995)

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

Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.

Stars: Andy Griffith, Linda Purl, Kene Holiday, Nancy Stafford

Votes: 9,374

3. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010– )

TV-14 | 44 min | Reality-TV

A reality series that follows some of the most affluent women in the country as they enjoy the lavish lifestyle that only Beverly Hills can provide.

Stars: Kyle Richards, Adrienne Maloof, Camille Grammer, Lisa Vanderpump

Votes: 7,449

4. Better Off Dead (1985)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares.

Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade

Votes: 49,440 | Gross: $10.30M

5. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri

Votes: 141,838 | Gross: $40.49M

6. The Last American Virgin (1982)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Pizza delivery boy Gary, loudmouth David and hunky Rick are three high school students out to lose their virginity any way they can. Gary falls for transfer student Karen, who gets involved with Rick.

Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve Antin, Joe Rubbo

Votes: 9,798 | Gross: $5.83M

7. Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)

PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving

Votes: 53,098

8. As the World Turns (1956–2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.

Stars: Elizabeth Hubbard, Jon Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Colleen Zenk

Votes: 2,280

9. Charles in Charge (1984–1990)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Charles, a college student, is a live-in housekeeper in the Powell household. Charles, along with his friend Buddy, attempts to juggle his studies, friendships, and duties to the family.

Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Nicole Eggert, Josie Davis

Votes: 6,649

10. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)

130 min | Documentary, History

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films, from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films, ... See full summary »

Director: Danny Wolf | Stars: Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Berkley, Martine Beswick, Linda Blair

Votes: 1,304

11. Providence (1999–2002)

60 min | Drama, Romance

Successful Hollywood plastic surgeon Sydney Hansen returns home to Providence, Rhode Island to try to keep her dysfunctional family together with the help of her mother's friendly ghost. She also finds work with the local free clinic.

Stars: Melina Kanakaredes, Mike Farrell, Paula Cale, Seth Peterson

Votes: 2,401

12. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

R | 104 min | Horror

A dysfunctional family moves into a new house, which proves to be satanic, resulting in the demonic possession of their teenage son.

Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner

Votes: 12,879 | Gross: $12.53M

13. Freddy's Nightmares (1988–1990)

TV-14 | 45 min | Horror, Thriller

"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA.

Stars: Robert Englund, Mary Crosby, Todd Allen, Sandahl Bergman

Votes: 3,473

14. Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)

96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The intrepid FBI agents Kathleen McChesney and Robert Ressler, organize one of the largest manhunt in history to apprehend America's most infamous serial killer, Ted Bundy.

Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Holland Roden, Jake Hays, Lin Shaye

Votes: 1,832

15. TerrorVision (1986)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

"TerrorVision" is a 1986 horror / science fiction movie; telling the tale of when a family's new satellite television system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.

Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Diane Franklin, Mary Woronov, Gerrit Graham, Chad Allen

Votes: 7,784 | Gross: $0.32M

16. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Updated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.

Stars: Bernard Behrens, Cynthia Belliveau, David B. Nichols, Kathleen Quinlan

Votes: 3,257

17. Family Law (1999–2002)

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

An upscale law firm specializing in family law undertakes clients with domestic conflicts.

Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, Christopher McDonald, Merrilee McCommas, Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Votes: 549

18. The Prank Panel (2023– )

TV-PG | Comedy, Reality-TV

An irreverent show where ordinary people throw pranks at friends, family and co-workers with a panel of the world's best pranksters.

Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Eric André, Gabourey Sidibe, Pramode Kumar

Votes: 474

19. The Amityville Murders (2018)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror

On the night of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a high-powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that "voices" in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.

Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: John Robinson, Chelsea Ricketts, Paul Ben-Victor, Diane Franklin

Votes: 2,337

20. The Big Easy (1996–1997)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

A handsome New Orleans detective and a sexy district attorney heat things up in New Orleans--The Big Easy--as the two investigate crimes in a beleaguered police department.

Stars: Tony Crane, Barry Corbin, Eric George, Susan Walters

Votes: 273

21. How I Got Into College (1989)

PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Romance

Marlon has a crush on Jessica, who's running for senior-class president and wants to attend Ramsey College. Marlon wants to go wherever she's going. Problem: low SAT scores.

Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Finn Carter

Votes: 2,390 | Gross: $1.64M

22. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc..

Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Sam Firstenberg, David Paulsen, Luigi Cozzi, Menahem Golan

Votes: 6,002

23. Dallas: The Early Years (1986 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, Romance

Digger Barnes is furious when his friend Jock Ewing starts dating the love of his life Ellie Southworth. He is also convinced that Jock has cheated him out of his share in their oil fields. And so begins the decades long Barnes-Ewing feud.

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: David Marshall Grant, Dale Midkiff, Molly Hagan, David Wilson

Votes: 464

24. High Holiday (2021)

85 min | Comedy

To lighten up her uptight family, the free-spirited daughter of a conservative politician brings weed-infused salad dressing to their Christmas Eve dinner. Chaos ensues when everyone gets high and reveals their innermost secrets.

Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Tom Arnold, Jennifer Tilly, Cloris Leachman, Shannyn Sossamon

Votes: 148

25. Amityville: An Origin Story (2023)

TV-MA | 201 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

This limited series is the first-ever elevated look at the strange alchemy of mass murder, 1970s paranormal obsession, and the explosion of the horror film genre that gave rise to The Amityville Horror sensation.

Stars: Tommy Maher, Carol Soviero, Christopher Lutz, Laura DiDio

Votes: 495

26. Finder of Lost Loves (1984–1985)

Drama

Cary Maxwell is a private investigator and owner of Maxwell Unlimited. MU specializes in helping people find their lost loves. Each week Maxwell, along with Daisy Lloyd and Rita Hargrove, ... See full summary »

Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Deborah Adair, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Kantor

Votes: 121

27. Second Time Lucky (1984)

101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

There's a new wager between Heaven and Hell. Devil bets God that if God were to pick two young people to be the new Adam and Eve, they'd sin again. God accepts and sends a college couple to various eras, starting with the Garden of Eden.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Diane Franklin, Roger Wilson, Jon Gadsby, Robert Helpmann

Votes: 320

28. Summer Girl (1983 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spending money. Starting with the kids and working around to the husband, evil Cinni plots to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Kim Darby, Martha Scott, Murray Hamilton

Votes: 172

29. Encyclopedia Brown (1989– )

55 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown is a ten-year-old boy genius who puts his talents to work fighting crime in the small town of Idaville. With his friend Sally nearby to protect him from Bugs ... See full summary »

Stars: Scott Bremner, Laura Bridge, Dion Zamora, Tiana Pierce

Votes: 122

30. The Final Interview (2018)

90 min | Drama, Thriller

A veteran newscaster desperate for ratings secures an interview with a mass murderer on death row the night before the man is set to be executed. What our newscaster thinks will be an easy ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Vogel | Stars: Diane Franklin, Grainger Hines, Gary Lee Vincent, Fred Vogel

Votes: 84

31. Bampire

Comedy, Horror, Thriller | Post-production

Five community college students and their professor set out to document unprecedented evidence of a rare fanged deer species never-before-seen in the foothills of the Cascades... the musk deer - Or is it something more sinister?

Director: Taylor Morden | Stars: Diane Franklin, Greg Sestero, Lloyd Kaufman, Verona Blue

32. The Insiders (1985–1986)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Miami Vice-styled show about Nick, an undercover reporter who works for nationally syndicated Newspoint. Only Mackey, a hustler, ex-con and Nick's main contact on the street, and Alice West, the paper's editor, know his true identity.

Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Stoney Jackson, Gail Strickland, Michael Des Barres

Votes: 89

33. Bay City Blues (1983–1984)

60 min | Drama, Sport

Short-lived ensemble drama which follows a minor league baseball team as they travel from town to town.

Stars: Michael Nouri, Pat Corley, Perry Lang, Michele Greene

Votes: 102

34. Deadly Lessons (1983 TV Movie)

100 min | Horror, Thriller

A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.

Director: William Wiard | Stars: Donna Reed, Larry Wilcox, David Ackroyd, Diane Franklin

Votes: 304

35. Boone (1983–1984)

60 min | Drama

In 1953, Boone Sawyer dreams of becoming a country music star, but his father has other ideas for his future.

Stars: Thomas Byrd, Greg Webb, Elizabeth Huddle Nyberg, Katherine Moffat

Votes: 54

36. The Dark Room (2023)

Thriller

As murders grip a small town, a photog uncovers something sinister while developing photos for a local religious leader. As the body count rises, he is pursued by a mysterious woman, throwing his own sanity into question by his doctor.

