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1. Big (1988)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard
Votes: 240,334 | Gross: $114.97M
2. Entourage (2004–2011)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
Film star, Vince Chase, navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
Stars: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara
Votes: 176,981
3. Last Action Hero (1993)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Votes: 164,089 | Gross: $50.02M
4. NCIS (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
Stars: David McCallum, Sean Murray, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen
Votes: 163,462
5. 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: 125,543
6. The Warriors (1979)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler
Votes: 110,870 | Gross: $22.49M
7. Hustlers (2019)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
Director: Lorene Scafaria | Stars: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Mette Narrative
Votes: 107,730 | Gross: $104.96M
8. Psych (2006–2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 106,274
9. 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Two young women waitressing at a greasy spoon diner strike up an unlikely friendship in the hopes of launching a successful business - if only they can raise the cash.
Stars: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris, Jonathan Kite
Votes: 105,028
10. Frasier (1993–2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 95,652
11. The Fisher King (1991)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi
Votes: 91,034 | Gross: $41.90M
12. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Bill Bernstein, Claire Bloom
Votes: 60,849 | Gross: $18.25M
13. Power (2014–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York nightclub owner who has it all; dreaming big, catering to the city's elite, and living a double life as a drug kingpin.
Stars: Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton, Joseph Sikora
Votes: 52,481
14. Gia (1998 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.
Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Faye Dunaway, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mercedes Ruehl
Votes: 50,335
15. New Amsterdam (2018–2023)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.
Stars: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Tyler Labine
Votes: 49,238
16. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,738
17. The Secret of My Success (1987)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A talented young man can't get an executive position without rising through the ranks, so he comes up with a shortcut, which also benefits his love life.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton
Votes: 36,989 | Gross: $67.00M
18. The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
Votes: 36,407
19. Radio Days (1987)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Mike Starr, Paul Herman
Votes: 36,378 | Gross: $14.79M
20. Bull (2016–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Brilliant, brash, and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition, and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses, and the accused tick.
Stars: Michael Weatherly, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Chris Jackson
Votes: 22,560
21. Married to the Mob (1988)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Alec Baldwin, Paul Lazar, Captain Haggerty
Votes: 19,769 | Gross: $21.49M
22. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,984
23. Life in Pieces (2015–2019)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A family comedy told through the separate stories of different family members.
Stars: Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadoski, Zoe Lister-Jones
Votes: 17,215
24. Heartburn (1986)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship Heartburn, nothing will.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 12,575 | Gross: $25.31M
25. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2015)
TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Making a satire out of the entire Late Night Show concept Scotsman Craig Ferguson hosts his show with a robot skeleton and a "horse" as his sidekicks. The show features the stereotypical parts of a Late Show, but all in their own, raw way.
Stars: Craig Ferguson, Shadoe Stevens, Josh Robert Thompson, Joseph Bolter
Votes: 11,501
26. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer
Votes: 11,244 | Gross: $1.08M
27. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992–2014)
TV-14 | 62 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
Stars: Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks, Edd Hall, John Melendez
Votes: 10,939
28. The Mysteries of Laura (2014–2016)
TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A New York City homicide detective cracks case after case while raising wild twin boys and locking horns with her less-than-helpful Police Detective ex-husband.
Stars: Debra Messing, Laz Alonso, Josh Lucas, Janina Gavankar
Votes: 10,069
29. The Minus Man (1999)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Aimless Vann Siegert takes a bizarre turn in life and becomes a serial killer, tracking down the miserable, the self-destructive and those who otherwise seem willing to die.
Director: Hampton Fancher | Stars: Owen Wilson, Sheryl Crow, Dwight Yoakam, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 7,109 | Gross: $0.37M
30. Luck (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Sport
A television series centered around characters who are tied to the same horse-racing track.
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Richard Kind
Votes: 6,220
31. Crazy People (1990)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A bitter ad executive who has reached his breaking point lands in a mental institution, where his career actually begins to thrive with help from his fellow patients.
