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1.
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Episode:
Tradition: 1957-1979
(2004)
Documentary, Music
The new innovative musical on Broadway starting this era was "West Side Story", the first musical to integrate dance movement into the everyday movement of the characters. The movement was ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, Pearl Bailey, The Beatles
Votes: 25
2.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Aftershock
(1996)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.
Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 830
3. Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
360 min | Documentary, Music
A six-part documentary about the Broadway musical
Stars: Julie Andrews, Stephen Sondheim, John Lahr, Tommy Tune
Votes: 385
4.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Pro Se
(1996)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A schizophrenic attorney who refuses to take medication defends himself against multiple charges of murder.
Director: Lewis Gould | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 505
5. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Stars: Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor
Votes: 14,163
6. Protesters (2003 Video)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Protest this protest that, so many protests. All good causes, activism spreads. No doubt the world has wrongs that need exposing. What's the next protest? Une proteste, international strike... See full summary »
Director: Tasciotti | Stars: Folake Olowofoyeku, Jesse Rider, Brenda Cooney, Edly Chery
Votes: 42
7.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Bodies
(2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial killer refuses to tell Jack McCoy the names and locations of all of his victims. The killer's defense attorney has the information too, but refuses to disclose it because of attorney-client privilege.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 436
8.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Couples
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Briscoe and Green catch three murder cases and one kidnapping on the same day, and one murder is tied to a fourth murder which happened ten years ago. Each case apparently involves domestic disputes gone wrong.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 413
9. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,196
10. Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003 TV Special)
63 min | Comedy
Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) in this one-hour special. Many guest appearances and clip montages show us how funny his show has been.
Director: Allan Kartun | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Max Weinberg, Jerry Vivino, Jimmy Vivino
Votes: 516
11. Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988 TV Special)
120 min | Music
The life, career and music of Irving Berlin is celebrated live on stage with musical performances.
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Bea Arthur, Tony Bennett, Barry Bostwick, Diana Brownstone
Votes: 41
12.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Identity
(2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An 80-year-old man is accused of killing the man who stole his identity and caused him to lose his home. However, the defendant's son wants him declared incompetent to stand trial.
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 383
13.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Refuge: Part 2
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hitmen reach the last witness in the Russian mob case, which leads to the discovery of a money laundering scheme. And a related bomb scare at the police precinct forces McCoy to defy Schiff and go all out to prosecute the offenders.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 354
14.
The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)
Episode:
Maginnis for the People
(1988)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellie is enlisted by the prosecution in a murder trial while Harry goes to work for the defense attorney who has trouble believing their defendant didn't commit the crime.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell
Votes: 9
15.
Out on a Limb (1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1987)
Biography, Drama, Romance
Shirley MacLaine plays herself in this adaptation of her autobiographical book.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Charles Dance, John Heard, Anne Jackson
Votes: 25
16. 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: 4,234
17.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Refuge: Part 1
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A brutal murder of a Russian man has ties to the Russian mob. However, the only witness who isn't compromised is a traumatized 10-year-old boy who is reluctant to testify.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 342
18. 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: 5,142
19.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
High Crane Drifter
(1996)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Frasier feels that he stands alone in upholding common courtesy, and eventually loses his patience in a crowded Café Nervosa, forcibly ejecting a man who claimed a table just before him.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,073
20.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
American Dream
(1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The discovery of skeletal remains on Roosevelt Island leads to a new trial for a former Wall Steet junk bond broker now serving time in the victim's murder. The defendant chooses to act as his own counsel.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 325
21.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Showtime
(1997)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The prosecution's murder case against the Hollywood director threatens to fall apart. And the case could cost Jamie her job and custody of her child, and it could cost Curtis his marriage.
Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 332
22.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Old Friends
(1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into the killing of the CFO of a baby food company leads Briscoe and Logan directly to the Russian mob and its head, who now goes by the name Steven Green. When they ... See full summary »
Director: James Quinn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 332
23. Jeopardy! (1983– )
TV-G | 30 min | Short, Game-Show, Reality-TV
A returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.
Stars: Alex Trebek, Johnny Gilbert, Jimmy McGuire, Sarah Whitcomb Foss
Votes: 8,208
24. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
25. The Making of Beauty and the Beast (1991 TV Movie)
22 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
Director: Joseph Carolei | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Don Hahn, Alan Menken, Paige O'Hara
Votes: 39
26. Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
10 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Stagehand Donald Duck secretly puts on Mickey's sorcerer's hat and conducts an anthropomorphic symphony orchestra. But the proceedings go awry when the irascible Donald is sucked into the ... See full summary »
Director: George Scribner | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Rowan Atkinson, Jodi Benson
Votes: 739
27. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Unrated | 111 min | Documentary, History, Music
Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post-war Broadway through the 1960s.
