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1. Jane Eyre (2006)

TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Romance

A young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.

Stars: Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens, Lorraine Ashbourne, Aidan McArdle

Votes: 22,372

2. War and Peace (2007)

394 min | Drama, History, Romance

The story of five aristocratic families in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars of 1812

Stars: Clémence Poésy, Alessio Boni, Alexander Beyer, Malcolm McDowell

Votes: 2,098

3. Joan of Arc (1999)

TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Spurred by divine voices and visions, fifteenth century teen Joan d'Arc leads French forces against the English.

Stars: Leelee Sobieski, Chad Willett, Peter O'Toole, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 6,337

4. Small Sacrifices (1989)

159 min | Crime, Drama, History

A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.

Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Gordon Clapp, John Shea

Votes: 1,392

5. It (1990)

TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.

Stars: Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson

Votes: 140,917

6. The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)

120 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the Jackson family and their rise to success.

Stars: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery

Votes: 3,774

7. The Stand (1994)

Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.

Stars: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo

Votes: 38,426

8. Dune (2000)

Not Rated | 265 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

A three-part miniseries on politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah. Based on Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel.

Stars: William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini, Uwe Ochsenknecht

Votes: 24,899

9. Salem's Lot (1979)

PG | 100 min | Horror

A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.

Stars: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia

Votes: 27,493

10. Battlestar Galactica (2003)

TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons, a rag-tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees the pursuing Cylons while simultaneously searching for their true home: Earth.

Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber

Votes: 80,211

11. Merlin (1998)

Not Rated | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Legendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.

Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer

Votes: 22,538

12. The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart.

Stars: Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell

Votes: 33,124

13. Elizabeth I (2005)

TV-MA | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History

Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.

Stars: Helen Mirren, Toby Jones, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Malahide

Votes: 7,033

14. V (1983)

Unrated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A seemingly peaceful alien race, arrives at earth and asks for help to ensure their own planets survival. However, the visitors agenda turns out be much darker.

Stars: Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Faye Grant, Peter Nelson

Votes: 17,156

15. V: The Final Battle (1984)

TV-14 | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A small group of human resistance fighters fight a desperate guerilla war against the genocidal extra-terrestrials who dominate Earth.

Stars: Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Robert Englund, Faye Grant

Votes: 9,313

16. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

TV-G | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History

Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.

Stars: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason

Votes: 24,888

17. Jesus (1999)

TV-PG | 77 min | Biography, Drama, History

A movie about the life, work and death of Jesus as we know it from the Bible.

Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing, Jacqueline Bisset, Gary Oldman

Votes: 3,260

18. The Langoliers (1995)

PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Most of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport.

Stars: Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, Tom Holland, Kate Maberly

Votes: 31,897

19. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Shaggy and Scooby and friends must return 13 ghosts to a magic chest which they inadvertently released.

Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 3,264

20. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: To All the Ghouls I've Loved Before (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The gang lands their plane in a town populated by werewolves; Bogel and Weerd trick Scooby and Shaggy into opening the chest of demons; pint-sized conman Flim-Flam joins the gang.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 188

21. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Scoobra Kadoobra (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Scooby-Doo Gang must travel to an enchanted forest and the castle of Isabelle to stop an evil ghost from getting a wand that could help him destroy the world.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 163

22. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Me and My Shadow Demon (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Chest of Demons is stolen by a shadow monster, so the gang heads off to maze-like Befuddle Manor to retrieve it, but soon they have to contend with demon chest escapee Queen Morbidia.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 151

23. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Reflections in a Ghoulish Eye (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While visiting a Moroccan paranormal convention, the gang has to stop a mirror demon.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 148

24. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: That's Monstertainment (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Horror host and demon chest escapee Zomba magically transports Scooby and the gang into the film "The Son of the Bride of the Ghost of Frankenstein."

