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1. Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1976)

Biography, Drama, Romance

8.9
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Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: David Huffman, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders

Votes: 9

2. Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1976)

200 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

8.7
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Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: David Huffman, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders

Votes: 8

3. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.6
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The life of the most talented singer/actress Judy Garland who been performing since the age of three with her two sister and hit stardom on films, but led tragedy on her life.

Director: Peter Jones | Stars: Judy Garland, Peter Graves, Jack Perkins, Shana Alexander

Votes: 192

4. American Masters (1985– )
Episode: Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)

TV-14 | 116 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.5
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Actress Judy Garland tells her own story through recordings she made while preparing to write her autobiography.

Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Harris Yulin, June Allyson, Del Armstrong, Desi Arnaz

Votes: 308

5. American Masters (1985– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.2
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Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.

Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett

Votes: 1,175

6. Jaws (1975)

PG | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

8.1
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87 Metascore

When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary

Votes: 660,396 | Gross: $260.00M

7. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

8.1
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92 Metascore

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 429,129 | Gross: $2.08M

8. E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )

30 min | Documentary

8.1
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Hollywood's most notorious scandals exposed through interviews and re-enactments.

Stars: A.J. Benza, A.C. Lyles, Marc Wanamaker, Bob Thomas

Votes: 317

9. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

G | 181 min | Drama, Family, Musical

8.0
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67 Metascore

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon

Votes: 47,932 | Gross: $80.50M

10. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Not Rated | 161 min | Drama, Mystery

8.0
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95 Metascore

An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 71,481 | Gross: $11.90M

11. Eleanor and Franklin (1976)

203 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

8.0
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The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of the United States, as told from Eleanor's point of view.

Stars: David Huffman, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders

Votes: 387

12. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: The Award (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.0
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Bill thinks the twins take advantage of him and French because they give in to their every wish. Bill says to deny the twins sometimes so they do not get spoiled. Buffy & Jody make a trophy for their uncle, but get sick from the clay.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 48

13. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: The Mother Tongue (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.0
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Buffy & Jody's new friend at school has them doing things differently. When Marilyn visits, Bill and French learn she speaks only Mandarin, and the kids communicate through child-speak. French tries his rusty mandarin and insults her.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, John Williams, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 52

14. In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

7.9
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76 Metascore

A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant

Votes: 83,666 | Gross: $24.38M

15. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: All Nephews Are Created Equal (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.9
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French's nephew David visits French at the Davis' home. David surprises French by announcing he is going into dentistry instead of being a gentleman's gentleman.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, John Williams, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 50

16. Imitation of Life (1959)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama

7.8
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87 Metascore

An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner

Votes: 18,241 | Gross: $13.99M

17. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Passed | 118 min | Drama, Romance

7.8
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86 Metascore

An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell

Votes: 16,477

18. Biography (1987– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.7
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The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.

Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson

Votes: 2,087

19. Advise & Consent (1962)

Not Rated | 139 min | Drama, Thriller

7.7
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The polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon

Votes: 7,520

20. Guestward Ho! (1960–1961)

30 min | Comedy, Western

7.7
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Babs Hooten, husband Bill and son Brook escape the frantic pace of NYC, buying dude ranch Guestward Ho in New Mexico. Their neighbor is Hawkeye who gives them bad advice he wants the Indians to reclaim the land if the Hootens fail.

Stars: Joanne Dru, J. Carrol Naish, Mark Miller, Flip Mark

Votes: 64

21. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: The Butler Method (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.7
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A friend of Bill's is an actor who wants to shadow Mr French in preparation for a movie role. Meanwhile, Cissy has trouble finding someone to ask to the Girls Tag Day Dance.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 43

22. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: The Way It Was (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.7
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Uncle Bill and French look forward to a week of quiet when the three children are at different camps during a school break. After a few days, Bill and French realize they have grown used to the noise and chaos of children at home.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, John Williams, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 51

23. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: What Did You Do in the West, Uncle? (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.7
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Bill takes a week of vacation and plans activities for each day. The Rodeo is in town, and Bill's friend Gabe is one of the cowboys. Bill invites Gabe to stay with them, and the twins want to do everything with him.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 47

24. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: Everybody Needs Somebody (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.6
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French congratulates a friend on his upcoming wedding, and makes the comment about how wonderful it will be to have a wife and home. Buffy overhears this and tells Jody they need to find French a wife.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, John Williams, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 49

25. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: The Prize (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.6
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Buffy & Jody enter a cereal contest, hoping to win a boat. But their prize is a lamb. When it arrives at the apartment, they do not understand why a lamb cannot live in an apartment.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 50

26. A Star Is Born (1954)

Passed | 154 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

7.5
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89 Metascore

A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford

Votes: 19,692 | Gross: $14.93M

27. Detective Story (1951)

Approved | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.5
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78 Metascore

On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell

Votes: 9,504

28. The In-Laws (1979)

PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

7.3
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69 Metascore

On the eve of their children's marriage, NYC in-laws Sheldon Kornpett and Vince Ricardo embark on a series of misadventures involving the CIA, the Treasury Department and Central American dictators.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini, Nancy Dussault

