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1.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Shut the Door. Have a Seat
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
With another sale on the horizon, Sterling, Cooper, and Draper convince Lane Pryce to fire them and then join them as they start up a new advertising firm. At home, Betty follows through with her plans to divorce Don.
Director: Matthew Weiner | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 5,092
2.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
The Other Woman
(2012)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
Peter asks Joan to make an unspeakable sacrifice to help secure the Jaguar account, Peggy prepares to make a drastic move in response to Don's treatment, and Megan's acting career begins to create tension with her and Don.
Director: Phil Abraham | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 3,577
3.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Commissions and Fees
(2012)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
Lane's entire world comes crashing down after getting busted for forging Don's signature on a check, and Sally experiences an awkward rite of passage while spending the weekend with the Drapers.
Director: Chris Manley | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 3,429
4. Never Again, Forever (1996)
60 min | Documentary
This powerful film about the Jewish Defense League traces the militant group's history from the streets of Brooklyn where it originated to the Occupied Territories where it flourishes today... See full summary »
Directors: Pierre Chainet, Danae Elon
Votes: 19
5.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
The Gypsy and the Hobo
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
An old flame and potential client reenters Roger Sterling's life, Joan's husband searches for a new job, and Don finally comes clean to Betty about his true identity.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 3,266
6.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
The bosses come in from London to reorganize Sterling Cooper, but a key player's career is sidetracked by a freak accident. Meanwhile, as Joan prepares to leave her job, her husband gives her some bad news.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 3,316
7.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Far Away Places
(2012)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama
A peaceful hotel getaway ends in disaster for Don and Megan, an LSD trip could have a disastrous effect on Roger's marriage, and Peggy loses her cool after an unsuccessful pitch meeting.
Director: Scott Hornbacher | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 3,372
8.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Signal 30
(2012)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
While Lane needs some help closing with a potential new client, Peter begins to crack under the pressure of both his home life and work life.
Director: John Slattery | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 3,090
9.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
The Grown-Ups
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
On the weekend of the John F. Kennedy assassination, Pete finds out that he lost the promotion to Cosgrove, Roger Sterling's daughter's wedding goes off as planned, and Betty musters up the courage to respond to Don's confessions.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,795
10. Mad Men (2007–2015)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama
A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 260,430
11.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Hanging of Aaron Gibbs
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Paladin crosses paths with Sarah Gibbs on her way to see her husband's hanging for a crime he did commit. A proper burial is all she is seeking but she has a paper that says she can't even ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Boone | Stars: Richard Boone, Odetta, Roy Barcroft, Rupert Crosse
Votes: 139
12.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
At the Codfish Ball
(2012)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
Don gets a visit from the in-laws and his children just as he's about to receive a prestigious award and tries to save the Heinz account. Meanwhile, Peggy and her boyfriend take the next step in their relationship.
Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,556
13.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Posse
(1959)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
Paladin meets a man on the trail who confesses to two murders. The man then convinces a posse with hanging on its mind that Paladin is the killer.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Perry Cook, Denver Pyle, Harry Carey Jr.
Votes: 102
14.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
All in the Family
(1972)
Western
The episode begins with Nichols amiably asking a troublemaker named Quinn to pay for damages he caused in the saloon. Quinn shockingly blows him away. After Nichols' funeral the town is ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 32
15.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
The Phantom
(2012)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
As the partners consider expanding the office space, Don begins seeing ghosts and gets a request to advance Megan's acting career. Meanwhile, Peter's affair comes to a disappointing end, and Megan's mom briefly reunites with Roger.