Director: Rick McKay | Stars: Edie Adams, Bea Arthur, Elizabeth Ashley, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 493 | Gross: $0.35M
28.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Agony
(1998)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a woman is brutally attacked, the police believe they have stumbled on a serial killer. Prosecutors struggle with how to put him away for life with little evidence.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 330
29.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Blood
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives discover that a recently-murdered white woman had recently given birth to a baby whose race reveals a well-kept secret about the baby's biological father.
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 389
30.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
C.O.D.
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two women are accused of conspiring to murder each other's husbands, but Jack and Serena are forced to try the cases simultaneously and separately. Meanwhile, Detective Briscoe announces his retirement.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 335
31.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Corruption
(1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
To avoid the consequences of a bad shooting, a corrupt police officer makes a deal to cooperate with a commission investigating police corruption. During his testimony, he accuses Briscoe of stealing drugs after an arrest.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 339
32.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Double Down
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lawyers make a deal with a suspected cop killer in order to find a kidnapping victim. However, the DA's office wants to renege on the deal after the victim is found dead, and detectives suspect that he knew the victim was dead all along.
Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 315
33.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Fools for Love
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is accused of raping and killing his girlfriend's sister and another victim. Prosecutors make a deal with the girlfriend for her testimony against the accused, but they also suspect that she was a willing participant in the murders.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 382
34.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Hubris
(2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A charming conman acts as his own defense attorney during his murder trial. During the trial, he deliberately tries to taint the jury by flirting with the forewoman.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 319
35.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Killerz
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A 10-year-old girl may be responsible for the murder of a little boy in her neighborhood.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 429
36.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Open Season
(2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A defense attorney is murdered hours after his client accused of shooting a cop is acquitted. Detectives suspect that a right-wing militia group is involved, and that the lives of other attorneys may be in jeopardy.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 329
37.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Shangri-La
(2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into the murder of a high-school teacher unearths some unsettling truths about another teacher and one of the students.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 362
38.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Terminal
(1997)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man opens fire during the docking of a dinner cruise boat. The Governor appoints a special prosecutor because Schiff refuses to seek the death penalty; McCoy helps Schiff appeal while ... See full summary »
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 318
39.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Poison
(2001)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Goren and Eames suspect a nurse of poisoning several hospital patients with cyanide.
Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 441
40.
The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)
Episode:
Angela's Secret
(1987)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harry gets hired by the wife of a mob boss to find her missing brother but he soon gets tied up in rough business, including the death of the mobster's enforcer.
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell
Votes: 14
41. 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: 95,327
42. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 47,118
43. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,928
44. The Shari Lewis Show (1960–1963)
30 min | Comedy, Family
"The Shari Lewis Show" is an American Saturday morning color television program for children which appeared on NBC from 1960 to 1963, taking over the timeslot after the conclusion of the "Howdy Doody" program.
Stars: Shari Lewis, Margaret Hamilton, Ronald Radd, Pierre Olaf
Votes: 101
45. Law & Order: The First 3 Years (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short
This DVD bonus feature describes Law & Order's first three seasons, with candid interviews with seven of its early castmembers.
Stars: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Paul Sorvino
Votes: 38
46.
House of Mouse (2001–2003)
Episode:
The Mouse Who Came to Dinner
(2001)
TV-Y | Animation, Comedy, Family
Mickey and the gang pull out all the stops to please restaurant critic Mortimer Mouse.
Directors: Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings
Votes: 46
47.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Bad Faith
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into a police officer's death uncovers 30-year-old accusations of molestation by a Catholic priest. Detective Logan takes a personal interest in the case because of his relationships with both parties.
Director: Dann Florek | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 291
48.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Encore
(1996)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A businessman most people suspect got away with conspiring to murder his first wife is now accused of conspiring to kill his second wife. The two cases share eerie similarities.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 353
49.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
House Counsel
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Briscoe and Logan learn that the murder of an unassuming Parks Department accountant may have actually been a mob hit when they discover that he was a juror in the trial of a crime boss.
Director: James Quinn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 317
50.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Mad Dog
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial rapist recently granted parole against Jack's wishes is a suspect in a new rape and murder. Detectives can't get enough evidence to charge him, so Jack orders detectives to trail and harass him.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 352