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1. All About Eve (1950)

Passed | 138 min | Drama

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm

Votes: 139,066 | Gross: $0.01M

2. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Episode: Ghost Apocalyptic Future (1997)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A temporal disturbance leads Kylie into the New York City of a fallen future, one where humanity's supremacy has been usurped by Paranormal Beings. She joins a band of freedom fighters in a... See full summary »

Director: Tim Eldred | Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 43

3. Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode: The Perfect Gentleman/Legend (1982)

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

Singer Andrea Barclay wants to overcome debilitating stage fright by performing for the toughest audience that Roarke can find; and rock star Jimmy Jordan, who witnessed a murder, disguises himself as a butler to elude his pursuers.

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Leslie Easterbrook, Andy Griffith

Votes: 56

4. Nightmare Cafe (1992)
Episode: Aliens Ate My Lunch (1992)

47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a desperate tabloid writer concocts a story about a small-town alien invasion, his simple lie snowballs out of his control.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Bobby Slayton, Jimmy Briscoe, Kevin Thompson, Arturo Gil

Votes: 40

5. Pearl (1996–1997)
Episode: The Two Mrs. Rizzos (1997)

Comedy

While Pearl and Annie bicker over who a seemingly nice erudite ex con they like, Freddy Rizzo, likes best, Rizzo is obsessed with meeting his idol - Professor Pynchon.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Rhea Perlman, Carol Kane, Kevin Corrigan, Dash Mihok

6. Sheena (2000–2002)
Episode: Stranded in the Jungle (2002)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure

Unaware of the civil war in the area, Cutter drops off a group of inept rich survivalist celebrities in the middle of a jungle to compete for 5 million dollars. Among them are Cutter's NFL idol and a writer whom Sheena met as a child.

Director: Carl Weathers | Stars: Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson, Margo Moorer, Kevin Quigley

Votes: 22

7. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
Episode: Dillman (2020)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Crime

When a prank goes disastrously awry, things at the Nine-Nine take a distinctly Agatha Christie turn.

Director: Kyra Sedgwick | Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero

Votes: 2,744

8. To Tell the Truth (2016–2022)
Episode: Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs (2020)

TV-PG | Biography, Comedy, Game-Show

Celebrity panelists Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Joel McHale and Gillian Jacobs must guess the identity of T-Rex costumed maid of honor, Oprah's pedicurist, a professional beekeeper, the NY Times crossword editor, and a Kung Fu master.

Stars: Anthony Anderson, Doris Bowman, Kacey Edgerly, Sawyer Fuller

Votes: 19

9. Devlin (1974–1976)
Episode: Hero Worshipper (1974)

Animation, Action, Adventure

A boy, too young to emulate Devlin, decides to take dangerous risks on his own in a misguided effort to impress the stunt team.

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Norman Alden, Michael Bell, Philip L. Clarke, Don Diamond

10. Make My Day (2002–2003)
Episode: Steph Lane (2003)

Game-Show

Steph Lane is a 22-year-old waitress from Winchester. On her way to work she is stopped by her teenage heart throb Mark Owen, he's in town for his book launch, is having trouble with his ... See full summary »

Stars: Edith Bowman, Alex Andreas, Lyn Ashley, Paul Daniels