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1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
Votes: 387,206 | Gross: $52.90M
2. Cabaret (1972)
PG | 124 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey
Votes: 59,480 | Gross: $42.77M
3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, Lillian O'Malley, John Williams
Votes: 19,354
4. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,163
5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal, Sara Woods
Votes: 3,892
6. Black Widow (1954)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A young writer insinuates herself into the life of a Broadway producer.
Director: Nunnally Johnson | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney, George Raft
Votes: 3,252
7. Travels with My Aunt (1972)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy
At his mother's funeral, banker Henry meets his Aunt Augusta, an eccentric old woman who takes him on a wild adventure to rescue an old lover.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Stephens
Votes: 2,573 | Gross: $0.53M
8. Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
Approved | 110 min | Crime, Drama
Lisa Macklin, an Italian woman, has a fight with her American husband Robert in a Paris night club. He leaves the next day for a business trip and Lisa says she does not want to see him ... See full summary »
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young, Yolande Turner
Votes: 1,260
9. Something for Everyone (1970)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In post-war Austria, young, handsome country lad Konrad Ludwig (Michael York) charms his way into a butler position at the castle of the widowed (and destitute) Countess von Ornstein (... See full summary »
Director: Harold Prince | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, Heidelinde Weis
Votes: 1,091 | Gross: $0.30M
10. A Little Night Music (1977)
PG | 124 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An actress, her married ex-lover, her current lover's wife and other guests gather at a circa-1900 estate.
Director: Harold Prince | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down
Votes: 920
11. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001 TV Movie)
150 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
This movie is a recorded performance in concert. It all begins when Benjamin Barker( George Hearn), a mysterious,quiet,and subtle barber, returns to his hometown in London after escaping ... See full summary »
Director: Lonny Price | Stars: George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Neil Patrick Harris, Timothy Nolen
Votes: 905
12. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 903
13. Nijinsky (1980)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Vaslav Nijinsky, who is widely believed to be one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. Based on Romola Nijinsky's "Last Years Of Nijinski.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Alan Badel
Votes: 837
14. The Man in the Net (1959)
Unrated | 98 min | Crime, Mystery
A struggling artist in a small town becomes the prime suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, John Lupton
Votes: 798
15.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
John Crane is attending a coroner's inquiry and remembers the events that brought him there. John lives with his mother Claire and they are obviously very close. While on holiday, he meets ... See full summary »
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, William Shatner, Jessie Royce Landis, Gia Scala
Votes: 513
16. The Snoop Sisters (1972–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick, Lou Antonio, Bert Convy
Votes: 451
17.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An elderly woman is locked in an air tight safe with one of her cats by her niece's fiancé when she discovers he is a forger.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Patricia Collinge, Jessica Walter, Don Chastain
Votes: 381
18. Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kraft Suspense Theater was an anthology series which featured a new cast and stories each week.
Stars: David Lewis, Francis De Sales, Harry Townes, Jack Kelly
Votes: 289
19. Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed performances from the famous performing arts center in New York City.
Stars: Beverly Sills, Audra McDonald, Louis Perry, Zubin Mehta
Votes: 285
20. Fifty Years on Stage (2013 TV Movie)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
The Royal National Theatre celebrates 50 years of excellent theatre, with extracts of some of the best plays of the last five decades, peformed by the countries best performers.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tim Van Someren, Howard Davies, Rufus Norris, Alex Sims | Stars: Roger Allam, Samuel Anderson, Alan Ayckbourn, Jonathan Bailey
Votes: 281
21. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
22.
The Snoop Sisters (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Female Instinct
(1972)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to track down the killer of a former movie star.
Director: Leonard Stern | Stars: Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick, Charlie Callas, Jill Clayburgh
Votes: 216
23.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Leonard Bernstein's Candide, a Comic Operetta in Two Acts
(2005)
TV-G | 120 min | Music, Musical
A concert performance of Bernstein's famous musical.
Director: Lonny Price | Stars: Thomas Allen, Paul Groves, Michael McCormick, Gina Ferrall
Votes: 178
24.
Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
Episode:
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
(1990)
178 min | Music, Musical
Set in Sweden circa 1900, this Stephen Sondheim musical follows the amorous escapades of several individuals attempting to both reconcile and assert their holds on the object of their affections.
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Susanne Marsee, Ron Baker, Lisa Saffer, Barbara Shirvis
Votes: 160
25. Homicide for Three (1948)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
On their honeymoon,a young navy officer and his wife are having difficulties in finding a hotel room in Los Angeles until a lady lends them her suite. There, they receive a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: Warren Douglas, Audrey Long, Grant Withers, Lloyd Corrigan
Votes: 141
26.
Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
Episode:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
(2014)
147 min | Music, Musical
Stephen Sondheim's classic musical of revenge, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, takes the stage in Concert, Live from the Lincon Center.