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Howard Morris, Susan Blu

Votes: 159

25. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Ship of Ghouls (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Scooby and the gang plan a restful vacation, unaware that the cruise ship they've booked passage on is populated by ghosts.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 144

26. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: A Spooky Little Ghoul Like You (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Vincent Van Ghoul falls under a love spell cast by nefarious demon Nicara.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 143

27. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: When You Witch Upon a Star (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Scooby and the gang have to stop three bumbling witches who are in cahoots with demon Marcella.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 143

28. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: It's a Wonderful Scoob (1985)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Scooby has a traumatic experience with demon Time Slime and is replaced by lazy Bernie Gumshire, but Vincent Van Ghoul shows what will happen to the gang if Scooby doesn't come out of retirement.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 148

29. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Scooby in Kwackyland (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Bogel and Weerd help demon Demondo imprison Scooby and the gang in the funny papers.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 140

30. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Coast-to-Ghost (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Vincent Van Ghoul is turned to stone; Scooby and the gang wind up in cahoots with Bogel and Weerd while fending off two overzealous security guards.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 132

31. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: The Ghouliest Show on Earth (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While visiting Scooby's parents in Dooville, Flim-Flam becomes hypnotized by a circus ringmaster.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 138

32. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Horror-Scope Scoob (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While visiting a TV studio, the gang finds themselves swindled out of the Chest of Demons.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 139

33. 2016 World Series (2016)

Not Rated | Sport

The Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians meet in the 2016 Fall Classic to vie for the World Series title.

Stars: John Smoltz, Joe Buck, Pete Rose, Joe Maddon

Votes: 52

34. Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)

TV-14 | 81 min | Drama, Western

Head back to Lonesome Dove in this sequel to one of the most-loved miniseries of all time.

Stars: Jon Voight, Barbara Hershey, Ricky Schroder, William Petersen

Votes: 2,896

35. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - The M.A.S.S. Device (1983)

300 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

The GI Joe Special Missions force must battle to build a counterweapon to Cobra's teleportation device.

Stars: Michael Bell, Arthur Burghardt, Jackson Beck, Christopher Collins

Votes: 2,121

36. G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)

150 min | Action, Animation

The GI Joe team must face Cobra's latest plot to conquer the world using a device that can control the weather.

Stars: Frank Welker, Kene Holiday, Michael Bell, Christopher Collins

Votes: 1,148

37. Rose Red (2002)

PG-13 | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A college professor and a team of psychics investigate mysterious deaths and disappearances at an old abandoned mansion.

Stars: Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown, David Dukes

Votes: 27,032

38. Rose Red (2002)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2002)

TV-14 | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An ambitious college professor, a group of psychics and a savant investigate mysterious horrors in a century-old house.

Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown, David Dukes

Votes: 349

39. Rose Red (2002)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2002)

TV-14 | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

During their tour of Rose Red mansion, team members encounter illusions, oddities and terrifying revelations.

Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown, David Dukes

Votes: 313

40. Rose Red (2002)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2002)

TV-14 | 82 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Rose Red mansion has strange and menacing effects on each member of the team.

Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown, David Dukes

Votes: 297

41. Moby Dick (1998)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his Captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

Stars: Henry Thomas, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Piripi Waretini

Votes: 4,175

42. Moby Dick (1998)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1998)

Not Rated | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

This overlong remake of Moby Dick starts with Ishmael an upset young professor that wants know the water-land thru a whaling ship commanded by Cap. Ahab, which doesn't care about his assignment, he wish the unattainable whale Moby Dick.

Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Henry Thomas, Bruce Spence, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Robin Cuming

Votes: 43

43. Moby Dick (1998)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1998)

PG | 61 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Herman Melville's towering epic of New England seafaring life pits grizzled, obsessive Captain Ahab (Golden Globe nominee Patrick Stewart, "X-Men") against the infamous great white whale, ... See full summary »

Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Henry Thomas, Patrick Stewart, Ted Levine, Norman D. Golden II

Votes: 42

44. Pride and Prejudice (1995)

TV-PG | 55 min | Drama, Romance

While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.

Stars: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Susannah Harker, Julia Sawalha

Votes: 92,341

45. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Episode: Episode 1 (1995)

TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance

Two rich, eligible and handsome young bachelors gallop into Hertfordshire and the lives of every hopeful young maiden and her ambitious mother in the neighborhood. Mr Bingley has bought ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Colin Firth, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 1,041

46. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Episode: Episode 2 (1995)

TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance

The Bennets are expecting a visitor - Mr Bennet's clergyman cousin, who will inherit the estate in the absence of any direct male heirs. Mr Collins is coming to Longbourn with the intention... See full summary »

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Jennifer Ehle, Benjamin Whitrow, Alison Steadman, Susannah Harker

Votes: 935

47. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Episode: Episode 3 (1995)

TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance

Less than three days after Mr Collins' proposal to her, Elizabeth is shocked to discover that he has been accepted by her best friend, Charlotte Lucas. Elizabeth cannot believe Charlotte ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Julia Sawalha, Polly Maberly, Jennifer Ehle, Susannah Harker

