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1.
The Lazarus Man (1996)
Episode:
Awakening: Part 1
(1996)
44 min | Mystery, Western
A former bodyguard of President Lincoln digs his way out of a grave but has amnesia. He gets involved with a group of Civil War veterans who want to assassinate Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Director: Johnny E. Jensen | Stars: Robert Urich, Elizabeth Dennehy, David Marshall Grant, John Diehl
Votes: 14
2.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
Dear Is a Four Letter Word
(1970)
30 min | Comedy
John is taken to task by his wife Ellen as she believes he has a communication problem with daughter Lydia. This is reinforced when John is called to school to talk to the principal.
Director: John Rich | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Alan Oppenheimer
Votes: 9
3.
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode:
Message at Noon
(1967)
22 min | Western
The Sonnetts talk to a sheriff who knows Jim, hoping to learn where he is. The sheriff is unsure of their intentions so he doesn't tell them Jim is expected next day. But Jim encounters a challenger before he gets there and has to reroute.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Jason Evers, Strother Martin
Votes: 27
4.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
100 Klicks Out
(1991)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, History, War
April 25-30, 1975. K.C., now running a successful nightclub in Bangkok, Thailand, gets a call from Trieu Au, her daughter's nanny in Saigon, for help. K.C. flies out to Saigon to help get ... See full summary »
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 43
5.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
Hello Goodbye
(1991)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama, History, War
Youngstown, Ohio, 1988. Boonie throws a reunion of all the China Beach veterans. Among the attendees are McMurphy and Joe Arenburg and their baby daughter, Beckett and his wife and teenage ... See full summary »
Director: John Sacret Young | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 53
6.
The Lazarus Man (1996)
Episode:
Awakening: Part 2
(1996)
44 min | Mystery, Western
After being taking in by a family and nursed back to health, Lazarus bonds with a young boy and comes to the aid of his family against a group of corrupt former soldiers.
Director: Johnny E. Jensen | Stars: Robert Urich, Elizabeth Dennehy, David Marshall Grant, John Diehl
Votes: 9
7.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
Darn That Dream
(1970)
Comedy
When his young daughter has nightmares, John Monroe eases her fears with a soothing story about their unusual ghostly relatives who filled their house with the creaks and odd noises that ... See full summary »
Director: John Rich | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 10
8.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
Little Girls Are Sugar & Spice, and Not Always Nice!
(1969)
Comedy
John desperately tries to not be beaten by his daughter in a game of chess.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Oscar Beregi Jr.
Votes: 15
9. My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
John Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia.
Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 478
10. The Watcher (1995)
Drama
The Watcher is an all-seeing presence that watches over the denizens of Las Vegas. Every week a different tale is followed, usually about the dark side of life, with the help of limousine driver Lori Danforth.
Stars: Sir Mix A Lot, Bobbie Phillips, Rusty Meyers, Larry Gamell Jr.
Votes: 67
11.
The Watcher (1995)
Episode:
Pilot
(1995)
Drama
Director: John McPherson | Stars: Frank Jay Allison, Bill Bolender, Michelle Caudel, Aaron Davis
Votes: 10
12. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A bounty hunter rides the Old West, fighting bad guys, many with futuristic-type gadgets.
Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 9,239
13.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
Bye Bly
(1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A naked beauty appears in Brisco's hotel room and explains to him that she is a time traveler from the future, and that her race created the orbs. She pleads to him that the future is in his hands, but he must stop John Bly that night.
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 174
14.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
High Treason: Part 2
(1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of Prof. Albert Wickwire, Brisco County Jr. and Lord Bowler manage to fake their deaths and escape. Now on the run, they must prove that a rogue general is behind everything, before his deadly posse tracks them down.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 140
15.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
One Small Step
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, History, War
Boonie is shipped back to the USA after his jeep accident and has to deal physically and emotionally with the loss of part of his right leg while trying to help his fellow disabled vets ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Dubin | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 27
16.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Middle Years
(1970)
30 min | Comedy
Monroe is having a time of being stressed and overworked. When a beautiful neighbor Mrs. Bessinger moves in Monroe relaxes by indulging in mid-life fantasies.
Director: Danny Arnold | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Lee Meriwether
Votes: 11
17. China Beach (1988–1991)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama, History, War
The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.
