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1. Sonny Boy (2004)

89 min | Documentary

Actress-Director Soleil Moon Frye's second work "Sonny Boy" focuses on her often troubled relationship with her father actor Virgil Frye who suffers on Alzheimer's disease. From the ... See full summary »

Director: Soleil Moon Frye | Stars: Soleil Moon Frye, Virgil Frye

Votes: 40

2. Bob's Night Out (2004)

120 min | Comedy

The son of America's most eccentric billionaire is committed to a mental institution by his stepmother so she can obtain his inheritance. But Bob escapes wreaking hilarious vengeance and havoc on LA.

Director: Thomas R. Bond II | Stars: Tommy Bond, Conrad Brooks, Virgil Frye, Lois Hamilton

Votes: 10

3. Wild Bill (1995)

R | 98 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The early career of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickock is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane

Votes: 7,891 | Gross: $2.17M

4. The Nature of the Beast (1995)

R | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.

Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Eric Roberts, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Frank Novak

Votes: 2,560

5. Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995)

R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Marines travel to a deserted island to diffuse bombs, only to be terrorized by a deadly alien creature.

Director: Harry Bromley Davenport | Stars: J. Marvin Campbell, Douglas Cavanaugh, Robert Culp, Andrew Divoff

Votes: 1,388

6. S.F.W. (1994)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey, Joey Lauren Adams

Votes: 5,414 | Gross: $0.06M

7. Children of the Dark (1994 TV Movie)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama

A young couple's life changes after discovering that their two young daughters have Xeroderma Pigmentosum, which makes them vulnerable for sunlight.

Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Peter Horton, Tracy Pollan, Roy Dotrice, Bill Smitrovich

Votes: 221

8. Man Trouble (1992)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin, Harry Dean Stanton, Beverly D'Angelo

Votes: 3,501 | Gross: $4.10M

9. The Hot Spot (1990)

R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities - and the local women - after he robs a bank.

Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith

Votes: 13,542 | Gross: $1.29M

10. Pacific Palisades (1990)

92 min | Comedy

A woman from Paris, Bernadette, comes to the United States after being promised a job. When she arrives, however, she learns that she is the victim of a hoax.

Director: Bernard Schmitt | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Adam Coleman Howard, Anne E. Curry, Toni Basil

Votes: 247

11. The Secret of the Ice Cave (1989)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure

A group of treasure-seekers embark on a expedition into high adventure as they race to discover what's really located in the mysterious ice cave.

Director: Radu Gabrea | Stars: Sally Kellerman, Michael Moriarty, David Mendenhall, Marcia Christie

Votes: 122

12. Trust Me (1989)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An art dealer murders one of his artists in the hopes of increasing the market value of his work.

Director: Robert Houston | Stars: Adam Ant, David Packer, Talia Balsam, William De Acutis

Votes: 87

13. Colors (1988)

R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.

Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks

Votes: 29,864 | Gross: $46.62M

14. Dance Academy (1988)

PG | 96 min | Music

Blue-collar worker Vince stumbles into a dance school, where he quickly becomes entranced by the music. Miss McKenzie, the school's manager and former owner, is about to throw him out on ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Mather | Stars: Laura Behr, David Dressel, Tony Fields, Virgil Frye

Votes: 96

15. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: Girl on the Beach (1988)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hunter must try to keep Charlie Devane on the right side of the law after his ex-wife is mysteriously murdered after a minor fender bender.

Director: Fred Dryer | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Frances Lee McCain

Votes: 82

16. Werewolf (1987–1988)

30 min | Horror, Thriller

Grad student Eric Cord becomes infected with lycanthropy after his friend turns into a werewolf and attacks him. Now, Eric and his girlfriend are after the monster that infected his friend, and a tough cowboy bounty hunter pursues Eric.

