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1.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Bea Arthur
(2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Bea Arthur, Conrad Bain, Estelle Getty, Paul Junger Witt
Votes: 209
2.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Vanessa Redgrave
(1998)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Laurent Lederer, Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep
Votes: 44
3.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Angie Dickinson
(2003)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Burt Bacharach, June Blair, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 195
4. Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Comedy
Podcast with Gilbert Gottfried & comedy writer Frank Santopadre with reviews of classic & off-beat movies & tv shows, plus interviews with friends from all corners of showbiz.
Stars: Frank Santopadre, Gilbert Gottfried, Mario Cantone, Michael H. Weber
Votes: 49
5.
ABC Stage 67 (1966–1967)
Episode:
The People Trap
(1966)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
In 2067, due to a population explosion, couples must obtain a special permit in order to have a child.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Vera Miles, Connie Stevens, Lee Grant
Votes: 12
6.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Elizabeth Taylor
(2002)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Kate Burton, Linda Emond, Mia Farrow
Votes: 207
7. Seeing Is Believing: Women Direct (2017)
84 min | Documentary, Short
Four diverse women share the story of how they became directors, what motivates them, how they lead, and how they overcome obstacles to create the most optimal working environment and work that makes a difference.
Director: Cady McClain | Stars: Lesli Linka Glatter, Sarah Gavron, Li Lu, Naima Ramos-Chapman
Votes: 36
8.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
A Love to Remember
(1970)
TV-PG | 73 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
At Forrest University's 25-year reunion, Glenn Howard encounters the beautiful, troubled Edwina Booker who claims Howard jilted her at the senior prom. After a late-night tryst she vanishes... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Colasanto | Stars: Gene Barry, Ray Milland, J.D. Cannon, Tom Bosley
Votes: 10
9. The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Not Rated | 750 min | Documentary
Peter Jennings hosts this 15 part documentary that chronicles the defining events of the 20th century. Through archive footage and hundreds of interviews the series examines 100 years of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Neil Simon, John Updike, Stephen Ambrose
Votes: 106
10.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis
(1977)
90 min | Documentary
Jane Fonda hosts the AFI Life Achievement Awards ceremony honoring Bette Davis featuring clips from her films and the reminiscences of many co-workers.
Stars: Diahnne Abbott, Lou Adler, Eddie Albert, Susan Anspach
Votes: 535
11.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1979)
Drama, History
WWII brings changes to the White House, including Russians as guests. Mrs. Roosevelt brings Maggie back to supervise the visit of Mrs. Chiang Kai-Shek. After all the Roosevelt years, the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 13
12. Inside the Actors Studio (1994– )
TV-PG | 65 min | Talk-Show
Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.
Stars: James Lipton, Ellen Burstyn, Elena Kobylina, Bradley Cooper
Votes: 5,465
13. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 207
14.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
The House of Bernarda Alba
(1960)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A domineering, reclusive and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest... See full summary »
Stars: Lee Grant, Eileen Heckart, Nancy Marchand, Cathleen Nesbitt
Votes: 12
15.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
Best Years: 1946-1952
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
At war's end, the GI's return home. But after four years of war, that home has changed and there lies ahead the task of rebuilding a war torn world. As the only major nation to escape widespread destruction that task falls to the U.S.A.
Stars: Sid Caesar, Charles Champlin, Winston Churchill, Rosenberg. Edna
Votes: 7
16. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,243
17. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 51
18. The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959 TV Movie)
Drama
This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and starring some of the legends of film and television. The collection originally ran as a ... See full summary »
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Conrad Bromberg, Morris Carnovsky, Elsa Freed
Votes: 34
19. Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
60 min | Documentary
The series chronicles the creation of the atomic bomb and the spread of nuclear arms over the following decades. It continues past the dissolution of the Soviet Union to Vladimir Putin's ascent and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Stars: Mary Sarotte, Garrett Graff, Robert Gates, Tom Nichols
Votes: 2,527
20.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Lauren Bacall
(1999)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Roddy McDowall, Phyllis Newman, Gregory Peck
Votes: 60
21.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character
(2007)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
At 10pm every Saturday night, in living rooms and bedrooms across the country, Americans watched The Carol Burnett Show. For 11 years, this wacky performer yelled like Tarzan and won our hearts, with her edgy always sympathetic characters.
Director: Kyra Thompson | Stars: Carol Burnett, Betty White, Kenny Solms, Tim Conway
Votes: 157
22.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1979)
Drama, History
An insecure Harding waffles about assignments, as the Attorney General tries to cover up the Teapot Dome scandal and a superstitious Florence Harding sees signs and omens everywhere. Maggie... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Olivia Cole, Leslie Uggams, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 12
23. Backstairs at the White House (1979)
540 min | Drama, History
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
Stars: Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 490
24. Slattery's People (1964–1965)
60 min | Drama
Jim Slattery enters the state legislature, hopeful that he can make a difference. He finds dealing with endless rules and the majority opposition party frustrates any meaningful change but he stubbornly perseveres.