Votes: 10,142 | Gross: $38.20M

29. In Harm's Way (1965)

Approved | 165 min | Drama, Romance, War

7.3
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A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon

Votes: 10,345 | Gross: $4.20M

30. Peyton Place (1957)

Approved | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.2
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63 Metascore

A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 6,623 | Gross: $25.60M

31. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: Diary of a Perfect Murder (1986)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.2
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Ben Matlock and his daughter Charlene defend a TV journalist accused of killing his ex-wife.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Andy Griffith, Lori Lethin, Alice Hirson, Kene Holiday

Votes: 317

32. Matlock (1986–1995)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.1
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Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.

Stars: Andy Griffith, Linda Purl, Kene Holiday, Nancy Stafford

Votes: 9,373

33. Catch-22 (1970)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, War

7.1
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70 Metascore

A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel

Votes: 26,528 | Gross: $24.91M

34. Shakedown (1950)

Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.1
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Unscrupulous and opportunistic San Francisco news media photographer Jack Early steps on and uses folks to get ahead, but in the end he tangles with the wrong people.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Howard Duff, Peggy Dow, Brian Donlevy, Lawrence Tierney

Votes: 734

35. Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001 TV Movie)

86 min | Documentary

7.1
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Narrated by Robert Wagner, this documentary features Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, talking about her mother and their various personal issues.

Director: Carole Langer | Stars: Robert Wagner, Del Armstrong, Lillian Burns, Jackie Cooper

Votes: 86

36. Family Affair (1966–1971)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.0
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Bill's comfortable lifestyle must change when he receives a group of unexpected long-term guests.

Stars: Brian Keith, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones, Johnny Whitaker

Votes: 3,268

37. The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)

Unrated | 126 min | Comedy, War

7.0
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69 Metascore

Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith

Votes: 10,066 | Gross: $21.69M

38. The Star (1952)

Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance

7.0
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54 Metascore

A washed-up movie queen finds romance, but still desires a comeback.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood, Warner Anderson

Votes: 4,151

39. The Final Days (1989 TV Movie)

PG | 150 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.0
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Chronicle of Nixon's last months in the White House. A paranoid power-abuser, all too human - a confused, narcissistic individual who cannot fully comprehend how, in less than one year, he lost everything he has worked for in a lifetime.

Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Lane Smith, Richard Kiley, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Flanders

Votes: 445

40. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Approved | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

6.9
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66 Metascore

A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston

Votes: 28,133

41. Soldier Blue (1970)

R | 112 min | Drama, War, Western

6.9
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After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the Cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort.

Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, John Anderson

Votes: 6,289 | Gross: $0.51M

42. The Day of the Locust (1975)

R | 144 min | Drama, Thriller

6.9
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61 Metascore

An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton

Votes: 6,373 | Gross: $17.79M

43. Making Love (1982)

R | 113 min | Drama

6.9
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A successful young L.A. doctor and his equally successful television-producer wife find their happily-ever-after life torn assunder when he suddenly confronts his long-repressed attraction ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin, Wendy Hiller

Votes: 2,964 | Gross: $11.90M

44. Buster and Billie (1974)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama

6.9
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In a rural 1940s southern town, a socially awkward high school girl is taken advantage of by the boys, because it's the only way she knows to relate to boys.

Directors: Daniel Petrie, Sidney Sheldon | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Joan Goodfellow, Pamela Sue Martin, Clifton James

Votes: 951 | Gross: $2.30M

45. Madame X (1966)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

6.9
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When her lover is killed, the wife of a wealthy man is convinced to fake her own death, which leads her into greater depths of depravity until fate reunites her with her long-lost son, who is unaware of her real identity.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Lana Turner, John Forsythe, Ricardo Montalban, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 2,585

46. Woman in Hiding (1950)

Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.9
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After her father is killed in an accident, mill heiress Deborah Chandler marries the plant manager, Selden Clark, but his motives are suspicious.

Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Ida Lupino, Stephen McNally, Howard Duff, Peggy Dow

Votes: 1,521

47. The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)

PG | 92 min | Drama, Western

6.9
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Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.

Director: Dick Richards | Stars: Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew, Bo Hopkins

Votes: 1,862

48. E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )
Episode: Lana Turner (1998)

Documentary

6.9
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What happened on that night in 1958 when Lana Turner's mobster boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato was stabbed to death? Was she responsible or was it her teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane?

Stars: A.J. Benza, Lana Turner, Edward Z. Epstein, James Bacon

Votes: 19

49. Tom Horn (1980)

R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.8
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An ex-army scout is hired by ranchers to kill cattle rustlers but he gets into trouble with the corrupt local officials when he's suspected of killing a boy.

Director: William Wiard | Stars: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush

Votes: 5,927 | Gross: $9.68M

50. Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

Passed | 112 min | Biography, Family, Musical

6.8
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The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh

Votes: 4,226



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