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1. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,587
2.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Hollow Boy
(1991)
55 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A lonely German-American boy, whose bigoted parents want him to constantly work in their bakery, finds solace in a close-knit, musically-gifted Jewish-American family in the apartment across from his.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Alexis Arquette, Marty Finkelstein, Kathleen Widdoes, Alexandra Becker
Votes: 20
3. Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.
Stars: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, Leslie Morris
Votes: 7,538
4.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Life, Death, Eternity
(1981)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Frank risks a promotion to commander by pursuing an investigation that links a city councilman from another district to the murder of a prostitute. Belker is harassed by a new anti-Semitic cop.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 150
5.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin
(1981)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Furillo continues to push the investigation of a well-respected city councilman even after it become apparent that it will cost him a promotion. LaRue's dream for a business gets destroyed.... See full summary »
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 148
6.
Son of the Morning Star (1991)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1991)
PG-13 | Biography, History, Western
Director: Mike Robe | Stars: Gary Cole, Rosanna Arquette, Stanley Anderson, Edward Blatchford
Votes: 14
7.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Fecund Hand Rose
(1981)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Furillo angrily agrees to use his men to protect corrupt cop turned informant Ralph Macafee from a possible assassination attempt. Esterhaus has second thoughts about his upcoming marriage ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 157
8.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Gatorbait
(1981)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Furillo considers leaving the station to run for commander. Renko and Hill investigate the murder of a 15-year old prostitute. LaRue and Washington decide to play a practical joke on Hunter.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 154
9.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Up in Arms
(1981)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Renko gets upset when the lie detector test for his shooting suspect comes up inconclusive. Esterhaus meets with a criminal that he helped put away. Furillo feels that the news crew is to ... See full summary »
Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 178
10. Blue Velvet (1986)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
Votes: 216,075 | Gross: $8.55M
11.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Presidential Fever
(1981)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The President of the United States wants to visit the Hill, and the station has to deal with how to make it happen.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 235
12.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Bound for Glory
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Kelsey stands before Judge Grace Van Owen in a wrongful death suit in representing the parents of a deceased black youth, killed by a skinhead, who are suing the skinhead's parents. ... See full summary »
Director: Win Phelps | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 37
13.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Silent Cry
(1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Two young brothers, deserted by their parents and desperately trying to stay together, run away from the Sleepy Eye orphanage on the eve of an adoption that will separate them, and find an ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 268
14.
Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode:
The Outcast
(1992)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Overworked and distracted, Ben decides to retire and go fishing where he encounters a dead farmhand in an unfriendly town.
Director: Frank Thackery | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Votes: 139
15.
McClain's Law (1981–1982)
Episode:
Requiem for a Narc
(1981)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When an undercover cop, who's the son of an old friend of McClain's, is killed by a drug dealer he was working on. McClain tries to get the man but because of a legal technicality, the man ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Smithee | Stars: James Arness, Marshall Colt, George DiCenzo, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 8
16.
Son of the Morning Star (1991)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1991)
PG-13 | Biography, History, Western
Director: Mike Robe | Stars: Gary Cole, Rosanna Arquette, Stanley Anderson, Edward Blatchford
Votes: 16
17. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
-Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion, and vibe, "Miami Vice" follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of Miami, Florida.
Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Olivia Brown
Votes: 30,282
18. McClain's Law (1981–1982)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Jim McClain was a cop and after being injured and deemed unfit for duty he was retired and for the past fifteen years was working on a fishing boat. One day he and his partner sell their ... See full summary »
Stars: James Arness, Marshall Colt, George DiCenzo, Carl Franklin
Votes: 88
19. Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 26,957
20. Three's Company (1976–1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.
Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Richard Kline
Votes: 17,156
21. Ties to Rachel (1997)
Drama, Romance
A montage of three intertwined stories set in a small New England town, all linked to an enigmatic woman named Rachel.
Director: Jon Resnik | Stars: Joanna Adler, Arija Bareikis, Arthur Bridgers, George Dickerson
Votes: 26
22.
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode:
Angel in Hiding
(1980)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The angels are hired to find a model by her father but she turns up murdered. The angels go undercover as models for a modeling agency to find out why she was murdered and by whom.
Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Tanya Roberts, David Doyle
Votes: 209
23.
Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode:
Bad Company
(1987)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of psychopathic neo-Nazis rob a gun store, leaving the shop owner and one of the robbers dead. When Hunter & McCall investigate they find out that a woman who was wounded during the... See full summary »
Director: Charlie Picerni | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Lar Park-Lincoln
Votes: 89
24.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Heroes of the Revolution
(1987)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team is working on a Cuban named Pedroza. They discover another man keeping tabs on him. They learn that he's a Communist agent. He goes to see Gina and tells her that he knew her ... See full summary »
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 359
25. Tucker's Witch (1982–1983)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Tim Matheson and Catherine Hicks star as married couple and private-detective duo Rick and Amanda Tucker. Amanda's psychic abilities prove vital to cracking cases, yet also have a tendency to get the couple into trouble.
Stars: Bill Morey, Alfre Woodard, Barbara Barrie, Tim Matheson
Votes: 236
26.