Stars: John J. York, Lance LeGault, Chuck Connors, Brian Thompson

Votes: 1,099

17. Winners Take All (1987)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

The scene is a modern, 1980s arena, where present day gladiators compete in the wild sports extravaganza of Supercross. Winners take all mixes the rivalry and camaraderie of two young men ... See full summary »

Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Don Michael Paul, Kathleen York, Robert Krantz, Deborah Richter

Votes: 353

18. Destination America (1987 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama

After his brother dies young, and due to a difficult relationship with his millionaire father, Corbet Jr. starts to spend most of his time outdoors. While drifting around, he meets an ... See full summary »

Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Joe Pantoliano, Corinne Bohrer, Alan Autry

Votes: 39

19. Werewolf (1987–1988)
Episode: A World of Difference: Part 1 (1987)

Horror, Thriller

Alamo Joe catches up with Eric in a small town jail, then attempts to grill him about his lycanthropy. Eric tells him he still has hopes for a cure, but later turns into a werewolf, escapes... See full summary »

Director: James Darren | Stars: John J. York, Lance LeGault, Lee de Broux, James Morrison

Votes: 31

20. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.

Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook

Votes: 5,656

21. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.

Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie

Votes: 3,444

22. Hot Moves (1984)

R | 85 min | Comedy

Four Venice Beach boys make a pact to lose their virginity before beginning their senior year of high school.

Director: Jim Sotos | Stars: Michael Zorek, Adam Silbar, Jeff Fishman, Johnny Timko

Votes: 830 | Gross: $2.73M

23. Running Hot (1984)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama

A teenager, wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his father, escapes from jail. He hooks up with a prostitute and they take to the road to find the real killer of his father.

Director: Mark Griffiths | Stars: Monica Carrico, Eric Stoltz, Stuart Margolin, Virgil Frye

Votes: 238

24. Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After ninjas killed his family, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When his friend betrays him, Cho must prepare for the ultimate battle.

Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye, Arthur Roberts

Votes: 5,874 | Gross: $10.33M

25. Citizen Soldier (1982 Video)

90 min | Action, Drama

A Vietnam Veteran confronts his fears and guilt on a cross country trip. Supported by a compassionate lover and friends, he learns that his imperfect past can't prevent a future of hope and happiness.

Director: Michael Elsey | Stars: Bill Gray, Toni Basil, Dean Stockwell, Alan Beckwith

26. CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode: K-9-1 (1982)

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

Baker and Poncherello work with K-9 deputies from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and Poncherello fills in when one is injured. Robbers are targeting tour buses.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, John Vernon

Votes: 71

27. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The sensuous wife of a roadside diner proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordid, steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner

Votes: 25,816 | Gross: $12.38M

28. Graduation Day (1981)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.

Director: Herb Freed | Stars: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, E. Danny Murphy, E.J. Peaker

Votes: 4,900 | Gross: $23.89M

29. Bret Maverick (1981–1982)

60 min | Western

Set in Sweetwater, Arizona in the 1880s with solid citizen Bret owning a ranch and part of the Red Ox Saloon. Stable cast with varying stories, often centered on conflict between the ambitious sheriff and everyone else.

Stars: James Garner, Ed Bruce, Ramon Bieri, Richard Hamilton

Votes: 686

30. Take This Job and Shove It (1981)

PG | 100 min | Comedy

Frank is sent to his native town, Millsborough, to increase the local brewery production. He meets old school mates and his former girlfriend, Jane. They quickly fall in love again. Frank is torn between his job.

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Robert Hays, Art Carney, Barbara Hershey, David Keith

Votes: 945 | Gross: $17.57M

31. Bret Maverick (1981–1982)
Episode: Welcome to Sweetwater (1981)

60 min | Western

The railroad wants to buy the ranch that Bret wants to retire to.

Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: James Garner, Ed Bruce, Ramon Bieri, Richard Hamilton

Votes: 44

32. Borderline (1980)

PG | 97 min | Action, Drama

On the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb's partner's murder.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Bert Remsen, Michael Lerner

Votes: 2,397

33. Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

An ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil-may-care (but violent) ladies' man.

