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1. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,952 | Gross: $83.47M
2. The X-Files (1993–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis
Votes: 250,142
3. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
PG | 135 min | Drama, Western
Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George, Bill McKinney
Votes: 79,918 | Gross: $31.80M
4. Seabiscuit (2003)
PG-13 | 140 min | Drama, History, Sport
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Cooper
Votes: 76,821 | Gross: $120.28M
5. The Last Picture Show (1971)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson
Votes: 52,433 | Gross: $29.13M
6. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum
Votes: 29,310
7. Shopgirl (2005)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A film adaptation of Steve Martin's novel about a complex love triangle between a bored salesgirl, a wealthy businessman and an aimless young man.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Votes: 24,699 | Gross: $10.28M
8. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
R | 96 min | Documentary
Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
Directors: Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, George Lucas
Votes: 23,246 | Gross: $1.32M
9. Havoc (2005)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama
Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn
Votes: 20,430
10. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel
Votes: 16,354
11. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.
Stars: Johnny Depp, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson Peete
Votes: 14,099
12. Bronco Billy (1980)
PG | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 12,735 | Gross: $24.27M
13. Sherrybaby (2006)
R | 96 min | Drama
Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
Director: Laurie Collyer | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Bottoms, Michelle Hurst
Votes: 12,067 | Gross: $0.20M
14. Winter Passing (2005)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An editor offers actress/bartender Reese $100,000 for her late mom's letters from her novelist dad. She heads home from NYC to get them and finds her dad living in the garage while two strangers live in the house.
Director: Adam Rapp | Stars: Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Darrell Larson
Votes: 8,905 | Gross: $0.10M
15. The Unsaid (2001)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A seemingly-untroubled adolescent carries disturbing secrets that compel a psychiatrist to unearth the patient's gruesome past.
Director: Tom McLoughlin | Stars: Andy Garcia, Vincent Kartheiser, Trevor Blumas, Chelsea Field
Votes: 6,718
16. Gardens of Stone (1987)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Sergeant must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Viet Nam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old Army buddy.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney
Votes: 6,140 | Gross: $5.26M
17. Sugar Hill (1993)
R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A drug dealer tries to get out of the life and start anew with his girlfriend, but the transition is tragically difficult.
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Khandi Alexander, DeVaughn Nixon
Votes: 4,875 | Gross: $18.27M
18.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Revelations
(1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mulder and Scully attempt to protect a boy, whose death could trigger the coming of Armageddon, from a possibly demonic serial killer who targets people with stigmata.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Kevin Zegers, Sam Bottoms
Votes: 4,158
19. Dolly Dearest (1991)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A toy manufacturer buys the 'Dolly Dearest' factory in Mexico, where the malevolent spirit of Sanzia, a devil child, has taken refuge in one of the porcelain dolls, and eventually takes control of his daughter.
Director: Maria Lease | Stars: Denise Crosby, Sam Bottoms, Rip Torn, Chris Demetral
Votes: 3,454
20. Finishing the Game (2007)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy
Bruce Lee's shocking death left legions of stunned fans and a legacy of 12 minutes from his unfinished Game Of Death. Undeterred, studio executives launched a search for his replacement chronicled here through the eyes of five aspiring thespians who find out what the real game is.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Roger Fan, Dustin Nguyen, Sung Kang, Josh Diamond
Votes: 1,904 | Gross: $0.05M
21. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Dr. Marcus Welby, a general practitioner, and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and indifferent physicians.
Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Pamela Hensley
Votes: 1,794
22. Zandy's Bride (1974)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Western
An American settler marries an European mail-order bride and together they learn how to thrive in the harsh wilderness while working on their relationship too.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 1,274 | Gross: $0.14M
23. Up from the Depths (1979)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A giant shark-like creature preys on a Hawaiian tourist community.
Director: Charles B. Griffith | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye, Kedric Wolfe
Votes: 1,005
24. Hunter's Blood (1986)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred backwoods psychos turn the hunters into the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Hughes | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Kim Delaney, Clu Gulager, Ken Swofford
Votes: 898
25. The Big Brass Ring (1999)
R | 104 min | Drama
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become Governor of the state of Missouri. During his stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past roaring back to haunt him. Will the ... See full summary »
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson, Irène Jacob
Votes: 837
26. East of Eden (1981)
480 min | Drama
Screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel which begins in the years after the American Civil War and, through the story of the Trask family, brings to light a struggle and conflict inherent in the human condition.
Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour, Bruce Boxleitner, Soon-Tek Oh
Votes: 832
27. Class of '44 (1973)
PG | 95 min | Drama
The "terrible trio" of "Summer of '42" has graduated high school. Now the real learning begins. For Benjy, 1944 is a time to serve his country.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, Oliver Conant, Deborah Winters
Votes: 620 | Gross: $13.84M
28. Project Shadowchaser III (1995 Video)
R | 99 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
It has been 25 years since the ore spaceship Siberia was last heard from. Unfortunately, it is now on a collision course with the communications station Comstat 5 which is orbiting Mars. ... See full summary »
Director: John Eyres | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Musetta Vander, Christopher Atkins, Frank Zagarino
Votes: 509
29.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
The Search for Peter Kerry
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jessica aids yet another dear old friend in his search for his missing grandson.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Mason Adams, Michael Beck, Sam Bottoms
Votes: 380
30. Shadow Fury (2001)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Madsen, a bounty hunter with a bad liver and an even worse attitude, with the help of the lovely Dr. Forster, must stop Dr. Oh and Takeru and restore order to the world.
