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1. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,773
2. CHiPs (1977–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.
Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Paul Linke
Votes: 11,530
3. Bonanza (1959–1973)
TV-PG | 49 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 11,024
4. 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: 137,002 | Gross: $35.74M
5. Happy Days (1974–1984)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley
Votes: 21,115
6. Emergency! (1972–1979)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London, Bobby Troup
Votes: 6,072
7. 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: 7,448
8. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson
Votes: 3,816
9. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
A parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance Boyz n the Hood (1991), South Central (1992), Menace II Society (1993), Higher Learning (1995) and Juice (1992).
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones
Votes: 61,592 | Gross: $20.11M
10. The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Two men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.
Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Penny Marshall
Votes: 7,186
11. Saw 3D (2010)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
Director: Kevin Greutert | Stars: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Cary Elwes
Votes: 109,811 | Gross: $45.71M
12. Saw IV (2007)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Louis Ferreira, Costas Mandylor
Votes: 164,968 | Gross: $63.30M
13. Saw VI (2009)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Agent Strahm is dead, and FBI agent Erickson draws nearer to Hoffman. Meanwhile, a pair of insurance executives find themselves in another game set by Jigsaw.
Director: Kevin Greutert | Stars: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell
Votes: 125,383 | Gross: $27.69M
14. Pacific Blue (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bicycle officers patrol Santa Monica, California.
Stars: Jim Davidson, Paula Trickey, Darlene Vogel, Marcos A. Ferraez
Votes: 3,559
15. Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
The adventures of a housewife and a spy, with whom she fell in love.
Stars: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart
Votes: 3,823
16. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,292
17. Freaky Friday (1976)
G | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 14,105 | Gross: $25.94M
18. Lifeguard (I) (1976)
PG | 96 min | Drama
Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son after fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson
Votes: 1,791
19. Inconceivable (2017)
R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
A mother looks to escape her abusive past by moving to a new town where she befriends another mother, who grows suspicious of her.
Director: Jonathan Baker | Stars: Gina Gershon, Nicky Whelan, Nicolas Cage, Sienna Soho Baker
Votes: 10,828
20. 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: 2,408
21. Shazam! (1974–1977)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Action, Family, Fantasy
A young boy, able to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, travels the country fighting evil and helping people.
Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, John Davey
Votes: 1,665
22. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
23. Life Stinks (1991)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy
A filthy rich businessman bets a corporate rival that he can live on the streets of L.A. without the comforts of home or money, which proves to be tougher than he thought.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor, Stuart Pankin
Votes: 11,320 | Gross: $4.10M
24. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
25. California Dreaming (1979)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A nerd from Chicago tries desperately to fit in with the California surfing crowd, blind to the fact that their lives are even more boring and empty than his.
Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Glynnis O'Connor, Seymour Cassel, Dorothy Tristan, Dennis Christopher
Votes: 874
26. 7 Days to Vegas (2019)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy
Inspired by a true story about Hollywood big shots who will bet on anything.
Director: Eric Balfour | Stars: Vincent Van Patten, Ross McCall, Paul Walter Hauser, Eileen Davidson
Votes: 990
27. Insight (I) (1960–1984)
30 min | Drama
This American Roman Catholic religious-themed anthology sheds light on the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love.
Stars: Ellwood Kieser, Pat McGeehan, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Brian Keith
Votes: 285
28. Roller Boogie (1979)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Roger Perry
Votes: 2,061 | Gross: $13.25M
29. Family Feud (1976–1985)
TV-G | 30 min | Game-Show
Two families compete by trying to outguess the opponents about survey results.
Stars: Richard Dawson, Gene Wood, Johnny Gilbert, Steve Bond
Votes: 2,384
30. L.A. Heat (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The action-packed cases of two cops--one white, one Black--in Los Angeles. A wisecracking combination with plenty of action, chases, and explosions thrown in for good measure.
Stars: Wolf Larson, Steven Williams, Renee Tenison, Kenneth Tigar
Votes: 474
31. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
G | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Western
The adventures of two idiotic outlaw wannabees, Amos and Theodore.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 3,267 | Gross: $20.93M
32. This Is the Life (1952–1988)
30 min | Drama, Family
Long-running religious series featuring dramatizations of contemporary problems and how they were resolved using a Christian solution.
Stars: Nelson Leigh, Forrest Taylor, Onslow Stevens, Nan Boardman
Votes: 84
33. Young Warriors (1983)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman is gang raped and murdered in a California college town, sparking her brother Kevin to take up arms by night with a gang of like-minded vigilantes from his fraternity, ... See full summary »
Directors: Lawrence David Foldes, Deran Sarafian | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Richard Roundtree, Lynda Day George, James Van Patten
Votes: 609 | Gross: $0.24M
34. FATE
Fantasy, Romance | Filming
It takes a minute to find a special person and a entire lifetime to forget them. After a rescue mission gone wrong, a firefighter connects with a super natural visitor while rehabilitating ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Baker | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Andrew McCarthy, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Baker
35. The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Action, War
During WW2, American General Worden orders Major Wright to pick 12 condemned soldiers from the brig and parachute into occupied France where they must destroy a Nazi nerve gas facility and extricate the foreign scientists working there.
Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Vince Edwards, Bo Svenson
Votes: 1,226
36. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Western
This saga of the old west involves twin brothers who compete for possession of a rickety cow town founded by their father while a crooked Mayor tries to put an end to the competitors so he can inherit the town himself.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Jim Dale, Darren McGavin, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts
Votes: 1,474
37. Lunch Wagon (1981)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Three women start a lunch wagon business but run into stiff resistance from their competitor Mr. Schmeckler: their presence is interfering with some sort of illegal activity he's involved ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Pamela Jean Bryant, Rosanne Katon, Candy Moore, Rick Podell
Votes: 287
38. The Break (1995)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Sport
A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. The... See full summary »
Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Vincent Van Patten, Rae Dawn Chong, Martin Sheen, Valerie Perrine
Votes: 347
39. An Eight Is Enough Wedding (1989 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
This second made-for-television reunion film finds eldest son David on the brink of marriage to a divorcee. However, some of his sisters would prefer to see a reunion with his ex-wife Janet.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Sandy Faison, Grant Goodeve, Joan Prather
Votes: 101
40. Three for the Road (1975– )
60 min | Adventure, Drama
After his wife's death, a freelance photographer/writer and his two sons assuage their grief with an adventurous new lifestyle: they sell their house, buy a large recreational vehicle, and embark on a long road trip through the U.S.A.
Stars: Alex Rocco, Vincent Van Patten, Leif Garrett, Julie Sommars
Votes: 67
41. The Chisholms (1979– )
60 min | Romance, Western
The adventures of the Chisholm family as they travel west in 1844.
Stars: Rosemary Harris, Ben Murphy, James Van Patten, Susan Swift
Votes: 144
42. Nightforce (1987 Video)
R | 87 min | Action, Drama
Carla is devastated when her friend is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel. After going to her father, a U.S. Senator, she gets her friends, and arms, to cross the border for a rescue mission.
Director: Lawrence David Foldes | Stars: Linda Blair, James Van Patten, Richard Lynch, Chad McQueen
Votes: 374
43. Delvecchio (1976–1977)
60 min | Drama, Crime
The investigations of LAPD detective Dominick Delvecchio, who is also studying to become a lawyer.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Charles Haid, Michael Conrad, Mario Gallo
Votes: 172
44. Dragnet (1989–1991)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two strait-laced L.A.P.D. detectives, Vic Daniels and Carl Molina, fight crime.
Stars: Jeff Osterhage, Bernard White, Thalmus Rasulala, Don Stroud
Votes: 116
45. For Love and Honor (1983–1984)
60 min | Drama
Fort Geller Texas is training center for paratroopers with instructors China Bell and more lenient Eugene Allard molding diverse recruits into a unit. Their captain is rascist Stephen ... See full summary »
Stars: Cliff Potts, Yaphet Kotto, Shelley Smith, Gary Grubbs
Votes: 58
46. Duke of the Valley
Comedy | Post-production
Life of Duke Patten, trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood while living in a dingy apartment in the San Fernando Valley that is owned by his "crazy uncle Jimmy".
Stars: Duke Van Patten, Caitlyn Jenner, Eileen Davidson, James Van Patten
47. The Partners (1971–1972)
30 min | Comedy
Lennie Crooke and George Robinson are inept detectives teamed up to solve crimes. Captain Andrews is their exasperated boss, Sgt. Higgenbottom is a smarmy co-worker, and Freddy confesses to most of the neighborhood crimes.
Stars: Don Adams, Rupert Crosse, John Doucette, Dick Van Patten
Votes: 70
48. American Revenge (1988 Video)
85 min | Action
Jag tries to get out of his life of crime. It goes sour as crime boss Angelo kidnaps beauty queens for ransom. After a failed drug deal with Angelo, who also kidnaps Jag's girl. Jag's friends help get revenge against Angelo.
Director: David Schwartz | Stars: James Van Patten, A.D. Muyich, Mathew Karedas, Tilomai Ponder
Votes: 78
49. Twisted Justice (1990)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the Los Angeles of the future, police are forbidden to carry weapons and must use stun guns (called "stingers") instead. A maverick detective ignores those restrictions in his pursuit of... See full summary »
Director: David Heavener | Stars: David Heavener, Erik Estrada, Shannon Tweed, David Campbell
Votes: 281
50. Private Road: No Trespassing (1988 Video)
R | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Mitzi Kapture plays Helen, as an affianced heiress who becomes romantically involved with stock car racer, Brad Carlton, with whom she got into an auto accident. Brad helps her company win ... See full summary »
Director: Raphael Nussbaum | Stars: George Kennedy, Greg Evigan, Mitzi Kapture, Brian Patrick Clarke
Votes: 84