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1. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A teen drama anthology that often touched on social issues of the day.
Stars: Lance Kerwin, Samaria Graham, Mara Hobel, Alexa Kenin
Votes: 1,266
2. The Entity (1982)
R | 125 min | Drama, Horror
A woman is tormented by an invisible being.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe
Votes: 18,296 | Gross: $13.28M
3. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
PG-13 | 91 min | Horror
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins
Votes: 29,934 | Gross: $41.00M
4. Reckless (1984)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A motorbike riding loner rebel on the high school football team wins a date with a cute, rich cheerleader. At the high school dance, her boyfriend's behavior leads to a breakup - opening doors.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff De Young
Votes: 2,368 | Gross: $8.29M
5. Ulee's Gold (1997)
R | 113 min | Drama
A reclusive beekeeper slowly pulls his dysfunctional family back together, but not without having to fight his son's previous dastardly cohorts.
Director: Victor Nunez | Stars: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford, Tom Wood
Votes: 7,591 | Gross: $9.05M
6. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer
Votes: 11,239 | Gross: $1.08M
7. Jacknife (1989)
R | 102 min | Drama
Two Vietnam vets search for the strength to face up to their horrific war experiences, but their friendship begins to splinter when one becomes romantically involved with the other's sister.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kathy Baker, Ed Harris, Sloane Shelton
Votes: 6,516 | Gross: $2.05M
8. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 416
9. Willy/Milly (1986)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Tomboy Milly wishes to be a boy as she's tired of her mom pushing girly stuff on her and boys are freer. After an eclipse, s/he wakes up with a willy. He gets a haircut and starts at a new school as Willy.
Director: Paul Schneider | Stars: Pamela Adlon, Patty Duke, Eric Gurry, Mary Tanner Bailey
Votes: 552 | Gross: $0.28M
10. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
CBS late afternoon specials designed for middle school and high school students, dramatizing issues affecting teenagers.
Stars: Monica Calhoun, Tammy Lauren, Nick Angotti, Beau Dremann
Votes: 354
11. Black Rainbow (1989)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
A medium has a vision of a hit-man killing his target. The vision comes true, and the same hit-man is assigned to kill her. Her drunk father/manager doesn't believe she has the gift, and a curious journalist tries to protect her.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce, Mark Joy
Votes: 2,019
12. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A youth anthology series focusing primarily on adaptations of children's literature.
Stars: Willie Tyler, Frank Welker, Hal Smith, Janet Waldo
Votes: 352
13. Ruby in Paradise (1993)
R | 114 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman struggles for independence and identity in a small Florida tourist town.
Director: Victor Nunez | Stars: Ashley Judd, Todd Field, Bentley Mitchum, Allison Dean
Votes: 3,272 | Gross: $1.00M
14. True Colors (1990–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A new middle-class interracial blended family deals with life's issues with love and humor.
Stars: Claude Brooks, Brigid Brannagh, Adam Jeffries, Nancy Walker
Votes: 212
15. Without Evidence (1995)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The story revolves around a possible conspiracy behind the real life murder of the Oregon's Head of Corrections Michael Francke.
Director: Gill Dennis | Stars: Scott Plank, Anna Gunn, Andrew Prine, Angelina Jolie
Votes: 1,214
16. The House of God (1984)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Follow a group of interns in a large teaching hospital. When Chief Resident Jo has a breakdown, the interns are reluctantly placed under the tutelage of the senior resident, who's known as ... See full summary »
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Tim Matheson, Charles Haid, Michael Sacks, Lisa Pelikan
Votes: 229
17. Broken Promise (1981 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Abandoned by their parents, the young children of the Clawson family are put in the care of local authorities. However, rather than being kept together, the siblings are sent to live at ... See full summary »
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Chris Sarandon, Melissa Michaelsen, George Coe, McKee Anderson
Votes: 114
18. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy ... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Paul Winfield, James Bond III, Olivia Cole, Rodrick F. Wimberly
Votes: 245
19. Cold Fever (1995)
Unrated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back.
Director: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens, Gísli Halldórsson
Votes: 1,896 | Gross: $0.34M
20. CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978–1983)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Predecessor to CBS Schoolbreak Specials, this late-afternoon anthology series features stories designed to appeal to the preteen after school audience.
