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1. 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: 61,989
2. 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: 44,519
3. Pollock (2000)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.
Director: Ed Harris | Stars: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Robert Knott, Molly Regan
Votes: 29,613 | Gross: $8.60M
4. The Love Boat (1977–1987)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.
Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy
Votes: 13,620
5. Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Levar Burton introduces young viewers to illustrated readings of children's literature and explores their related subjects.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Jennifer Betit Yen, Arnold Stang, Fred Newman
Votes: 5,143
6. 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: 4,241
7. 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: 4,172
8. Family (1976–1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
The joys and heartaches of the Lawrence family of Pasadena, California.
Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 2,052
9. Queen (1993)
TV-14 | 282 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A plantation owner's son falls in love with a slave named Easter and together they have a Biracial daughter named Queen. As Queen grows up, she faces the struggle of trying to fit into the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ann-Margret, Patricia Clarkson, Tim Daly, Ossie Davis
Votes: 1,713
10. Marco Polo (1982–1983)
504 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The life and experiences of the thirteenth century explorer, who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.
Stars: Ken Marshall, Denholm Elliott, Tony Vogel, David Warner
Votes: 1,307
11. The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
PG-13 | 93 min | Crime, Drama
A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets. When the opportunity presents itself he escapes and is ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Barbara Hershey, Arthur Hill, Ruth White
Votes: 444 | Gross: $0.05M
12.
Cheers (1982–1993)
Episode:
Honor Thy Mother
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Without authorization from Sam or Rebecca, Woody has placed a free-drink coupon in a coupon book. Rebecca and Sam hate the idea as it will only attract a gaggle of freeloaders; the coupons ... See full summary »
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger
Votes: 430
13. 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: 412
14. Princess Daisy (1983– )
190 min | Drama, Romance
The lovely Daisy Valenski (Merete Van Kamp) is the daughter of Russian Prince Stash Valensky (Stacy Keach) and American movie star Francesca Valenski (Lindsay Wagner). After her parents are... See full summary »
Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Paul Michael Glaser, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Urich
Votes: 407
15. Desperate Characters (1971)
R | 97 min | Drama
Marriage of a midlife, middle-class, childless couple is in a rut. Sophie has become depressed, frigid and slightly paranoid and Otto is stuck in optimistic denial. Things escalate at their summer cottage, but no one dares call it quits.
Director: Frank D. Gilroy | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack
Votes: 346 | Gross: $0.16M
16. The Patron Saint of Liars (1998 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A woman runs away from her husband when she discovers she is pregnant, going to a Catholic school for girls, where she meets and marries another man, who raises the child as his own. ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Dana Delany, Sada Thompson, Clancy Brown, Jill Gascoine
Votes: 335
17.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Jeopardy
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A judge throws out all of the prosecution's key evidence and dismisses murder charges against a wealthy defendant. District Attorney Adam Schiff suspects that the judge, an old friend, may be on the take.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 330
18. OT: Our Town (2002)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Dominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA, has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's American Classic OUR TOWN.
Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy | Stars: Catherine Borek, Karen Greene, Ebony Starr Norwood-Brown, Archy Posada
Votes: 323
19. Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1974)
60 min | Drama
In a small California town, attorney Owen Marshall, assisted by several different younger lawyers, defends clients with great compassion for the accused.
Stars: Arthur Hill, Joan Darling, Lee Majors, Christine Matchett
Votes: 294
20. Our Town (1977 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Romance
The story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robby Benson
Votes: 269
21.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1986)
Not Rated | 240 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. In HD.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Patrick Day, Jim Dale, Frederic Forrest, Anne Shropshire
Votes: 238
22. Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Frank Dowling has to solve the mystery of a young man who is obsessed with finding his natural parents.
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson, Robert Prescott, Mary Wickes
Votes: 230
23. Any Mother's Son (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A navy officer is murdered by two fellow seamen, and the officer's mother discovers that her son was killed because he was gay. Fighting her own homophobia and grief, she tries to find a way to get justice for him.
Director: David Burton Morris | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Hedy Burress, Paul Popowich, Fiona Reid
Votes: 207
24. The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An anthology weekly drama series.
Stars: Walter Matthau, Frank McGee, Art Carney, Gene Wilder
Votes: 185
25.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Andre's Mother
(1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three days in the life of the lover, Mother and Grandmother of Andre who has just died of AIDS.
Director: Deborah Reinisch | Stars: Richard Thomas, Sada Thompson, Sylvia Sidney, Richard Venture
Votes: 161
26. Home Fires Burning (1989 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama
When a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Barnard Hughes, Sada Thompson, Robert Prosky, Bill Pullman
Votes: 148
27. Lincoln (1974–1976)
300 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Abraham Lincoln is told in episodic parts.
