Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Michael Ritchie

1. Cool Runnings (1993)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis

Votes: 113,916 | Gross: $68.86M

2. The Golden Child (1986)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Eddie Murphy, J.L. Reate, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis

Votes: 59,469 | Gross: $79.82M

3. Fletch (1985)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

While working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini

Votes: 58,013 | Gross: $50.61M

4. The Bad News Bears (1976)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten

Votes: 25,079 | Gross: $42.35M

5. Fletch Lives (1989)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey

Votes: 23,305 | Gross: $35.15M

6. Wildcats (1986)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Sport

A rookie high school football coach has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner city team into shape.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Robyn Lively, Brandy Gold

Votes: 14,627 | Gross: $26.29M

7. The Candidate (1972)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter

Votes: 11,939 | Gross: $0.12M

8. Innocent Blood (1992)

R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia, David Proval

Votes: 11,016 | Gross: $4.97M

9. Diggstown (1992)

R | 98 min | Drama, Sport

Gabriel's released from prison. His con man friend makes a foolish bet with Diggstown's owner on who'd win the boxing matches - their man against ten Diggstown men.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt

Votes: 8,090 | Gross: $4.84M

10. Cops and Robbersons (1994)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

A counterfeiter with a habit of "eliminating" the competition moves in next door to the Robbersons. Two cops move in with the Robbersons for a stakeout.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Chevy Chase, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest, Robert Davi

Votes: 7,498 | Gross: $11.38M

11. The Scout (1994)

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

The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Anne Twomey

Votes: 6,965 | Gross: $2.67M

12. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.

Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner

Votes: 6,275

13. Prime Cut (1972)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek, Angel Tompkins

Votes: 5,879 | Gross: $0.52M

14. 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: 5,869 | Gross: $8.12M

15. The Survivors (1983)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright

Votes: 5,740 | Gross: $14.00M

16. The Couch Trip (1988)

R | 97 min | Comedy

A burnt-out shrink needs a temp. A charming escaped convict takes over his practice and radio show.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon

Votes: 5,605 | Gross: $11.01M

17. Student Bodies (1981)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A serial killer with his signature heavy breathing proceeds to systematically kill the students and teachers of Lamab high school.

Directors: Mickey Rose, Michael Ritchie | Stars: Kristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Jerry Belson, Joe Flood

Votes: 5,376 | Gross: $5.17M

18. Downhill Racer (1969)

M | 101 min | Drama, Sport

Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler

Votes: 5,345

19. The Island (1980)

R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass

Votes: 4,733 | Gross: $15.72M

20. The Big Valley (1965–1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

The Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 3,555

21. Semi-Tough (1977)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston

Votes: 3,514 | Gross: $37.19M

22. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

A small-time hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best Little League baseball team, sparking off a series of adventures and mishaps.

Director: John Berry | Stars: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Antonio Inoki

Votes: 3,275 | Gross: $14.00M

23. Smile (1975)

PG | 113 min | Comedy

A social comedy about a beauty pageant for young Californian women, held annually in Santa Rosa, and how it affects the locals and participants.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 2,569

24. Modern Marvels (1993– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History

Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology.

Stars: Lloyd Sherr, Harlan Saperstein, Adam Richman, William Atwater

Votes: 2,167

25. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993 TV Movie)

R | 99 min | Biography, Comedy, Thriller

Wanda Holloway tries to hire a hitman (through her ex's brother) to kill either or both a cheerleader and her mother. With the intended victims out of the way, Wanda's daughter gets the ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Holly Hunter, Beau Bridges, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth Ruscio

Votes: 1,447

26. The Fantasticks (2000)

PG | 86 min | Musical, Romance

A mysterious fair that comes to a small community in the countryside could make real the illusions of two teenagers.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Jean Louisa Kelly, Joey McIntyre

Votes: 1,434 | Gross: $0.04M

27. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)

60 min | Drama

The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.

Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Lee Kurty, Jean Inness

Votes: 993

28. Divine Madness (1980)

R | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music

Movie comedy queen Bette Midler reigns supreme in this rocking, rolling concert movie bash. The Divine Miss M at her trashiest, flashiest, heavenly best!

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Bette Midler, Jocelyn Brown, Ula Hedwig, Diva Gray

Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.77M

29. Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002 TV Movie)

R | 88 min | Drama

Moyher's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University for the sun and sexy girls- and the proximity of gambling paradise Las Vegas. Benny ... See full summary »

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: David Krumholtz, Tory Kittles, Carmine Giovinazzo, Jennifer Morrison

Votes: 807

30. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)

60 min | Drama

The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.

