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51. New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1931)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are Schnozzle, a pickpocket and car thief; and Blackie, who has played the game for years. Jimmy's latest... See full summary »

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: William Haines, Jimmy Durante, Ernest Torrence, Leila Hyams

Votes: 457

52. The Avenger (1937)

55 min

Dated and uneven melodrama about a reformed criminal who marries into high society, only to be forced by a former accomplice to steal from the factory where he now works.

Director: A.R. Harwood | Stars: Douglas Stuart, John Fernside, Karen Greyson, Marcia Melville

53. Blindfolded (1918)

Drama, Crime

Patrick "The Ear" Muldoon, a professional safecracker, passes on his skills to his daughter Peggy. However, after reading Ralph Waldo Emerson's books, Peggy decides to forego a life of ... See full summary »

Director: Raymond B. West | Stars: Bessie Barriscale, Joseph J. Dowling, Patrick Calhoun, David Kirby

54. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
Episode: Jailhouse Dick (1997)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Dick takes care of a felon because he feels he can make an honest man out of him.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 316

55. The Adventures of Batman (1968–1969)
Episode: My Crime is Your Crime/A Bird Out of Hand/Luthor's Lethal Laser/Forget Me Not, Superdog (1968)

TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman is sued for false arrest in a strange twist by The Penguin and Joker./The Penguin has become the newest costumed crusader but is he for real?

Directors: Hal Sutherland, Anatole Kirsanoff | Stars: Bud Collyer, Bob Hastings, Jackson Beck, Jack Grimes

Votes: 69

56. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode: Harley's Holiday (1994)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

On her first day of release, Harley Quinn gets into a ridiculous amount of trouble in record time.

Director: Kevin Altieri | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Robert Costanzo, Bob Hastings

Votes: 1,635

57. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Halo for a Badman (1967)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

An ex-convict is hired by Animas City, Colorado's mayor to be their marshal because no one else can stand up to the outlaws that rob every gold shipment that tries to leave town. Some of ... See full summary »

Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Robert Taylor, George N. Neise, Roy Barcroft, Don Megowan

Votes: 38

58. Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode: Face of Love/Image of Celeste (1982)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Bitter young Laura Jensen has a long criminal record and gets to turn her life around; and curator Celeste Vellon, having seen an 1896 Gauguin painting of a woman who looks like her, wants to find out the identity of the painting's subject.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Wendy Schaal, Dane Clark

Votes: 61

59. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: The Cell Within (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tubbs is held prisoner by a "reformed" psycho he put away years ago, who is obsessed with eradicating crime through extreme methods.

Director: Michael B. Hoggan | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 288

60. Neon Rider (1989–1995)
Episode: The Good, the Bad, and Eleanor (1992)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama

Michael brings a girl fleeing her former gang to the ranch. Meanwhile, Eleanor dreams of the Old West.

Director: Winston Rekert | Stars: Winston Rekert, Sam Sarkar, William S. Taylor, Peter Williams

61. Renegade (1992–1997)
Episode: The Ballad of D.B. Cooper (1995)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Bobby and Reno go in search of D.B. Cooper, while another bounty hunter follows their trail.

Director: Gary Winter | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, Branscombe Richmond, Max Gail

Votes: 74

62. Silk Stalkings (1991–1999)
Episode: Crime of Love (1993)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Although Rita objects, a gigolo/killer-turned-writer is released on parole into the custody of his publisher. When the publisher's oversexed wife is found murdered, Rita immediately ... See full summary »

Director: Carl Weathers | Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Rob Estes, Jay Acovone, Signy Coleman

Votes: 29

63. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
Episode: Scholar (2005)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Farik sends biochemical student Eddy Pangetsu (from episode 2) on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and down to Los Angeles.

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Alex Nesic

Votes: 149

64. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: You, Murderer (1995)

Not Rated | 27 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Plastic surgery makes a criminal look like Humphrey Bogart. Years later, he's a successful businessman. His angry wife finds out about his past and threatens him. He asks his plastic surgeon friend to end her. Twist after twist ensues.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Sherilyn Fenn

Votes: 741

65. Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
Episode: The Kidnapper (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A smooth-talking criminal comes to the island and holds the women on the island hostage in exchange for ransom money, but when he is captured they decide to try and reform him instead of holding him prisoner.

Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer

Votes: 198

66. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode: Reformed Criminal (1955)

TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Lee Roberts, House Peters Jr., Terry Frost

Votes: 85

67. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Death in a Chocolate Box (2007)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Barnaby investigates a murder of a former friend and colleague in Midsomer Holm, a small village inhabited by reformed ex-cons.

Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 750

68. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode: Scatter Point (2008)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael poses as a safe cracker to help out a reformed ex-con who is unwittingly part of a heist, and tries to sneak into the heavily-guarded office of his handler. Meanwhile, Sam gets an unexpected proposition from his girlfriend.

Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless

Votes: 636

69. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: Superhuman Law (2022)

TV-14 | 28 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jen is hired at a prestigious law firm but must practice as She-Hulk and rep a complicated client.

Director: Kat Coiro | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga

Votes: 17,142

70. What If...? (2021– )
Episode: What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? (2021)

TV-14 | 32 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The rough-and-tumble space pirates known as the Ravagers abduct T'Challa instead of Peter Quill.

Director: Bryan Andrews | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Chadwick Boseman, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker

Votes: 18,553

71. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: The Retreat (2022)

TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jen visits Blonsky's wellness retreat, meets new friends and gets in touch with her inner She-Hulk.

Director: Anu Valia | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga, Nick Gomez

Votes: 11,634

72. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: Whose Show Is This? (2022)

TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jen finds herself in trouble with the law and struggles to pick up the pieces of her life.

Director: Kat Coiro | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga

Votes: 14,960

73. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Bloodsport (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Patrick and the team investigate the murder of a woman with ties to two professional Cage Fighters.

Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,263

74. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: Wild Justice (2011)

TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During an ecumenical conference in formerly Catholic St. Gerard's college, the poisoning of a female black American bishop triggers a series of bizarre murders.

Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Ronald Pickup, Siân Phillips, Pamela Nomvete, Christopher Timothy

Votes: 615

75. Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode: Nuestra Familia (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Established in the California prison system as a way for members from Northern California to fend off violence from the Mexican Mafia, Nuestra Familia has become renowned for its ... See full summary »

Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Johnny Angel Martinez, Kurt Sutter, Angel Botello, Anthony Aria

Votes: 13

76. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Always (2012)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The murder of a Latino army veteran ex-con, ex-Lobos-street gang member quickly links to a break-in in the late captain's home, to steal only and all his old police files, and yields the ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 2,888

77. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Vegas Mobster (2013)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

It's 1979 and Chicago mobster Frank Cullotta heads to Las Vegas for more opportunity. His Hole in the Wall gang becomes notorious for their high-stakes robberies. Eventually, his thievery ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Norrey | Stars: Leon Clingman, Frank Cullotta, Langley Kirkwood, Barry Onody

Votes: 27

78. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Under the Influence (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A promising DJ is murdered at an album-release party for a pop star which takes Castle and Beckett inside the drama of NYC's music industry

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,128

79. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
Episode: Episode #46.1 (2024)

TV-PG | News, Talk-Show

David Pogue covers the customer service industry; singer/songwriter Jelly Roll; comic Taylor Tomlinson; the Xingiang region of China and the controversial treatment of the Ughur population;... See full summary »

Stars: Jane Pauley, Margaret Brennan, Luke Burbank, Lee Cowan

80. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
Episode: Prisoner Re-Entry (2015)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

United Kingdom proposed online mass surveillance law, Veterans Day, Washington Redskin trademark, Prisoner Reentry. Interview with Bilal Chapman.

Director: Jim Hoskinson | Stars: John Oliver, Bilal Chatman

Votes: 303

81. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 14 February 2018: Evening Bulletin (2018)

25 min | News

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Stars: Tony Morris, Lucy Meacock, Christopher Anderson, Bill Kirkup

82. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 22 June 2018: Evening Bulletin (2018)

30 min | News

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Stars: Tony Morris, Ann O'Connor, Katherine Bennett, Darren Reynolds