Stars: Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger, Brian Wimmer, Oliver Theess
Votes: 3,546
18.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
High Treason: Part 1
(1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The calvary arrests Brisco County Jr. and Lord Bowler under the accusation of high treason. They are to be promptly court martialed and executed by firing squad. Can they prove their innocence before it's too late?
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 136
19.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
Pilot
(1993)
TV-14 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Brisco County Jr. is hired by the attorney of a group of robber barons to track down and apprehend the infamous John Bly and his gang, a job that was previously entrusted to his late father Brisco County Sr.
Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Dan Gerrity, Christian Clemenson
Votes: 363
20.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
I Could Have Danced All Night... But Didn't
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama, History, War
Portland, Oregon, 1983. McMurphy meets Joe Arenburg, a band drummer and the best man at a wedding where she is the maid of honor, triggering a flashback to 1969 with Dr. Richard during his ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 34
21.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
One Giant Leap
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, History, War
China Beach, July 1969. Times have changed at China Beach where Boonie forgoes his beach party lifestyle for drugs and anti-war slogans, while Beckett entertains Sweet Hula, the lead singer... See full summary »
Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 31
22.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Shrike and the Chipmunks
(1969)
Comedy
John has a very low opinion of children's authors and is unhappy when assigned to work with a famous writer who has written a series of kid's books. Unfortunately, things don't go well.
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 9
23.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
Monroe the Misogynist
(1970)
Comedy
Monroe is accused by his wife and editor Hamilton of being a woman hater with his cartoons as evidence. That disturbs him, causing him to reexamine his approach to his work.
Director: Allen Baron | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 9
24.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Human Being and the Dinosaur
(1970)
Comedy
Lydia has a disagreement with a neighborhood boy and lands a solid punch on the lad. Her father John tries to explain how humans have evolved from setting things with violence despite being provoked by the boy's bellicose father.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 9
25.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
Bounty Hunters' Convention
(1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Brisco, Lord Bowler, and Socrates Poole travel to an unpopulated island for a bounty hunters convention, but soon after they arrive they discover that someone is trying to systematically kill all of the attendees.
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 166
26.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
Juice
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama, History, War
Miami, Florida, August 1972. Dr. Richard and his fiancée, Dr. Colleen Flaherty, are attending a medical convention during the anti-war demonstrations at the Republican convention when he ... See full summary »
Director: John Sacret Young | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 31
27.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
A.K.A. Kansas
(1993)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Brisco poses as gunslinger Kansas Wily Stafford in order to get close to Dixie Cousin's ex-husband Doc McCoy, who has been hired by John Bly to steal the U.S. Army's top secret "super cannon".
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 168
28.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
Crystal Hawks
(1993)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Every bounty hunter in the land is tracking Brisco after he is wrongly accused of murder. On the run, Brisco himself is hot on the trail of John Bly and enlists the help of Crystal Hawks, a... See full summary »
Director: Win Phelps | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 174
29.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
Rewind
(1991)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, History, War
1985. Karen Lanier is traveling across the USA making a short documentary film about Vietnam for a high school project and meets all of the principal characters including Dr. Richard, ... See full summary »
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 37
30.
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode:
Sunday in Paradise
(1967)
Western
In the town of Paradise, Will reconnects with an old friend who still owns a brothel. She is looked down upon by the very men of the town who have unpaid accounts. Rather than have them pay up, she just asks them to help build a church.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Joan Blondell, Ed Bakey
Votes: 19
31.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
Child's Play
(1970)
Comedy
Monroe breaks a picnic date with daughter Lydia and is bothered by her disappointment. He imagines 3 different older versions of Lydia and how their relationship evolved.
Director: John Rich | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 9
32.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Mea Culpa Bit
(1970)
Comedy
When John is working Lydia's frequent interruptions slow him down so he chases her from his study. But when she accidentally breaks her arm he feels responsible. But so does everyone else.
Director: John Rich | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 8
33.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Disenchanted
(1969)
30 min | Comedy
Lydia runs away from home feeling she is being treated unfairly. Her father allows it to teach her a lesson, but becomes concerned to see her seriousness.