Votes: 920

48. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Episode: Episode 4 (1995)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Romance

Angry and upset over his rejection, Darcy decides to defend himself. He waylays her on her morning walk, hands her a letter and leaves. The contents leave Elizabeth reeling. Darcy indeed ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anthony Calf

Votes: 932

49. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Episode: Episode 5 (1995)

TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Romance

The following day, the Bingleys and Georgiana (Darcy's sister) arrive at Pemberley. Soon after, they call upon Elizabeth, who is staying nearby at the inn in Lambton. The visit is a success... See full summary »

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Sarah Legg, Emilia Fox

Votes: 893

50. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Episode: Episode 6 (1995)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Romance

After Lydia is married, she and Wickham come to Longbourn for a visit before joining Wickham's new regiment in the North. She is as silly as ever and very proud of her success in catching ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Alison Steadman, Jennifer Ehle, Susannah Harker, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 907

51. Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Episode: Origin Story (2018)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, Music

Former bouncer Suge Knight pries away talented producer Dr. Dre from Ruthless Records through intimidation and strong-arm tactics. He also funds the new enterprise by negotiating an investment from notorious drug kingpin. The premiere.

Director: Mario Diaz | Stars: Suge Knight, Ashley Taylor Bidelspach, Robert Earl Alexander, Jody David Armour

Votes: 30

52. Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Episode: The Rise of Death Row (2018)

TV-MA | 41 min | Documentary, Crime, Music

Dr. Dre discovers Snoop Dogg, a small-time drug dealer from Long Beach with a unique, laid-back rapping style. The L.A. riots proves that gangsta rap was prescient in voicing the problems of the Black community of Los Angeles.

Director: Mario Diaz | Stars: Suge Knight, Robert Earl Alexander, Jody David Armour, Scott Aronson

Votes: 30

53. Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Episode: Enter Tupac (2018)

TV-MA | 41 min | Documentary, Crime, Music

Despite the label's success, our characters cannot escape trouble. Suge is charged with assault and battery, Dre is sent to jail, and most seriously, Snoop Dogg is charged with murder. Suge Knight and Tupac become a combustible force.

Director: Mario Diaz | Stars: Suge Knight, Jeff Acoff, Robert Earl Alexander, Jody David Armour

Votes: 29

54. Death Row Chronicles (2018)
Episode: East vs. West (2018)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, Music

The East Coast/West Coast feud flares up after incidents in New York and Atlanta. Suge strengthens alliances with Bloods while Puffy links up with Crips. Tupac, fresh out of jail, experiences a creative explosion.

Director: Mario Diaz | Stars: Suge Knight, Jeff Acoff, Robert Earl Alexander, Jody David Armour

Votes: 26

55. Roots (1977)

TV-14 | 74 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.

Stars: LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr.

Votes: 18,886

56. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part I (1977)

TV-14 | 97 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1750, in Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself among his tribesmen in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave... See full summary »

Director: David Greene | Stars: Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Maya Angelou

Votes: 419

57. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part II (1977)

TV-14 | 97 min | Biography, Drama, History

Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage in 1767, and Kunta Kinte endures the indignity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of ... See full summary »

Director: John Erman | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene, Robert Reed, Ralph Waite

Votes: 352

58. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part III (1977)

TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1776, John Reynolds sells the now adult Kunta Kinte to his brother William. Kunta tries to escape again, this time with dire consequences. He also meets his match in Belle Reynolds, the slave who cooks for William's family.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: John Amos, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene

Votes: 320

59. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part IV (1977)

TV-14 | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History

By 1780, Kunta accepts his fate, settles down with Bell and they have a daughter named Kizzy. Several years later, Kizzy befriends Anne, the young girl who was the result of a secret affair... See full summary »

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: John Amos, Lynda Day George, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed

Votes: 318

60. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part V (1977)

TV-14 | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1806, Kunta's teenage daughter Kizzy falls in love with a slave called Noah, who later tries to escape. Unfortunately, he is quickly caught and tortured until he names Kizzy as his accomplice, sealing her horrific fate.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: John Amos, Chuck Connors, Sandy Duncan, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Votes: 294

61. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part VI (1977)

TV-14 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1824, Kizzy is allowed to visit the plantation of her previous owner, Dr. William Reynolds, and learn the ultimate fate of her parents. Meanwhile, old slave Mingo teaches Kizzy's son ... See full summary »

Directors: Marvin J. Chomsky, Gilbert Moses | Stars: Macdonald Carey, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Sandy Duncan

Votes: 297

62. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part VII (1977)

TV-14 | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1861, "Chicken George" returns home hoping to free his enslaved family.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia Cole, Brad Davis

Votes: 273

63. Roots (1977)
Episode: Part VIII (1977)

TV-14 | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History

The war is over, the Confederacy having surrendered, freeing the slaves. Mr. Harvey invites the slaves to stay if they wish, maybe sharecropping. The rest of the plantation owners, a ... See full summary »

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia Cole, Brad Davis

Votes: 277

64. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.

Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell

Votes: 9,626

65. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Episode: Return to the Circus (1979)

TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Retired espionage veteran George Smiley is called out on a top secret mission: to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Alec Guinness, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Michael Aldridge

Votes: 354

66. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Episode: Tarr Tells His Story (1979)

TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A British agent, who was thought to have defected, resurfaces with sensational information - confirmation of a Russian spy mole existing in the Service.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, Hywel Bennett

Votes: 302

67. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Episode: Smiley Tracks the Mole (1979)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The investigation begins, with Peter Guillam burgling the archives for information, while Smiley visits an old comrade whose past knowledge could prove vital to locating the spy.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, Ian Richardson

Votes: 292

68. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Episode: How It All Fits Together (1979)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

While Guillam and Tarr come under pressure, Smiley recounts his one meeting with the Soviet master spy Karla, who is undoubtedly running the spy inside MI6.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Warren Clarke, George Sewell

Votes: 279

69. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Episode: Smiley Sets a Trap (1979)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Smiley confronts one of his suspects and gives him the results of his investigations, which could prove a considerable embarrassment to those concerned.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Alec Guinness, Ian Bannen, Joss Ackland, Bernard Hepton

Votes: 265

70. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Episode: Flushing Out the Mole (1979)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Smiley springs his trap and catches the spy. He later interrogates the spy and learns about how and why it happened, and the answers he gets robs him of any sense of victory.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell

Votes: 270

71. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Episode: Tinker Tailor (1979)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Smiley goes to meet Jim Prideaux who is now back in Britain having survived his experience in Czechoslovakia. His testimony and that of others sheds new light on the "Testify" fiasco and source "Merlin".

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell

Votes: 321

72. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

120 min | Biography, Drama, History

The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.

Stars: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Stan Shaw

Votes: 2,786

73. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode: Part I (1882-1883) (1979)

99 min | Biography, Drama, History

It's now April 1882, 12 years later. Chicken George returns to live with Tom Harvey and his wife Irene. Tom travels to Memphis to attend a Republican convention but soon learns that his ... See full summary »

Director: John Erman | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Paul Koslo

Votes: 90

74. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode: Part II (1896-1897) (1979)

96 min | Biography, Drama, History

It's now 1896 and Elizabeth Harvey returns home. Her father still bears a grudge over their dispute all those years ago. Cynthia Harvey makes the acquaintance of Will Palmer and he asks ... See full summary »

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Slim Gaillard

Votes: 79

75. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode: Part III (1914-1918) (1979)

100 min | Biography, Drama, History

Will and Cynthia Palmer's daughter Bertha is off to Lane College, the first in the family to do so. There she meets Simon Haley, a fellow student who is working his way through school. She ... See full summary »

Director: John Erman | Stars: Irene Cara, James Daly, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee

Votes: 83

76. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode: Part IV (1918-1921) (1979)

100 min | Biography, Drama, History

With 8 soldiers hanged for staging a mutiny in the 24th Infantry, Bertha is worried about Simon. Criticizing the army during wartime isn't necessarily a safe practice however. Will Palmer ... See full summary »

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Irene Cara, Bernie Casey, Ruby Dee, Pam Grier

Votes: 81

77. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode: Part V (1932-1933) (1979)

97 min | Biography, Drama, History

It's now 1932 and these are hard times during the Depression. A young Alex Haley is living with his parents Bertha and Simon and his grandparents. Simon is frustrated working at the ... See full summary »

Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Irene Cara, Robert Culp, Dorian Harewood, Dina Merrill

Votes: 78

78. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode: Part VI (1939-1950) (1979)

99 min | Biography, Drama, History

It's now 1939 and 17 year-old Alex returns to home to Elizabeth City from college. He's also there to tell his father that he's not on leave to conduct a research paper but has in fact quit... See full summary »

Director: Lloyd Richards | Stars: Debbie Allen, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Damon Evans

Votes: 79

79. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode: Part VII (1960-1967) (1979)

Biography, Drama, History

In October 1960, Alex attends his great-aunt Liz's funeral but he and his father Simon still don't get along. Alex is now making a decent living as a writer, mainly for magazines, but his ... See full summary »

Director: John Erman | Stars: Barbara Barrie, Marlon Brando, James Broderick, Lee Chamberlin

Votes: 88

80. Xena: Warrior Princess - A Friend in Need (The Director's Cut) (2002– )

Unrated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A director's cut version of the final two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess.

