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1. Homeland (2011–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
Stars: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend
Votes: 361,498
2. Fellow Travelers (2023)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the lives and volatile romance of two different men, through purges, wars, protests, and plagues, overcoming obstacles in the world.
Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 11,016
3. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Ray Donovan, a professional "fixer" for the rich and famous in Los Angeles, can make anyone's problems disappear except those created by his own family.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Pooch Hall
Votes: 93,744
4. Philadelphia (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman
Votes: 258,637 | Gross: $77.32M
5. My Policeman (2022)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance
The arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom's home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previously.
Director: Michael Grandage | Stars: Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache
Votes: 22,553
6. The Painted Veil (2006)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Romance
Dr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.
Director: John Curran | Stars: Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Catherine An
Votes: 96,045 | Gross: $8.06M
7. Soldier's Girl (2003 TV Movie)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 7,249
8. Swing Shift (1984)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, War
A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward
Votes: 5,416 | Gross: $6.65M
9. Freeheld (2015)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
New Jersey police lieutenant Laurel Hester and her registered domestic partner Stacie Andree battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Director: Peter Sollett | Stars: Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Steve Carell, Michael Shannon
Votes: 13,251 | Gross: $0.53M
10. The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenager in love, who needs money to arrange his future life with his mistress, kidnaps his own father for ransom, but nobody cares.
Director: Ron Nyswaner | Stars: Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia, Amy Madigan
Votes: 1,445
11. Smithereens (1982)
R | 93 min | Drama, Music
A talent-challenged girl tries to promote herself to stardom in New York's waning punk music world.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Richard Hell, Nada Despotovich
Votes: 2,650
12. Murder on Middle Beach (2020)
TV-MA | 66 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A young man is determined to solve an unspeakable crime and absolve the people he loves, while looking for answers within his fractured family and community.
Stars: Madison Hamburg, Mark E. Safarik
Votes: 4,578
13. Gross Anatomy (1989)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
A fisherman's son goes through medical school with a bad attitude, especially in cadaver class.
Director: Thom Eberhardt | Stars: Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga, Christine Lahti, Todd Field
Votes: 4,117 | Gross: $11.60M
14. Mrs. Soffel (1984)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Diane Keaton stars as a prison warden's wife who falls in love with a death row convict (Mel Gibson.) Believing he's innocent, she helps him and his convicted brother escape.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann
Votes: 3,566 | Gross: $4.39M
15. The Celluloid Closet (1995)
R | 102 min | Documentary, History
A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright, Arthur Laurents
Votes: 7,527 | Gross: $1.51M
16. Star Maps (1997)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
Only in America. Only in Hollywood. Only in Beverly Hills could a young man with a dream make his way to the stars. Carlos is a precocious 18 year-old who returns to America from Mexico with dreams of becoming a movie star.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Douglas Spain, Efrain Figueroa, Kandeyce Jorden, Martha Velez
Votes: 1,049 | Gross: $0.59M
17. Cronicas (2004)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: John Leguizamo, Alfred Molina, Leonor Watling, Damián Alcázar
Votes: 3,561 | Gross: $0.30M
18. Why Stop Now? (2012)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.
Directors: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Votes: 7,610 | Gross: $0.00M
19. Love Hurts (1990)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of Paul Weaver and his strained relationships with women and his family.
Director: Bud Yorkin | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Cynthia Sikes, Judith Ivey, John Mahoney
Votes: 363
20. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 537
21. Filthy Gorgeous (2007 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
Filthy Gorgeous is drama set at an elite New York Escort Service. The show follows the male and female escorts and their high society clients. It exposes the gritty and not often seen side ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eva Simon, Kate Jennings Grant
Votes: 85
22. Commitment to Life (2023)
115 min | Documentary
Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Tom Cruise, Heather Thomas, Ann-Margret, Mark Wahlberg
Votes: 49
23. Vito (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Vito Russo, founding father of the gay liberation movement, author of "The Celluloid Closet," and vociferous AIDS activist in the 1980s.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Phyllis Antonellis, George Bancroft, Richard Barrios, Edmund Bergler
Votes: 776
24. Man Made Man
Biography, Drama | Announced
The true story of two sex changes, one love affair, and a twentieth-century medical revolution.
25. She's the Best Thing in It (2015)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography
Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful. Featuring Frances McDormand, Melissa Leo, and Valerie Harper.
Director: Ron Nyswaner | Stars: Mary Birdsong, Tyne Daly, Dave Davis, Valerie Harper
Votes: 37
26. Loan Wolves (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Exposes the scam behind the disastrous school loan crisis.
Director: Blake Zeff | Stars: Ari Melber, Chuck Schumer, Blake Zeff
Votes: 57
27. On Story (2011– )
27 min | Talk-Show
A look inside the creative process of writers, creators and filmmakers.
Stars: Álvaro Rodríguez, Shane Black, Damon Lindelof, Scott Rosenberg
Votes: 56
28. Bounty (II)
Crime | Announced
A fearless bounty hunter enlists a former cop to track down two missing girls that vanished from a mall parking lot.
29. Casting Pearls (2007)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Comedy
'Casting Pearls' illustrates the difficulties trans women face in Hollywood via a hectic series of auditions endured by a transgender actress. Calpernia Addams stars as 'The Actress' who ... See full summary »
Director: Andrea James | Stars: Calpernia Addams, Andrea James
Votes: 39
30. People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2003 Video)
58 min | Documentary
10 years after the release of "Philadelphia", director Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and others discuss about the making of that film and it's important legacy through the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Ron Nyswaner, Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Edward Saxon
Votes: 78
31. American Wife
Announced
A young Wisconsin bookworm finds herself pulled away from her small town origins by a man she both loves and fundamentally disagrees with, the future president of the United States. Loosely inspired by the life of an American first lady.
