Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Peter Masterson

1. The Exorcist (1973)

R | 122 min | Horror

When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb

Votes: 454,828 | Gross: $232.91M

2. In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant

Votes: 83,535 | Gross: $24.38M

3. The Stepford Wives (1975)

PG | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.

Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman

Votes: 19,567 | Gross: $8.72M

4. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Musical

A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse.

Director: Colin Higgins | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning

Votes: 13,392 | Gross: $69.70M

5. Gardens of Stone (1987)

R | 111 min | Drama, Romance, War

A Sergeant must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Viet Nam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old Army buddy.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney

Votes: 6,134 | Gross: $5.26M

6. The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

PG | 108 min | Drama

In 1940s Texas, an elderly woman is determined to visit her childhood home one last time.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford

Votes: 5,295 | Gross: $7.47M

7. The Open Road (2009)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A man embarks on a road trip with his girlfriend and estranged baseball legend dad.

Director: Michael Meredith | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Ted Danson, Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Steenburgen

Votes: 3,746 | Gross: $0.02M

8. McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)

TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

San Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife keep their marriage unpredictable while solving the city's most baffling crimes.

Stars: Rock Hudson, John Schuck, Susan Saint James, Nancy Walker

Votes: 3,012

9. Tomorrow (1972)

PG | 103 min | Drama

A lonely farmer takes in a pregnant woman and looks after her. After she gives birth, tragedy strikes.

Director: Joseph Anthony | Stars: Robert Duvall, Olga Bellin, Sudie Bond, Richard McConnell

Votes: 1,610

10. Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The story of Manfred von Richthofen, the German air ace during World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous German officers.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: John Phillip Law, Don Stroud, Barry Primus, Corin Redgrave

Votes: 1,385 | Gross: $0.17M

11. Lost Junction (2003)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller, Romance

A hitchhiker's life changes when he meets a seductive woman who lures him into the body of her husband.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Neve Campbell, Billy Burke, Jake Busey, Charles Edwin Powell

Votes: 1,272

12. Night Game (1989)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A Texas police detective ties pitcher's strikes to a serial throat slasher.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Roy Scheider, Karen Young, Lane Smith, Richard Bradford

Votes: 1,219 | Gross: $0.34M

13. Arctic Blue (1993)

R | 95 min | Action, Thriller

A man from Los Angeles, California gets a job as ecologist in Alaska's wilderness. He takes part in arresting and transporting a trapper wanted for murder. But the trapper, Ben Corbett (Rutger Hauer), and his friends will do anything to free him.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Dylan Walsh, Rya Kihlstedt, Johnny Cuthbert

Votes: 1,129

14. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.

Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Dale Robertson

Votes: 1,045

15. Counterpoint (1967)

Approved | 107 min | Drama, Music, War

A famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, and is forced to perform at private concerts for the Nazi generals.

Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays, Leslie Nielsen

Votes: 1,043

16. Blood Red (1989)

R | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Western

In 19th-century California, a Sicilian family of able winemakers gets targeted by a corrupt railroad tycoon after they refuse to leave their land.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Burt Young

Votes: 979

17. Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

On an island off the gulf coast of Texas, a roadhouse owner is a recluse since the mysterious disappearance of his wife. Into his life comes a woman who tries to help him and save his floundering business as his troubles begin piling up.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith, Elias Koteas

Votes: 852 | Gross: $0.45M

18. The Only Thrill (1997)

R | 103 min | Drama, Romance

Reece McHenry is a used-clothing store owner and Carol Fitzsimmons is a seamstress working in that store. This is the story of their relationships from 1960s till present time.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Diane Lane, Robert Patrick

Votes: 801

19. Ambush Bay (1966)

Approved | 109 min | Drama, War

A Marine unit on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines tries to hook up with local Filipino guerrillas.

Director: Ron Winston | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum, Peter Masterson

Votes: 779

20. Man on a Swing (1974)

PG | 110 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only... See full summary »

Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson

Votes: 767

21. Convicts (1991)

PG | 93 min | Drama, Western

Horton Foote's story of a teen-aged boy in the Depression who finds work on an eccentric's sugar plantation and learns life's surprising lessons from the team of convicts who also work there.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones, Starletta DuPois

Votes: 731

22. Mermaid (2000 TV Movie)

TV-G | 94 min | Drama, Family

Four-year-old Desi learns to accept her father's death by sending him a letter on a balloon--to which she receives a reply.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Samantha Mathis, Jodelle Ferland, David Kaye

Votes: 662

23. Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Romance

The trials and tribulations of The Ryans, an Irish-American family in New York City.

Stars: Helen Gallagher, Bernard Barrow, Nancy Addison, Michael Levin

Votes: 560

24. N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)

30 min | Crime, Drama

The three detectives fight every kind of criminal all over New York City. The show featured many actual New York City locations, as well as episodes based on real New York City police cases.

Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Ted Beniades

Votes: 341

25. 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

26. City in Fear (1980 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 150 min | Drama

Vince Perrino is a burned-out newspaper writer who's goated by his ruthless boss, publisher Harrison Crawford III, into tracking the moves of Tony Pate, a vicious serial killer through a big city.

Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: David Janssen, Robert Vaughn, Perry King, Mickey Rourke

Votes: 235

27. Lily Dale (1996 TV Movie)

PG | 98 min | Drama

The story takes place in 1910, Texas. Nineteen-year-old Horace Robedaux (Tim Guinee).

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Sam Shepard, Stockard Channing, Tim Guinee

Votes: 225

28. Pueblo (1973 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, War

A Cold War incident, told in flashbacks, regarding the capture of the American spy ship, U.S.S. Pueblo and its crew by North Korean naval units off the North Korean coast on January 23, 1968.

Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Ronny Cox, Andrew Duggan, Stephen Elliott

Votes: 153

29. Texas (1980–1982)

60 min | Drama, Romance

Daytime Drama, spun off from "Another World," which followed Iris Carrington from Bay City as she rediscovered Alex Wheeler, a former love, and moved to the Houston area. The stories ... See full summary »

Stars: Carla Borelli, Beverlee McKinsey, Jerry Lanning, Lisby Larson

Votes: 127

30. Witchfire (1985)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Thriller

After her psychiatrist is killed in an auto accident, his mentally deranged patient Lydia and two of her even crazier companions hide out in a house in a rural area where, years ago, Lydia ... See full summary »

Director: Vincent J. Privitera | Stars: Shelley Winters, Francesca De Sapio, Corinne Chateau, Gary Swanson

Votes: 112

31. McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode: Terror Times Two (1972)

TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The mob doesn't want a man named Benson to testify. To prevent this, they kidnap Mac and replace him with a shady lookalike to impersonate him.

Director: Ron Winston | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker

Votes: 109

32. A Question of Guilt (1978 TV Movie)

104 min | Drama, Thriller

Inspired by the Alice Crimmins case in New York, Doris Winters (Tuesday Weld) is an attractive woman whose personal lifestyle is viewed by many as distasteful when she is accused of murdering her young daughter.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Tuesday Weld, Ron Leibman, Peter Masterson, Alex Rocco

Votes: 103

33. Whiskey School (2005)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

Leopold De Angeli is a talented playwright, but like many scribes he fancies the drink a little too much. In the hopes of saving Leopold's life, his theater friends come together to stage an intervention for him.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Alexandra Eitel, Thomas Flanagan, Carlin Glynn

Votes: 81

34. The Andros Targets (1977– )

60 min | Crime, Drama

Crusading reporter Mike Andros fights for justice!

Stars: James Sutorius, Pamela Reed, Alan Mixon, Ted Beniades

Votes: 49

35. Working in the Theatre (1976– )

60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

Bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the program offers a ... See full summary »

Stars: Jean Dalrymple, George White, Brendan Gill, Ted Chapin

Votes: 46

36. Tickling Leo (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

A man unwillingly tries to get to the bottom of his families dysfunctionality. It all has something to do with the deportation of Jews from Hungary during WWII, something his grandfather ... See full summary »

Director: Jeremy Davidson | Stars: Lawrence Pressman, Daniel Sauli, Annie Parisse, Sarah Wikenczy

Votes: 43

37. The Stepford Life (2001 Video)

18 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: David Gregory | Stars: Edgar J. Scherick, Bryan Forbes, Nanette Newman, Paula Prentiss

Votes: 40

38. Terra Nova (1998)

85 min | Drama

A disturbed young woman (Jeanette Cronin) runs away from her New Zealand home and hides away in an Australian boarding house, named Terra Nova. There she finds that every one else in the ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Middleditch | Stars: Jeanette Cronin, Paul Kelman, Trent Atkinson, Angela Punch McGregor

Votes: 38

39. Delta County, U.S.A. (1977 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

Story of life in a small southern community, dominated by generational barriers and political intrigue.

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Jim Antonio, Jeff Conaway, Robert Hays, Edward Power

Votes: 35

40. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: The Day All Marriages Were Cancelled (1966)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

In 1850's Arizona, Charles Poston fills many positions including the ability to perform weddings. After his arrival, Father McCabe declares all marriages invalid. A trial is conducted to settle things.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Robert Taylor, Oscar Beregi Jr., Willard Sage, Peter Masterson

Votes: 34

41. The Storyteller (1977 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama

A television writer is troubled by accusations that a young boy's death resulted from actions the boy copied from the writer's teleplay.

Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Martin Balsam, Patty Duke, Doris Roberts, Rose Gregorio

Votes: 27

42. N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
Episode: The Red Headed Pigeon (1968)

30 min | Crime, Drama

The squad recruits a police woman to act as a decoy to help them capture a serial rapist. Even though she fits the criminal's "type," the officer seems to be striking out in her efforts.

Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Peter Masterson

Votes: 21

43. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
Episode: Runaway Bay (1966)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

What is a beautiful girl to do when she rejects city life but finds no comfort in her seaside home and her old friends there?

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Carol Lynley, Sean Garrison, Lola Albright, Robert Wagner

Votes: 9

44. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Comedy, Musical | Announced

A madame and a sheriff trying to save their local whorehouse.

45. The Quinns (1977 TV Movie)

78 min | Drama

The story of three generations of firefighters of a New York Irish-American family.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Susan Browning, Liam Dunn, Patricia Elliott

46. Coyote Mountain (1989)

27 min | Short, Drama

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Director: Jeffrey W. Mueller | Stars: Ariel Heitler, Wes Wilson, Carlin Glynn, Sam Vlahos

47. Sundance: A Matter of Process (1986)

An inside look at the workings of the Sundance Institute's Filmmaker Laboratory. The documentary covers the entire month-long process of bringing together emerging fiction filmmakers with ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Geller | Stars: Tony Auer, Harrod Blank, Les Blank, James L. Brooks

48. Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)
Episode: Episode #1.570 (1977)

TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance

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Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Nancy Addison, Bernard Barrow, Gloria Cromwell, Frances Foster

49. The Andros Targets (1977– )
Episode: A Labor Czar Is Missing (1977)

Crime, Drama

One of Mike's contacts informs him that a top-ranking union official will be killed, and when he disappears from a banquet, held in his honor, Mike suspects the worst.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: James Sutorius, Frank Adu, Ted Beniades, Jacqueline Brookes

50. Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)
Episode: Episode #1.569 (1977)

TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance

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Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Bernard Barrow, Gloria Cromwell, Earl Hindman, Michael Levin