Stars: Hal Holbrook, Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, James Carroll Jordan
Votes: 116
28. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
60 min | Drama
The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were ... See full summary »
Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Michael Tolan, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 112
29. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 111
30.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Pilot: The Best Years
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
Nancy walks in on Jeff and finds him with another woman and moves back home. Buddy overhears something Kate says about her children, and runs away.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Elayne Heilveil, Gary Frank
Votes: 103
31. Fear Stalk (1989 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
A producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her purse. The thief begins to make threatening phone calls and withdraws money from her accounts. ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Stephen Macht, Lynne Thigpen, Sandy McPeak
Votes: 98
32.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Sleeping Gypsy
(1978)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Buddy's friend Mara, the daughter of Kate's old friends, makes Buddy's life difficult at school with her unconventional personality.
Director: Stuart Millar | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 92
33. The Entertainer (1975 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama, Music
A vaudeville entertainer approaches middle age still not having attained success or stardom.
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Ray Bolger, Sada Thompson, Tyne Daly
Votes: 88
34.
The Love Boat (1977–1987)
Episode:
Spain Cruise: The Matadors/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 1
(1986)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Part 1 of 2. The grandson (Lorenzo Lamas) of a famous matador (Cesar Romero) wants to write rather than become a bullfighter; a woman (Sada Thompson), who spent 20 years in prison, hopes to... See full summary »
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange
Votes: 73
35.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Monday Is Forever
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
The family is stressed out and Kate is nervous as she must continue to wait for news from the doctor on Monday, whether or not she has cancer. Buddy may lose her friend Laura, whose family may have to move to Detroit.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Elayne Heilveil, Gary Frank
Votes: 72
36.
The Love Boat (1977–1987)
Episode:
Spain Cruise: The Matadors/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2
(1986)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Conclusion. The grandson (Lorenzo Lamas) of a famous matador (Cesar Romero) wants to write, rather than become a bullfighter; a woman (Sada Thompson), who spent 20 years in prison, hopes to... See full summary »
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange
Votes: 70
37.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Skin of Our Teeth
(1983)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play about mankind's triumph over chaos, which wildly altered dramatic conventions in freely shifting between modern-day New Jersey and the ... See full summary »
Director: Jack O'Brien | Stars: Tom Lacy, Harold Gould, Jeffrey Combs, Sada Thompson
Votes: 66
38.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Jury Duty: Part 1
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Kate confronts fear and prejudice when she's selected for jury duty in the trial of a young Latino man accused of the rape and murder of a girl the same age as Buddy. Buddy tries to win T.J. Latimer and a skateboarding competition.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 64
39. Love Story (1973–1974)
60 min | Drama, Romance
An anthology of love stories dealing each week with a different couple with a different set of problems.
Stars: Samantha Eggar, Clifton Davis, Bruce Davison, Vic Morrow
Votes: 63
40. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 62
41.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
A Right and Proper Goodbye
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Hattie, Kate's headstrong mother, pays a final visit to the family. She attempts to hide a serious illness, but takes Buddy into her confidence. Kate eventually realizes that Hattie can no ... See full summary »
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Elayne Heilveil, Gary Frank
Votes: 61
42.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Rites of Friendship
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Willie experiences difficulty accepting his childhood friend Zeke who is arrested in a gay bar. Buddy seeks dancing lessons from a disinterested Nancy.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 60
43. The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978 TV Special)
210 min | Reality-TV
Primetime Emmy Award is the main American award in area of television, annually handed by the American television academy.
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Alan Alda, Jack Albertson, Robert Alda, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 59
44. My Two Loves (1986 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance
A widow emerges from her mourning after a year. She moves into a new apartment, gets a new job, and a gains a "gentleman caller" her late husband's partner and former best friend. Her ... See full summary »
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Mariette Hartley, Lynn Redgrave, Barry Newman, Sada Thompson
Votes: 57
45.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
A Special Kind of Loving
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Willie meets Salina McGee and falls in love, leading to Buddy's jealousy, who needs him to help her overcome her fear of diving.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Elayne Heilveil, Gary Frank
Votes: 57
46.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Jury Duty: Part 2
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
After Rudy Cortes is freed, Kate doubts her decision when another young girl is murdered. Buddy is stalked by the killer.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 56
47.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Coming of Age
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
Buddy begins puberty. Nancy finds herself torn between Peter's proposal and her attraction to a stranger.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 53
48.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Thursday's Child
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
The family relives painful memories of Timmy Sr.'s death as Timmy Jr.'s christening approaches.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Elayne Heilveil, Gary Frank
Votes: 53
49. The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979 TV Special)
Reality-TV
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Mason Adams, Alan Alda, Loni Anderson, Lou Antonio
Votes: 52
50.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Home Movie
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Willie annoys the family when he decides to film their lives for a documentary. In a school assignment, Buddy ponders how she'll leave her mark on the world.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 52