Director: Matthew Weiner | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,572
16.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Mystery Date
(2012)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
Don runs into someone from his past. Joan makes a decision, and Roger gives Peggy extra work.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,535
17.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Waiting Room
(1962)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After a 4 state murder/rape spree, the Wilder Brothers head back to Texas for trial, under Paladin's gun. The slimy pair assure Paladin they have plenty of relatives stationed along the way... See full summary »
Director: Dick Moder | Stars: Richard Boone, James Griffith, L.Q. Jones, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 94
18.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
The Indian Giver
(1971)
Western
Non-violent Nichols has his hands full when a Indian named "Flying Fox" comes to town claiming he owns the Ketcham's land and has the papers and deed to prove it. Ma Ketcham isn't about to give up without a fight.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 28
19.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
A Little Kiss, Part 1
(2012)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
Megan throws Don a surprise birthday party, the war between Pete Campbell and Roger Sterling intensifies, and new mother Joan begins to wonder if she still has a job when she's ready to come back.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,735
20.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
A Little Kiss, Part 2
(2012)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama
Megan is hurt by Don's negative response to the surprise party, Lane finds a missing wallet in a cab, Joan makes an unexpected visit to the office, and Pete makes a play for a bigger office.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,439
21. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alicia Florrick has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles, Matt Czuchry
Votes: 82,674
22. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Approved | 25 min | Western
The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham, Stewart East
Votes: 3,329
23.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
El Paso Stage
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Responding to a newspaper item, Paladin takes the overland stage to Bracketville to see a man named DeWitt about his supposedly unruly son. For his fee, he is to kidnap the boy and take him... See full summary »
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Richard Boone, Buddy Ebsen, Karl Swenson, Jeremy Slate
Votes: 111
24.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Long Way Home
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Paladin receives a reply to a telegram he sent regarding a wanted man with a $5000 bounty on his head. When he catches up to him, he finds a man whose slave past is what really may have made him an outlaw.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Ivan Dixon, John Milford, William Talman
Votes: 93
25.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Justice in Hell
(1962)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Paladin goes after a wagon-master who led the massacre of his own wagon train. Rusty Doggett hides out in a town entirely populated by wanted outlaws. Finding someone to betray Doggett in ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Boone | Stars: Richard Boone, William Schallert, Alan Carney, John Alderson
Votes: 87
26.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
Wings of an Angel
(1972)
Western
Nichols enlists the help of an airplane pilot--who looks exactly like Ketchum--to track down a killer known as the Dutchman.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 23
27.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Seven Twenty Three
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
As Don secures an account with Conrad Hilton, Sterling and Cooper try to strong-arm Don into signing a contract. Meanwhile, Betty meets with her acquaintance from the governor's office, and Duck tries to get Peggy to leave Sterling Cooper.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,504
28.
The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode:
Doubt
(2010)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While a jury deliberates a case involving a co-ed accused of murder, ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh reenters Diane's life, while the awkwardness between Will and Alicia intensifies.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Makenzie Vega
Votes: 870
29. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 898,373 | Gross: $3.64M
30.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
A Quiet Night in Town: Part 2
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After one of the townspeople shoot and kill his prisoner, Paladin vows they will all pay. Is he seeking revenge for losing a prisoner or trying to take those that did it into custody for the justice they felt they had already handed out?
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Richard Boone, James Best, Robert Emhardt, Phyllis Love
Votes: 118
31.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Shooting of Jessie May
(1960)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After reading an article in a local newspaper, Paladin rides to Wyoming to see Joe Ergo. Seems that Jessie May Turnbow is seeking revenge against the jury that convicted his father ten ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Boone | Stars: Richard Boone, Robert Blake, William Talman, Hari Rhodes
Votes: 120
32.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
The S.S. American Dream
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An emotional scrap dealer wants to purchase a ship bound for salvage, but he needs at least $3000. When his business partner refuses to help, the scrapper flies into a rage and murders him ... See full summary »
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, John Larch
Votes: 46
33.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
About Jesse James
(1972)
Western
After an eccentric old woman comes to the town of Nichols claiming that in her youth she nursed a wounded Jesse James after he was shot by the cowardly Bob Ford and that the infamous outlaw... See full summary »
Director: William Wiard | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 28
34.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
Away the Rolling River
(1971)
Western
An aging hell-raiser tries to enlist Nichols into helping with a train robbery.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 25
35.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
The Color Blue
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
As Sterling Cooper prepares for its 40th anniversary party, the bosses in London drop a bombshell to Lane. Miss Farrell's troubled brother pays a visit to her and Don, and Betty stumbles onto her husband's secrets.
Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,412
36. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,432
37. 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: 1,170
38.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
A Head of Hair
(1960)
Approved | 30 min | Western
A newspaper article reports that the Nez Perce Indians have kidnapped a white woman. Paladin rides to a nearby Army post hoping to get some help in finding her. His Sioux guide soon proves he has ulterior motives.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Ben Johnson, Trevor Bardette, George Kennedy
Votes: 116
39.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Ben Jalisco
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Ben Jalisco, a bounty hunter with 34 credited kills, has broken out of prison, the same one Paladin helped put him in. Paladin heads to Texas to Ben's wife who helped put him away six years ago and is feared to be the target of his wrath.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Charles Bronson, Coleen Gray, John Litel
Votes: 97
40.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Broken Image
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Paladin responds to a note he receives that says a man who single-handedly captured the Stoner gang has refused to go after the Bradley gang after they shot up and robbed the Big Oak bank. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Boone | Stars: Richard Boone, Kenneth Tobey, June Vincent, Johnny Eimen
Votes: 90
41.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Fight at Adobe Wells
(1960)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
A wealthy financier, Commodore Guilder, hires Paladin to protect him from Quanah Parker, a half-Indian, half-white warrior. Arriving at Adobe Wells, Paladin discovers that Guilder did not tell him the full story.
Director: Richard Boone | Stars: Richard Boone, Ken Lynch, Brad Weston, Miranda Jones
Votes: 95
42.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Princess and the Gunfighter
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Paladin is hired to find and return a Princess who has run away. When he does he shows her how and why it would be best to return to her kingdom and responsibilities on her own.
Director: Richard Boone | Stars: Richard Boone, Arlene Martel, Ben Wright, Shirley O'Hara
Votes: 111
43.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Unforgiven
(1959)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
A disgraced General summons Paladin to his deathbed to deliver a message to a personal enemy. Gen. Crommer tried to court-martial Paladin in the Civil War, so Paladin's a very reluctant ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, David White, Hank Patterson, Hampton Fancher
Votes: 86
44.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
A Case Study of Two Savages
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two newlyweds from Arkansas, honeymoon in New York City. Their happy time is interrupted by the husband's continual penchant for murder and robbery as a means of getting what he wants for himself and his bride.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 102
45.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
Bertha
(1972)
Western
After twenty years in a school back east Bertha's daughter is coming to town. Bertha plans to close down and become "respectable" during her daughter's visit, but instead Nichols convinces her to let him run her place while she's "gone".
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 21
46.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
Paper Badge
(1971)
Western
An acting troupe arrives in town complete with famous diva (Joyce Van Patten). In choosing a bodyguard, Nichols picks the one man who didn't volunteer - bookworm Fred (John Rubinstein). ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 21
47.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
The Specialists
(1971)
Western
When Nichols learns the location of a fortune in stolen money, he assembles a gang of specialists to help him heist it.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 27
48.
Nichols (1971–1972)
Episode:
The Unholy Alliance
(1972)
60 min | Western
When Nichols is mistaken for a safe cracker named Fingers, he gets involved with a plot to break into the bank and steal over $400,000 in cash the railroad is storing there.
Director: John Badham | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson, John Beck
Votes: 25
49.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Out of Town
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Don accidentally learns a secret about Salvatore during a business trip to Baltimore. Back at the office, the firings continue, but the new management appoints Peter and Ken as new co-heads of accounts.
Director: Phil Abraham | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,608
50.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Wee Small Hours
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Betty tries to meet with Henry Francis again, while Don steps up his pursuit of his daughter's former teacher. At the office, Don disappoints Conrad Hilton and is forced by a client to fire Salvatore over an unwelcome advance.
Director: Scott Hornbacher | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,355