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1. Listen (I) (2017)
100 min | Drama
A group of conflicted youths and adults struggling for personal connections are united by self-destruction, tragedy and redemption.
Director: Erahm Christopher | Stars: Linc Hand, Micah Hauptman, Steve Rankin, Amy Rosoff
Votes: 31
2.
Veronica Mars (2004–2019)
Episode:
Leave It to Beaver
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Veronica solves the mystery of who murdered her best friend, Lilly Kane--but she betrays someone she cares deeply about in the process.
Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Teddy Dunn, Jason Dohring
Votes: 1,420
3. The West Wing (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer
Votes: 85,504
4. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Not Rated | 128 min | Musical
Live performances of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Stars: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Renée Fleming
Votes: 172
5.
The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000)
Episode:
Inmate 78
(1998)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Western
Chris is falsely arrested in a backwater town and sentenced to five years hard labor in a private prison. The rest of the Seven attempt to trace his movements and effect a rescue.
Director: Gregg Champion | Stars: Michael Biehn, Eric Close, Andrew Kavovit, Dale Midkiff
Votes: 87
6. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 135,858
7. L.A. Noire (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Cole Phelps, a war hero and rookie cop, moves up the ranks and solves dark cases in 1940s Los Angeles.
Director: Brendan McNamara | Stars: Aaron Staton, Michael McGrady, Adam J. Harrington, Sean McGowan
Votes: 16,619
8. The X-Files (1993–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis
Votes: 249,608
9.
Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode:
Would You Want Me to Tell You?
(2007)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Grace's Aunt Cathy comes to town toting baggage of a different kind, and Grace sets out to prevent her ruining a weekend dedicated to the memory of her father. At work, the team investigates the disappearance of a bronze bull.
Director: David Von Ancken | Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase
Votes: 165
10. 24 (2001–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 196,961
11. Veronica Mars (2004–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune.
Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III
Votes: 78,052
12. Any Day Now (1998–2002)
60 min | Drama
Two friends, one black and one white, recall their friendship in the past when they reunite in the present.
Stars: Annie Potts, Lorraine Toussaint, Chris Mulkey, Olivia Friedman
Votes: 1,147
13.
Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
Episode:
Reese Joins the Army: Part 2
(2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Hal's trial continues as the evidence pointing against him grows; Meanwhile, at training camp, Reese and his team are captured by enemies because of Reese.
Director: Peter Lauer | Stars: Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield
Votes: 769
14.
Paradise (1988–1990)
Episode:
A Proper Stranger
(1989)
60 min | Western
A teacher (Crystal Bernard) arrives in Paradise. The children decide they don't need school or a teacher and try to run her off.
Stars: Lee Horsley, Jenny Beck, Matthew Newmark, Brian Lando
Votes: 10
15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head
Votes: 159,622
16. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A bounty hunter rides the Old West, fighting bad guys, many with futuristic-type gadgets.
Stars: Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson, Comet
Votes: 9,228
17. Sweet Ninja Brown (2010)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Do you love super soul, karate, kung-fu action!?! Pimps? Hoes? Homosexual gangsters? China-men? Jews? Then you'll love Sweet Ninja Brown! We follow Leon Brown as he tries to find a job, ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Triana | Stars: Chuck Prater, Kris Mayeshiro, Dean Mauro, Colin Trahan
Votes: 51
18. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.
Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 200,455
19. Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Stars: Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan
Votes: 142,476
20. L.A. Confidential (1997)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger
Votes: 617,508 | Gross: $64.62M
21.
24 (2001–2010)
Episode:
Day 3: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack and Ramon try evade military helicopters when they make a run for a plane scheduled to leave for Mexico. Palmer cancels the debate. Kyle Singer learns that he is not infected with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth
Votes: 1,347
22.
Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
Episode:
Reese Joins the Army: Part 1
(2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
When Reese's girlfriend Beth cheats on him with Malcolm, he runs away to join the army; Meanwhile, Hal is arrested for supposedly hatching out an entire criminal scheme at his job.
Director: Steve Love | Stars: Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield
Votes: 745
23.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Dead Girl Walking
(1999)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A shooter fires upon Fancy during a stakeout. Sipowicz fears that Dornan's demotion may be linked to the reopening of the Suarez case.
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 122
24.
Providence (1999–2002)
Episode:
Civil Unrest
(2001)
44 min | Drama, Romance
Young Pete is hostile towards the wedding, Tina grounds the boy 'till he apologies' for preferring an ice-hockey match with his dad Peter. This is answered with a lock-out barricade; poor ... See full summary »
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Melina Kanakaredes, Paula Cale, Seth Peterson, Concetta Tomei
Votes: 15
25.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The State Dinner
(1999)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
While preparing for (and enduring) a state dinner for the newly-elected president of Indonesia, staff deal with a multitude of other problems: Josh and Mandy argue over the best way to ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,250
26.
The Lost Room (2006)
Episode:
The Key and the Clock
(2006)
TV-G | 90 min | Action, Fantasy, Mystery
Two men are mysteriously killed over a key that lets the user go anywhere with a door. Detective Joe Miller gets the key, and finds himself trying to solve the mystery of the key and other related Objects to get his missing daughter back.
Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Peter Jacobson, Dennis Christopher
Votes: 720
27.
House of Frankenstein (1997)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1997)
TV-14 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Adrian Pasdar, Greg Wise, Teri Polo, CCH Pounder
Votes: 6
28. Criminal Minds (2005– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub.
Stars: Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Joe Mantegna
Votes: 218,525
29. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 70,735
30. American Gothic (1995–1998)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A quiet, seemingly-quaint small town is ruled over by its charming yet evil sheriff who uses his demonic powers to remove anyone who dares to stand in his way. The only one he fears is a young boy he fathered through rape.