Stars: Richard Crenna, Paul Geary, Tol Avery, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 118
25.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
None Without Sin
(2003)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Through playwright Arthur Miller and director Elia Kazan, the film explores the blacklist: its origins, the key agents of the Red Scare, and the damage done not only to those subpoenaed, but to America's political system as well.
Director: Michael Epstein | Stars: George Bartenieff, Warren Beatty, Walter Bernstein, Herbert J. Biberman
Votes: 162
26.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1979)
Drama, History
The Depression hits even the White House, with pay cuts for the staff while Mrs. Hoover continues to entertain extravagantly. Maggie collapses but is unwilling to rest. A visitor captures ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 11
27. Mulholland Dr. (1999 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck, an amnesiac woman sets out to learn what happened to her with the help of a wannabe actress.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller
Votes: 9,905
28. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,171
29.
Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode:
For Jimmy, the Best of Everything
(1964)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A patient is brought in suffering from bubonic plague, and the hospital is put under quarantine. Caught in the middle of the crisis are ambitious doctor Jimmy Reynolds and his fiancee, nurse Anita Johnson, who may lose each other.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Jeanne Bates, John Bleifer
Votes: 13
30.
Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode:
For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times
(1964)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Thomas Hardin is a hard-driven businessman who has never had time to enjoy life. When he learns he has very little of it left, he Seeks comfort in a nearby tavern, he makes a last ditch ... See full summary »
Director: Vince Edwards | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Harry Landers, Nick Dennis
Votes: 8
31.
Empty Nest (1988–1995)
Episode:
The Return of Aunt Susan
(1992)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Family
Aunt Susan makes an overdue visit, giving Carol the chance to get to know her better.
Director: Steve Zuckerman | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Kristy McNichol, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure
Votes: 95
32. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch
Votes: 4,698
33.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
The Loner
(1969)
60 min | Drama
A reclusive widow (Lee Grant) tentatively reaches out to a newly orphaned Mexican boy.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, Lee Grant, James Shigeta
Votes: 19
34.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1979)
147 min | Drama, History
In 1909, Maggie starts working at the White House as second maid, but is run ragged with her usual work and extra tasks as a beautician. Daughter Lillian has an operation for her crippled ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Olivia Cole, Leslie Uggams, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 18
35. Laugh-In (1967–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
Stars: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 3,663
36. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 502
37. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 222
38. Baghdad ER (2006 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 64 min | Documentary
Winner of four Emmy(R) Awards, including Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming (Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill)! The 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH)--the U.S. Army's premier ... See full summary »
Directors: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill | Stars: Rhonda Barnes, Terry Basler, Joshua Belmont, Jeffrey Beltran
Votes: 619
39. Gypsy (1965– )
30 min | Talk-Show
A morning television talk show hosted by Gypsy Rose Lee
Stars: Gypsy Rose Lee, June Havoc, Pat Carroll, Richard Deacon
Votes: 46
40.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
The Seagull
(1975)
Not Rated | 120 min | Music, Musical
This quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental ... See full summary »
Director: John J. Desmond | Stars: Blythe Danner, Frank Langella, Lee Grant, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 93
41.
Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
Episode:
The Cat in the Bag Brief
(1967)
60 min | Western
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: John Mills, Sean Garrison, Charles Bronson, Roy Poole
Votes: 6
42.
Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
Episode:
The Gates of Cerberus
(1968)
60 min | Drama
In a rather tragic episode, Judd defends a man who filmed a movie inside a mental institution, a project he began when he was a patient there himself. The institution does not want the film... See full summary »
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 9
43. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 384,063 | Gross: $7.22M
44. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 11,507
45. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
Votes: 83,604 | Gross: $24.38M
46. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
47. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
TV-PG | 90 min | News, Talk-Show
The news show that does personal interest pieces. Anything from interviews with actors, political figures, athletes, musicians, costume designers, fashion designers, restaurant owners, charity heads, kids with special talents
Stars: Jane Pauley, Charles Osgood, Mo Rocca, Lee Cowan
Votes: 1,067
48. Great Ghost Tales (1961)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The last regularly scheduled television series to be broadcast live in the U.S. was hosted by Frank Gallop, and featured dramatizations of ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural,... See full summary »
Stars: Frank Gallop, Robert Duvall, Lee Grant, Walter Matthau
Votes: 54
49. The Neon Ceiling (1971 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stops in a diner in the California desert. She runs up against the diner's owner, a gruff, beer-drinking artist whose ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Gig Young, Lee Grant, Denise Nickerson, Herb Edelman
Votes: 175
50. Golden Showcase (1961–1964)
60 min | Drama
Stars: John Fraser, George C. Scott, Susan Oliver, Louis Hayward
Votes: 15