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1. Wonderful Town (1958 TV Movie)

120 min | Musical

8.9
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Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen arrive in New York from Ohio in the 1930s and find frustration, career hopes and romance in the city of their dreams.

Directors: Mel Ferber, Herbert Ross | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Sydney Chaplin, Jacquelyn McKeever, Joseph Buloff

Votes: 69

2. The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)

60 min | Comedy

8.5
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The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen.

Stars: Steve Allen, Gene Rayburn, Louis Nye, Skitch Henderson

Votes: 258

3. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
Episode: Basil Rathbone, Mickey Spillane, Dagmar (1954)

Comedy, Family

8.4
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Berle's guests this week are Basil Rathbone, comedienne Dagmar, author Mickey Spillane, Walter Greaza as "The Chief" from Treasury Men in Action (1950), Latin vocalist Jose Duval, and vocal... See full summary »

Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Milton Berle, Basil Rathbone, Mickey Spillane, Dagmar

Votes: 10

4. All Star Revue (1950– )

60 min | Comedy

8.3
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This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »

Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas

Votes: 170

5. The Paul Winchell Show (1950–1956)

30 min | Comedy, Family

8.3
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The Paul Winchell Show, or The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show, or The Spiedel Show, was a variety program which aired on NBC prime time from 1950 to 1954, starring ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his dummy, Jerry Mahoney. (1950)

Stars: Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smiff, Paul Winchell, Diane Sinclair

Votes: 75

6. Great Performances (1971– )
Episode: Follies in Concert (1986)

TV-G | 90 min | Music, Musical

8.1
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Film of the legendary 1985 concert performance presented by the New York Philharmonic of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The plot of the musical ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Houldey | Stars: Andre Gregory, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Rubin, Barbara Cook

Votes: 189

7. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Not Rated | 131 min | Drama

8.0
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75 Metascore

A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis

Votes: 79,992

8. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)

60 min | Music

8.0
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The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.

Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Donald Voorhees, The Buster Davis Singers

Votes: 49

9. Great Performances (1971– )

TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical

7.9
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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: 900

10. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978)

120 min | Documentary

7.8
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Henry Fonda is honored for his career in theater, television and film by friends, family, and co-workers.

Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Alexander, Lucille Ball, Richard Burton

Votes: 274

11. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)

60 min | Comedy, Romance

7.7
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This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.

Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Al Goodman, Eddie Cantor

Votes: 590

12. Camera Three (1955–1980)

30 min | Drama

7.7
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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: 63

13. Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973–1981)

60 min | Talk-Show

7.7
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The Tomorrow Show was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder.

Stars: Tom Snyder, Kelly Lange, Clare Boothe Luce, William C. Rader

Votes: 146

14. Rinaldo in campo (1963 TV Movie)

Comedy, Drama

7.7
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Directors: Pietro Garinei, Alessandro Giovannini, Carla Ragionieri | Stars: Italia Chiesa, Delia Scala, Augusta Desee, Gianna Zorini

Votes: 8

15. Play It Again, Sam (1972)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

7.6
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77 Metascore

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy

Votes: 28,020 | Gross: $2.30M

16. Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

7.6
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Find out more about the women you love and admire who have made their mark in movies, music, politics, sports, and more in these "Intimate Portraits."

Stars: Linda Emond, Laurent Lederer, Lisa Friedman, Meredith Vieira

Votes: 420

17. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)

60 min | Comedy, Family

7.6
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The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »

Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang

Votes: 165

18. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)

60 min | Music

7.6
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Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast ... See full summary »

Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres

Votes: 120

19. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode: Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Kitty Kallen, The Four Step Brothers, Danny Arnold (1952)

Comedy, Romance

7.6
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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host with guests singer Kitty Kallen, dancers The Four Step Brothers, Danny Arnold, Harvey Wheelwick, with announcer Hal Sawyer. Jerry tries to get a part in the... See full summary »

Director: Ernest D. Glucksman | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Kitty Kallen, The Four Step Brothers

Votes: 15

20. Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode: Marsha Mason (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

7.5
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Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Clint Eastwood, Kelsey Grammer, Marsha Mason

Votes: 92

21. Funny Girl (1968)

G | 151 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.4
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88 Metascore

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis

Votes: 25,190 | Gross: $58.50M

22. The Goodbye Girl (1977)

PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.4
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64 Metascore

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict

Votes: 16,210 | Gross: $102.00M

23. The Fantasticks (1964 TV Movie)

Musical

7.4
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Neighboring widowers plot to romantically unite their son and daughter by pretending to feud and forbidding the two children to associate with each other. Their scheme works and the two ... See full summary »

Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Bert Lahr, Stanley Holloway, Susan Watson

Votes: 56

24. Steel Magnolias (1989)

PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.3
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56 Metascore

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Julia Roberts

Votes: 63,181 | Gross: $83.76M

25. The Nut House!! (1964 TV Movie)

30 min | Comedy

7.3
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Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Ceil Cabot, Jane Connell, Fay DeWitt, Andrew Duncan

Votes: 14

26. Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996 Video)

60 min | Documentary

7.3
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Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934, Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the ... See full summary »

Directors: Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Forsythe, Robert Harling, Charlton Heston

Votes: 119

27. Barbra in Movieland (1968)

10 min | Documentary, Short

7.3
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Short documentary showing the making of the "Don't Rain On My Parade" sequence from the film "Funny Girl".

