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1. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller
Votes: 313,519 | Gross: $52.36M
2. 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: 95,641
3. Chappelle's Show (2003–2006)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy, Music
Comedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.
Stars: Dave Chappelle, Donnell Rawlings, Rudy Rush, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 71,898
4. The Great Debaters (2007)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker
Votes: 62,914 | Gross: $30.23M
5. Cheers (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt
Votes: 62,168
6. 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: 44,729
7. Regarding Henry (1991)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Romance
After being shot, a lawyer loses his memory and must relearn speech and mobility, but he has a loving family to support him.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Michael Haley, Stanley Swerdlow
Votes: 34,392 | Gross: $43.00M
8. The Next Karate Kid (1994)
PG | 107 min | Action, Drama, Family
Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing: a troubled adolescent girl.
Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Pat Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside, Constance Towers
Votes: 33,842 | Gross: $8.91M
9. Rescue Me (2004–2011)
TV-MA | 42 min | Comedy, Drama
Tommy Gavin deals with the fears of his job as a firefighter and seeing his ex-wife dating other men.
Stars: Denis Leary, Michael Lombardi, Steven Pasquale, Andrea Roth
Votes: 27,997
10. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This series focuses on the NYPD's Major Case Squad, a force of detectives who investigate high-profile cases, while also showing parts of the crime from the perpetrator's point of view.
Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 27,914
11. Shadows and Fog (1991)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Kirby, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 18,157 | Gross: $2.74M
12. 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
R | 104 min | Drama
In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Director: Jill Sprecher | Stars: Alan Arkin, John Turturro, Matthew McConaughey, David Connolly
Votes: 11,502 | Gross: $3.29M
13. Third Watch (1999–2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
Stars: Coby Bell, Skipp Sudduth, Jason Wiles, Molly Price
Votes: 11,466
14. Ed (2000–2004)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A separated, fired NYC lawyer returns to his hometown in Ohio, meets old high school friends and cute crush, buys a bowling alley and opens a law office in it.
Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Josh Randall, Jana Marie Hupp
Votes: 7,498
15. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997–2024)
TV-PG | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy
Five mysterious stories are shown in which people meet strange or unexplainable events. The viewer is invited to decide if the stories are fact or fiction.
Stars: Jonathan Frakes, Don LaFontaine, Campbell Lane, James Brolin
Votes: 5,457
16. Gracie (2007)
PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Grace, a football enthusiast, fights an uphill battle to play in the boys' varsity team of her high school and gain support for women's soccer while dealing with the death of her brother.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Andrew Shue, Elisabeth Shue, Jesse Lee Soffer
Votes: 4,329 | Gross: $2.96M
17. China Beach (1988–1991)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama, History, War
The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.
Stars: Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger, Brian Wimmer, Oliver Theess
Votes: 3,550
18. Thirtysomething (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Seven tricenarians living in Philadelphia struggle with everyday adult angst.
Stars: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton
Votes: 3,057
19. One Life to Live (1968–2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
One Life to Live centres takes place in the fictional town of Llanview, PA.around the wealthy Lord family, and the middle-class Woleks and Rileys.
Stars: Erika Slezak, Michael Storm, Michael Easton, Kristen Alderson
Votes: 2,638
20. The Commish (1991–1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tony Scali is the police commissioner of a city where solutions often require creativity. Tony's calmness and intellect are far more useful to him than guns or brute force in his fight against crime.
Stars: Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Geoffrey Nauffts
Votes: 2,546
21. Boss of Bosses (2001 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Chazz Palminteri, Angela Alvarado, Jay O. Sanders, Clancy Brown
Votes: 1,477
22. 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
23. Alien Nation (1989 TV Movie)
Unrated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland
Votes: 1,266
24. Hack (2002–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky forges a new identity as a Philadelphia cab driver, patrolling the city as a roving vigilante who works with local police.
Stars: David Morse, Andre Braugher, Matthew Borish, George Dzundza
Votes: 1,030
25. NightMan (1997–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Based on the comic created by Steve Englehart (who wrote several episodes), Night Man tells the story of Johnny Domino, a jazz musician who gains super powers after getting struck by lightning.
Stars: Matt McColm, Earl Holliman, Jayne Heitmeyer, Derek Webster
Votes: 904
26.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Party, Party
(1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Frasier makes a valiant effort to spend time with a charming woman who he recently met, but he inadvertently keeps missing their appointments due to a string of amusing circumstances.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 839
27. The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
PG | 251 min | Crime, Drama, History
In early twentieth-century Atlanta, the murder of a young girl prompts strong reactions from the community, and ultimately leads to the arrest of a man who may actually be innocent.
Stars: Jack Lemmon, Richard Jordan, Robert Prosky, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 820
28. Radical Jack (2000 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure
After quitting his job, a man decides to go after the one person responsible for ruining his life.
Director: James Allen Bradley | Stars: Billy Ray Cyrus, Dedee Pfeiffer, Noah Blake, George 'Buck' Flower
Votes: 578
29.
Chappelle's Show (2003–2006)
Episode:
Tyrone Biggums's Intervention & Racist Hollywood Animals
(2003)
TV-MA | 19 min | Comedy, Music
Tyrone Biggums, returns in a skit. Plus Dave takes a look at racism amongst Hollywood's top animal stars, including Flipper, Ron Tin-Tin, and Lassie.
Directors: Rusty Cundieff, Andre Allen | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Daniel Stephen, Amanda Naughton, Guillermo Diaz
Votes: 541
30.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Indifference
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A child's collapse in school from mortal injuries leads to an investigation that uncovers a family steeped in horrific abuse.
