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1. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,548
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,869,663 | Gross: $534.86M
3. Gladiator (2000)
R | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed
Votes: 1,619,471 | Gross: $187.71M
4. The Crow (1994)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 203,000 | Gross: $50.69M
5. Cheers (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt
Votes: 62,013
6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 373,089 | Gross: $281.72M
7. NewsRadio (1995–1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Romance
The workplace sitcom "NewsRadio" explores the office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
Stars: David Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney
Votes: 17,332
8. Small Soldiers (1998)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, David Cross, Jay Mohr
Votes: 105,694 | Gross: $54.68M
9. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,555
10. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger, Andrew Garfield
Votes: 153,928 | Gross: $7.69M
11. Giant (1956)
G | 201 min | Drama, Western
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker
Votes: 42,233
12. Silver Bullet (1985)
R | 95 min | Horror
In a small town, brutal killings start to plague the close knit community. Marty Coslaw, a paraplegic boy, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf.
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Megan Follows
Votes: 31,492 | Gross: $5.40M
13. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it's gone forever.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 135,462 | Gross: $113.75M
14. The Negotiator (1998)
R | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin
Votes: 154,915 | Gross: $44.48M
15. Waitress (2007)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Director: Adrienne Shelly | Stars: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines
Votes: 48,818 | Gross: $19.07M
16. Call Me Kat (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
A 39-year-old woman decides to use the money her parents had been saving for her wedding to open a cat-themed cafe.
Stars: Mayim Bialik, Swoosie Kurtz, Kyla Pratt, Cheyenne Jackson
Votes: 7,769
17. Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.
Stars: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Jim J. Bullock, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 2,702
18. Wagons East (1994)
PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
In the 1860s Wild West, a ragged bunch of misfit settlers decides they cannot stand living in their current situation and they hire a grizzled cowboy to take them on a journey back East to their hometowns.
Director: Peter Markle | Stars: John Candy, Joe Bays, Abraham Benrubi, Jill Boyd
Votes: 6,173 | Gross: $4.36M
19. Gang Related (1997)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
Director: Jim Kouf | Stars: Jim Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon, Dennis Quaid
Votes: 10,012 | Gross: $5.79M
20. The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, C. Thomas Howell
Votes: 3,905
21. Sparkle (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Music
In the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
Director: Salim Akil | Stars: Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke
Votes: 6,657 | Gross: $24.40M
22. The Royal Family (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Al Royal and his wife Victoria have just settled down to retire when their daughter Elizabeth, newly divorced from a man that Al always hated, moves back home with her three children: Curtis, Kim, and Hillary.
Stars: Della Reese, Mariann Aalda, Sylver Gregory, Larenz Tate
Votes: 360
23. 63 Up (2019)
Unrated | 145 min | Documentary, Biography
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Stars: Tony Walker, Neil Hughes, Charles Furneaux, John Brisby
Votes: 1,419
24. All Male, All Nude (2017)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary
Journey into the world of male strippers at America's only all nude gay strip club located in the heart of the Bible Belt and the unique family unit it engenders.
Director: Gerald McCullouch | Stars: Steven Marchi, Matt Colunga, Michael Garcia, Alex Meyer
Votes: 228
25. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
79 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Sara Lewinstein, David Mandell, Suzi Mandell, Sallie Perryman
Votes: 1,081
26. My Flesh and Blood (2003)
Unrated | 83 min | Documentary
Documentary following Susan Tom of Fairfield, California and her 11 adopted special needs children.
Director: Jonathan Karsh | Stars: Susan Tom, Anthony Tom, Faith Tom, Joe Tom
Votes: 1,766
27. Trinidad (2008)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary
Trinidad uncovers Trinidad, Colorado's transformation from Wild West outpost to "sex-change capital of the world," and follows three transgender women who may steer the rural ranching town toward becoming the "transsexual mecca."
Directors: Jay Hodges, PJ Raval | Stars: Stanley Biber, Marci Bowers, Laura Ellis, Sabrina Marcus
Votes: 96
28. 21 Up South Africa: Mandela's Children (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
The Jesuit maxim behind the landmark UP Series has now been taken to South Africa, where a group of children, first filmed in 1992 at the age of 7, are now 21.
Director: Angus Gibson | Stars: Frans Jeppson-Wall, Katlego, Thembisile, Willem
Votes: 46
29. Lost in the Crowd (2010)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
Umm... Suzi was obviously a terrible listener. Because atleast HALF of the story of myself was created in an incredibly unreal and fake way.
Director: Susi Graf | Stars: Kimy Hartman, Jazmine Perez, Alex Rios, Adrian Tolberg
Votes: 21
30. Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut (2008 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Family
From kindergartners to bikers and girl scouts to prisoners, thousands each year donate their ponytails to create hairpieces for children who have lost their own from disease and chemotherapy.
Directors: Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon | Stars: Madonna Coffman, Kandice Rose Deford
Votes: 14
31.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Goodbye, Mr. Scripps
(1983)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Daniels' campaign for mayor hits a turning point. Members of the precinct attend the funeral of the boy who was accidentally shot by Perez. Furillo consoles Perez and his family. Hill... See full summary »
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 90
32.
The Royal Family (1991–1992)
Episode:
New Beginnings
(1991)
Comedy
The first post-Redd Foxx episode. Victoria learns that Al has died at a bowling alley. His funeral is attended by many of his old friends (including Sanford & Son alumni, Bubba Bexley & Slappy White).
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Della Reese, Jackée Harry, Mariann Aalda, Sylver Gregory
Votes: 12
33.
Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode:
Desert Storm
(1996)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
On a desert world, the sliders get involved in a struggle for control over Devin, a young woman who can locate underground stores of water.
Director: Jim Johnston | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 278
34.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Earthshock: Part Four
(1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Tegan is captured by the Cybermen, allowing the Cyber Leader to use her as a hostage and force the Doctor to do his bidding. Left behind on the ship, Adric attempts to prevent it from plummeting to Earth as time is running out.
Director: Peter Grimwade | Stars: Peter Davison, Beryl Reid, Matthew Waterhouse, James Warwick
Votes: 651
35.
Bones (2005–2017)
Episode:
The Conspiracy in the Corpse
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Booth is in prison after being framed for killing three FBI agents. Now it is up to Brennan, Sweets and the rest of the Jeffersonian team to find out who in the FBI is behind the Conspiracy.
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor
Votes: 1,137
36.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Payback
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
One agent is held in an unknown location and being tortured by the mole, while another is betrayed by someone unexpected.
Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 368