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1. Laugh at Us: The Merry Pranksters Theatrical Troupe for the Exceptionally Talented (2005 TV Movie)

57 min | Documentary

"Laugh at Us" follows the struggles of an acting troupe of mentally challenged adults as they work from script to stage in presenting an original full length comedy. Nineteen actors must ... See full summary »

Directors: Karen Estelle Collins, John Disher Jr.

Votes: 7

2. The Temptations (1998)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1998)

TV-PG | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Music

David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams and Otis Williams are five former street corner singers who managed to become Motown legends. With a sound that's doo-wop, pop ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton

Votes: 96

3. The Temptations (1998)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1998)

TV-PG | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Music

David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams and Otis Williams are five former street corner singers who managed to become Motown legends. With a sound that's doo-wop, pop ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton

Votes: 97

4. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)

60 min | Drama

Forrest Bedford is a Southern lawyer in the late 1950s, generally content with his privileged life.

Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

Votes: 1,039

5. The Temptations (1998)

TV-PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.

Stars: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton

Votes: 5,280

6. Homeland (2011–2020)

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

A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.

Stars: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend

Votes: 361,179

7. Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode: Pilot (2011)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A CIA case officer becomes suspicious that a Marine Sergeant war hero rescued after eight years of captivity in Afghanistan, has been turned into a sleeper agent by Al Qaeda.

Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood

Votes: 4,931

8. Glory (1989)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 144,635 | Gross: $26.83M

9. The Thin Red Line (1998)

R | 170 min | Drama, History, War

Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Kirk Acevedo

Votes: 199,778 | Gross: $36.40M

10. Gettysburg (1993)

PG | 271 min | Drama, History, War

In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War.

Director: Ron Maxwell | Stars: Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Richard Jordan

Votes: 31,337 | Gross: $10.77M

11. Steel Magnolias (1989)

PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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: 63,204 | Gross: $83.76M

12. The Ultimate Gift (2006)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.

Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 20,457 | Gross: $3.44M

13. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: The Way Things Are (1992)

Drama

Forrest is shocked when Reverend Henry's latest protest to boycott all the white stores causes Lilly to act.

Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

Votes: 7

14. A Place for Annie (1994 TV Movie)

PG | 99 min | Drama

A nurse fights for custody of her H.I.V. positive foster daughter with her inept, junkie mother. Finally they come to an agreement that they should all live together.

Director: John Gray | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Mary-Louise Parker, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jack Noseworthy

Votes: 635

15. A Home of Our Own (1993)

PG | 104 min | Biography, Drama

An overwhelmed but persevering widow relocates her six children to a new town in the hope that it will afford them a better life.

Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong, Clarissa Lassig, Sarah Schaub

Votes: 3,793 | Gross: $1.70M

16. Murder in Mississippi (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama

In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registration. Examines the last three weeks in the lives of the slain activists.

Director: Roger Young | Stars: Tom Hulce, Jennifer Grey, Blair Underwood, CCH Pounder

Votes: 535

17. Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

Unrated | 251 min | Biography, Drama, History

This epic television miniseries explores the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38-year, ocean-spanning love affair that produced children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.

Stars: Diahann Carroll, Mario Van Peebles, Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo

Votes: 561

18. Homicide (1991)

R | 102 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Vincent Guastaferro, J.J. Johnston

Votes: 8,179 | Gross: $2.97M

19. 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004 TV Movie)

92 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Barry Pepper portrays legendary race car drive Dale Earnhardt, who died in 2001 during the last lap of the Daytona 500.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Barry Pepper, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ernest Whitted, Andrea Powell

Votes: 1,735

20. A Lesson Before Dying (1999 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing of a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer, Irma P. Hall

Votes: 1,122

21. Is There Life Out There? (1994 TV Movie)

89 min | Drama

A young mom, with a perfect family, wants to go back and finish college to find life outside of her family. The family supports her, but her student life gets hectic fast.

Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Reba McEntire, Keith Carradine, Genia Michaela, Mitchell Anderson

Votes: 239

22. Courage Under Fire (1996)

R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty

Votes: 59,631 | Gross: $59.03M

23. Love Field (1992)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

Devastated by President Kennedy's assassination, Dallas-based hairstylist Lurene Hallett boards a bus for the funeral in Washington D.C. where she meets a perplexing father and his daughter who greatly impact her journey.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, Stephanie McFadden, Brian Kerwin

Votes: 4,363 | Gross: $1.95M

24. Sharing the Secret (2000 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

A teenage girl who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends secretly binges and purges.

Director: Katt Shea | Stars: Mare Winningham, Alison Lohman, Lawrence Monoson, Mary Crosby

Votes: 1,105

25. She Says She's Innocent (1991 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 96 min | Drama

Three teenage friends get into a fight, and one of them accidentally gets killed. The two remaining girls promise each other to keep silent. As the police get more and more suspicious, the ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Katey Sagal, Jameson Parker, Robert Picardo, Alan Rachins

Votes: 504

26. Walker Payne (2006)

R | 117 min | Drama

A period drama where a small-town father (Patric) is forced to make difficult, heartbreaking decisions in order to save his two daughters.

