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1. Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Comedy
Podcast with Gilbert Gottfried & comedy writer Frank Santopadre with reviews of classic & off-beat movies & tv shows, plus interviews with friends from all corners of showbiz.
Stars: Frank Santopadre, Gilbert Gottfried, Mario Cantone, Michael H. Weber
Votes: 45
2. The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018– )
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Joe Bob is back! Watching B-Movies and giving background and behind the scenes information. He watches Tourist Trap, Re-Animator and much much more.
Stars: John Bloom, Diana Prince, John Patrick Brennan, Yuki Nakamura
Votes: 1,870
3.
The Cowboy (2016– )
Episode:
Movies That Shaped America's Myth
(2016)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
The legend of the Cowboy as told by over 100 years of classic films and television series.
Directors: Steve Burgess, Derik Murray | Stars: Eddie Acuff, Philip Armour, James Arness, Don 'Red' Barry
Votes: 7
4.
Lancer (1968–1970)
Episode:
A Person Unknown
(1969)
60 min | Western
A friend of Johnny's is killed in a bar by Tom Nevill, the son of the powerful rancher who runs the town. Johnny is wounded while fighting with Tom, and flees town as he is accused of the ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 41
5.
Surfside 6 (1960–1962)
Episode:
Daphne, Girl Detective
(1961)
60 min | Drama
Daphne isn't quite sure about the marriage of her friend Sally with a sketchy Johnny. Another woman is seen kissing Johnny then Sally is found dead, an apparent suicide. Daphne believes otherwise and tries to prove it was murder.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Van Williams, Lee Patterson, Diane McBain, Margarita Sierra
Votes: 13
6. Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad) (2023)
Drama, Music, Western
Unloading its existential chamber like a Texas folk song, BUCK ALAMO is a dreamlike portrait of a modern day musical outlaw as he duels with Death.
Director: Benjamin Epstein | Stars: Sonny Carl Davis, Bruce Dern, Lorelei Linklater, Lee Eddy
Votes: 45
7. Lost Drive-in (1996–2001)
Action, Adventure, Drama
As an homage to the Drive-in Theaters era, the host Bruce Dern sits in a vehicle typical for the times, all dressed up accordingly, shows forgotten drive-in classics and talks about the era from his huge personal experience.
Star: Bruce Dern
Votes: 22
8.
Lancer (1968–1970)
Episode:
Julie
(1968)
60 min | Western
After meeting a young woman, Scott is waylaid by two unscrupulous bounty hunters who claim he is the girl's outlaw brother whom they have been pursuing. The local sheriff gives Johnny two ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Elizabeth Baur
Votes: 40
9.
Goliath (2016–2021)
Episode:
It's Time
(2021)
TV-MA | Drama
Billy and Patty lose control of the case when Sam finally makes her big play in court. As the trial comes to a close, the defense calls a witness who turns everything inside out. Billy ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Trilling | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Nina Arianda, Tania Raymonde, Diana Hopper
Votes: 762
10. Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Western
Director: Michael Emerson | Stars: Steve Alexander, Carroll Baker, Ernest Borgnine, Bruce Dern
Votes: 25
11.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
The Jailer
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Etta Stone is a very bitter, older, woman who has Kitty and Matt captured, and thrown into a homemade jail, and now she plans on hanging Matt for the execution of her husband 6 years before.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 654
12.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
The Mission
(1965)
60 min | Drama, War
While preparing for a top priority mission, Gen. Savage replaces a sick crewman with a hotshot gunner, only to discover too late that the man has a bad reputation as well as a negative ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Robert Lansing, Frank Overton, Burt Brinckerhoff, Chris Robinson
Votes: 54
13. Inside the Actors Studio (1994– )
TV-PG | 65 min | Talk-Show
Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.
Stars: James Lipton, Ellen Burstyn, Elena Kobylina, Bradley Cooper
Votes: 5,464
14.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Someone has placed a fabulous price on Matt's head, and there are many competing to earn it.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 215
15. Django Unchained (2012)
R | 165 min | Drama, Western
With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Votes: 1,694,528 | Gross: $162.81M
16. 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: 5,154
17. 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: 4,242
18.
Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode:
Dark Night for Billy Harris
(1961)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Billy Harris is shot three times while holding up a liquor store. He and the cop who shot him tell Dr. Casey two different versions of the shooting.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Telly Savalas, Elen Willard
Votes: 9
19.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep
(1964)
60 min | Drama, War
General Savage believes that Gallagher, part of a military family, is too quick to abort missions at the first sign of engine trouble. Savage rides Gallagher hard, assigning him a crew of ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Lansing, John Larkin, Frank Overton, Paul Burke
Votes: 108
20. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,291
21.
Land of the Giants (1968–1970)
Episode:
Wild Journey
(1970)
TV-G | 50 min | Sci-Fi
Steve and Dan meet up with a pair of time travelers from another planet. The two pilots wind up stealing the device the pair uses for their travels and use it to go back to the day the ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall
Votes: 83
22.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Bullets Cost Too Much
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A series of armed robberies made by four masked men eventually lead to a bar killing and public "second guessing" of Adam's handling of the situation. At the same time a resident doctor has... See full summary »
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 94
23.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Fault in Our Stars
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An actor, down on his luck, resorts to murder in order to raise the cash needed to pay his rent.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 99
24.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Episode dated 29 March 1972
(1972)
TV-G | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Frankie Avalon
Votes: 60
25.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
A Little Learning
(1965)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Rafe Simmons wants to learn to read so he can read his mother's diary. He quits Shiloh to move to Medicine Bow to learn from the attractive Martha Perry. However, the big man is caught in a tangle with town bullies and her ex-con husband.
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Randy Boone
Votes: 78
26.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
First to Thine Own Self
(1964)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Randy, a lonely, distrusting drifter comes to the aid of a child, only to be accused of killing her father. Only Betsy's faith in him prevents harm from coming to him and the young girl he tries to protect from the killers.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury
Votes: 91
27.
Big Love (2006–2011)
Episode:
Where Men and Mountains Meet
(2011)
TV-14 | 63 min | Drama
With the specter of jail time looming, Bill charts out contingency plans for the family, while orchestrating a last-minute preemptive referendum on the senate floor. Meanwhile, Barb goes ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin
Votes: 247
28.
Space (1985)
Episode:
Part V
(1985)
180 min | Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: James Garner, Susan Anspach, Beau Bridges, Blair Brown
Votes: 11
29.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Bruce Dern/Fernando Lamas/Mike Preminger/Dr. Samuel Dunkell
(1977)
TV-G | Comedy, Talk-Show
Bruce Dern (Black Sunday (1977)); Fernando Lamas (The Cheap Detective (1978)); Michael Preminger performs stand-up and is interviewed; Dr. Samuel Dunkill (book "Sleep Positions: The Night Language of the Body").
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bruce Dern
Votes: 11
30. WTF with Marc Maron (2009 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations.
Stars: Marc Maron, Eddie Pepitone, Jim Earl, Matthew L. Weiss
Votes: 176
31.
The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode:
The Prize
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
While returning to the ranch with a horse he just purchased, Heath becomes side tracked and ends up taking home a baby after the mother dies. The father, an outlaw, eventually heads for the... See full summary »
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans
Votes: 111
32.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Wolfers
(1966)
22 min | Western
Jason comes upon a woman, a white Indian, tied up and rescues her. She tells him three wolfer brothers had kidnapped her and done unspeakable things to her. Jason attempts to take her back ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Chuck Connors, Bruce Dern, Zeme North, Morgan Woodward
Votes: 30
33.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Nightmare
(1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Howard Converse, deep in gambling debt and with a wife in an iron lung, has embezzled $250,000 from the bank where he works. He flees as bank examiners begin their review of the bank's ... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, William Windom
Votes: 31
34.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
The Long Night
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
After surviving (barely) a bounty hunter's attempt to assassinate him, an outlaw tries to turn himself in to Matt Dillon. But Matt's out of town, and the bounty hunter's companions get to ... See full summary »
Director: John Rich | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 168
35.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Treasure Seekers
(1966)
60 min | Drama
Paul Bryan wins a lottery and gets some unwanted publicity.