Director: Lonny Price | Stars: Audra McDonald, Bryn Terfel, Emma Thompson, Jay Armstrong Johnson
Votes: 124
27. Female Fiends (1958)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man, awakening with no memory, is told he is an heir to millions, but he suspects he is an heir to trouble instead.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Lex Barker, Carole Mathews, Lisa Gastoni, Nora Swinburne
Votes: 112
28. Le rendez-vous (1961)
128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the spoiled daughter of an oil magnate is murdered, Pierre must determine whether the killer is his own ex, the dead woman's lover or somebody else entirely.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Annie Girardot, Andréa Parisy, Odile Versois, Jean-Claude Pascal
Votes: 106
29. Bus Stop (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
Grace owns the Sunrise, Colorado bus stop. She, waitress Elma, Sheriff Will, and D.A. Glenn watch life through the stories which unfold as passengers enter and leave the small town.
Stars: Rhodes Reason, Richard Anderson, Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell
Votes: 105
30. Danger (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live psychological and murder mystery dramas, and one of the first U.S. television dramas to make effective use of background music.
Stars: Dick Stark, Edward Binns, Richard Kiley, Joseph Anthony
Votes: 102
31. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 94
32. Tsuma futari (1967)
94 min | Drama, Mystery
After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-hate drama that threatens to engulf them. The sexual anxiety between the interwoven ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Mariko Okada, Kôji Takahashi, Takao Itô
Votes: 77
33. Candide (1991 TV Movie)
148 min | Music, Musical
All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds. Isn't it?
Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Hadley, June Anderson, Adolph Green
Votes: 73
34. L'homme à femmes (1960)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Sentimental events of a rich industrialist which turn to the criminal case.
Director: Jacques-Gérard Cornu | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Mel Ferrer, Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brice
Votes: 66
35. Pacific Overtures (1976 TV Movie)
120 min | Musical
Set in 1853 Japan, Pacific Overtures follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Mako, Soon-Tek Oh, Yuki Shimoda, Sab Shimono
Votes: 66
36. The Web (1950–1954)
30 min | Drama
Live dramas based on stories by members of the Mystery Writers of America
Stars: John Shellie, Tom Gorman, E.G. Marshall, Audra Lindley
Votes: 57
37. The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979 TV Special)
Family
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Jane Alexander, Henry Fonda, Liv Ullmann, Philip Anglim
Votes: 51
38.
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1965)
Episode:
The Robrioz Ring
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the San Diego area (at Coronado) a family heirloom/good luck piece ring is sold by a man's mother to raise money. A spinsterish school teacher on vacation from Philadelphia buys the ring... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Julie Harris, Robert Loggia, Julie Adams, Virginia Gregg
Votes: 39
39. Leonard Bernstein: Candide (2003 TV Special)
116 min | Musical, Music
Director: Fritz Zeilinger | Stars: Vicco von Bülow, David Stahl, Donald George, Cornelia Götz
Votes: 31
40. Manzelka Ronalda Sheldona (2002 TV Movie)
97 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Viktor Preiss, Filip Blazek, Svatopluk Skopal, Václav Postránecký
Votes: 28
41. Die Kriminalerzählung (1973–1977)
25 min | Crime
Stars: Eric Pohlmann, Walter Jokisch, Renate Küster, Herta Fahrenkrog
Votes: 28
43. Sure As Fate (1950–1951)
60 min | Drama
Live melodrama series featuring situations that people did not create themselves.
Stars: John McQuade, Marsha Hunt, E.G. Marshall, Frank Campanella
Votes: 22
44. Polední zár (1997 TV Movie)
Crime, Mystery
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Jaromír Hanzlík, Ladislav Mrkvicka, Simona Postlerová, Zlata Adamovská
Votes: 21
45. Stín viny (2003 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Jan Stastný, Veronika Freimanová, Tereza Brodská, Jan Hrusínský
Votes: 20
46. The Man in the Net (1973 TV Movie)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The small American town of Stoneville is home to a painter named John and his unstable wife Linda. One day Linda, who is admired by everyone, mysteriously disappears and the suspicion of ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Rudolf Jelínek, Marie Drahokoupilová, Hana Maciuchová, Josef Vinklár
Votes: 18
47.
Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
Episode:
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
(1986)
150 min | Music, Musical
Stage performance by the New York City Opera.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Ivy Austin, Ralph Bassett, James Billings, Robert Brubaker
Votes: 18
48. Konfrontace (1971 TV Movie)
Crime, Drama
A wealthy New York business executive receives an anonymous letter stating that his beautiful wife, who lives in the whirlwind of everyday pleasure in a high-powered company, is not the ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Josef Bek, Otakar Brousek, Slávka Budínová
Votes: 17
49. Podezrelé okolnosti (1977 TV Movie)
Crime, Mystery
Director: Karel Pokorný | Stars: Jana Hlavácová, Václav Voska, Alena Vránová, Karolína Slunécková
Votes: 16
50. Abgründe (1967 TV Movie)
46 min
Director: Peter Lilienthal | Stars: Thomas Rosengarten, Else Quecke, Peter Hirche, Renate Gerhardt
Votes: 15