Stars: Gary Cole, Lucas Black, Paige Turco, Brenda Bakke
Votes: 4,860
31. The Lost Room (2006)
TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Fantasy, Mystery
A detective investigates a mysterious motel room which acts as a portal to anywhere in the world.
Stars: Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Peter Jacobson, Dennis Christopher
Votes: 33,062
32. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987–1991)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Molly Dodd is a divorced, thirty-something woman living in New York City facing the comedy and drama of a widely-changing career, difficulties of apartment living, managing a love life and its consequences, and much more.
Stars: Blair Brown, James Greene, Allyn Ann McLerie, William Converse-Roberts
Votes: 565
33. Mark Thomas: Weapons Inspector (2003 TV Movie)
22 min | Documentary, Comedy
With America and Britain pushing the UN to put Hans Blix's weapons inspection team into Iraq, Mark Thomas forms a citizen's weapon inspectors team in order to examine the performance of the... See full summary »
Director: Steve Rankin | Star: Mark Thomas
Votes: 10
34.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Family
(2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
When relatives arrive in Sunnydale, to celebrate her birthday, Tara uses a magic spell on her friends to keep them from learning her "secret." Meanwhile, Glory unleashes a horde of demons to hunt down Buffy.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Marc Blucas
Votes: 3,087
35.
Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode:
Broken Dreams
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hunter responds to the scene of a murder, where the eyewitness is his old high school flame.
Director: Michael Preece | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Cristina Raines
Votes: 66
36.
Leverage (2008–2012)
Episode:
The Gimme a K Street Job
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
To help students whose cheerleading school is putting them in danger, the team takes on its most corrupt adversary: Congress.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf
Votes: 579
37. Millennium (I) (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A former FBI profiler with the ability to look inside the mind of a killer begins working for the mysterious Millennium Group which investigates serial killers, conspiracies, the occult, and those obsessed with the end of the millennium.
Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Brittany Tiplady
Votes: 12,277
38. Paradise (1988–1990)
60 min | Western
In 1890 in the town of Paradise, a professional gunfighter is forced to take custody of his sister's four children and retire to a farm and a quiet life. Nevertheless, he is often called upon by residents to defend them from lawlessness.
Stars: Lee Horsley, Jenny Beck, Matthew Newmark, Brian Lando
Votes: 551
39. Vanishing Son (1995)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hunted by the authorities for a murder he didn't commit, a man races against time to prove his innocence and unmask the real perpetrators
Stars: Russell Wong, Jason Leland Adams, Stephanie Niznik, Chi Muoi Lo
Votes: 243
40.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Cop in a Bottle
(1998)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives of the 15th Precinct investigate a double homicide involving one of their own, an alcoholic cop who seems to have done the right thing, but can't remember key details about the incident.
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 129
41.
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode:
Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
(2011)
Not Rated | Musical
Iphigenie, banished daughter of Klytemnaestra, is now high priestess to Diana. Two strangers from Greece wash up on shore; when Iphigenie recognizes one as her brother, Orestes, she is ... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete | Stars: Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay, Plácido Domingo, Paul Groves
Votes: 17
42. True Blood (2008–2014)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.
Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 260,001
43. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 77,264
44. Leverage (2008–2012)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.
Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf
Votes: 54,194
45. The Lafayette Escadrille (2020)
120 min | Documentary
Filmed in the skies above France and the United States, The Lafayette Escadrille tells the story of the American volunteers who flew and fought for France in World War 1, becoming the founding squadron of American combat aviation.
Directors: Paul Glenshaw, Darroch Greer | Stars: Paul Barrosse, Kevin Carlson, Paul Glenshaw, Darroch Greer
Votes: 10
46. The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey (1993)
59 min | Documentary, Music
Through interviews and archive footage, this video details the history of the rock opera TOMMY, including the album, the movie and the broadway musical.
Director: Barry Alexander Brown | Stars: Elton John, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle
Votes: 69
47.
Any Day Now (1998–2002)
Episode:
It's Not About the Butter: Part 2
(1999)
Drama
In the present, M.E. confronts her uncle Jimmy after a cross burns on their lawn. Davis informs M.E. that Jimmy's website has a hit list with Rene's name on it. Rene takes Jimmy to court ... See full summary »
Director: Artie Mandelberg | Stars: Annie Potts, Lorraine Toussaint, Shari Dyon Perry, Mae Middleton
Votes: 27
48.
Empty Nest (1988–1995)
Episode:
My Pal Valy-Val
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
While Harry sets off for a vacation in the wilderness of Montana (having unwittingly invited Charley to join him), Carol decides it's time to find a new friend. Meanwhile, Laverne and Maxine make friends with a psychic.
Director: Dinah Manoff | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure, Park Overall
Votes: 100
49.
JAG (1995–2005)
Episode:
Pilot Error
(1995)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two Naval aviators die in a crash of an F-14 while using a new fly-by-wire navigation system. Harm and Meg investigate. The vendor of the system blames the pilot. Harm flies both a simulator and a Tomcat; he and Meg discover the cause.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: David James Elliott, Tracey Needham, Tim Grimm, Francia Dimase
Votes: 231
50.
NCIS (2003– )
Episode:
Missing
(2004)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Marine fails to report for duty. He's an EOD tech with a critical qualification, so the NCIS investigates.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette
Votes: 921