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1. A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show (2005 Video)

48 min | Music

A very special collection of classic Christmas moments from The Ed Sullivan Show. Featuring performances by Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis, The Muppets, The Supremes, and many more.

Directors: John Moffitt, Robert Schwartz, Andrew Solt, John Wray | Stars: The Ames Brothers, Paul Anka, Ross Bagdasarian, Count Basie

Votes: 13

2. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode: Switching Goals (1999)

Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Girly girl Emma and tomboy Sam are 13-year-old teenagers, who are identical, personality-opposite twins, join a soccer team so they might switch places.

Director: David Steinberg | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Kathryn Greenwood, Joe Grifasi

Votes: 3,092

3. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Just One of Those Things (1999)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gary begins to experience medical problems stemming from his frequent lying to Erica about his whereabouts. He decides to come clean and tell her about the newspaper and his heroic acts. ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis

Votes: 68

4. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Number One with a Bullet (1999)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

C-Roc is a famous rapper whose career has begun to stall, so on his latest tour he includes a stop at his hometown to get a feel for his 'roots' again. Unbeknownst to Gary, Marissa grew up ... See full summary »

Director: David Petrarca | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis

Votes: 63

5. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Pinch Hitters (1999)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gary finds himself quarantined when he comes in contact with an animal that could be a carrier. So he asks Marissa to take care of something in the paper so she asks her boyfriend Emmett to... See full summary »

Director: Todd Pfeiffer | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis

Votes: 62

6. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1999)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Chuck comes for a visit and offers to take Gary to a Cubs game wherein a promising rookie Pedro Mendoza is going to play. But Gary finds himself trying to help the owner of a restaurant who... See full summary »

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens, Billie Worley

Votes: 68

7. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Two to Tangle (1999)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Francesca & Addison Preston want to divorce but cannot come to terms over the lingerie company they started. Seems they are slated for accidents where Gary has to save them. Henry and their daughter become friends over a hockey game.

Director: James Quinn | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis

Votes: 62

8. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Weather Girl (1999)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A pretty television weather girl seems to always forecast wrong, so Gary steps in to help. After days of helping, the newspaper stops giving the weather forecast, and the reporter gets fired just as a major storm is about it hit.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fyvush Finkel, Maria Pitillo

Votes: 68

9. Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama

It has been two years since Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing took over control of Ewing Oil. Although J.R. is successfully managing a large oil conglomerate, he wants to once again own his ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Preece | Stars: Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, Michelle Johnson

Votes: 782

10. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Collision (1998)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gary must find ways to prevent a collision which originally kills 13 people but has no definitive cause. However, as the deadline approaches, he is able to eliminate some of the victims but has trouble preventing a death toll.

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Kristy Swanson, Billie Worley

Votes: 68

11. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Deadline (1998)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

The paper tells Gary that a man , named Ricky Brown is going to be executed tomorrow. Gary learns that the previous recipient of the paper, Lucious Snow tried to help Brown but couldn't and... See full summary »

Director: Scott Paulin | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, John Allen Nelson, Lisa Darr

Votes: 60

12. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Saint Nick (1998)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gary becomes jealous when Erica begins to date a doctor who is beloved by everyone. He later gets the "Early Edition" and realizes that he must save his "competition" from a deadly fire.

Director: James Quinn | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Kristy Swanson, Billie Worley

Votes: 67

13. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Teen Angels (1998)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gary poses as a high school substitute teacher in order to prevent a school shooting. However, when his newspaper is torn up and lost, he is unable to pinpoint who the shooter is.

Director: James Quinn | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Kristy Swanson, Billie Worley

Votes: 65

14. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)

TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Experience the magic and adventure from Walt Disney world of color.

Stars: David Sparrow, Will Friedle, Joe Dinicol, Laurie Murdoch

Votes: 1,064

15. Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1997 Video)

Not Rated | 16 min | Documentary, Short

Documentary about the making of Disney's Animated Classic.

