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1. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
2. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
R | 229 min | Crime, Drama
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams
Votes: 377,982 | Gross: $5.32M
3.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Cruel and Unusual
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Evidence indicates that the death, in police custody, of an autistic teenager was the result of longstanding abuse. Suspicion falls on the treatment center where he lived and on its therapist, Dr. Colter.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 293
4. The Book of Daniel (2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Reverend Daniel Webster turns to a modern incarnation of Jesus to help him deal with his personal and professional problems.
Stars: Aidan Quinn, Susanna Thompson, Christian Campbell, Ivan Shaw
Votes: 908
5. Seaway (1965–1966)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
Nick King, working for a consortium of ship owners, teams up with Admiral Henry Fox in dealing with problems that occur on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Fox is a government official, bringing a legal aspect to bringing things to a conclusion.
Stars: Stephen Young, Austin Willis, Jonathan White, Cec Linder
Votes: 59
6. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,659
7. Thriller (1973–1976)
TV-14 | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
Stars: Donna Mills, Gary Collins, Derek Francis, Michael Jayston
Votes: 978
8.
The Book of Daniel (2006)
Episode:
Assignation
(2006)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Daniel final expects his father Bertram Webster to open St. Barnabas' school. He discovers mobster Tony Vaporelli is a closet gay, fearing to be burn in hell and be killed if outed. Peter's... See full summary »
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Susanna Thompson, Christian Campbell, Ivan Shaw
Votes: 33
9.
Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode:
The Geezenstacks
(1986)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Sam Hummel notices eerie parallels between events in the life of his own family, and events in the lives of his daughter Audrey's dolls, the Geezenstacks.
Director: Bill Travis | Stars: Craig Wasson, Tandy Cronyn, Larry Pine, Lana Hirsch
Votes: 303
10. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.
Stars: Paul Sparer, Catherine Battistone, John Marzilli, Karen Shallo
Votes: 6,963
11.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
The Fear is Spreading
(1975)
TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Two escaped convicts hold a couple hostage in their country home.
Director: Dennis Vance | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Tandy Cronyn, Anthony Valentine, Claire Nielson
Votes: 137
12. Age-Old Friends (1989 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy
John Cooper is in a retirement home. There are strict rules for the residents, but he refuses to fall into passivity. He flirts constantly with Nurse Wilson and spends time with his best ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Aaron Alexander, Frummie Blatt, Hume Cronyn, Tandy Cronyn
Votes: 120
13.
Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode:
Does She or Doesn't She?
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Hairdresser Barry styles the hair of the creme de la creme. But when his clients wind up blackmailed to pay Barry's loan shark, can the Harts help Barry break free before someone else winds up dead?
Director: George W. Brooks | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Stephen Parr
Votes: 130
14. Boy Meets Girl (1967–1969)
50 min | Romance
Anthology series of love stories.
Stars: Scott Forbes, Donald Pickering, Barry Jackson, Susan Jameson
Votes: 25
15.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Maritime
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A former star quarterback and his agent go missing after an all-night boating party and are presumed dead. The quarterback's deadbeat, drug-addicted brother quickly becomes the prime suspect.
Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 268
16. The Smurfs (1981–1989)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Smurfs are tiny blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a peaceful forest. They repeatedly try to outwit Gargamel, an evil sorcerer, his apprentice, Scruple, and his mangy cat, Azrael.
Stars: Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, Michael Bell
Votes: 21,062
17. The Story Lady (1991 TV Movie)
G | 94 min | Drama, Family
When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public... See full summary »
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Jessica Tandy, Stephanie Zimbalist, Lisa Jakub, Chris Gartin
Votes: 464
18. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
19. Much Ado About Nothing (1988 TV Movie)
Comedy, Romance
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.
Director: Peter Moss | Stars: Edward Atienza, Daniel Buccos, Brent Carver, Tandy Cronyn
Votes: 20
20. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Lee Wilkof
Votes: 8,805
21. Guiding Light (1952–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.
Stars: Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Maureen Garrett, Robert Newman
Votes: 1,862
22. The Guardian (1984 TV Movie)
105 min | Crime, Thriller
Plagued by crime, the residents of a NYC condominium hire a seemingly over-zealous security expert to patrol the building.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Martin Sheen, Louis Gossett Jr., Arthur Hill, Tandy Cronyn
Votes: 497
23. Shannon (1981–1982)
60 min | Drama, Crime
Jack Shannon is a New York cop and a single father. He decides to move to San Francisco so that his late wife's parents can help him take care of his son. So he calls in a few favors to get... See full summary »
Stars: Kevin Dobson, Michael Durrell, Bruce Kirby, Charles Fields
Votes: 31
24.
The Smurfs (1981–1989)
Episode:
Symbols of Wisdom/Blue Eyes Returns
(1984)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Symbols Of Wisdom: Brainy and Gargamel each grow a beard to be more like Papa.Blue Eyes Returns: Gargamel's efforts to end a drought results in a flood, and the Smurfs build an ark.
Directors: Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, Paul Winchell
Votes: 71
25. An African Love Story (1996 TV Movie)
Documentary
Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy travel to Africa in 1966, accompanied by photographer and former game warden Simon Trevor. Almost 30 years later, Cronyn returns with his daughter for his 84th birthday.