Stars: Chris Petersen, Ronny Cox, Guillermo San Juan, David Hollander
Votes: 70
21. A Flash of Green (1984)
TV-MA | 121 min | Drama
A local reporter gets involved with a corrupt county commissioner.
Director: Victor Nunez | Stars: Ed Harris, Blair Brown, Richard Jordan, George Coe
Votes: 272
22. Summer Solstice (1981 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Fifty years after their wedding, a couple celebrating their golden anniversary reminisce about when they first met. Through flashbacks, we see them fall in love.
Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Henry Fonda, Myrna Loy, Stephen Collins, Lindsay Crouse
Votes: 283
23. The Empty Mirror (1996)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, History, War
Adolf Hitler faces himself and must come to terms with his infamous career in an imaginary post-war subterranean bunker where he reviews historical films, dictates his memoirs and ... See full summary »
Director: Barry J. Hershey | Stars: Norman Rodway, Camilla Søeberg, Peter Michael Goetz, Doug McKeon
Votes: 354 | Gross: $0.01M
24. The Little Sister (1985)
103 min | Drama
A Boston probation's officer becomes obsessed with a troubled eighteen year old girl. Efforts to reach her are stymied by events in her past and is ultimately revealed to be an incestuous relationship with her father.
Director: Jan Egleson | Stars: John Savage, Tracy Pollan, Roxanne Hart, Richard Jenkins
Votes: 95
25. Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama
A young boy goes to spend the summer with his aunts in the South. He finds himself drawn to Jessica, who the other aunts describe as "slow," and he eventually discovers there's more to Jessica and his other aunts than meets the eye.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Linda Lavin, Nathan Watt, Wayne Grace
Votes: 125
26. How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984 TV Movie)
58 min | Comedy
A kid strives to be perfect, and in the end realizes that individuality is more fun.
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Wallace Shawn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Hermione Gingold, Sarah Boyd
Votes: 89
27. The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure (1986 TV Movie)
48 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Anthropomorphic critters preach the word of God through hastily constructed biblical metaphor.
Directors: Bernard Deyriès, Colin Chilvers | Stars: Christopher Fitzgerald, Jenna von Oÿ, Andrew Cassese, Sandi Patty
Votes: 50
28. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 37 min | Comedy
A mysterious stranger descends on the small town of Hadleyburg to teach its deceitful residents a lesson. Inspired by writer Mark Twain's short story.
Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Robert Preston, Tom Aldredge, Fred Gwynne, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 61
29. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 57 min | Drama
Adapted from the short story by acclaimed writer Katherine Anne Porter (Ship of Fools?), THE JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL reminds us of the plight of many women who wait for life to claim them, rather than seek life out for themselves.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Richard Dow, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lois Smith, Roy Cooper
Votes: 77
30. Blue Heaven (1985)
100 min | Drama
Carol's husband Tony becomes increasingly more violent, yet nothing is done to stop his behavior.
Director: Kathleen Dowdey | Stars: Leslie Denniston, James Eckhouse, Lisa Sloan, Marsha Jackson
Votes: 18
31. Billy Galvin (1986)
PG | 99 min | Drama
Conflict arises between a steelworker and his son. The father wants the boy to have a chance to make more of himself than he did, but the son wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a steel-worker himself.
Director: John Gray | Stars: Karl Malden, Lenny von Dohlen, Joyce Van Patten, Toni Kalem
Votes: 111
32. The Wash (1988)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Nobu, an old, bigoted, Japanese-American traditionalist, is unable to reconcile the needs of his wife and two daughters with his own conservative view on life, which forces them to leave him in pursuit of their own happiness.
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Mako, Shizuko Hoshi, Danny Kamekona, Nobu McCarthy
Votes: 119
33. Supervisors (1982)
Short, Drama
Director: Steven Katten | Stars: Victor Arnold, Robin Bartlett, Shirley Black-Brown, Ralph Byers
34.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
(1982)
Not Rated | 52 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman.
Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Donna Gibbons, Brian Svrusis, George Womack, Fred Gwynne
Votes: 49
35.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
The Great Love Experiment
(1984)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenagers lure a timid girl into a made-up experiment that gets her involved in affectionate ways.