Stars: Brian Cummings, Ken Anderson, Frank Armitage, Madge Blake

Votes: 78

16. Early Edition (1996–2000)

TV-PG | 41 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

His name is Gary Hobson. He gets tomorrow's newspaper today. He doesn't know how. He doesn't know why. All he knows is when the early edition hits his doorstep, he has twenty-four hours to set things right.

Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens, Billie Worley

Votes: 12,857

17. The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)

Documentary, History, Music

The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

Stars: Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Pete Townshend

Votes: 132

18. The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Episode: Good Rockin' Tonight (1995)

60 min | Documentary, History, Music

Rock and Roll goes mainstream and becomes popular with white teenagers and faces opposition, particularly from older adults who see it as a corrupting influence.

Director: Bud Friedgen | Stars: Hank Ballard, Milton Berle, Chuck Berry, Bono

Votes: 152

19. That's Entertainment! III (1994)

G | 113 min | Documentary, Family, Musical

Third installment in the "That's Entertainment" series, featuring scenes from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929," "Brigadoon," "Singin' In The Rain," and many more MGM films.

Directors: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Mickey Rooney

Votes: 1,771 | Gross: $0.27M

20. That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994 Video)

60 min | Documentary, Music, Musical

Featurette featuring nine MGM stars of the golden age talking about their experiences at the studio.

Director: David Engel | Stars: Granville Van Dusen, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse

Votes: 64

21. My Life and Times (1991)

30 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Ben Miller is an elderly man living in a nursing home in the year 2035, who frequently reminisces about his past in this sentimental critically acclaimed series. Each episode is set in a ... See full summary »

Stars: Tom Irwin, Megan Mullally, Helen Hunt, Matt McGrath

Votes: 56

22. My Life and Times (1991)
Episode: April 9, 2035 (1991)

Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Ben recalls being trapped with his boss in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake while his first child was about to be born.

Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Tom Irwin, Megan Mullally, Helen Hunt, Lawrence Monoson

23. MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler (1990 Video)

Documentary

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Directors: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan | Star: Peter Fitzgerald

24. Elvis: The Great Performances (1990– )

Documentary, Music

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Stars: George Klein, Priscilla Presley, Bono, Elvis Presley

25. Elvis: The Great Performances (1990– )
Episode: Vol. 1: Center Stage (1990)

52 min | Documentary, Music

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Director: Andrew Solt | Stars: George Klein, Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley

Votes: 57

26. Twist of Fate (1989)

240 min | Drama

An attempted assassination plot against Hitler sends one of his trusted SS officers into hiding as a Jew (thanks to plastic surgery and false papers) in a concentration camp. After the camp... See full summary »

Stars: Ben Cross, John Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Freeman

Votes: 375

27. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode: Trial (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Catherine is put in charge of a murder case in court, and to bring justice to a five year old murdered son.

Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone

Votes: 67

28. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode: What Rough Beast (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Catherine is attacked in the park by two men disguised as policemen. Naturally, Vincent comes to her rescue but it soon becomes apparent that this event was a setup to get Vincent out in ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone

Votes: 73

29. Twist of Fate (1989)
Episode: Part I (1989)

Drama

After becoming involved in the July 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler, SS Colonel Helmut von Schraeder blackmails an SS doctor to perform plastic surgery, allowing von Schrader to assume the identity of a Jewish man named Benjamin Grossman.

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Ben Cross, John Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Branko Blace

Votes: 5

30. Twist of Fate (1989)
Episode: Part II (1989)

Drama

Now living in Israel, Benjamin Grossman's family is put in danger when his past as an SS officer catches up to him. Meanwhile, his son discovers Grossman's true identity.

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Ben Cross, John Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Jakov Baron

Votes: 5

31. Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A biography of the rock music star.

Director: Andrew Solt | Stars: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, George Harrison

Votes: 5,180 | Gross: $3.75M

32. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

The adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City.

Stars: Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone, Linda Hamilton

Votes: 7,881

33. Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

Harrison Fox Snr (Jack Warden) and Harrison Fox Jnr (John Rubinstein) are two of San Francisco's most successful private eyes. During a vacation in England they inadvertently become the ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 183

34. The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode: Little Miss Murder (1987)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A private school girl hires Hammer to find her father, a man who was the getaway driver for a hotel robbery to order to fund his daughter's school fees. The solution goes all the way up the social ladder to a senate candidate.

Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams

Votes: 34

35. Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

A fictionalized tale of a young man who ends up in Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska. A kind priest helps the troubled boy find his way out of a life of trouble.

Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Art Carney, Jack Bannon, Anne Pitoniak, Darrell Larson

Votes: 66

36. The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode: Dead Pigeon (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An undercover cop is murdered and Hammer is framed for his murder. In the middle is Sheila Forbes, the cop's wife and Hammer's former girlfriend. Hammer has to find out who really did the murder and why.

Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams

Votes: 31

37. The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode: Mike's Baby (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin. Searching for the boy's mother, Hammer finds her overdosed on heroin and strychnine. Who killed her, who's the boy's father and why did she really die?

Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams

Votes: 28

38. The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)
Episode: Murder in the Cards (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mike Hammer's determination to rescue the son of an old army buddy from a trial for robbery and murder sends him on an eerie mission to an upstate fishing lodge where danger waits.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams

Votes: 27

39. I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (1985 TV Movie)

95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Instead of retiring from NASA, Tony takes on another space mission. Upset, Jeannie decides to move out and takes their 15 year old boy, T.J. with her.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Barbara Eden, Bill Daily, Hayden Rorke, Mackenzie Astin

Votes: 579

40. That's Dancing! (1985)

G | 105 min | Documentary, Musical

The history of dance depicted on film.

Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Kelly

Votes: 1,171 | Gross: $4.21M

41. Crazy Like a Fox (1984–1986)
Episode: Bum Tip (1985)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

At a poker game, waiter Gino shows Harry a bad $20 bill he got as a tip. It leads to a counterfeit ring. Tired of sharing his secretary, Harrison hires Miss Buckles (Carol Kane) to work for Harry for a week.

Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 26

42. Crazy Like a Fox (1984–1986)
Episode: Fox and Hounds (1985)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Harrison finds a dog in his office. It's a drug sniffing dog trained by his former client Connie Olsen. She has been taken by thugs and they're looking for the dog. Harrison gives the dog to his son as he tracks down Connie.

Director: Charles Braverman | Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 29

43. Crazy Like a Fox (1984–1986)
Episode: The Man Who Cried Fox (1985)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Harrison hires his dad to guard his successful client and friend Paul Burns from the mob due to his upcoming book release. Paul goes missing and the case becomes an inside job to promote the book. Then Paul actually turns up murdered.

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 26

44. Crazy Like a Fox (1984–1986)
Episode: ...Till Death Do Us Part (1985)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Harry's goddaughter Liz is marrying Bill until Harry's P.I. friend reveals that he been hired by Bill's wife. Harry convinces Liz to cancel the wedding. The wife is hiding something and then somebody drops a boat on Harry and Bill.

Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 27

45. The New Mike Hammer (1984–1989)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cases of Mickey Spillane's classic private eye character.

Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams

Votes: 1,277

46. Crazy Like a Fox (1984–1986)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Rough-and-tumble private Investigator Harry Fox, Sr. solves crimes with the reluctant help of his son, respected San Francisco lawyer Harrison Fox, Jr.

Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 796

47. Uncommon Valor (1983 TV Movie)

100 min | Action, Drama

A mentally disturbed man sets fire to a Utah hospital, endangering the lives of staff, patients and a team of firefighters

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Spencer Alston, Jay Bernard, Nancy Borgenicht, Brendan Burns

Votes: 66

48. Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982–1986)
Episode: Dunkirk (1983)

Documentary, Family, History

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Director: William Kronick | Stars: Jack Palance, Holly Palance

49. The Shadow Riders (1982 TV Movie)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Western

After the Civil War, two brothers demobilized from the army return home and must rescue certain relatives who have been kidnapped by a band of renegade Confederates.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Dominique Dunne, Ben Johnson

Votes: 3,071

50. The Blue and the Gray (1982)

TV-PG | 381 min | Drama, History, War

America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.

Stars: Stacy Keach, John Hammond, Julia Duffy, Robin Gammell

Votes: 1,866