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1.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Ella Mae
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A moving tribute to Lynne Thigpen who died shortly before this episode. It mirrors her sudden death in real life. The writers have allowed you to believe she lives on by donating her heart.... See full summary »
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 64
2.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
The D.C. Strangler
(2001)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Temple leads an investigation to catch the D.C. Strangler, a serial killer who's strangling prostitutes.
Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Jayne Brook, Lynne Thigpen
Votes: 65
3.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
The Kindness of Strangers
(2003)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Noland searches for his 12-year-old niece when she's lured away by a suspected pedophile.
Director: Christopher Taylor | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 745
4. The Veronica Exclusive (2015– )
PG-13 | Comedy, Drama
Based on the 80's black comedy, Heathers (1988), and its musical adaptation, Heathers: The Musical (2014), The Veronica Exclusive is a modern twist on the old cult teen film.
Stars: Casey Nicole Caplin, Megan Lambie, Lizzy Phipps, Kadi Brazil
Votes: 22
5.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Into the Sunset
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Chief packs his things and heads off on his motorcycle into the sunset of Arizona. While playing golf, Cujo finds a severed finger when searching for Mannion's golf ball. Mannion bring ... See full summary »
Director: Craig T. Nelson | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 41
6.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
The Devil You Know...
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion's replacement makes an error in judgment that leads to an innocent woman's death, so to get his job back, Mannion puts his team together to take down a notorious drug dealer.
Director: James Keach | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 647
7.
Outlander (2014– )
Episode:
Savages
(2018)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Claire's medical expertise proves invaluable, but she begins to fear for her life when tragedy strikes her patients' household. Jamie and Young Ian travel to a nearby town to recruit settlers for Fraser's Ridge.
Director: Denise Di Novi | Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin
Votes: 2,533
8.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Jack's Back
(2003)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion returns to D.C. hoping to get his old job back as chief of police, but the mayor has other ideas.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 24
9.
Icons Unearthed (2022– )
Episode:
Icons Unearthed: Batman - Things Change
(2024)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
After the success of Batman 89, the studio was ready for round two, but their director was not. Given free reign, Burton and his handpicked team went wild.
Director: Benjamin J. Frost | Stars: Robert Wuhl, Constantine Nasr, Denise Di Novi, Billy Weber
Votes: 14
10.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Fools Russian: Part 2
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion is suspended from the district as the FBI continues to investigate his ties to the Russian mafia.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown
Votes: 33
11.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Resurrection
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After getting shot on his boat and falling into the Potomac River, Mannion fights for his life to figure out who's trying to kill him.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 30
12.
Icons Unearthed (2022– )
Episode:
Icons Unearthed: Batman - My Smile is Just Skin Deep
(2024)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
Production is off to a rocky start with an injured star, a troublesome vehicle, and an unyielding suit. Can the producers and director work out their differences to land this film?
Director: Alyssa Michek | Stars: Robert Wuhl, Mark Canton, Billy Weber, Peter MacDonald
Votes: 15
13.
Sneaky Pete (2015–2019)
Episode:
Buffalo Soldiers
(2018)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After Marius' "Roosevelt Buffalo" plan works too well, the heist's fate is left in Pete's hands. Carly and Audrey investigate Marius and Maggie's motives for returning to the family. Julia ... See full summary »
Director: Denise Di Novi | Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Libe Barer
Votes: 600
14.
Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode:
Dream On
(2018)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Ray struggles to get the help he so desperately needs, causing Bridget to learn some hard truths about her father. Ray makes a move to save both Novak's campaign and Mac's life. Mickey sees an opportunity to recoup some of his losses.
Director: Denise Di Novi | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Kate Moennig
Votes: 787
15.
Outlander (2014– )
Episode:
Blood of My Blood
(2018)
TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Jamie and Claire are surprised when Lord John Grey drops in on Fraser's Ridge with an unexpected traveling companion; when Grey takes ill, Claire must reconcile her personal feelings with her duties as a doctor.
Director: Denise Di Novi | Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Duncan Lacroix, David Berry
Votes: 2,489
16. Outlander (2014– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.
Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin
Votes: 179,399
17.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
A Southern Town
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion goes to New York for his ex-wife's wedding, while an ex-cop accuses Noland of covering up a case from 30 years ago involving a politician's son.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown
Votes: 32
18.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Thursday
(2001)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a cop drowns saving people from a submerged car, his fellow officers remember their last day with him.
Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 37
19.
Icons Unearthed (2022– )
Episode:
Icons Unearthed: Batman - In Heath's Shadow
(2024)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
On a mission to top his first outing, Nolan pushes his team harder than ever. But when tragedy strikes, no one is prepared.