Director: Robin Brown | Stars: Hume Cronyn, Tandy Cronyn, Jessica Tandy
Votes: 12
26. Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970)
90 min | Drama
Dom, a member of a small trotskyist group, lives in a flat overlooking the British Museum in London. He goes to meetings and sleeps with as many attractive women as possible. The May '68 ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Hatton | Stars: John Thaw, Edina Ronay, Louis Mahoney, Anthony Villaroel
Votes: 22
27. Getting Out (1994 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A woman has to put her life back together after getting out of prison.
Director: John Korty | Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Robert Knepper, Carol Mitchell-Leon, Richard Jenkins
Votes: 278
28. Girl Most Likely (2012)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, Darren Criss
Votes: 16,034 | Gross: $1.38M
29. Streets of Justice (1985 TV Movie)
120 min | Crime, Thriller
After bikers kill the wife and son of an auto worker (John Laughlin) and then get off with a light sentence in the court system, he decides to seek his revenge as a clandestine vigilante.
Director: Christopher Crowe | Stars: John Laughlin, Robert Loggia, Lance Henriksen, Jack Thibeau
Votes: 62
30. The January Man (1989)
R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two years after being forced out of NYPD, quirky Nick is rehired by the mayor to catch a serial killer after the 11th murder of a woman.
Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel
Votes: 9,170 | Gross: $4.61M
31. All Night Long (1981)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged executive's lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.
Director: Jean-Claude Tramont | Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid
Votes: 2,000 | Gross: $4.45M
32. Anamorph (2007)
R | 103 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
Director: Henry Miller | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Don Harvey, James Rebhorn
Votes: 9,787 | Gross: $0.01M
33. Twisted (1986)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
Alienated teenager Mark uses his evil genius to manipulate his family and intimidate his peers. When a sensitive neighbor offers to baby sit, her disturbing past make her perfect prey for the reign of electronic terror Mark has in store.
Director: Adam Holender | Stars: Lois Smith, Christian Slater, Dina Merrill, Tandy Cronyn
Votes: 518
34. Firehouse (1996 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A firehouse crew is attacked by an assassin and eventually must accept that the firehouse is to be consolidated with a rescue unit.
Directors: John McNaughton, Alan Smithee | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Lillo Brancato, Morris Chestnut, Edie Falco
Votes: 154
35. Lunch with Archer King
Documentary | Post-production
Who was Archer King? He was a man with a discerning and intuitive instinct for talent, who discovered Hollywood acting legends, distinguished directors, and prominent writers. That gift sustained his astonishing career.
Directors: Eric Mache, Sophia Robbins | Stars: Ron Howard, Martin Sheen, Roman Polanski, Julie Newmar
36.
Boy Meets Girl (1967–1969)
Episode:
The Miracle Summer
(1968)
Romance
Director: John Matthews | Stars: Tandy Cronyn, Nigel Terry, Susan Jameson, Donald Pickering
37.
Shannon (1981–1982)
Episode:
Curtain Calls
(1982)
Drama, Crime
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Kevin Dobson, Tandy Cronyn, Michael Durrell, Charles Fields
38.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Star Quality
(1968)
Comedy, Drama
An aspiring playwright is delighted when a famous star agrees to appear in his new play. At first, that is.
Director: Guy Verney | Stars: Glynis Johns, Robert Hardy, Arne Gordon, Joyce Barbour
39.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Murder: An Even Chance
(1968)
Comedy, Drama
A young white couple visiting a friend's flat in Harlem NY find themselves marooned there just as race riots start. The empty flat could be their only sanctuary during the mayhem... but then the flat has more visitors.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Earl Cameron, Tandy Cronyn, Peter Egan, Charles Hyatt
40.
Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode:
The Second Shepherds' Play
(1954)
Drama, History, Music
The program has four segments: (1) "The Second Shepherds' Play" (performance of the famous medieval mystery play), (2) "Vienna Choir Boys" (carols by the Vienna Boys Choir), (3) "Children's Books" (readings of children's stories), and (4) "A House of Cards" (short drama revolving around greetings cards).
Directors: Tad Danielewski, Roger Englander, Seymour Robbie | Stars: Alistair Cooke, Christopher Cronyn, Hume Cronyn, Tandy Cronyn
41.
Guiding Light (1952–2009)
Episode:
Episode dated 14 August 1995
(1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance
Spaulding Enterprises hires Susan Bates. Alan discovers the missing Reva living in an Amish community with the Blume family. A presumed dead Brent resurfaces in Springfield disguised as a woman Marian Crane.
Stars: Frank Beaty, Nancy Bell, Tandy Cronyn, Amy Ecklund
42.
Seaway (1965–1966)
Episode:
A Medal for Mirko
(1965)
Adventure, Drama
A ship suddenly stops in the waterway and Fox wants King to investigate why. It turns out the reason goes back to a war crime committed in Yugoslavia during the second world war and Fox wants to stop a murder.
Director: Abraham Polonsky | Stars: Stephen Young, Austin Willis, Edward Binns, Émile Genest