Director: James Quinn | Stars: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 507
31.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Tomorrow
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a wealthy man's two children and their friend has Goren and Eames looking at his ex-wife, but a closer look at the evidence reveals a different connection and sisters with an unusual attachment.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 460
32. Total Stranger (1999)
TV-14 | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
A middle-aged woman takes on a young female tenant to help pay her debts, but gets a lot more than she bargains for when the girl starts to act very strangely indeed . . .
Director: Joe Cacaci | Stars: Lindsay Crouse, Zoe McLellan, Dan Lauria, Jay Thomas
Votes: 452
33.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
By Hooker, by Crook
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder investigation leads detectives to a madam accused of running a prostitution ring disguised as a catering service.
Director: Martin Davidson | Stars: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 450
34. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 417
35.
Cheers (1982–1993)
Episode:
The Girl in the Plastic Bubble
(1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Frasier is still wallowing in Lilith's announcement that she is leaving him for her colleague, Dr. Louis Pascal. What's worse, she has decided to let Frasier have sole custody of Frederick ... See full summary »
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger
Votes: 410
36. The $treet (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The $treet is about these men who know how to have fun at work, but all of a sudden there are powerful women joining the organization. It seems like the men's enjoyment is over.
Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Nina Garbiras, Christian Campbell, Melissa De Sousa
Votes: 394
37. Prison of Secrets (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 92 min | Crime, Drama
A wife and mother is sent to prison for a monetary crime. Against the advice of her husband, she tries to raise awareness of the corruption going on there.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Finola Hughes, Gary Frank, Rusty Schwimmer
Votes: 374
38. Running Against Time (1990 TV Movie)
PG | 92 min | Sci-Fi
History professor David Rhodes has never gotten over the death of his older brother, 1966 in Vietnam. When he hears the rumor that a famous professor is working on a time machine, he ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Robert Hays, Catherine Hicks, Sam Wanamaker, Wayne Tippit
Votes: 362
39. A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
PG | 246 min | Biography, Drama
This starts when Jackie Kennedy was working after college; and spans her life through the Presidency of John F. Kennedy and her marriage to Aristotle Onassis after the assassination of President Kennedy.
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Roma Downey, Anna Thomson, Bob Gunton
Votes: 341
40.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Humiliation
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a prostitute is murdered, the detectives believe she was blackmailing a wealthy client. Kincaid prosecutes the case, but has second thoughts after the defendant's wife takes the stand.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 339
41. The Education of Max Bickford (2001–2002)
60 min | Drama
A history professor teaches at a women's college where his daughter is a student.
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Marcia Gay Harden, Eric Ian Goldberg, Katee Sackhoff
Votes: 318
42.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I
(1985)
171 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This is a true story based on transcripts of the Salem Witch Trials. Sarah (Vanessa Redgrave) and her two sisters are put on trial for suspicion of witchcraft. While her sisters are hanged,... See full synopsis »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrick McGoohan
Votes: 284
43.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
(1982)
56 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Matt Dillon plays a young Jean Shepherd (author and narrator of A Christmas Story). Through Matt, Shep tells several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.
Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: Matt Dillon, James Broderick, Barbara Bolton, Babe Sargent
Votes: 253
44.
Rescue Me (2004–2011)
Episode:
Rebirth
(2005)
TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Drama
Tommy finds a less-than-perfect way to rekindle his relationship with Janet. Franco asks for the crew's help in winning Laura back. Tommy's ideas about faith are challenged when an accident on the job nearly kills him.
Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Denis Leary, Michael Lombardi, James McCaffrey, Jack McGee
Votes: 215
45. In My Daughter's Name (1992 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Laura Elias' daughter is raped and murdered by Peter Lipton, who pleads "guilty due to insanity" with his affluential parents' support, and the jury acquits him. Unable to bear the ... See full summary »
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Donna Mills, John Getz, John Rubinstein, Ron Frazier
Votes: 175
46. The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy, Sport
"Slap" Maxwell is an old-school sportswriter: hard-working, uncompromised. Unfortunately, his type of writing doesn't fit well into the modern world. His wife wants to discover her own ... See full summary »
Stars: Dabney Coleman, Brian Smiar, Megan Gallagher, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 146
47. Shannon's Deal (1989 TV Movie)
120 min | Crime, Drama
A washed-up lawyer refuses to take a bribe and instead goes after the South American drug cartel that's trying to push those in its way.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Jamey Sheridan, Elizabeth Peña, Martin Ferrero, Jenny Lewis
Votes: 143
48. The Bachelor's Baby (1996 TV Movie)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Jake Henry, freewheeling product reviewer, is surprised one night when Jamie appears on his doorstep with a baby she claims is Jake's. When Jamie can't care for Zack, Jake volunteers for ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Schneider | Stars: Scott Bakula, Chelsea Field, Dan Lauria, Cynthia Martells
Votes: 137
49. Age Isn't Everything (1991)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Young man gives up his dream of becoming an astronaut to go into business--and finds himself turned into a little old man.
Director: Douglas Katz | Stars: Jonathan Silverman, Robert Prosky, Rita Moreno, Rita Karin
Votes: 117
50.
Ed (2000–2004)
Episode:
Opposites Distract
(2001)
Comedy, Drama
New DA Bonnie Hane are against Ed in court over a car ticket affair. Carol and Ed bet about whether Ed will be able or not to fix a broken pipe in her house.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Jana Marie Hupp, Josh Randall
Votes: 117