Director: Makoto Yokoyama | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Masakatsu Funaki, Alexandra Kamp, Bas Rutten
Votes: 372
31. Looking Through Lillian (2001)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An X-Rated 'Holly-Go-Lightly' flip flops between choosing life's uncertainty under her own direction or the "Good Life" provided by a twisted sister Gene.
Director: Jake Torem | Stars: Jade Henham, Sam Bottoms, Robert Glen Keith, Essence Atkins
Votes: 360
32. Prime Risk (1985)
PG-13 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A female engineer, with the assistance of her pilot-wannabe male friend, discovers a way to rip off ATM machines, but in doing so stumbles upon a plot to destroy the U.S. monetary system.
Director: Michael Farkas | Stars: Lee Montgomery, Toni Hudson, Sam Bottoms, Clu Gulager
Votes: 342
33. Savages (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Thriller
Ben Campbell, a twenty-two-year-old gas station attendant in a small desert town, is looking to make some extra money. He is surprised when Madec, a wealthy lawyer, asks him to be his guide... See full summary »
Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Sam Bottoms, Noah Beery Jr., James Best
Votes: 319
34.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Suspicion of Murder
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dennis Stanton must prove his innocence when he is accused of murdering a flame's estranged husband.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Keith Michell, Susan Blakely, Sam Bottoms
Votes: 296
35. Desperate Lives (1982 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Diana Scarwid, Doug McKeon, Helen Hunt, William Windom
Votes: 231
36. The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987 TV Movie)
G | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Ben Wagner and his family are moving to a new town. On the shores of Lake Ontario, he meets Regina. Strange things start to happen whenever she is around. He wonders if the rumors are true: could she come from a family of witches?
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Harriet Hall, Bettina Rae, Justin Gocke
Votes: 224
37. Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1998 TV Movie)
R | 100 min | Action
Mercenary Captain "Hawk" is in Acion again to save a hostage. But he and his team are betrayed. Nothing is as it seems...
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Robert Townsend, Olivier Gruner, Nicholas Turturro, Claudia Christian
Votes: 223
38. After School (1988)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
A student-teacher relationship goes way beyond the classroom, including pre-historic times.
Director: William Olsen | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Renée Coleman, Edward Binns, Dick Cavett
Votes: 221
39. Zooman (1995 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama
Just another typical day in the life of a shooter. Not one person in this fine neighborhood is willing to come forward with any clues as to the identity of the killer of an innocent little girl. No one wants to get involved.
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Charles S. Dutton, Cynthia Martells, Khalil Kain
Votes: 185
40. 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006 TV Movie)
195 min | Documentary
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled by film critics and personalities.
Directors: Olivia Blythman, Richard Mortimer, Stuart Ramsay | Stars: Richard Teideman, David Aaronovitch, Jenny Agutter, Stephen Armstrong
Votes: 183
41. Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978–1979)
510 min | Drama, Family, History
Anthology of famous events of the Old Testament.
Stars: Brad Crandall, Victor Jory, Peter Mark Richman, Will Kuluva
Votes: 172
42. Cage Without a Key (1975 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 120 min | Drama
A teenage girl takes a ride from a guy who then frames her in a robbery and she finds herself convicted of first-degree murder.
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Susan Dey, Jonelle Allen, Sam Bottoms, Anne Bloom
Votes: 161
43. Lucas Tanner (1974–1975)
60 min | Drama, Sport
Lucas Tanner changes careers after a grievous personal tragedy, taking up teaching in suburban St. Louis. He approaches it in an idealistic fashion, rebeling against the rules that keep him from connecting to the students.
Stars: David Hartman, Robbie Rist, Trish Soodik, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 153
44. Snide and Prejudice (1997)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
Dr Cohen works in a mental institution where all patients believe they're historical members of the German Nazi Party, including Hitler. They are allowed to live out their delusions, so "Hitler" tries to consolidate his power.
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Joseph Arsenault, Remy Auberjonois, Rene Auberjonois, Jonathan Ball
Votes: 119
45. Ragin' Cajun (1990)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Drama, Music
After his girlfriend is kidnapped by a vicious mobster, Cage rips into action with a vengeance. Retired from kickboxing to pursue dreams of being an entertainer, Cage is forced into a death... See full summary »
Director: William Byron Hillman | Stars: Charlene Tilton, David Heavener, Allan Rich, Sam Bottoms
Votes: 118
46. Joseph's Gift (1999)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama
A modern retelling of the biblical story "Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors", set in LA's garment district.
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Freddy Rodríguez, Brion James, Robert Townsend, John Saxon
Votes: 115
47. Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
A portrait of Archer City, Texas, and key figures before and behind the cameras of THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, as they reconvene in Archer City 19 years later to shoot its sequel, TEXASVILLE.
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Sean Alsup, Antonia Bogdanovich, Sam Bottoms
Votes: 111
48. My Neighbor's Daughter (1998)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
A civic leader with a wife & newborn child befriends a newcomer in town & helps his daughter by offering her a baby-sitting job & by getting her into gymnastics. Their friendship soon develops into a passionate love affair.
Director: Steven Kovacs | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Lisa Eichhorn, Yeniffer Behrens, Marco Rodríguez
Votes: 110
49. In 'n Out (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
A comical story of a scatter brained hero who is invited to his Pa's funeral. Never having known his father but still suspecting foul play, he travels to Mexico to learn the truth with hilarious results.
Director: Ricardo Franco | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Rafael Inclán, Rebecca Jones, Pat Hingle
Votes: 108
50.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
What's Your Poison?
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Teacher David Lewis comes into the squad-room to talk about Cindy Clifton and a support group that he ran that she was a part of. Sipowicz and Clark let him go but send off some of his left... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 103