The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode:
The Perfect Twenty
(1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A fashion model is burnt to death in her apartment in what looks like a robbery gone wrong. When Hammer investigates he realises that there is much more to it. The trail leads to a surprising conclusion.
Director: John Patterson | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams
Votes: 34
27.
Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988)
Episode:
Sledgepoo
(1987)
TV-PG | Action, Comedy
The Earl of Curl beauty parlor is a front for a cat burglar ring targeting wealthy women. Sledge infiltrates the ring by going undercover as a second-story man.
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, Clive Revill
Votes: 121
28.
Tucker's Witch (1982–1983)
Episode:
Terminal Case
(1982)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A political candidate will stop at nothing to be the next mayor, including blackmail and murder. With the aide of a young high school student, Rick and Amanda try to stop him.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Tim Matheson, Catherine Hicks, Bill Morey, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 19
29. The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
Stars: William Katt, Connie Sellecca, Robert Culp, Michael Paré
Votes: 6,638
30. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 417
31. Son of the Morning Star (1991)
PG-13 | 187 min | Biography, History, Western
The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, told from the different perspectives of two women.
Stars: Gary Cole, Rosanna Arquette, Stanley Anderson, Edward Blatchford
Votes: 1,060
32.
Strike Force (1981–2018)
Episode:
Strike Force
(1981)
Action, Crime, Drama
This movie introduces the team in action. After the team captures two gun-toting robbers at a local store, they are assigned a bigger case. Five people have been killed by decapitation. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: Robert Stack, Dorian Harewood, Richard Romanus, Michael Goodwin
Votes: 8
33. Matlock (1986–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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: 9,376
34. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama
The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.
Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 6,487
35. The Flash (1990–1991)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
A police forensic scientist, Barry Allen, battles crimes as the super-fast superhero "The Flash."
Stars: John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert, Vito D'Ambrosio
Votes: 8,175
36. Murder in Texas (1981 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama
Story of Texas heiress Joan Robinson, who married plastic surgeon John Hill. Her father, Ash, is suspicious of Hill, thinking that he married Joan for money, which he used to buy a house ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Farrah Fawcett, Andy Griffith
Votes: 408
37.
The Flash (1990–1991)
Episode:
Sight Unseen
(1991)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
An invisible man gets into Star Labs, and releases a neurotoxin with Tina inside the lab. Then he starts killing scientists who worked on the project. Flash must find the invisible man and save his friend.
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert, Vito D'Ambrosio
Votes: 174
38.
The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983)
Episode:
It's Only Rock and Roll
(1983)
TV-14 | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A bomb threat is called in on a private flight that is transporting Elvira, the popular rock band. After the situation is rectified, Bill must take Elvira's singer under his wing for ... See full summary »
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Judson Scott
Votes: 79
39. The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.
Stars: Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Jack Colvin, Charles Napier
Votes: 16,172
40.
Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode:
Jack's Other Mother
(1981)
TV-PG | Comedy
Jack helps an elderly woman in the apartment complex take her groceries to her apartment. She is so grateful she brings him a thank you gift. Then she gives another, and soon she is constantly around and interfering in his life.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Richard Kline
Votes: 181
41. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.
Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook
Votes: 5,663
42. Strike Force (1981–2018)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Captain Frank Murphy is in charge of a division that only handles the most difficult cases of the Los Angeles police department. He has assembled a diverse team to take on the craftiest criminals.
Stars: Robert Stack, Dorian Harewood, Richard Romanus, Michael Goodwin
Votes: 97
43. Shell Game (1987– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
On the run after a failed con, Dinah finds her ex-husband Riley gone straight with a new identity, producing a consumer affairs show. Against his will, Riley is drawn into conning the bad ... See full summary »
Stars: Margot Kidder, James Read, Rod McCary, Chip Zien
Votes: 26
44.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
Falling Angels
(1980)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
David 'Bannister' takes a job as a handyman at the Chesley Heights home for girls, only to find out the girls are being schooled in the arts of pick pocketing and safe cracking.
Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Annette Charles
Votes: 162
45. The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of Mickey Spillane's classic private eye character.
Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams
Votes: 1,282
46. Cutter's Way (1981)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry
Votes: 7,654 | Gross: $1.73M
47.
House Calls (1979–1982)
Episode:
I'll Be Suing You
(1980)
30 min | Comedy
Kensington is almost the victim of a con artist who fakes an accident.
Director: Mel Ferber | Stars: Wayne Rogers, Lynn Redgrave, Ray Buktenica, David Wayne
Votes: 6
48. The Grump (2014)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
The Grump is a man from the past. A man who knows that everything used to be so much better in the old days. Pretty much everything that's been done after 1953 has always managed to ruin ... See full summary »
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Antti Litja, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, Iikka Forss
Votes: 2,959
49. House Calls (1979–1982)
30 min | Comedy
Having a workplace romance presents challenges, as a surgeon and admin learn. Despite their differences, the two can't help but be drawn together.
Stars: Wayne Rogers, Ray Buktenica, David Wayne, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 145
50. Psycho II (1983)
R | 113 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia
Votes: 31,140 | Gross: $34.73M