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1. South Park (1997– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall
Votes: 406,449
2. Oz (1997–2003)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
Stars: Ernie Hudson, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters
Votes: 106,832
3. You Don't Know Jack (2010 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 134 min | Biography, Drama
A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Al Pacino, Brenda Vaccaro, John Goodman, Deirdre O'Connell
Votes: 30,390
4. The Wizard of Lies (2017 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 133 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme robbed $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in U.S. history.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alessandro Nivola, Nathan Darrow
Votes: 28,717
5. City on a Hill (2019–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In early 1990s Boston, ADA, Decourcy Ward, forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr. Together, they take on a case that changes the city's entire criminal justice system.
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks, Jill Hennessy
Votes: 15,568
6. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Stars: Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor
Votes: 14,213
7. 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
8. Copper (2012–2013)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Drama
In the 1860s, an Irish-American Civil War veteran joins the New York City police force.
Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 11,037
9. Paterno (2018 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno becomes embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Al Pacino, Kathy Baker, Kenneth Maharaj, Michael Mastro
Votes: 7,595
10. Borgia (2011–2014)
TV-MA | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.
Stars: Mark Ryder, Isolda Dychauk, Diarmuid Noyes, John Doman
Votes: 7,230
11. St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.
Stars: Ed Begley Jr., Howie Mandel, David Morse, Christina Pickles
Votes: 5,226
12. Monsieur Spade (2024)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The famous detective Sam Spade is now 60 and living as an expat in the south of France in 1963.
Stars: Clive Owen, Cara Bossom, Denis Ménochet, Louise Bourgoin
Votes: 5,121
13.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000
(2000)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Cartman is sent to juvenile hall after he throws a rock at a black child.
Directors: Trey Parker, Eric Stough | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Debi Derryberry, Eliza Schneider
Votes: 3,291
14. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
94 min | Documentary, Biography
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Anna Wintour, Phyllis Rifield
Votes: 3,081
15.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
The Routine
(1997)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the 'Emerald City' experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who exist in a pecking order of Gangbangers, Latinos, Muslims, Westies, Aryans and Wiseguys.
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 3,081
16.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
A Game of Checkers
(1997)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a visit with his sons, Schillinger realizes he needs to get paroled. He convinces McManus to let him return to Em City with the condition that he leaves Beecher alone. Beecher comes ... See full summary »
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,793
17.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise
(1997)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With Schibetta and the prison brass in a race to uncover Ortolani's killer (for very different reasons), we see how inmates react to visits both from their wives and (in one case) family members who are also in prison.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,599
18.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
God's Chillin'
(1997)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Friction is growing in the wake of two deaths so Said, Wiseguy leader Schibetta and Gangbanger Jefferson Keane are brought together by Warden Glynn, who tells them to keep their boys quiet or else he'll lock the prison down.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,455
19.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Capital P
(1997)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Governor Devlin has reinstated capital punishment in the state--and the first Oz prisoner scheduled to die is Jefferson Keane, who killed a Latino in their skirmish. Before he's executed, Keane donates a kidney to his ailing sister.
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,407
20.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Plan B
(1997)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A recovered Said ostracizes Huseni Mershah for turning his back on him when he was dying--and orders all the Muslims to cast him out. Impressed by Said's power, Groves decides to kill Glynn... See full summary »
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,363
21.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Straight Life
(1997)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached scary levels, and the efforts of McManus and Glynn to find out who's smuggling backfire in a deadly way. Despite a lockdown, drugs continue to ... See full summary »
Directors: Leslie Libman, Larry Williams | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,299
22.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Escape from Oz
(1998)
TV-MA | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the Season Two finale, Wittlesey is transferred to general population and replaced by Karl Metzger, a Nazi. Mack and another Aryan try to escape through Busmalis and Rebadow's hole. Hill... See full summary »
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,294
23.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
To Your Health
(1997)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ricardo is discovered to suffer from Alzheimer's; Beecher flips out and sends Schillinger to the hospital; mob boss Schibetta develops stomach problems thanks to some ground glass; and Said has a heart attack.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,270
24.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Exeunt Omnes
(2003)
TV-MA | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Querns is appointed the new warden of Oz. Brass attempts to get famous for a day. Tim tries to change the mindset of Said's murderer. Cyril is finally executed. Keller brings Tobias back to Oz for good.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,266
25.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
You Bet Your Life
(2000)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After Hughes' attack on Devlin, Glynn withdraws from the race. Miguel Alvarez is still on the loose. Supreme Allah receives an unwanted surprise. Hill pays big time when he tells Mobay he ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,231
26.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
The Tip
(1998)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Season Two premiere. In the aftermath of the riot that killed six inmates and two officers, Oz is locked down, and Emerald City prisoners are sent either to solitary or gen pop. A special committee is appointed to investigate the riot.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,191
27.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
A Day in the Death...
(2003)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
New inmate Idzik faces his enemies and requests a transfer. Meanwhile, the Loewen case grows increasingly complicated, the Muslims run into business trouble, and the inmate population comes together to support the O'Reilys.
Director: Daniel Loflin | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,159
28.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
A Cock and Balls Story
(2000)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Season Four premiere. The world of Oz--an experimental prison within a prison known as the Emerald City--reopens its doors with the inmates still on a 24-hour lockdown and prison officials struggling to end the hostilities.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,144
29.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Ancient Tribes
(1998)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ten months after the riot, Em City is reopened. A recovered McManus creates a council of group representatives to keep order, and initiates classes to help inmates get high-school equivalency diplomas.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,134
30.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Losing Your Appeal
(1998)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Augustus Hill's appeal is denied, despite the efforts of Said, who has better luck with Poet's poems. Meanwhile, O'Reily survives his lumpectomy, and now focuses his attention on Dr. Nathan.
Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,118
31.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Family Bizness
(1998)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With their enmity at a boiling point, Adebisi poisons Schibetta--but not fatally. Now that his brother has turned himself in for murder, Glynn no longer owes Schibetta any favors.
Director: Kathy Bates | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,106
32.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Great Men
(1998)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Alvarez knows who raped Glynn's daughter, but refuses to tell the warden. Wangler is making progress at school, but his cellmate, Adebisi, isn't a fan of higher education. When Hill's judge... See full summary »
Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,104
33.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Strange Bedfellows
(1998)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Schillinger attempts to enlist Said to get him out of jail. Recovered from being poisoned, Schibetta is brutalized by Adebisi, losing 'control' of Oz. Meanwhile, Alvarez is bumped out of ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,101
34.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
A Town Without Pity
(2000)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With things wild in Em City, O'Reily begins a surprising affair. Zabitz asks Schillinger for protection from Keller--who tries to get into the rehab program to make amends with Sister Pete.... See full summary »
Director: J. Miller Tobin | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,099
35. 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
36.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Animal Farm
(1998)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cyril O'Reily, Ryan's brother, is imprisoned and falls under Schillinger's control. Ryan tries to get him away into Em City, but Cyril winds up in the hole. El Cid tells Alvarez there's only way he can 'stay in the game.'
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,084
37.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
The Truth and Nothing But...
(1999)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the Season Three premiere, Beecher is still in the hospital after Schillinger and Keller broke his bones, Alvarez is still in solitary for blinding Rivera, Adebisi is back in the kitchen and McManus starts dating a newly arrived CO.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,084
38.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Revenge Is Sweet
(2001)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Morales looks to pit the Chinese against Redding. Alvarez offers Glynn his services as an informant as a way out of solitary. Dr. Nathan announces that Em City inmates will be selected to ... See full summary »
Director: Goran Gajic | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,064
39.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Unnatural Disasters
(1999)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
O'Reily and Keller plot to take care of Andrew. McManus is forced by prison brass to settle Howell's sexual-harassment suit. Hanlon's murder convictions get overturned and he's allowed back... See full summary »
Director: Chazz Palminteri | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,060
40. Homicide: The Movie (2000 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 88 min | Crime, Drama
Al Giardello is shot and the detectives of the Baltimore Homicide Unit return to work to solve the case, including Howard, Munch, Bayliss, Meldrick, Bolander and Kellerman.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher
Votes: 2,039
41.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Out o' Time
(1999)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Brace yourself for the explosive Season Three finale! As the new millennium approaches, things are heating up in Em City as racial tensions mount. Glynn fires Hughes, but before leaving, Hughes delivers a millennium gift to Adebisi: a gun.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,036
42.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Napoleon's Boney Parts
(1999)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
No one knows who killed Metzger. Meanwhile, McManus hires his friend Sean Murphy as a C.O. and he launches a boxing program. Hill faces a dilemma when a new inmate reveals a terrible crime.... See full summary »
Director: Matt Dillon | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,030
43.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Legs
(1999)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the boxing program, O'Reily spikes Robson's spritzer bottle before his bout with Cyril. Rebadow's mother tries to persuade him to meet his son and grandson. Meanwhile, Nappa finds out he's HIV-positive and is moved to Cell Block E.
Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,024
44.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Famous Last Words
(2001)
TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the Season Four finale, Hill discovers where his true allegiances lie in Oz. Redding's plot to use the Colonel against Morales has an unexpected outcome. Beecher's agony about his parole hearing leads to a shocking season climax.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 2,021
45.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Secret Identities
(1999)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Adebisi accuses McManus of sexually harassing Wangler. Bellinger meets with McManus and requests execution by hanging. Just one problem: she's pregnant.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,015
46.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
U.S. Male
(1999)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Wangler 'finds out' his wife and her lover were murdered execution-style. Meanwhile, Poet and Pierce get burned by Hernandez, Ricardo and Guerra. Lockdown ensues, and Wangler finds himself vulnerable--and in a cell with Adebisi.
Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,003
47.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Cuts Like a Knife
(2001)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
O'Reily regrets getting Cyril involved with the trial drug when it starts taking effect. Meanwhile, Giles' request for an unusual execution creates controversy and the Chinese refugees are ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,000
48.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Works of Mercy
(2000)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Em City gets a new Unit Manager, Martin Querns, whose methods are hardly orthodox. Beecher's torment over his missing children is worsened when Schillinger presents him with an unexpected package. McManus returns to Oz in a new capacity.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 1,998
49.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Cruel and Unusual Punishments
(1999)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With Cyril scheduled to box Pancamo, O'Reily plans to use his spray-bottle trick, but first he must deal with Cudney. Alvarez sees the photos of Rivera's gouged-out eyes and goes nuts. New ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Kinney | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 1,996
50.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Variety
(2002)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
As Cyril's trial gets off to an inauspiciously cold start, tensions between Mukada and Kirk come to a boil. Also, a priest named Meehan lands in Oz while White and Said turn over a new leaf in their relationship.
Director: Roger Rees | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 1,986