Director: Danny Arnold | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 15
34. The Thorn Birds (1983)
Unrated | 122 min | Drama, Romance
In the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown
Votes: 10,199
35.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
And Baby Makes Three
(1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Brisco, Bowler, and Dixie protect a baby that was left with Dixie by Pete Hutter. They learn that the baby is Emperor and heir to all of China and that the Black Lotus gang and it's leader want the baby so they can rule China through him.
Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 136
36.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
Brisco for the Defense
(1993)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An old friend who is on trial for murder insists that Brisco defends him as his lawyer even though he hasn't handled any kind of criminal case in over five years.
Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 182
37.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
Riverboat
(1993)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Brisco comes to Socrates aid after he gets into trouble running up a gambling debt with one of the men who killed Brisco's father. And with a little friendly persuasion, Lord Bowler and Dixie Cousins are more than willing to help out.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 204
38.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
Quest
(1991)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, History, War
Santa Cruz, California, Christmas 1976. K.C. has made it back to the USA to start her life over and she asks McMurphy to help get her back on her feet financially. K.C. then glimpses a view... See full summary »
Director: John Sacret Young | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 37
39.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
Through and Through
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama, History, War
Portland, Oregon, 1985. McMurphy, now married to Joe Arenburg and settled down, seeks therapy for her sudden relapse into alcoholism when she starts to experience nightmarish flashbacks to ... See full summary »
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Nancy Giles
Votes: 31
40.
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode:
End of the Rope
(1968)
Western
Jeff and Will arrive in a town and hear that Jim Sonnett will soon hang there. Jeff visits him in jail, giving him his first glimpse of his dad. Jim is accused of robbing and murdering a rancher. Will finds a hole in the prosecution case.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Jason Evers, Don Haggerty
Votes: 23
41.
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode:
Of Lasting Summers and Jim Sonnett
(1967)
22 min | Western
Hearing Jim Sonnett is to be hanged, Will and Jeff hurry to a Western town. A man says he is Jim. Will disputes it but Jeff believes. The Sheriff fears they will try to break him out. The carnival atmosphere in the town unhinges Jeff.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Paul Richards, Peter Whitney
Votes: 19
42.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Ghost and Mr. Monroe
(1969)
30 min | Comedy
John quits when one his cartoons is rejected. Announcing he's going to write a book John instead fantasizes that he is in the world of high finance but finds out he is cut out for creating humorous drawings.
Director: Danny Arnold | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 12
43.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Fourth Estate
(1970)
Comedy
John is upset when his editor Hamilton rejects one of his cartoons. To add to the insult, one of his submissions is turned down at his daughter Lydia's school by Patrick who runs the school paper.
Director: John Rich | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 10
44.
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Episode:
Part 3
(1983)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
To move on with her life, Meggie leaves Drogheda; however, on the velvety sands of a remote haven, Ralph yields under the burden of choice, as Meggie's graceful body intertwines with his. Is he willing to renounce his beliefs for her sake?
Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Jean Simmons
Votes: 173
45.
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Episode:
Part 4
(1983)
Unrated | 144 min | Drama, Romance
Nineteen long years after their union, Cardinal de Bricassart returns to Drogheda. Once more, Meggie stands powerless before God's will, as tragedy befalls the Clearys. All her life, she waged war against God. Is she punished for loving?
Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Ken Howard
Votes: 177
46.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Mating Dance
(1969)
Comedy
Lydia's escort Leonard is an uncouth young bully who gave a black eye to Elbert, a smart, sensitive boy in love with Lydia. John teaches Elbert lessons on standing up to bullies learned from his scrappy great grandfather.
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 10
47. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
PG | 135 min | Drama, Western
Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George, Bill McKinney
Votes: 79,880 | Gross: $31.80M
48. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
Stars: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Stan Shaw
Votes: 2,786
49. Firehouse (1974)
30 min | Adventure
Los Angeles firefighters battle blazes and perform daring rescues.
Stars: James Drury, Richard Jaeckel, Michael DeLano, Brad David
Votes: 60
50.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
Episode:
Deep in the Heart of Dixie
(1993)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Dixie Cousins has in her possession a cylinder recording of an incriminating conversation between John Bly and a high ranking politician. Brisco must find her to see to it that the recording does not fall into the wrong hands.
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 185