Director: Matt Williams | Stars: Jason Patric, Bill McCreight, Jon Stafford, Michael Harding

Votes: 479

27. XXX's & OOO's (1994 TV Movie)

110 min | Drama, Romance

Four ex-wives become friends bonding through their shared experiences as ex-wives of country music singers.

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Debrah Farentino, Andrea Parker, Nia Peeples, Susan Walters

Votes: 122

28. The Client (1995–1996)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A courageous lawyer, who has just started practicing law while recovering from alcoholism.

Stars: JoBeth Williams, John Heard, Polly Holliday, David Barry Gray

Votes: 267

29. Big Bad Love (2001)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Barlow is a hard-drinking, heavy-smoking, long-haired, and deeply unhappy aspiring writer who pulls a dozen rejection slips out of his mailbox every day while trying to get through his life with some semblance of purpose.

Director: Arliss Howard | Stars: Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Paul Le Mat, Rosanna Arquette

Votes: 728 | Gross: $0.10M

30. Diary of a Hitman (1991)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama

A veteran hit man, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck recruits the assassin to kill his wife.

Director: Roy London | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Sharon Stone, Forest Whitaker, Peter White

Votes: 2,214

31. Born to Be Wild (1995)

PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Margaret teaches a gorilla sign language etc. When the gorilla owner takes it back to make money from shows, Margaret's rebellious teenage son steals it. They're off on a road trip to the Canadian border.

Director: John Gray | Stars: Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, Jean Marie Barnwell, John C. McGinley

Votes: 1,681 | Gross: $3.67M

32. A Loss of Innocence (1996 TV Movie)

91 min | Drama, Romance

Erik Eriksen, who has become a successful pianist in New York, is back in Templeton, his Mormon community, where he is still treated distrustfully by its members, including his family, for ... See full summary »

Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Jennie Garth, Rob Estes, Polly Holliday, Mike Doyle

Votes: 268

33. The Dead Will Tell (2004 TV Movie)

87 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Emily Parker is haunted by visions of a woman from the past soon after receiving an antique engagement ring from her fiancé.

Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Anne Heche, Kathleen Quinlan, Chris Sarandon, Eva Longoria

Votes: 748

34. The Client (1995–1996)
Episode: Pilot (1995)

TV-14 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Reggie Love, a family-law attorney, helps a young murder witness running from the killer.

Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: JoBeth Williams, John Heard, Polly Holliday, David Barry Gray

Votes: 16

35. Dark Angel (1996 TV Movie)

90 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

Homicide detective Walter D'Arcangelo is the only link to a serial killer who preys on adulterous women. Walter must confront his past in order to prove himself innocent before more women are killed.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Eric Roberts, Ashley Crow, Linden Ashby, Gina Torres

Votes: 357

36. The Woman Who Loved Elvis (1993 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama

In 1982, Iowan suburban housewife Joyce Jackson (Roseanne) is an obsessed fan of the late Elvis Presley. She's used the so-called King of Rock and Roll's inspiration to turn her small house... See full summary »

Director: Bill Bixby | Stars: Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, Cynthia Gibb, Sally Kirkland

Votes: 191

37. Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy

After his work partner is murdered, a gung-ho insurance claims investigator teams with a new female investigator to uncover a massive, homicidal fraud the company seems to be perpetrating on its biggest clients.

Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Dave Sheridan, Cameron Richardson, Randy Quaid, Dolly Parton

Votes: 1,465

38. Asylum (IV) (2008)

R | 93 min | Horror

Six college students discover their dorm was once an insane asylum that conducted gruesome lobotomies on its teenage inmates during the 1930's.

Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Sarah Roemer, Jake Muxworthy, Mark Rolston, Travis Van Winkle

Votes: 3,965

39. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: A Dangerous Comfort (1992)

Drama

Tucker Henderson's alcoholic addiction which causes his to crash his car brings Forrest and Christina together to step in and help him overcome it.

Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

40. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Cool Winter Blues (1992)

Drama

Lilly decides to change her pastor to one who believe in integration of black and white people. Nathan develops a crush on Diane.

Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

41. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Not Buried (1992)

Drama

Christina and Forrest defend Harold Noone in his murder trial and John Morgan feels guilty about the death of a neighbor.

Director: David Chase | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

42. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Slow Coming Dark (1992)

Drama

Nathan and Diane's blossoming relationship comes under the scrutiny of Diane's Dad. Meanwhile, Lilly's cousin Oscar feels the pinch of the the department store boycott.

Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

43. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: The Kindness of Strangers (1992)

Drama

Coach Zollicofer Weed comes back to petition the school board for his old job. Lily's old choir friend Ruth comes to town with her band and Lily falls for her saxophone player, Clarence '... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

44. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: The Slightest Distance (1992)

Drama

Coach Zollicofer Weed finally returns to the high school as a wrestling coach. Lily's father Lewis disapproves of her relationship with Clarence 'Cool Papa' Charleston and doesn't take it ... See full summary »

Director: Ian Sander | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

45. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Toy Soldiers (1992)

Drama

Reverend Henry invites Forrest to meet the black people who are demanding equal rights.

Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch