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1. The Night Of (2016)
Episode: The Beach (2016)

TV-MA | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

9.1
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Shy college student Nasir Khan spends the night with a quirky, mysterious girl, and is horrified when he awakens to find she has been murdered.

Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: John Turturro, Riz Ahmed, Bill Camp, Payman Maadi

Votes: 6,867

2. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Foie Gras (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

8.7
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While in New York, Julia and the show receive both accolades and criticism. As Avis forges an unlikely friendship with Paul, Alice finds an unexpected connection of her own.

Director: Jenée LaMarque | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 433

3. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Chocolate Souffle (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

8.6
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After suffering a terrible blow, Julia's future--and the fate of the show--hang in the balance.

Director: Scott Ellis | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 344

4. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Shrimp and Grits (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

8.5
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After receiving an invitation from the White House, the WGBH crew travels down to the nation's capital for a chance to film inside the president's own kitchen.

Director: Jenée LaMarque | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 220

5. Amadeus (1984)

R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music

8.4
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87 Metascore

The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice

Votes: 428,408 | Gross: $51.97M

6. The Night Of (2016)

TV-MA | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.4
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After a night of partying with a woman he picked up, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

Stars: Riz Ahmed, John Turturro, Bill Camp, Amara Karan

Votes: 171,965

7. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Coq Au Vin (2022)

TV-MA | 46 min | Biography, Drama

8.4
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Facing mounting pressure from station executives, Julia struggles to figure out how to present a complicated recipe. Later, on-set flubs threaten the future of the show--and Julia's career.

Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 463

8. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Breads (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

8.4
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While Paul and Judith experiment with baking, Julia tackled a different kind of "bread." As a sleep-deprived Russ tasks Alice with even more work, the future of Avis's position on the show is questioned.

Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 360

9. Julia (2022–2023)

TV-MA | 45 min | Biography, Drama

8.3
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Inspired by Julia Child's extraordinary life and her show The French Chef, which essentially invented food television.

Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 13,155

10. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Petit Fours (2022)

TV-MA | 43 min | Biography, Drama

8.3
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As WGBH reaps the rewards of their new star's efforts, a jealous rival threatens the station's burgeoning success. While Julia struggles with the price of fame, Paul begins to accept defeat, and Alice changes tack.

Director: Erica Dunton | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 405

11. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Omelette (2022)

TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama

8.2
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In 1962, cookbook author Julia Child boldly pitches a groundbreaking television series centered on demonstrations for the home cook--despite pushback from male station executives and her own husband.

Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 548

12. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Boeuf Bourguignon (2022)

TV-MA | 49 min | Biography, Drama

8.2
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When the show goes over budget, Julia doubles down on her efforts to continue making her dream a reality. As Paul contends with his fearsome father-in-law, Alice struggles with her new assignment.

Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 417

13. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Crepes Suzette (2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Biography, Drama

8.2
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In San Francisco, Julia tests the waters of her newfound celebrity status alongside celebrated chef James Beard, leaving a brooding Paul to question the true cost of his wife's fame.

Director: Jenée LaMarque | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 438

14. Remembering 'Ragtime' (2004 Video)

19 min | Documentary, Short

8.0
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Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".

Stars: Brad Dourif, Milos Forman, Michael Hausman, Patrizia von Brandenstein

Votes: 17

15. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Chartwinkerie (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

8.0
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Julia fields offers from a competing network while preparing for the annual WGBH fundraiser.

Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 180

16. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Bûche De Noël (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

8.0
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Julia is surprised by the sudden visit of Charles, Paul's twin, as she prepares for an interview with Life magazine.

Director: Erica Dunton | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 183

17. The Untouchables (1987)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.8
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79 Metascore

During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith

Votes: 331,018 | Gross: $76.27M

18. Summer of My German Soldier (1978 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Romance, War

7.8
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A young American girl meets a German prisoner of war.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Bruce Davison, Esther Rolle, Michael Constantine

Votes: 464

19. Breaking Away (1979)

PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

7.7
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91 Metascore

A working-class Indiana teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl while searching for life goals with his friends.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 25,498 | Gross: $16.42M

20. Houdini (2014)
Episode: Part 1 (2014)

TV-14 | 84 min | Biography, Drama

7.7
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From humble beginnings at circus sideshows to sold out concert halls in Europe, Part 1 of Houdini follows the rise of the boy Erich Weiss as he becomes the man Harry Houdini, master ... See full summary »

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Evan Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith

Votes: 484

21. The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)
Episode: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven (2017)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama

7.7
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With Pat Brady's back against the wall, he proves his worth as a studio head in pursuing film star Margo Taft. Monroe must manage two demanding bosses as Louis B. Mayer takes a driving role... See full summary »

Director: Julie Anne Robinson | Stars: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, Lily Collins, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 195

22. The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)
Episode: A Brady-American Christmas (2017)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama

7.7
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Stahr encourages Kathleen to join Lang's secluded rehearsal, leaving him alone on Christmas Eve to contemplate his choices. Brady hopes for a Christmas miracle as he schemes to boost ticket... See full summary »

Director: Stacie Passon | Stars: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, Lily Collins, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 178

23. The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

7.6
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Centers on Hollywood's first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s, Monroe Stahr, and the power struggle between him, his mentor, and current head of the studio, Pat Brady.

Stars: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, Lily Collins, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 5,651

24. Play It Again, Sam (1972)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

7.6
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77 Metascore

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy

Votes: 28,007 | Gross: $2.30M

25. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Fried Chicken (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

7.6
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Julia and Simca propose a culinary showdown for a group of guests including James Beard. At Hunter's birthday party Elaine faces scrutiny from her coworkers while Avis fends off the advances of a new suitor.

Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 270

26. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Pressed Duck (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

7.6
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Avis bonds with a prominent existentialist, While Julia turns to her friends at Le Cordon Bleu for help. As WGBH experiences a shake-up, Alice goes through a trial of her own.

Director: Scott Ellis | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 217

27. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Chocolate Mousse (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

7.6
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Chocolate Mousse After returning to Boston, Julia finds herself at odds with her new director and Avis's new beau. Later, a run-in with an old colleague finds Julia fielding questions from the FBI.

Director: Jenée LaMarque | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 178

28. Houdini (2014)
Episode: Part 2 (2014)

TV-14 | 68 min | Biography, Drama

7.6
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Harry Houdini conducts an epic battle against the spiritualists whose practices he found to be false and misleading. As the 20th century progresses and modernity overtakes industrial age ... See full summary »

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Evan Jones, Megan Dodds

Votes: 419

29. A Simple Plan (1998)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.5
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81 Metascore

Three blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe

Votes: 76,195 | Gross: $16.31M

30. The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002 Video)

60 min | Documentary

7.5
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This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century's cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema's most maddeningly brilliant directors, Milos Forman. Using ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Jersey | Stars: Milos Forman, Peter Shaffer, Saul Zaentz, Neville Marriner

Votes: 211

31. Julia (2022–2023)
Episode: Loup en Croûte (2023)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

7.5
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While butting heads with Simca over their cookbook, Julia takes inspiration from an exceptional meal. Avis escorts Russ to an eye-opening dinner party while Judith clashes with Blanche and Alice faces mounting pressure from the network.

Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 275

32. Limitless (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 105 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

7.4
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59 Metascore

A mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain's abilities transforms a struggling writer into a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with many dangers.

Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro

Votes: 612,751 | Gross: $79.25M

33. Man on the Moon (1999)

R | 118 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.4
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58 Metascore

The life and career of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Gerry Becker, Greyson Erik Pendry

Votes: 137,552 | Gross: $34.58M

34. The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)
Episode: Pilot (2016)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama

7.4
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From F. Scott Fitzgerald's last work, The Last Tycoon follows Monroe Stahr, Hollywood's Golden Boy as he battles father figure and boss Pat Brady for the soul of their studio. In a world ... See full summary »

Director: Billy Ray | Stars: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, Lily Collins, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 289

35. Ragtime (1981)

PG | 155 min | Drama

7.3
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57 Metascore

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Brad Dourif

Votes: 10,564 | Gross: $21.02M

36. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama

7.3
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79 Metascore

The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Brett Harrelson

Votes: 100,775 | Gross: $20.19M

37. Houdini (2014)

TV-14 | 76 min | Biography, Drama

7.3
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Follow the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin.

Stars: Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Evan Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith

Votes: 12,348

38. Heartland (1979)

PG | 96 min | Drama, Western

7.3
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A widow with a young daughter travels to a ranch in Wyoming to manage the household of a rancher. After a while the man and woman develop a relationship that leads to a marriage. But life in the harsh place takes its toll.

Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Rip Torn, Conchata Ferrell, Barry Primus, Megan Folsom

Votes: 1,244

39. State of Grace (1990)

R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.2
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60 Metascore

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: 24,804 | Gross: $1.91M

40. Girlfriends (1978)

PG | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

7.2
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A photographer and her girlfriend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.

Director: Claudia Weill | Stars: Melanie Mayron, Eli Wallach, Adam Cohen, Anita Skinner

Votes: 3,088

41. Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie (2017 TV Movie)

69 min | Documentary

7.2
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John Travolta and Barry Gibb star in Saturday Night Fever - The Ultimate Disco Movie, with Bruno Tonioli. This documentary celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 1977 blockbuster dance ... See full summary »

Director: Ian Denyer | Stars: John Badham, Joseph Cali, Nik Cohn, Barry Gibb

Votes: 69

42. Sneakers (1992)

PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.1
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65 Metascore

A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.

Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Jo Marr

Votes: 62,567 | Gross: $51.43M

43. Silkwood (1983)

R | 131 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.1
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64 Metascore

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson

Votes: 22,224 | Gross: $35.62M

44. Smile (1975)

PG | 113 min | Comedy

7.1
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79 Metascore

A social comedy about a beauty pageant for young Californian women, held annually in Santa Rosa, and how it affects the locals and participants.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 2,566

45. Kill the Irishman (2011)

R | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.0
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50 Metascore

The true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's.

Director: Jonathan Hensleigh | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer

Votes: 51,376 | Gross: $1.19M

46. The Candidate (1972)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

7.0
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66 Metascore

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter

Votes: 11,932 | Gross: $0.12M

47. Platforms and Polyester (2007 Video)

10 min | Documentary, Short

7.0
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Add a Plot

Stars: Joseph Cali, Denny Dillon, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow

Votes: 8

48. The Last Station (2009)

R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

6.9
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76 Metascore

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 19,169 | Gross: $6.62M

49. Goya's Ghosts (2006)

R | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.9
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52 Metascore

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård, Randy Quaid

Votes: 31,960 | Gross: $1.00M

50. The Emperor's Club (2002)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama

6.9
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49 Metascore

An idealistic prep school teacher attempts to redeem an incorrigible student.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Joel Gretsch, Embeth Davidtz

Votes: 17,882 | Gross: $14.06M



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