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1. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.4

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80 Metascore

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels

Votes: 101,408 | Gross: $31.56M

2. A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music

8.2

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72 Metascore

A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

Votes: 17,222

3. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

5.7

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40 Metascore

A UN reporter covers the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation, while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own.

Directors: Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Michael Keith

Votes: 11,281 | Gross: $2.73M

4. Frost/Nixon (2008)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.7

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80 Metascore

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell

Votes: 112,567 | Gross: $18.59M

5. Top Banana (1954)

Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

5.5

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A filmed version of Phil Silvers' hit Broadway show about a television comic who tried to regain his ratings on TV.

Directors: Alfred E. Green, Albert Zugsmith | Stars: Phil Silvers, Rose Marie, Danny Scholl, Judy Lynn

Votes: 303

6. The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (2020)

TV-14 | 75 min | Documentary, History

7.6

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70 Metascore

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.

Director: Yoruba Richen | Stars: Gina Belafonte, Harry Belafonte, Leon Bibb, Taylor Branch

Votes: 188

7. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: Hoho the Clown (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

7.0

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Endora makes the TV clown for Darrin's client fall in love with her granddaughter, Tabitha.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy

Votes: 325

8. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: The Happy Household (1962)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.7

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Wilma's new cooking show on television is a hit with everyone except Fred, who's anything but a "happy pappy" as he's forced to go without Wilma's home-cooked meals.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 209

9. The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
Episode: What Have You Done for Me Lately? (1992)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

7.8

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Larry is pressed to do a sponsored live commercial for a gardening tool called The Garden Weasel during his show, which creates animosity between him and his boss, Melanie Parrish. Actor Robert Hays guests on the show.

Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Megan Gallagher, Wallace Langham

Votes: 387