Directors: Jake C. Young, Kenny Scott Guffey | Stars: Diane Franklin, Kayla Perkins, Brandon Ludwig, Jake C. Young

Votes: 9

37. Waking Nightmare (2023)

Thriller

After a family doctor prescribes her Ambien to help with her sleepwalking, Jordan finds her condition getting progressively worse - and more dangerous.

Directors: Steve Craig, Brian Farmer | Stars: Diane Franklin, David Naughton, Shelley Regner, Jamison Newlander

Votes: 30

38. Wally Got Wasted (2018)

99 min | Comedy

3 friends accidentally kill a bad guy, then screw up getting rid of the body. They are then forced to pretend he is alive as they are chased throughout Los Angeles in one crazy night.

Director: Adam William Ward | Stars: Patrick Cavanaugh, Adam William Ward, Aaron Groben, James Babson

Votes: 407

39. Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz (2020– )

Talk-Show

The "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" is an award-winning weekly series airing regularly on 150+ TV/digital/OTT stations as of February 2024. It features Darren's exclusive interviews with entertainers, athletes and other influencers.

Stars: Darren Paltrowitz, Steve Schiltz, Page Turner, Josh Harter

Votes: 18

40. Clay Zombies (2021)

Comedy

After a scientist accidentally starts the Claypocalpyse, Kilntown, Ohio is overwhelmed with Clay Zombies. As a plethora of memorable characters try to survive, only one thing is certain. If you touch the clay, you're gonna have a bad day.

Director: Jake Jolley | Stars: Monty Almoro, Alex David Caperton, Tiffany Douglas, Diane Franklin

Votes: 38

41. Go Fact Yourself (2021 Podcast Series)

Game-Show

A trivia game where celebrities face off in trivia, initially with word definitions, and then with categories they themselves have chosen. The later round is judged by expert guests in that topic.

Stars: J. Keith van Straaten, Helen Hong, Bruce Campbell, Des Linden

42. Monday Morning Critic Podcast (2017 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Monday Morning Critic podcast was developed by my passion for people whose work has moved me. Guests are hand picked and purposely selected in a format where storytelling is done properly.

Stars: Chukwudi Iwuji, Austin Pendleton, Lennie James, Bernard White

Votes: 18

43. The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell (2014– )

110 min | Talk-Show

The coolest syndicated entertainment, music, fashion and pop culture show hosted by Dr. Jimmy Star.

Stars: Jimmy Star, Ron Russell, Deidra Sarego, Eileen Beth Shapiro

Votes: 503

44. Pareidolia (I) (2023)

13 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

A single woman alone in her house can't be sure if the changing pictures and shapes around her are real, or whether something is watching her.

Director: Aaron Truss | Stars: Diane Franklin, Graham Cole, Carolyn Pickles, Joe Acres

Votes: 16

45. Nick Shorts Showcase (2022)

Comedy

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Stars: Neska Rose, Bryson Robinson, Libi Rose, Kensington Tallman

46. BAD ADVICE (2024– )

Comedy | Pre-production

In South Bay Los Angeles, three slow-thinking friends, along with their odd landlord, surf, have dating mishaps, and struggle to earn money, though their terrible advice to each other on success leaves them rudderless.

Stars: Adam William Ward, Ronald Quigley, Charlie Ward, Stephen Schaffold

47. Toon Wolf (2010)

Animation, Comedy

YouTube mini-series about a cartoonist who transforms into a toon wolf whenever he is stressed. When other, evil toon wolfs appear he must decide if his affliction is a curse, or something much better.

Stars: Eric Bauza, Ryan Ridley, Abed Gheith, Eric Acosta

Votes: 26

48. Parole Officers (2013 TV Movie)

26 min | Comedy

After being wrongfully convicted of drug trafficking, Seth Peppers is handed over to an absurd parole officer who uses unexpected techniques to help get his life back on track.

Director: Adam William Ward | Stars: Adam William Ward, Ronald Quigley, Charley Rossman, Max Amini

Votes: 42

49. Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

Documentary | Post-production

The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.

Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Charles Band, Richard Band, Stuart Gordon, Jeffery Combs

50. Scream Dreams (2023 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Venture into the shadows with Catherine, James, and guests as they dive into the real nightmares of the best minds in genre.

Stars: Catherine Corcoran, Barbara Crampton, James A. Janisse, Brian W. Collins