Director: Claudia Weill | Stars: Tracy Pollan, Kelly Wolf, Peter Kowanko, Esai Morales
Votes: 28
36.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
A Matter of Principle
(1984)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Flag Purdy, a "man of many principles" must learn the hard lesson of compromisation in order to keep his wife and children. The "final straw" comes when Flag's wife and children bring a ... See full summary »
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana, Tony Arkin, Danny Corkill
Votes: 84
37.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Mom's on Strike
(1984)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Afterschool Special, about an overworked housewife, who, as the title suggests, goes on strike, in order to persuade the rest of her family to share household chores.
Director: Joan Darling | Stars: Mary Kay Place, Stephen Keep Mills, Yeardley Smith, George Gaynes
Votes: 169
38.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Out of Step
(1984)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenage girl wants to be a successful dancer, and has a chance to try out for a dance troupe. But fear of failure may keep her from auditioning.
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday | Stars: Terry Donahoe, Johann Carlo, Laura Dean, Charles McGowan
Votes: 16
39.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
My Mother Was Never a Kid
(1981)
46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In 1981, a teenage girl named Victoria Martin is convinced that her mother doesn't understand the younger generation. After she bangs her head, Victoria is sent back in time to 1944 and meets her mother as a teenager.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Rachel Longaker, Mary-Beth Manning, Holland Taylor, Jane Lowry
Votes: 70
40.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Summer Switch
(1984)
46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Father and son magically switch personalities with comical results.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Robert Klein, Scott Schwartz, Margo Skinner, Anna Maria Horsford
Votes: 32
41.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Don't Touch
(1985)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A teenager babysitting a young girl discovers that she is being molested by a family friend when harrowing memories of her own past molestation by her uncle come to the surface.
Director: Beau Bridges | Stars: Kelly Wolf, Niki Scalera, Blair Brown, Lenny von Dohlen
Votes: 60
42.
CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978–1983)
Episode:
Revenge of the Nerd
(1983)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Class brain Bertram Cummings is tired of being picked on at school. He decides to use his brainpower to exact revenge against his tormentors.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Manny Jacobs, Chris Barnes, Sara Inglis, Robert Weiler
Votes: 29
43.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
What If I'm Gay?
(1987)
45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The popular and macho captain of the high-school soccer team is forced to confront his homosexuality, after his buddies discover a male-pornography magazine in his bedroom.
Director: Jeffrey D. Brown | Stars: Richard Joseph Paul, Evan Handler, Manfred Melcher, Gabrielle Carteris
Votes: 155
44.
ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode:
Cougar!
(1984)
TV-Y | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Stranded on an island as a result of a flash flood, a boy and his sister gets saved by, among all things, a cougar--from kidnappers and a way of getting off the island.
Director: Stephen H. Foreman | Stars: Matthew Vipond, Kim Hauser, Angus MacInnes, Wayne Best
Votes: 42
45.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
A Very Delicate Matter
(1982)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenage girl is shocked when a former boyfriend tells her he has gonorrhea. Not only does she get tested, she must tell her current boyfriend to get tested as well.
Director: Claude Kerven | Stars: Lori-Nan Engler, Zach Galligan, Marta Kober, John Didrichsen
Votes: 38
46.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
It's No Crush, I'm in Love
(1983)
46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A high school girl has a crush on a soap-opera star but she thinks she is in love with him. At school she meets her new English teacher who looks closely like the soap-opera star. Partly filmed at Lyndhurst Library
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: Cynthia Nixon, Mark La Mura, Julie Cohen, Todd Graff
Votes: 17
47.
True Colors (1990–1992)
Episode:
A Visit from Ray
(1990)
TV-PG | Comedy
Ron wants to have a 2-month wedding anniversary dinner for the family to bond, but nobody else wants to partake; they get a live turkey to eat but name him Ray and treat him like a pet.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Frankie Faison, Stephanie Faracy, Claude Brooks, Brigid Brannagh
48.
True Colors (1990–1992)
Episode:
What's Wrong with That Boy?
(1990)
TV-PG | Comedy
Director: John Sgueglia | Stars: Frankie Faison, Stephanie Faracy, Claude Brooks, Brigid Brannagh
49.
True Colors (1990–1992)
Episode:
Prisoners of Love
(1991)
TV-PG | Comedy
Director: Rob Schiller | Stars: Frankie Faison, Stephanie Faracy, Claude Brooks, Brigid Brannagh