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1. The Insider (1999)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora
Votes: 180,411 | Gross: $28.97M
2. Street Smart (1987)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Kathy Baker, Mimi Rogers, Jay Patterson
Votes: 3,816 | Gross: $1.12M
3.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Pilot
(1986)
TV-PG | 97 min | Drama
Pilot episode for the TV series introduces the lawyers and employees of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak, a Los Angeles law firm, in dealing with their courtroom cases and personal ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins
Votes: 348
4.
Ally McBeal (1997–2002)
Episode:
Pursuit of Loneliness
(2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Ally gets hit on by a barista, so she dumps coffee on him. When she then meets him in court, she finds herself in jail, and then surprisingly, on a date with him. Nelle shows her elitism by... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Pontell | Stars: Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson
Votes: 169
5.
Becker (1998–2004)
Episode:
Trials and Defibrillations
(2001)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy
As he does with everyone else, Becker finds fault with his attorney. Nevertheless, she refuses to let him take the stand, fearing that he won't be able to control his temper.
Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith
Votes: 116
6.
The Commish (1991–1996)
Episode:
Judgement Day
(1992)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tony winds up in one of his own jail cells when he runs afoul of an imperious judge who's hiding a fearsome secret.
Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Kimberly Scott
Votes: 92
7.
Crossing Jordan (2001–2007)
Episode:
Prisoner Exchange
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jordan tries to prove that a housewife murdered her husband; Macy's testimony frees a convicted child killer
Director: Michael Gershman | Stars: Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Ken Howard, Ravi Kapoor
Votes: 258
8.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Auld L'Anxiety
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Brackman agonizes when his half-brother, Erroll, catches him making out with his bailiff, Rhonda, in which he blackmails Brackman for use of his office at the firm. Meanwhile, McKenzie is ... See full summary »
Director: Nell Cox | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 41
9.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Gibbon Take
(1986)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Kuzak wants to take his relationship with Grace public, then reporters drag her through the mud during a press conference when her former fiancé tells them that she left him at their ... See full summary »
Director: Sharron Miller | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 67
10.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Hand Roll Express
(1988)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Brackman unwittingly gets arrested for solicitation by an inexperienced undercover policewoman who mistakes his reading of a Japanese restaurant menu for come-ons. Meanwhile, Roxanne tells ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 41
11.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Happy Trails
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
The Rosalind Shays lawsuit continues with Grace and Victor springing a surprise witness against Rosalind when her own daughter Susan Raab testifies against her, embarrassing Rosalind. But ... See full summary »
Director: Win Phelps | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 39
12.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Parent Trap
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
Rollins represents a man who is fighting to keep his pregnant girlfriend, put in a coma after a car accident, on life-support so their unborn child can be brought to full-term. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Robman | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 28
13.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Prince Kuzak in a Can
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Kuzak has difficulty getting over Sid Hershberg's suicide and seems to assume the dead lawyer's identity by taking over Hershberg's cases. Then Kuzak faces a dilemma when his latest client,... See full summary »
Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 48
14.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
The Mouse That Soared
(1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Victor once again faces off against the crafty dwarf attorney, Hamilton Schuyler, who's the opposing counsel representing a nightclub owner where Victor's client brings a complaint to stop ... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Smolan | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 35
15.
MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode:
Rush to Judgement
(1990)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
MacGyver is serving as a sequestered member of the jury in a racially-charged trial. MacGyver sneaks out to investigate the crime scene, uncovering new evidence, but also landing him in contempt of court.
Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Steven Keats, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 262
16.
Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode:
The Foursome
(1991)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Matlock defends a golfer accused of killing a blackmailing caddy.
Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Votes: 111
17.
The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode:
Day in Court
(1999)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a chaotic and bizarre trial, Bobby represents an old drug dealing client, who is charged with murder after stabbing a man to death seven times. With wacky Judge Swackheim presiding, the ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris
Votes: 111
18.
The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode:
Friends and Ex-Lovers
(2000)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Haunted with guilt over Scott Wallace's murder of his boss, Bobby is determined to defend him, lashing out at everybody including Jimmy, who agrees to become a witness for the prosecution. ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris
Votes: 104
19.
The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode:
In Deep
(1998)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellenor sticks Lindsay with a humiliating case of a man determined to get his day in court when fined for using too much water when flushing his toilet. Things get even worse when the case ... See full summary »
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris
Votes: 114
20.
The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode:
Rhyme and Reason
(1998)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a 13 year old boy shoots his mother for no apparent reason, Bobby and Helen struggle over charging him as a child or an adult. Meanwhile, Eugene tries to get a murderer off on a ... See full summary »
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris
Votes: 256
21.
The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode:
Trench Work
(1998)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A guilt-ridden Lindsay is determined to get Anderson Pearson's conviction reduced to manslaughter, and gets into a world of trouble with Judge Hiller. Eugene and Ellenor's actions during ... See full summary »
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris
Votes: 118