Director: Charles B. Griffith | Stars: Oliver Reed, Sunny Johnson, Maia Danziger, Virgil Frye

Votes: 728

34. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode: Deadlock in Parma (1980)

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

In the series finale, Jim Rockford drives off into a California sunset in his wounded Firebird, after being ensnared in a small-town council battle with big implications. While trout ... See full summary »

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Sandra Kerns

Votes: 228

35. Up from the Depths (1979)

R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A giant shark-like creature preys on a Hawaiian tourist community.

Director: Charles B. Griffith | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye, Kedric Wolfe

Votes: 1,006

36. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode: Angels on Skates (1979)

Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A young girl is kidnapped while performing as a skater on Venice Beach. The Angels investigate Freddie Fortune's rink, where Kris joins the skating chorus line.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, David Doyle

Votes: 197

37. Uncle Joe Shannon (1978)

PG | 108 min | Drama

Self-destructive after the deaths of his wife and child in a fire, a trumpet player befriends a crippled youngster and together they battle obstacles through each other's encouragement.

Director: Joseph C. Hanwright | Stars: Burt Young, Doug McKeon, Madge Sinclair, Jason Bernard

Votes: 141

38. CHiPs (1977–1983)

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

The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.

Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Paul Linke

Votes: 11,530

39. Young Dan'l Boone (1977– )

60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Only four episodes of this show about young, unmarried Daniel Boone were shown. Boone does his exploring with three companions, Peter Dawes, a 12-year-old English boy; Hawk, a runaway slave... See full summary »

Stars: Rick Moses, Devon Ericson, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, John Joseph Thomas

Votes: 22

40. The Great Gundown (1977)

PG | 95 min | Western

Mario, weary of killing for pay, leaves his gang to return home to his wife and son who assumed him long dead. Now he is hunted by both sides of the law and shunned by his wife.

Director: Paul Hunt | Stars: Robert Padilla, Malila Saint Duval, Richard Rust, Steve Oliver

Votes: 24

41. Young Dan'l Boone (1977– )
Episode: The Game (1977)

Adventure, Drama, Western

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Stars: Norman Alden, David Cadiente, Eloy Casados, Ji-Tu Cumbuka

42. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are three beautiful women, who end up in a variety of difficult situations.

Stars: Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle

Votes: 14,411

43. The Missouri Breaks (1976)

PG | 126 min | Drama, Western

Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd

Votes: 12,225 | Gross: $14.00M

44. Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976)

R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A young country-star wannabe takes off from her carhop career to join with a young, modern Billy the Kid wannabe for an adventure in theft, murder and mayhem.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Marjoe Gortner, Lynda Carter, Jesse Vint, Merrie Lynn Ross

Votes: 1,365

45. The Quest (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western

2 brothers and a sister separated by Indians when the younger brother and sister were taken by them. The brothers finally reunite and decide to go on a quest to find their sister.

Stars: Kurt Russell, Tim Matheson, Frank Salsedo, Dan O'Herlihy

Votes: 294

46. Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode: The Quasar Kill (1976)

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

Cannon investigates the death of a scientist who designed a computer that searches for extra terrestrial signals. But was he murdered by an entity from outer space or by a fellow scientist with something to hide?

Director: William Wiard | Stars: William Conrad, Andrew Duggan, Eric Braeden, Keene Curtis

Votes: 76

47. The Quest (1976)
Episode: Shanklin (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western

The Beaudine brothers are hired as scouts for a powerful Texas Ranger to track a Mexican bandit and his gang.

Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Kurt Russell, Tim Matheson, Don Meredith, Ned Romero

Votes: 20

48. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)
Episode: The Blue Flash (1975)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Steve Austin goes undercover as a longshoreman to investigate the disappearance of another OSI agent. His colleague and friend was on to a smuggling ring dealing in ultra-sensitive detecting devices.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Janet MacLachlan, Michael Conrad

Votes: 132

49. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.

Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Luis Delgado

Votes: 10,895

50. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a severely injured test pilot is rebuilt with nuclear-powered bionic limbs and implants, he serves as an intelligence agent.

Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Lindsay Wagner

Votes: 12,993