Stars: Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Colasanto, Jack Krupnick, Fernando Lamas

Votes: 430

31. An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

A smalltime US filmmaker goes to Cannes to try to get his movie in the limelight. A wife of one of the producers there gets interested in his story and they begin an affair.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Keith Carradine, Monica Vitti, Raf Vallone, Christian De Sica

Votes: 364

32. Beggars and Choosers (1999–2001)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy

The amusing trials of the executive staff of a television network.

Stars: Brian Kerwin, Charlotte Ross, Tuc Watkins, Sherri Saum

Votes: 262

33. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise

Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Weston, Jack Kelly, John Francis

Votes: 239

34. Omnibus (1952–1961)

55 min | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.

Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes

Votes: 218

35. The Felony Squad (1966–1969)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis. The tough-as-nails desk Sergeant is the father of young Briggs, and helps the ... See full summary »

Stars: Howard Duff, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Frank Maxwell

Votes: 173

36. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Barbary Red (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Nick celebrates his birthday at a waterfront saloon where he is drugged and shanghaied for sea duty. Jarrod suspects an old client of his, Barbary Red, is behind Nick's disappearance- Eugene and Heath help him investigate his hunch.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 138

37. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Under a Dark Star (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Pardoned after a long imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit, a man has Jarrod's help in adjusting to being free again. The man is hired to work at the ranch and after having doubt ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 126

38. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Teacher of Outlaws (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

An outlaw gang leader orders his men to kidnap a teacher so he can learn to read and write for a special purpose. His men nab Victoria by mistake-she pretends to be the school marm to buy time for the Barkley boys to find her.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 105

39. The Outsider (1968–1969)

60 min | Crime, Drama

David Ross is a orphaned, ex-con, loner living in a world that loaths and makes a living as a private investgator in Los Angeles to tackle his financial problems and other people's problems as well.

Stars: Darren McGavin, James Edwards, Bill Quinn, Will J. White

Votes: 99

40. The Outsider (1967 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Drama

Pilot for the detective drama series has Darren McGavin playing David Ross, a hard-nosed, private eye/ex-con hired to tail a woman in an embezzling case which takes a turn when he finds ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Darren McGavin, Sean Garrison, Shirley Knight, Nancy Malone

Votes: 91

41. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.

Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland

Votes: 91

42. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
Episode: The Nowhere Affair (1966)

TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Solo, on the verge of capture by Thrush, takes Capsule B, which induces amnesia.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, Diana Hyland

Votes: 83

43. The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993 TV Special)

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Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Jason Alexander, Mary Alice, Tim Allen

Votes: 61

44. The Survivors (1969–1970)

60 min | Drama

Internal conflicts of a wealthy family, the Carlyles. A banking czar, his playboy son, his daughter engaged to a philanderer, they became entangled with South American politics.

Stars: Lana Turner, George Hamilton, Kevin McCarthy, Ralph Bellamy

Votes: 50

45. The Sound of Anger (1968 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

A young man is arrested on suspicion of sabotaging the plane of his girlfriend's father, a wealthy man who despises him.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Burl Ives, James Farentino, Guy Stockwell, Dorothy Provine

Votes: 44

46. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: Television: Window to the World (1999)

TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History

Modern Marvels looks at the history of television from its invention by Philo Farnsworth to its popularization by David Sarnoff.

Stars: John Logie Baird, Alexander Graham Bell, Laurence Bergreen, Milton Berle

Votes: 29

47. Comfort, Texas (1997 TV Movie)

Comedy

Comfort, Texas is a small census-designated place, a populated area without its own local government that resembles a small town.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Brian Benben, Kathy Lamkin, Bruce Dern, Elizabeth Mitchell

Votes: 24

48. The Felony Squad (1966–1969)
Episode: The Streets Are Paved with Quicksand (1966)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Stone and Briggs are on the scene when a fight breaks out between a valet and high-powered attorney Leslie Gorman. The lawyer tries to foist money onto Jim to make him overlook everything, ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Howard Duff, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Darren McGavin

Votes: 22

49. Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (1988 TV Special)

90 min | Documentary, Comedy

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Director: Ron Roy | Stars: Steve Allen, Catherine Bach, Billy Barty, Katsy Chappell

Votes: 17

50. L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle (1992– )

52 min | Documentary

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Stars: Birgit Bofarull, Martin Scorsese, Lambert Wilson, Pierre Arditi

Votes: 16