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1. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The brooding cop has left the DEA and returned to the NYPD. When his latest case ends up involving the thought-dead femme fatale Mona Sax, he finds that his journey through the night is far from over.
Stars: Timothy Gibbs, James McCaffrey, Jonathan Davis, Kathy Tong
Votes: 11,643
2.
H.E.L.P. (1990)
Episode:
Fire Down Below
(1990)
Adventure
Director: Christopher Crowe | Stars: John Mahoney, Tom Bresnahan, David Caruso, Lance Edwards
Votes: 54
3. Mathnet (1987–1992)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
A team of detectives use mathematics and logic to solve crimes.
Stars: Joe Howard, Beverly Leech, Bari K. Willerford, Mary Watson
Votes: 435
4. Square One Television (1987–1992)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A kids anthology show that humorously illustrates various elements of mathematics.
Stars: Joe Howard, Larry Cedar, Cynthia Darlow, Beverly Mickins
Votes: 686
5. Scarface (1983)
R | 170 min | Crime, Drama
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 918,130 | Gross: $45.60M
6.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Terminal
(1997)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man opens fire during the docking of a dinner cruise boat. The Governor appoints a special prosecutor because Schiff refuses to seek the death penalty; McCoy helps Schiff appeal while ... See full summary »
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 320
7.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
One
(2001)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Goren and Eames investigate a robbery at a house that left both of the residents dead.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 668
8.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Myth of Fingerprints
(2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A fingerprint analyst's error put an innocent man in prison. Detectives discover that this may not have been the only error she has made in favor of prosecutors.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 297
9.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Meat Me in the Park
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A little girl disappears at the park, after her father leaves her - or so he thinks - in the care of a friend's nanny for a moment. Connie's brother-in-law is arrested.
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Charlotte Ross
Votes: 109
10.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
The Torrents of Greed: Part 2
(1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After crime boss Frank Masucci's murder case gets thrown out, Stone turns up the heat on the witnesses who played him in order to find charges against Masucci that will stick.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 396
11. Carlito's Way (1993)
R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo
Votes: 232,670 | Gross: $36.95M
12. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,740
13.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Hitman
(2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mob-connected contractor is murdered, and his wife and her lover are connected to a hit man hired to kill him. But the case turns out to be much more complicated than it seems.
Director: Richard Dobbs | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 296
14. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel
Votes: 16,375
15. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This series focuses on the NYPD's Major Case Squad, a force of detectives who investigate high-profile cases, while also showing parts of the crime from the perpetrator's point of view.
Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 27,920
16. Sleepers (1996)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric
Votes: 237,825 | Gross: $49.10M
17.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Wannabe
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of an admissions board member for a prestigious prep school is connected to the expulsion of a subway worker's son. But a false confession and a school cover-up make prosecuting the responsible parties difficult.
Director: Lewis Gould | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 289
18. Lean on Me (1989)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama
The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Alan North
Votes: 23,008 | Gross: $31.91M
19. M.U.G.E.N (I) (1999 Video Game)
E10+ | Animation, Action, Adventure
M.u.g.e.n is a freeware 2D fighting game that has literally every character that has been created ever, both original and from popular fiction, Submitted by players from around the world, Get ready for the fighting game of a lifetime.
Stars: Donna Bailey, Babette Bain, Peter Baird, Richard Bakalyan
Votes: 84
20. Loser (1991)
84 min | Comedy
A dark comedy about the wild night Hank has when he discovers that he has won a $200 million lottery jackpot.
Director: Erik Burke | Stars: Brendan Kelly, John Salemmo, Nadine Miral, Bernice DeLeo
Votes: 22
21. State of Grace (1990)
R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Boston cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friend's brother.
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright
Votes: 24,826 | Gross: $1.91M
22.
Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode:
The P.I.
(1994)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jesse Morgan runs into Ben at the courthouse. Jesse tells Ben, who is a family friend, that she is going to be moving to Los Angeles to go to school. Before she leaves, Ben tells Jesse ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Andy Griffith, Brynn Thayer, Daniel Roebuck, George Peppard
Votes: 124
23. 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: 9,375
24. Mother Night (1996)
R | 114 min | Drama, Romance, War
An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Tony Robinow, Michael McGill
Votes: 5,599 | Gross: $0.39M
25. The Paper (1994)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
New York City tabloid editor Henry's faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges, and a tempting job offer.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 15,123 | Gross: $38.82M
26. Marie (1985)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama
A political appointee risks her job and her life to expose corruption.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 1,026 | Gross: $2.51M
27. Ghostbusters II (1989)
PG | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis
Votes: 225,343 | Gross: $112.49M
28. A Perfect Murder (1998)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet
Votes: 92,330 | Gross: $67.64M
29. Sentimental Journey (1984 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A precocious child has a profound effect on the lives of a successful Broadway producer and her husband.
Directors: William Cosel, James Goldstone | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, David Dukes, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Rene Carroll
Votes: 35
30. H.E.L.P. (1990)
60 min | Adventure
A combined Emergency Services of the FDNY, NYPD and Emergency Medical Service units in New York City called the Harlem Eastside Life-saving Program, or H.E.L.P.