Stars: Anne Francis, Isobel Lennart, Herbert Ross, Omar Sharif

Votes: 60

28. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (1981)

120 min | Documentary

7.3
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A Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to dancer Fred Astaire by the AFI featuring highlights from his films and reminiscences from his co-workers.

Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Fred Astaire, David Niven, Mikhail Baryshnikov, James Cagney

Votes: 229

29. The Last of Sheila (1973)

PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.2
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A year after Sheila is killed by a hit-and-run driver, her wealthy husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Richard Benjamin, James Coburn, James Mason, Dyan Cannon

Votes: 8,427

30. The Sunshine Boys (I) (1975)

PG | 111 min | Comedy

7.1
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A vaudeville duo agree to reunite for a television special, but it turns out that they can't stand each other.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith

Votes: 6,719

31. Dinah! (1974–1980)

90 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

7.1
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Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home ... See full summary »

Stars: Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Betty White, Norm Crosby

Votes: 312

32. Meet Me in St. Louis (1959 TV Movie)

120 min | Comedy, Musical

7.1
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A year in the life of the Smith family as they prepare to move to NYC and anticipate the 1904 St Louis World's Fair. Many musical numbers as Esther and Rose try to find husbands so they won't be old maids.

Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Tab Hunter, Jane Powell, Walter Pidgeon, Jeanne Crain

Votes: 141

33. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978 TV Special)

News

7.1
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Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as " Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »

Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Albertson, Irwin Allen, Edward Anhalt

Votes: 354

34. Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, Biography

7.1
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A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.

Director: Gene Feldman | Stars: Ossie Davis, Edward Dmytryk, Julie Harris, Leonard Hirshan

Votes: 44

35. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
Episode: Carol Channing, Peter Lawford, Maria Riva (1953)

60 min | Comedy, Family

7.1
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Berle's guests are actor Peter Lawford, singer/actress Carol Channing, and actress Maria Riva. Milton invites his cast, crew and guest stars to a party he's throwing for himself, but everyone seems to have already made other plans.

Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Milton Berle, Carol Channing, Ruth Gilbert, Vinton Hayworth

Votes: 11

36. Kenny Loggins: Footloose (Version 2) (1984 Music Video)

4 min | Short, Music

7.0
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Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Gorcey, John Laughlin, Kenny Loggins

Votes: 32

37. The Martha Raye Show (1954–1956)

60 min | Comedy

7.0
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Hour-long comedy/variety show which aired live on NBC. It actually began in 1951,under the umbrella title All-Star Revue. Raye began as a monthly replacement for its Host Sid Caesar. Hosted by Martha Raye.

Stars: Martha Raye, Rocky Graziano, Cesar Romero, Paul Lynde

Votes: 21

38. In Full Bloom (2002 Video)

23 min | Documentary, Short

7.0
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Director: Michael Gillis | Stars: Robert Harling, Herbert Ross, Shirley MacLaine

Votes: 26

39. The Turning Point (1977)

PG | 119 min | Drama, Music, Romance

6.8
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68 Metascore

When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tom Skerritt

Votes: 5,186 | Gross: $33.60M

40. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

G | 155 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

6.8
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61 Metascore

A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave, George Baker

Votes: 3,839 | Gross: $2.55M

41. Carmen Jones (1954)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

6.8
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65 Metascore

Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James

Votes: 5,926

42. This Is Streisand (1968)

5 min | Documentary, Short

6.8
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Short documentary profiling Barbra Streisand. Explaining her background and introducing her to the world of cinema.

Stars: Herbert Ross, Omar Sharif, Ray Stark, Barbra Streisand

Votes: 80

43. Max Dugan Returns (1983)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

6.7
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An English teacher and struggling single mother's life is disrupted when her long-lost father, who abandoned her as a child, returns with some shady money in the hope of spending some time with her and the grandson he's never met.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Jason Robards, Marsha Mason, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Broderick

Votes: 3,971 | Gross: $17.61M

44. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
Episode: Episode #6.3 (1953)

60 min | Comedy, Family

6.7
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Berle's guests include actor Jackie Cooper, singer Vic Damone, and comedienne Dagmar. Milton demonstrates the trials and tribulations of hosting a variety television show, complete with ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Milton Berle, Jackie Cooper, Dagmar, Vic Damone

Votes: 13

45. Footloose (1984)

PG | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance

6.6
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42 Metascore

A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest

Votes: 92,525 | Gross: $80.04M

46. Soapdish (1991)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

6.6
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65 Metascore

An ambitious television soap actress connives with her producer to scuttle the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Cathy Moriarty, Teri Hatcher

Votes: 17,669 | Gross: $36.49M

47. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

6.6
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To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson

Votes: 5,102

48. Pennies from Heaven (1981)

R | 108 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

6.5
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64 Metascore

During the Great Depression, a sheet-music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Vernel Bagneris

Votes: 6,248 | Gross: $9.18M

49. The Secret of My Success (1987)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance

6.5
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36 Metascore

A talented young man can't get an executive position without rising through the ranks, so he comes up with a shortcut, which also benefits his love life.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton

Votes: 36,976 | Gross: $67.00M

50. Boys on the Side (1995)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

6.5
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60 Metascore

Robin shares a ride in her car with Jane from New York to Los Angeles. They stop at Jane's friend Holly's place in Pittsburgh and take her with them west, making a long stop in Tucson. The three very different women become close friends.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey

Votes: 14,164 | Gross: $23.45M



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