Director: Nicholas Colasanto | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Jack Albertson, Tod Andrews, Bruce Dern
Votes: 17
36.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
James Garner/Bruce Dern/Terry Galanoy
(1972)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Johnny reads 4th-grade essays about him. James Garner (They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)); Bruce Dern (The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)); Terry Galanoy (book "Tonight!: An Anecdotal History of America's Favorite Talk Show"). Surprise guest: Ed Sullivan.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, James Garner
Votes: 36
37.
Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2014– )
Episode:
John Wayne
(2021)
Documentary, Biography
Dr. Michael Hunter is investigating the cause of what actually killed the cowboy actor John Wayne.
Stars: Michael Hunter, John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Edward Faulkner
Votes: 21
38.
Space (1985)
Episode:
Part I
(1985)
180 min | Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: James Garner, Susan Anspach, Blair Brown, Bruce Dern
Votes: 11
39.
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018– )
Episode:
A Tribute to Roger Corman: A Bucket of Blood
(2024)
Not Rated | 146 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Walter creates an impressive but morbid method of sculping.
Stars: John Bloom, John Patrick Brennan, Bruce Dern, Yuki Nakamura
Votes: 23
40. The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.
Stars: Bob Johnson, Ben Wright, William Douglas, Robert Culp
Votes: 9,300
41. Bloodline Killer (2024)
90 min | Horror, Thriller
Bloodline Killer is a terrifying horror-thriller that follows Moira Cole who endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after the murder of her family at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.
Director: Ante Novakovic | Stars: Shawnee Smith, Taryn Manning, Drew Moerlein, Tyrese Gibson
Votes: 133
42. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,432
43. Thriller (1960–1962)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Experience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Peel, Henry Daniell, Lillian O'Malley
Votes: 1,661
44. Pure Cinema: Birth of the Hitchcock Style (2007 Video)
16 min | Documentary, Short
A doc charting the early years of Hitchcock's career in England.
Director: Peter Ventrella | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Bruce Dern, Steve Haberman
Votes: 12
45.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Corner of Hell
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A police roadblock, including Lt. Gerard, causes Kimble to escape cross country into an area populated with moonshiners. With Gerard in hot pursuit, they're both caught, and Kimble must defend Gerard to keep him from being hanged.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: David Janssen, R.G. Armstrong, Bruce Dern, Sharon Farrell
Votes: 198
46.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
The Lorelei
(1965)
60 min | Drama, War
Every series deserves at least one good spooky episode, and this is it for 12o'H. The Lorelei is a bomber that returns from a mission and lands intact, but with its entire crew dead. Gen. ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Lansing, John Larkin, Frank Overton, Rip Torn
Votes: 68
47.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Eli Bancroft Story
(1963)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Eli Bancroft became an outlaw looking for revenge raising his three sons as such after a town's citizens banded together and forced his entire family to uproot, fearing they would catch their illness. Coop and others become his victims.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson
Votes: 64
48.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Indian Girl Story
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A white renegade rides into the wagon train camp with an Indian girl tied to a rope and forced to walk without food or water. He says that he is bringing her back to the tribe where she ... See full summary »
Director: James H. Brown | Stars: John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson
Votes: 57
49.
Goliath (2016–2021)
Episode:
Lawyer Trickery Bullshit
(2021)
TV-MA | Drama
After a wrench is thrown into their plans, Billy and Patty must turn to an unexpected alternative. However, George has a few tricks up his sleeve that threaten their entire case. Meanwhile,... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Trilling | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Nina Arianda, Tania Raymonde, Diana Hopper
Votes: 508
50.
Space (1985)
Episode:
Part IV
(1985)
120 min | Drama
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: James Garner, Susan Anspach, Beau Bridges, Blair Brown
Votes: 11