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1.
Hollywood and the Stars (1963– )
Episode:
The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 1
(1964)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine
Votes: 113
2.
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966–1987)
Episode:
The Unexpected Voyage of Pepito and Cristobal
(1969)
60 min | Documentary, Adventure
Stars: Rod Serling, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 9
3. Heroes of Rock and Roll (1979 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Music
Jeff Bridges hosts and narrates a comprehensive documentary chronicling 25 years of music and youth in action. Featuring rarely-seen performances, newsreels, film trailers, interviews, rehearsals and private footage.
Directors: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt | Stars: Jeff Bridges, The Animals, The Band, The Beatles
Votes: 43
4.
National Geographic Specials (1965– )
Episode:
The Lonely Dorymen: Portugal's Men of the Sea
(1968)
60 min | Documentary, History
A documentary showing the adventurous lives of Portuguese cod fishermen in the ice cold sea of Greenland.
Director: George Sluizer | Star: Alexander Scourby
Votes: 11
5.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
What Rough Beast
(1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Catherine is attacked in the park by two men disguised as policemen. Naturally, Vincent comes to her rescue but it soon becomes apparent that this event was a setup to get Vincent out in ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 73
6. National Geographic Specials (1965– )
60 min | Documentary, History
For over 30 years, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.
Stars: Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, Richard Kiley, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 339
8. The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966–1987)
60 min | Documentary, Adventure
The aquatic explorations of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso.
Stars: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Rod Serling, Georges Wilson, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 480
9. Hollywood and the Stars (1963– )
30 min | Documentary
Hollywood and the Stars was a 1963 NBC television documentary series.
Stars: Joseph Cotten, John Huston, Paul Newman, Sharon Tate
Votes: 198
10. That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Featurette featuring nine MGM stars of the golden age talking about their experiences at the studio.
Director: David Engel | Stars: Granville Van Dusen, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse
Votes: 64
11. Untamed Frontier (1967–1975)
30 min | Documentary
This show, about wild animals and peoples, was shown regularly between January and August 1969 and then went into syndication.
Stars: Philip Carey, Alan Small
Votes: 15
12.
National Geographic Specials (1965– )
Episode:
Yankee Sails Across Europe
(1967)
60 min | Documentary, History
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Irving Johnson, Electa Johnson, Alexander Scourby
Votes: 8
13. The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Documentary, History, Music
The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.
Stars: Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Pete Townshend
Votes: 132
14. Biography (1961–1964)
30 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A show that tells someone's life story every interesting episode at a time.
Stars: Mike Wallace, Charles A. Lindbergh, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden
Votes: 98
15. ABC Late Night (1973–1976)
90 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
ABC's Wide World of Entertainment is a late night block of programs created by the ABC television network.
Stars: Steve Allen, Jack Carter, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford
Votes: 174
16. A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show (2005 Video)
48 min | Music
A very special collection of classic Christmas moments from The Ed Sullivan Show. Featuring performances by Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis, The Muppets, The Supremes, and many more.
Directors: John Moffitt, Robert Schwartz, Andrew Solt, John Wray | Stars: The Ames Brothers, Paul Anka, Ross Bagdasarian, Count Basie
Votes: 13
17.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
Trial
(1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Catherine is put in charge of a murder case in court, and to bring justice to a five year old murdered son.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 67
18.
National Geographic Specials (1965– )
Episode:
Dr. Leakey and the Dawn of Man
(1966)
60 min | Documentary, History
Director: Guy Blanchard | Stars: Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, Masai Tribesmen of Olduvai Gorge Tanzania Africa, Alexander Scourby
Votes: 10
19.
Elvis: The Great Performances (1990– )
Episode:
Vol. 1: Center Stage
(1990)
52 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Andrew Solt | Stars: George Klein, Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley
Votes: 57
20.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Just One of Those Things
(1999)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Gary begins to experience medical problems stemming from his frequent lying to Erica about his whereabouts. He decides to come clean and tell her about the newspaper and his heroic acts. ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis
Votes: 68
21.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Weather Girl
(1999)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A pretty television weather girl seems to always forecast wrong, so Gary steps in to help. After days of helping, the newspaper stops giving the weather forecast, and the reporter gets fired just as a major storm is about it hit.
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fyvush Finkel, Maria Pitillo
Votes: 68
22. That's Entertainment! (1974)
G | 135 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
Various MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history.
Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Peter Lawford
Votes: 5,423 | Gross: $26.89M
23. Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A biography of the rock music star.
Director: Andrew Solt | Stars: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Votes: 5,180 | Gross: $3.75M
24. My Life and Times (1991– )
30 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Ben Miller is an elderly man living in a nursing home in the year 2035, who frequently reminisces about his past in this sentimental critically acclaimed series. Each episode is set in a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Irwin, Megan Mullally, Helen Hunt, Matt McGrath
Votes: 56
25. Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1997 Video)
Not Rated | 16 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about the making of Disney's Animated Classic.
Stars: Brian Cummings, Ken Anderson, Frank Armitage, Madge Blake
Votes: 78
26.
The Blue and the Gray (1982)
Episode:
Part 2
(1982)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, History, War
May 1862 the War between the States continues with the Peninsula Campaign. The Hales and the Geysers attend a barn dance. Luke Hale joins the Confederate Balloon Corps. Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Stacy Keach, John Hammond, Julia Duffy, Robin Gammell
Votes: 49
27. Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982–1986)
60 min | Documentary, Family, History
Strange occurrences, odd historical facts and unusual artistic and social activities are explored.
Stars: Jack Palance, Holly Palance, Cathie Shirriff, Marie Osmond
Votes: 499
28.