Stars: Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Marton Csokas, Michelle Ang

Votes: 1,510

81. The Corner (2000)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama

Chronicles a West Baltimore family living in poverty on the front lines of America's drug war.

Stars: T.K. Carter, Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson, Clarke Peters

Votes: 5,508

82. The Sacketts (1979)

PG | 240 min | Drama, Western

After the Civil War, Tennessee brothers Orrin and Tyrel Sackett are herding cattle out West while Tell Sackett is prospecting for gold in the hills.

Stars: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford

Votes: 2,214

83. Salem's Lot (2004)

TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires.

Stars: Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland, Samantha Mathis

Votes: 11,311

84. The New Edition Story (2017)

TV-14 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Chronicles the ups and downs of legendary music group New Edition from their humble beginnings in Boston to individual solo success and everything in between.

Stars: Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Woody McClain

Votes: 3,268

85. The New Edition Story (2017)
Episode: Part 1 (2017)

TV-14 | 80 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The year is 1978. The city, Roxbury, MA, just outside of Boston. Eleven year old Bobby Brown convinces some friends (Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins, and Ralph Tresvant) to perform in local talent ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Robinson | Stars: Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Woody McClain

Votes: 158

86. The New Edition Story (2017)
Episode: Part 2 (2017)

TV-14 | 79 min | Biography, Drama, Music

It's 1984, and New Edition is in L.A. recording their second album. Ralph, fully aware of the resentment from his band mates, requests more parts for them to sing. The album is a huge hit; ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Robinson | Stars: Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Woody McClain

Votes: 147

87. Abraham (1993)

175 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Abram a tribal leader denies all the local deities and finds the true God. Through many trials and tribulations he strengthens his faith.

Stars: Richard Harris, Barbara Hershey, Maximilian Schell, Andrea Prodan

Votes: 1,833

88. Abraham (1993)
Episode: Part 1 (1993)

Adventure, Biography, Drama

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Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Richard Harris, Barbara Hershey, Maximilian Schell, Carolina Rosi

Votes: 28

90. David (1997)

190 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel ... See full summary »

Stars: Maurice Roëves, Gina Bellman, Lina Sastri, Joseph Long

Votes: 1,553

91. David (1997)
Episode: David Part 1 (1997)

Adventure, Biography, Drama

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Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sheryl Lee, Jonathan Pryce, Ben Daniels

Votes: 18

93. Solomon (1997)

PG-13 | 180 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon.

Stars: Ben Cross, Richard Dillane, Anouk Aimée, Vivica A. Fox

Votes: 1,487

94. Moses (1995–1996)

180 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime

Pharaoh Ramses II decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket on the Nile by his mother, is picked up by a princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt.

Stars: Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella, David Suchet, Christopher Lee

Votes: 2,322

95. Joseph (1995)

93 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The Biblical story of Joseph, who was sold to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of his prophetic abilities to analyze dreams and of his being their father's favorite.

Stars: Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren

Votes: 3,402

96. Joseph (1995)
Episode: Joseph (1995)

Adventure, Biography, Drama

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Director: Roger Young | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren

Votes: 33

97. Joseph (1995)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1995)

Adventure, Biography, Drama

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Director: Roger Young | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren

Votes: 31

98. Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)

TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History

The inspiring story of trailblazing African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker who built a haircare empire that made her America's first female self-made millionaire.

Stars: Octavia Spencer, Tiffany Haddish, Carmen Ejogo, Kevin Carroll

Votes: 13,608

99. Elizabeth R (1971)

520 min | Biography, Drama, History

When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.

Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray

Votes: 1,940

100. Surviving R. Kelly (2019–2023)

TV-MA | 306 min | Documentary, Crime, Music

A six-part series about the controversial R&B star R. Kelly which features several women making allegations of abuse by him.

Stars: Andrea Kelly, Tarana Burke, Touré, Candice Norcott

Votes: 5,738



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