Stars: John Mahoney, Tom Bresnahan, David Caruso, Lance Edwards
Votes: 57
31. The American Parade (1974–1976)
Drama
Also known as "We the Women," it concerns the final front in the fight for women's suffrage in the US in August 1920: the Tennessee Legislature. It stars Geraldine Fitzgerald as Carrie Chapman Catt.
Stars: Frederick Rolf, Vinnette Carroll, Robert Cessna, Robert Dryden
Votes: 15
32. Knightriders (1981)
R | 146 min | Action, Drama
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll
Votes: 5,480
33. Little Kings (2003)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of three Italian-American brothers and their complex relationships with the women in their lives.
Director: Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno | Stars: Dominic Pace, Mark Giordano, Matthew Ziff, Rita Pietropinto
Votes: 30
34. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.
Stars: Elizabeth Hubbard, Jon Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Colleen Zenk
Votes: 2,281
35. Fletch Lives (1989)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 23,303 | Gross: $35.15M
36. City by the Sea (2002)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vincent Lamarca, whose father was executed for a 1950s kidnapping of a child, grew up to become a police officer, only to see his own son become a murder suspect.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Franco, Frances McDormand, Eliza Dushku
Votes: 26,508 | Gross: $22.43M
37. Radioland Murders (1994)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, George Burns
Votes: 3,912 | Gross: $1.30M
38. Deadline (2000–2001)
60 min | Drama
Oliver Platt plays Wallace Benton, a journalist for a New York tabloid magazine, "The NY Ledger," working alongside his soon-to-be ex-wife and various other people, using his journalistic ... See full summary »
Stars: Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor, Hope Davis, Damon Gupton
Votes: 143
39. 9½ Weeks (1986)
R | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A woman becomes involved with a man she barely knows. Complications develop during their sexual escapades.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies
Votes: 43,875 | Gross: $6.73M
40. The Survivors (1983)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright
Votes: 5,740 | Gross: $14.00M
41. Undermind (2003)
108 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
This psychological dramatic thriller set in New York City is about one man on a journey to find himself. Derrick, a 27-year-old corporate lawyer with a large trust fund, enters the polar ... See full summary »
Director: Nevil Dwek | Stars: Sam Trammell, Erik Jensen, Susan May Pratt, Celia Weston
Votes: 413
42.
Golden Years (1991)
Episode:
Am I a Winner?
(1991)
Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When people linked to Harlan Williams begin to die, Terry Spann grows suspicious of the Shop. She decides to protect Harlan and his wife and manages to win their trust despite some initial ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Gornick | Stars: Keith Szarabajka, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call
Votes: 62
43. Just the Ticket (1998)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ticket scalper wants to make one last big deal on the pope's visit to finally do something worthwhile about his relationship.
Director: Richard Wenk | Stars: Andy Garcia, Andie MacDowell, Richard Bradford, Alice Drummond
Votes: 2,027 | Gross: $0.43M
44. The Big Heist (2001 TV Movie)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Jimmy Burke is a small time hood, who has one final chance to make the biggest score of his life.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Jamie Harris, Janet Kidder
Votes: 299
45. Golden Years (1991)
Not Rated | 232 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An elderly janitor hurt in an explosion at a secret army lab run by "The Shop" starts to grow younger. A ruthless operative is sent to cover it up, so the janitor and his wife go on the run with help from a sympathetic female agent.
Stars: Keith Szarabajka, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call
Votes: 3,239
46. The Eden Myth (1999)
R | 88 min | Thriller, Drama
Can you keep a family secret? Prepare to enter the dark and funny world of the Speck family. Ruled by gray-haired patriarch Vincent Speck, they appear to be your average upper-class ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Edlitz | Stars: Rebecca Boyd, Julia Dion, Justin Kirk, Zohra Lampert
Votes: 243
47. Physical Evidence (1989)
R | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz
Votes: 2,094 | Gross: $3.56M
48. Prince of Central Park (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young boy sets out to find his mother. After setting up camp in Central Park, he encounters a group of people even needier than himself.
Director: John Leekley | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Danny Aiello, Cathy Moriarty, Frankie Nasso
Votes: 661 | Gross: $0.01M
49. The Cosby Mysteries (1994–1995)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Guy Hanks is a criminologist who works for the New York Police Department. After winning the lottery, he retires. But feeling bored, he occasionally returns to help his friends, Detective Adam Sully and M.E. John Chapman, in tough cases.
Stars: James Naughton, Bill Cosby, Yasiin Bey, Rita Moreno
Votes: 309
50. Harvest (1998)
R | 96 min | Drama
A DEA agent and a local sheriff have to wrestle with their consciences as they start raids on local farmers, who have started growing marijuana simply to keep their farms operational. Story... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Burkin | Stars: Arthur J. Nascarella, Stephen Earnhart, Evan Handler, Wil Horneff
Votes: 319