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Episode:
Good Rockin' Tonight
(1995)
60 min | Documentary, History, Music
Rock and Roll goes mainstream and becomes popular with white teenagers and faces opposition, particularly from older adults who see it as a corrupting influence.
Director: Bud Friedgen | Stars: Hank Ballard, Milton Berle, Chuck Berry, Bono
Votes: 152
29.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Collision
(1998)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Gary must find ways to prevent a collision which originally kills 13 people but has no definitive cause. However, as the deadline approaches, he is able to eliminate some of the victims but has trouble preventing a death toll.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Kristy Swanson, Billie Worley
Votes: 68
30.
The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode:
Dead Pigeon
(1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An undercover cop is murdered and Hammer is framed for his murder. In the middle is Sheila Forbes, the cop's wife and Hammer's former girlfriend. Hammer has to find out who really did the murder and why.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams
Votes: 31
31. Early Edition (1996–2000)
TV-PG | 41 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
His name is Gary Hobson. He gets tomorrow's newspaper today. He doesn't know how. He doesn't know why. All he knows is when the early edition hits his doorstep, he has twenty-four hours to set things right.
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens, Billie Worley
Votes: 12,857
32. This Is Elvis (1981)
PG | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations. Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and death.
Directors: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt | Stars: Elvis Presley, David Scott, Paul Boensch III, Johnny Harra
Votes: 1,643 | Gross: $2.03M
33.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Deadline
(1998)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The paper tells Gary that a man , named Ricky Brown is going to be executed tomorrow. Gary learns that the previous recipient of the paper, Lucious Snow tried to help Brown but couldn't and... See full summary »
Director: Scott Paulin | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, John Allen Nelson, Lisa Darr
Votes: 60
34.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Teen Angels
(1998)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Gary poses as a high school substitute teacher in order to prevent a school shooting. However, when his newspaper is torn up and lost, he is unable to pinpoint who the shooter is.
Director: James Quinn | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Kristy Swanson, Billie Worley
Votes: 65
35.
The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode:
Little Miss Murder
(1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A private school girl hires Hammer to find her father, a man who was the getaway driver for a hotel robbery to order to fund his daughter's school fees. The solution goes all the way up the social ladder to a senate candidate.
Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams
Votes: 34
36. The Blue and the Gray (1982)
TV-PG | 381 min | Drama, History, War
America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.
Stars: Stacy Keach, John Hammond, Julia Duffy, Robin Gammell
Votes: 1,866
37. That's Entertainment! III (1994)
G | 113 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
Third installment in the "That's Entertainment" series, featuring scenes from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929," "Brigadoon," "Singin' In The Rain," and many more MGM films.
Directors: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 1,771 | Gross: $0.27M
38. Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
PG | 99 min | Documentary, Music
This lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock 'n' roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the '70s. Although the musicians have aged, the performances... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Abel, Sidney Levin | Stars: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chubby Checker
Votes: 400 | Gross: $1.51M
39. Elvis on Tour (1972)
G | 93 min | Documentary, Music
Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
Directors: Robert Abel, Pierre Adidge | Stars: Elvis Presley, Bill Baize, Estell Brown, James Burton
Votes: 1,874
40. Kifaru... The Black Rhino (1970)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Irwin Rosten | Stars: E.G. Marshall, John Goddard, Shelley Goddard
Votes: 7
41.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Pinch Hitters
(1999)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Gary finds himself quarantined when he comes in contact with an animal that could be a carrier. So he asks Marissa to take care of something in the paper so she asks her boyfriend Emmett to... See full summary »
Director: Todd Pfeiffer | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis
Votes: 62
42.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
(1999)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Chuck comes for a visit and offers to take Gary to a Cubs game wherein a promising rookie Pedro Mendoza is going to play. But Gary finds himself trying to help the owner of a restaurant who... See full summary »
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens, Billie Worley
Votes: 68
43. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Experience the magic and adventure from Walt Disney world of color.
Stars: David Sparrow, Will Friedle, Joe Dinicol, Laurie Murdoch
Votes: 1,064
44.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Saint Nick
(1998)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Gary becomes jealous when Erica begins to date a doctor who is beloved by everyone. He later gets the "Early Edition" and realizes that he must save his "competition" from a deadly fire.
Director: James Quinn | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Kristy Swanson, Billie Worley
Votes: 67
45.
The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode:
Mike's Baby
(1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin. Searching for the boy's mother, Hammer finds her overdosed on heroin and strychnine. Who killed her, who's the boy's father and why did she really die?
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams
Votes: 28
46. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
G | 133 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.
Director: Gene Kelly | Stars: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 2,435 | Gross: $6.54M
47. Twist of Fate (1989)
240 min | Drama
An attempted assassination plot against Hitler sends one of his trusted SS officers into hiding as a Jew (thanks to plastic surgery and false papers) in a concentration camp. After the camp... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Cross, John Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Freeman
Votes: 375
48. Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Henry Fonda reminisces about the stars and pictures of the glory days of Tinseltown.
Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart
Votes: 34
49.
Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode:
Number One with a Bullet
(1999)
TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
C-Roc is a famous rapper whose career has begun to stall, so on his latest tour he includes a stop at his hometown to get a feel for his 'roots' again. Unbeknownst to Gary, Marissa grew up ... See full summary »
Director: David Petrarca | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis
Votes: 63
50. That's Dancing! (1985)
G | 105 min | Documentary, Musical
The history of dance depicted on film.
Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Kelly
Votes: 1,172 | Gross: $4.21M