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1. Network (1976)

R | 121 min | Drama

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall

Votes: 170,894

2. The Boston Strangler (1968)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin

Votes: 10,833

3. Born Yesterday (1950)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford, Howard St. John

Votes: 12,450

4. Semi-Tough (1977)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston

Votes: 3,514 | Gross: $37.19M

5. The Marketplace of Ideas Doesn't Work (2018 Video)

19 min | Short, News

Would the best ideas win in a free marketplace of ideas? Dr Layman argues, no.

Star: Layman

6. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: The Ghost (1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The police do not believe a man who claims he's being visited by a poltergeist. Then they put the man in jail, and strange events begin occurring about the squad room.

Director: Lee Bernhardi | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 119

7. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Oliver Buys a Farm (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

Oliver Wendell Douglas quits his job as a lawyer and moves from Park Avenue to Hooterville. He wants to get away from the "rat race" of the city. His beautiful wife Lisa doesn't exactly love the idea.

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, John Daly, Eleanor Audley

Votes: 266

8. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: House Counsel (1995)

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

Briscoe and Logan learn that the murder of an unassuming Parks Department accountant may have actually been a mob hit when they discover that he was a juror in the trial of a crime boss.

Director: James Quinn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 318

9. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: Grace in the Hole (2002)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

While visiting Karen's incarcerated husband, Grace re-discovers a handsome high school friend who's also doing time in prison.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 280

10. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: The Big Vent (1999)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Will and Grace become hooked on a real-life soap opera unfolding in their neighbors' apartment when they begin eavesdropping through the new heating vent in their floor. As Will and Grace ... See full summary »

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 451

11. The Dana Show (2017– )
Primary Results, Biden Goes Off on Detroit Worker, the Latest Info on Coronavirus, Railing Against Cancel Culture (2020 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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Star: Dana Loesch

12. Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Episode: Control (2021)

TV-MA | Documentary, History

In the 1970s, women appeal to evolving interpretations of the 14th Amendment in their fight to achieve equality and control their own destinies.

Directors: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kenny Leon | Stars: Sterling K. Brown, Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, Joshua Jackson

Votes: 73

13. Mischievous Kiss (2010)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2010)

TV-Y | 63 min | Comedy, Romance

With high school graduation looming, Ha-ni secretly picks up a few part-time jobs to get Seung-jo a nifty graduation gift but keeps running into him in the course of her duties.

Stars: Jung So-min, Kim Hyun-joong, Jung Hye-young, Lee Tae-sung

Votes: 27

14. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
A Whistleblower Reveals What's Really Going on Inside Gender Transition Clinics (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

A whistleblower from the child gender transition industry speaks out. A congressional Democrat learns about free speech. Project Veritas wants James O'Keefe out. Vice holds a panel on race, but one man with common sense horrifies the rest.

Star: Matt Walsh

15. Limitless (2015–2016)
Episode: Finale: Part One! (2016)

TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When an NZT outbreak causes chaos in New York City, Brian is forced to investigate on his own because the FBI won't let him in.

Director: Paul A. Edwards | Stars: Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Votes: 985

16. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Burden of Proof (2017)

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

Gibbs begins his own investigation when a convicted felon swears he was framed; FBI agent Fornell joins the team.

Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Mark Harmon, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama

Votes: 569

17. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2019)
Episode: I Can Work with You (2019)

TV-PG | 41 min | Comedy, Musical

Rebecca agrees to help out Darryl by offering to babysit but an unexpected guest crashes the evening. Paula throws a game night.

Director: Kabir Akhtar | Stars: Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner

Votes: 223