32. The Stolen Child (I)
Drama, Fantasy | Announced
A fantasy centered around Henry Day, a man who was kidnapped by hobgoblins at the age of 7 and replaced in his real life by a look-alike.
33. Dover
Drama | Announced
A drama centered on the 2005 trial that stopped a Pennsylvania school board from teaching intelligent design over evolution.
34. The Last Mile (II) (2019)
Documentary, Short
Three people every minute are infected with HIV. Every day, 400 babies are born with the disease. And, AIDS is the leading cause of death among women worldwide. This short documentary ... See full summary »
Director: Kim A. Snyder | Stars: Tom Hanks, Ron Nyswaner, Mary Steenburgen, Denzel Washington
35. Predisposed (2008)
15 min | Short
Director: Phil Dorling | Stars: Ethan Downing, Christy Lee Hughes, Joseph James, Melissa Leo
36. Outcomes: LGBTQ Stories from the Hudson Valley (2009)
Documentary, Short
A series of 5 documentary shorts drawn from interviews with an array LGBTQ people who have come out of the closet, putting a human face on a highly politicized subject.
Director: Joy E. Reed | Stars: Anise Cruzado, Alix Dobkin, Ted Hayes, Leigh Noble
37. Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007 TV Special)
Director: Chris Donovan | Stars: Sarah Silverman, Amy Adams, Mike Akel, Angie Alvarez
Votes: 33
38. Paul O'Grady's Hollywood (2017)
60 min | Documentary
Paul O'Grady explores a wealth of cinematic history to discover what it is that makes movies so magical.
Stars: Paul O'Grady, Sally Phillips, Jonathan Ross, Saira Choudhry
39. Czechs and Balances (1986)
25 min | Short, Drama
Director: Debra Epstein | Stars: Koji Okamura, Dagmar Stannick, Arnold Bankston, Nikos Calamos
40.
Murder on Middle Beach (2020)
Episode:
Mom's Dead
(2020)
TV-MA | 56 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Following the unsolved murder of his mother Barbara, Madison Hamburg returns to his hometown of Madison, Connecticut to piece together her life story. Madison dives into his parents' divorce and the unsettling details of his mother's life.
Director: Madison Hamburg | Stars: Madison Hamburg, Mark E. Safarik
Votes: 205
41.
Murder on Middle Beach (2020)
Episode:
Tables and Rooms
(2020)
TV-MA | 56 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
As he investigates the parts of his family that have been kept in the shadows, Madison explores the fallout of his mother and aunts' involvement in the "Gifting Tables" - a multi-level marketing scheme.
Director: Madison Hamburg | Star: Madison Hamburg
Votes: 178
42.
Murder on Middle Beach (2020)
Episode:
Sisters
(2020)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
After Barbara's sister Conway opens up about her history with substance abuse, she makes a stunning accusation against someone inside Madison's family that leaves him shaken.
Director: Madison Hamburg | Star: Madison Hamburg
Votes: 165
43.
Murder on Middle Beach (2020)
Episode:
Reasonable Doubts
(2020)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
With the ten-year anniversary of his mother's death approaching, Madison leaves no stone unturned in his quest for the truth - despite concerns that his documentary may be doing more harm ... See full summary »
Director: Madison Hamburg | Star: Madison Hamburg
Votes: 163
44.
Fellow Travelers (2023)
Episode:
Beyond Measure
(2023)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Romance
Hawk and Lucy are settled in life with two children. Hawk wants Tim back in his life and Tim, on his way to becoming a priest, can't resist Hawk's charms. Marcus cares for his aged father while Frankie becomes a counselor for girls.
Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 604
45.
Fellow Travelers (2023)
Episode:
White Nights
(2023)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Romance
A social worker travels to Fire Island in 1979 where he is given a tour by Hawk. In San Francisco, Marcus and Frankie get caught up in protests over the verdict in Dan White's murder trial.
Director: Destiny Ekaragha | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 616
46.
Fellow Travelers (2023)
Episode:
Make It Easy
(2023)
TV-MA | 68 min | Drama, Romance
In 1957, Hawk and Tim reunite at Senator McCarthy's funeral and try, one last time, to find a way to be together; in San Francisco, in 1986, Hawk seeks redemption as Tim makes a wrenching decision that will change Hawk's life forever.
Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 620
47.
Fellow Travelers (2023)
Episode:
You're Wonderful
(2023)
TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Romance
In 1950's Washington, Hawkins Fuller is a war hero moving up the ladder at the State Department. Everything changes when Hawk meets religious Tim Laughlin: they begin an affair that puts them in jeopardy.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 993
48.
Fellow Travelers (2023)
Episode:
Bulletproof
(2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Hawk distances himself from Tim when the State Department begins investigations; Mary comes under suspicion; Marcus loses his job after a dispute with Roy Cohn; Hawk draws closer to Lucy.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 760
49.
Fellow Travelers (2023)
Episode:
Hit Me
(2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Hawk and Tim's road trip turns sour when ulterior motives come to light; Marcus and Frankie encounter a racist bouncer; Roy tries to keep David from being drafted; Tim withholds forgiveness until an emergency changes things.
Director: Destiny Ekaragha | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 679
50.
Fellow Travelers (2023)
Episode:
Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire
(2023)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Romance
Facing a polygraph test about his sex life, Hawk courts Lucy; Marcus makes peace with his attraction to Frankie; Roy threatens to destroy the Army when David is drafted; Tim recruits Hawk to help his AIDS activist group.
Director: James Kent | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache
Votes: 618