Director: Brian Volk-Weiss | Stars: Robert Wuhl, Chris Corbould, Steven Begg, Nilo Otero
Votes: 9
20. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Ray Donovan, a professional "fixer" for the rich and famous in Los Angeles, can make anyone's problems disappear except those created by his own family.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Pooch Hall
Votes: 93,632
21.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
On Guard
(2004)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The estranged husband of Jack Mannion's fencing instructor, Sonya, turns up and causes a scene outside the school and Jack intervenes. Later Sonya phones Jack to say that her husband is ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Ann Fogle | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 21
22.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Passing Time
(2004)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The team investigates a shooting of a doctor by an angry family member who thinks their terminally ill mother died too soon. As the investigation proceeds the team uncovers what appears to ... See full summary »
Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 24
23.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
The Real Terrorist
(2000)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The FBI gives the police an order to participate in a rehearsal for a possible terrorist attack.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Jayne Brook, Lynne Thigpen
Votes: 32
24.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Back in the Saddle
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Debreno is assigned to protect a popular singer who received a death threat for performing at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Director: Ricardo Méndez Matta | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 25
25.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Bloodlines
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion trails a killer targeting interracial couples, one of which was a black councilman married to a white woman.
Director: Pam Veasey | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 26
26.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Goodbye, Jenny
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion comforts a friend dying from AIDS.
Director: Christopher Taylor | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 23
27.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
New World
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A respected Vietnamese colonel is suspected of running a sex-slave operation using kidnapped Asian girls when one is found dead.
Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown
Votes: 23
28.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Night Shift
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Nancy goes back on patrol to investigate a shooting death outside a trendy restaurant owned by a man who's supposedly the victim of a carjacking ring.
Director: Julian Chojnacki | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 26
29.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Oil and Water
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion heads to Paris and follows the Government official he suspects is behind the attempt on his life.
Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 25
30.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Old Wounds
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion gets another chance to capture a contract killer who eluded him 25 years ago when the hit man emerges in D.C.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 25
31.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Payback
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion tries to stop a gang war while negotiating the release of two officers captures by one of the gangs.
Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 30
32.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Rage
(2003)
TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The mayor blames Mannion for riots in the streets when the chief refuses to fire an officer accused of committing police brutality.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 31
33.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Rage Against the Machine
(2001)
TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion tries to reunite a troubled boy in foster care with his mother, who's in prison on drug charges.
Director: Damon Santostefano | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown
Votes: 29
34.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Small Packages
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
At Christmastime, Temple and Debreno look for three men disguised as elves who stole a mission truck full of donations to help feed 2000 homeless people.
Director: Jim Chory | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 34
35.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
The Second Man
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Noland faces a possible suspension and lawsuit when he shoots a college student he thought was about to rob a convenience store.
Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 19
36.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Where There's Smoke
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion takes on a powerful city commissioner he suspects is partly to blame for a shrinking budget that has forced the chief to lay off officers, but the mayor is so upset with the move, he looks for an excuse to fire the chief.
Director: Christopher Taylor | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 23
37.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Blind Eye
(2003)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion discovers an underground system of justice in a neighborhood whose citizens are tired of unfair treatment by the police and the courts.
Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 23
38.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Breath of Life
(2004)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A policeman is run over while investigating a parked car. Sergeant Brander rushes to the scene and gives mouth to mouth to the cop in an attempt to save his life. Later in hospital it's ... See full summary »
Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 26
39.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Criminally Insane
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Things between Mannion and the mayor get even more intense when the mayor's mentally disturbed disappears after two cops take him to a hospital.
Director: Jim Chory | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 22
40.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Free Byrd
(2003)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An ex-convict is suspected of killing his girlfriend when she's found dead after falling from a third-story apartment window.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 22
41.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Hollow Spaces
(2003)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The teen who was the recipient of Ella Farmer's heart is a suspect in a gas-station robbery where the owner was killed, but the boy claims innocence.
Director: Christopher Taylor | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 22
42.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Jupiter for Sale
(2003)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The city panics when a serial killer who murdered 11 people in 1985 but was never caught is reportedly responsible a recent slaying similar to his past crimes, especially when a letter is supposedly written by the killer claiming credit.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 29
43.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Open Season
(2004)
TV-14 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Deputy Chief Noland's doctors fight for his life in surgery while Manion and team continue to shake down the El Salvadoran gang to find the Deputy Chief's attacker. The trail leads to the ... See full summary »
Director: Blake T. Evans | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 27
44.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Sacrifices
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Headquarters is put under quarantine when Brander and Temple are exposed to a suspected terrorist brought in with a potentially deadly virus.
Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 25
45.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Shades of Gray
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion is under political pressure to reinstate a police commander he demoted for his poor job performance.
Director: Jim Chory | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 27
46.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
The Most Dangerous Job
(2001)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion promises to provide better protection to cab drivers after one shoots a passenger he thought was trying to rob him.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown
Votes: 30
47.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
This Too Shall Pass
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A local reporter's body is found at an abandoned building and the evidence suggests that a paraplegic is the murderer.
Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 23
48.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Worst Block
(2000)
TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mannion is met with resistance in trying to clean up the worst block in the city.
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Justin Theroux, Jayne Brook, Lynne Thigpen
Votes: 34
49. Sneaky Pete (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate Pete, and reuniting with Pete's estranged family, which threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he's escaping.
Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Libe Barer
Votes: 40,706
50.
The District (2000–2004)
Episode:
Daughter for Daughter
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dimitri Putin kidnaps Mannion's daughter and claims he's willing to trade her for his own daughter, who's in a witness-protection program.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Votes: 25