Directors: Tony Bill, Barry L. Young | Stars: Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 4,974 | Gross: $13.24M
32. Another You (1991)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
A mental out-patient is mistaken for a missing wealthy man and a con man takes advantage of the situation.
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Mercedes Ruehl, Stephen Lang
Votes: 4,344 | Gross: $2.87M
33. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,246
34. Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995 TV Movie)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller
Lawyers and the media argue the alleged child abuse at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Lolita Davidovich, Sada Thompson
Votes: 4,197
35. Lost in Yonkers (1993)
PG | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
In the summer of 1942, two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother and their childlike aunt in Yonkers, New York.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Mercedes Ruehl, Irene Worth, Brad Stoll
Votes: 3,689 | Gross: $9.29M
36. Loving Leah (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A quirky love story revolving around the unexpected wedding and unconventional married life of a 26-year-old widow and her late husband's brother, a handsome 30-year-old cardiologist.
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Adam Kaufman, Susie Essman, Harris Yulin
Votes: 3,601
37. For Roseanna (1997)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast. The cemetery can't expand because Capestro, the man ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Jean Reno, Mercedes Ruehl, Polly Walker, Mark Frankel
Votes: 3,529 | Gross: $0.07M
38. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
In a small city of Brazil, a woman named Flor marries a man named Vadinho, but once married she finds that he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking and he takes all of her money... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Sonia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça, Dinorah Brillanti
Votes: 3,339
39. Mom at Sixteen (2005 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
Pregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Danielle Panabaker, Jane Krakowski, Clare Stone, Tyler Hynes
Votes: 3,065
40. What's Cooking? (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four families in LA of different ethnicity (Latino, Asian/Vietnamese, African and Jewish) gather together for Thanksgiving dinner.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl, Victor Rivers
Votes: 2,916 | Gross: $1.04M
41. Monday Mornings (2013)
Drama
Follows the lives of five surgeons as they push the limits of their personal and professional feelings.
Stars: Ving Rhames, Jamie Bamber, Jennifer Finnigan, Bill Irwin
Votes: 2,873
42. Kate & Allie (1984–1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Two divorced mothers and their children share an apartment.
Stars: Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Frederick Koehler, Allison Smith
Votes: 2,359
43. A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans woman who was brutally murdered by four men in 2002.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Mercedes Ruehl, JD Pardo, Lupe Ontiveros, Henry Darrow
Votes: 2,036
44. Four Friends (1981)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of four friends form strong bonds while in high school in the early 1960s, then desperately cling to that love during the turbulent counterculture movement and social upheavals that marked the end of the decade.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Craig Wasson, Jodi Thelen, Michael Huddleston, Jim Metzler
Votes: 2,018
45. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–2002)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell produces and hosts her first daytime talk show that focuses on interviews with celebrities about acting, writing, charity work, and family life.
Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, John McDaniel, Caroline Rhea, Susan Lucci
Votes: 1,582
46. 1-800-Missing (2003–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two FBI agents - one guided by reason, and another by intuition - looking for missing people in Washington, D.C.
Stars: Caterina Scorsone, Vivica A. Fox, Mark Consuelos, Louis Ferreira
Votes: 1,522
47.
Psych (2006–2014)
Episode:
Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast
(2007)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
While Juliet is undercover, she asks for psychic help at a sorority; back at the station, Lassiter is paired with a most challenging partner.
Director: John Landis | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson
Votes: 1,495
48. SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 80 min | Drama
The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes. The tales showcase an ensemble of familiar faces, and ... See full summary »
Directors: Bob Balaban, Patricia Benoit, Julie Dash, Jonathan Demme, Ted Demme, Abel Ferrara, Alison Maclean, Craig McKay, Lucas Platt, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld | Stars: Bill Irwin, KRS-One, Tina North, Paul Lazar
Votes: 1,462
49. 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
50.
Entourage (2004–2011)
Episode:
Return to Queens Blvd
(2008)
TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
The boys return to New York, where Eric meets with Gus Van Sant and Drama looks to invest some of his new fortune. Vince runs into an old girlfriend.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara
Votes: 1,232