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1.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Old Friends
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia befriends an elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Rose tries to get her teddy bear back from one of her Sunshine Cadets, who holds it hostage.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 816
2.
Christy (1994–1995)
Episode:
Echoes
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama, Family, History
Christy accompanies Miss Alice to Freedom, Kentucky to celebrate the birthday of an old friend.
Stars: Kellie Martin, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Tyne Daly, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 26
3.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Anniversary
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Gillespie recounts the events surrounding his kidnapping and the killing of his temporary replacement.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 75
4.
A Man Called Hawk (1989)
Episode:
Hear No Evil
(1989)
TV-14 | Drama, Action
Hawk is hired to protect a deaf university student, and his roommate, who witnessed a murder.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Avery Brooks, Josh Hamilton, Lorraine Toussaint, Ronald Hunter
Votes: 19
5. The Longest Memory (1997 TV Movie)
Drama
Whitechapel works as a slave on a Virginia plantation; he has been given the name of his owner, Mr Whitechapel. The plantation's overseer is the violent and hard-drinking Sanders, ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Harrison | Stars: Joe Seneca, Daniel Massey, Fidelis Morgan, Peter Mullan
Votes: 12
6. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 47,336
7. China Beach (1988–1991)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama, History, War
The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.
Stars: Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger, Brian Wimmer, Oliver Theess
Votes: 3,550
8.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Profile
(1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The hunt for a racist serial killer is aided by personality profiling that the defense uses to their advantage in court.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 324
9.
China Beach (1988–1991)
Episode:
Skylark
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, History, War
Ruby and Ernie, a pair of mysterious ballroom dancers, waltz into China Beach and bring harmony to the bickering McMurphy and Dr. Richard, and bring peace and compassion to the area while ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Nancy Giles, Jeff Kober
Votes: 34
10. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar
Votes: 273,358 | Gross: $50.00M
11. 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: 44,731
12. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
PG | 105 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry
Votes: 154,912 | Gross: $106.26M
13. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis
Votes: 5,937
14. The Edge of Night (1956–1984)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Attorney Mike Karr and his colleagues are involved in solving crimes and intrigue which touch the lives of many citizens.
Stars: Ann Flood, Forrest Compton, Donald May, Joel Crothers
Votes: 469
15. Michael Jackson: The Way You Make Me Feel (1987 Music Video)
7 min | Music
Music video for Michael Jackson's 1987 single "The Way You Make Me Feel". In the video, Michael fails to pick up women on the street. An elderly woman then tells him to be himself. He then proceeds to embrace a woman.
Director: Joe Pytka | Stars: Michael Jackson, Sean Cheesman, La Toya Jackson, Joe Seneca
Votes: 1,414
16. The Tenth Month (1979 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama, Romance
An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.
Director: Joan Tewkesbury | Stars: Carol Burnett, Keith Michell, Dina Merrill, Melissa Converse
Votes: 57
17.
227 (1985–1990)
Episode:
Blues
(1988)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Brenda accidentally destroys her grandfather's special recording of a classic blues song.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry
Votes: 25
18.
Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode:
The Blues Singer
(1989)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A singer-composer finds an old blues musician living on the streets. He takes the old man to his home over the objections of everyone. Later the singer is found dead. The old man is arrested and Ben who is also a fan decides to defend him.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday
Votes: 158
19. Malcolm X (1992)
PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Votes: 102,182 | Gross: $48.17M
20. The Verdict (1982)
R | 129 min | Drama
An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason
Votes: 46,056 | Gross: $54.00M
21. Christy (1994–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, History
Christy tells the story of an idealistic nineteen year old who leaves the comforts of her city home to teach school in the impoverished Appalachian community of Cutter Gap, Tennessee in 1912.
Stars: Kellie Martin, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Tyne Daly, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 1,402
22.
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993)
Episode:
Doogie Sings the Blues
(1990)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Family
Doogie admits a homeless man to the hospital who turns out to be Blind Otis Lemon, a legendary blues player long thought to be dead. When Otis is scheduled for surgery to remove a tumor ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Max Casella, Belinda Montgomery, Lawrence Pressman
Votes: 53
23.
Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
Episode:
The Choice
(1985)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A old man whom Spenser and Hawk knows is shot. They discover that the killer are a couple who comes from an affluent background, which they hide behind. It turns into a cat and mouse game ... See full summary »
Director: Richard A. Colla | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Barbara Stock, Ron McLarty
Votes: 86
24. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 35,971 | Gross: $2.49M
25. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor
Votes: 6,230
26. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
TV-MA | 45 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Two young antique store owners must recover cursed antiques.
Stars: Louise Robey, Chris Wiggins, John D. LeMay, Steve Monarque
Votes: 4,155
27.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
17 Zebra
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A highly decorated NYC paramedic, Gideon (William Atherton), is on an "angel of death" killing campaign targeting homeless winos. No one suspects a thing as he drugs them and it appears ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Metzger | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Joe Seneca, Cordelia González
Votes: 55
28. A Time to Kill (1996)
R | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey
Votes: 181,946 | Gross: $108.77M
29. The Vernon Johns Story (1994 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama
This inspirational saga follows the life of controversial pastor Vernon Johns - now known as the father of the civil rights movement.
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: James Earl Jones, Mary Alice, Joe Seneca, Tommy Hollis
Votes: 349
30. Moments Without Proper Names (1987)
60 min | Documentary
The life and career of photographer, writer, director, and composer Gordon Parks.
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Gordon Parks, Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, Duke Ellington
Votes: 162
31. The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
Votes: 36,407
32. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
Stars: Charles Durning, Douglas Seale, Sharon Spelman, Louis Giambalvo
Votes: 6,424
33. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 3,274
34. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 417
35. A Man Called Hawk (1989)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Action
Hawk is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. He is also called upon by people from his past to settle old scores or to collect or settle old debts.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Moses Gunn, Angela Bassett, William Fichtner
Votes: 694
36.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
(1984)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born freeman who works as a carpenter and is also a part time ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rhetta Greene, Mason Adams, Emory Beasley
Votes: 304
37. Silverado (1985)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A misfit bunch of friends comes together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Rosanna Arquette
Votes: 49,550 | Gross: $33.20M
38.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Dorothy and Ben
(1986)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
It is shocking enough when old Ben Dumfy emerges like Rip Van Winkle from a 40-year coma, but his special mental communication with Dorothy, a comatose 7-year-old, leads to an even greater miracle. But there's a price.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Joe Seneca, Lane Smith, Louis Giambalvo, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 363
39. 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: 9,374
40. Crossroads (1986)
R | 99 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A wannabe blues-guitar virtuoso finds an old blues player and hopes he can teach him a long-lost song by legendary musician Robert Johnson.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton
Votes: 17,681 | Gross: $5.84M
41. NBC Special Treat (1975–1986)
Family, Sci-Fi
Anthology series of television specials geared towards teenagers.
Stars: Estelle Omens, Ricky Paull Goldin, Cheryl Arutt, Brian Blessed
Votes: 38
42. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
R | 103 min | Drama
A homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko
Votes: 2,822 | Gross: $0.06M
43. Sweet Justice (1994–1995)
60 min | Drama
A young attorney goes to work with her late mother's best friend, a civil-rights activist, much to her conservative father's displeasure.
Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Cicely Tyson, Ronny Cox, Greg Germann
Votes: 82
44. Mr. President (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy
Short lived Fox sitcom based inside the White House. George C. Scott stars as a fictitious president facing First Family problems when his wife unexpectedly runs away.
Stars: George C. Scott, Maddie Corman, Andre Gower, Conrad Bain
Votes: 66
45. Throb (1986–1988)
30 min | Comedy
Genial sitcom about a young record company exec and his attempts to discover new talent, while scouting his own "talent".
Stars: Diana Canova, Jonathan Prince, Jane Leeves, Maryedith Burrell
Votes: 182
46. SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Family
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Ted Raimi, Darwin
Votes: 7,795
47. 227 (1985–1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
This series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.
Stars: Helen Martin, Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall
Votes: 3,993
48. Mississippi Masala (1991)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore
Votes: 6,214 | Gross: $7.31M
49. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 13,678 | Gross: $16.15M
50. The Blob (1988)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch Jr., Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 43,607 | Gross: $8.25M