Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Michael McCabe

1. 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: 29,220

2. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)

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

Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.

Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Martin Kove

Votes: 5,048

3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Updated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.

Stars: Bernard Behrens, Cynthia Belliveau, David B. Nichols, Kathleen Quinlan

Votes: 3,247

4. Riptide (1984–1986)

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

The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.

Stars: Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray, Jack Ging

Votes: 3,182

5. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode: Keep the Home Fries Burning (1986)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poisoned strawberry preserves served at the Joshua Peabody Inn result in murder.

Director: Peter Crane | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Sharon Acker, Norman Alden, Orson Bean

Votes: 581

6. Knocking on Death's Door (1999)

R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

Two paranormal scientists attempt to document the spirits which reside at Hillside House. They track down the murderer of a little boy, whose ghost is still alive. What they don't realize ... See full summary »

Director: Mitch Marcus | Stars: Brian Bloom, Kimberly Rowe, John Doe, David Carradine

Votes: 303

7. Blue Money (1985 TV Movie)

PG | 82 min | Comedy, Crime

Larry Gormley (Tim Curry) dreams of becoming a star entertainer, but until then, he drives a cab and works as chauffeur for the shady Ramirez (George S. Irving). One day he has a look in ... See full summary »

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Tim Curry, Debby Bishop, Billy Connolly, Dermot Crowley

Votes: 289

8. Warhead (1996)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

After seizing an American nuclear missile silo, a terrorist group demands $1 billion and the president's resignation - or they will destroy Washington, D. C.

Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Frank Zagarino, Joe Lara, Elizabeth Giordano, Brian O'Shaughnessy

Votes: 278

9. Arizona Heat (1988)

R | 85 min | Action, Crime

A tough Arizona cop is teamed with a lesbian cop to catch a serial killer who is murdering police officers.

Director: John G. Thomas | Stars: Michael Parks, Denise Crosby, Hugh Farrington, Ron Briskman

Votes: 246

10. Fast Times (1986)

30 min | Comedy

The television series adaptation of the hit film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Stars: Claudia Wells, Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Nardini, Dean Cameron

Votes: 206

11. Blue Movies (1988)

R | 92 min | Comedy

The "slippery" comedy is about 2 easy-living young men. They decide to make sex films. This adventurous enterprise could be a little complicated but nothing will deter them.

Directors: Ed Fitzgerald, Paul Koval | Stars: Steve Levitt, Larry Poindexter, Lucinda Crosby, Darian Mathias

Votes: 197

12. Comedy Factory (1985–1986)

30 min | Comedy

Unsold pilot scripts are performed each week by a repertory cast and guest star. In the second season only unsold comedy pilots were aired under this umbrella title.

Stars: Geoffrey Bowes, Derek McGrath, Mary Long, Mary Ann McDonald

Votes: 179

13. Banzai Runner (1987)

88 min | Action

A highway patrolman goes after a ring of hit-and-run drivers known as "Banzai runners," who have fast, expensive cars and stage illegal, dangerous high-speed races on the freeways at night.

Director: John G. Thomas | Stars: Dean Stockwell, John Shepherd, Charles Dierkop, Barry Sattels

Votes: 151

14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: The Human Interest Story (1985)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man claiming to be from another solar system warns of an imminent alien invasion via television. A female journalist tracks him down and agrees to go with him on a car ride to see the proof that he's telling the truth.

Director: Larry Gross | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Shea, Barbara Williams, James T. Callahan

Votes: 114

15. Caged in Paradiso (1989)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama

A group of women falsely imprisoned in an island fortress plan to escape.

Director: Mike Snyder | Stars: Irene Cara, Peter Kowanko, Paula Bond, Joseph Culp

Votes: 105

16. Glitter (1984–1985)

60 min | Drama

The story of the relationships that go on at the offices of "Glitter," a top entertainment magazine.

Stars: David Birney, Morgan Brittany, Arthur Hill, Arte Johnson

Votes: 71

17. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: Post Partum (1986)

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

Chris tries to help a West Point cadet who refuses to help himself avoid court martial due to his honor code. Mary Beth receives a visit from her father, who abandoned her and her mother when she was little.

Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 52

18. Riptide (1984–1986)
Episode: Home for Christmas (1985)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Nick spends his Christmas arranging the funeral of a dead soldier. But when the wrong body is shipped, he and the team quickly uncover the dark circumstances behind his death.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray, James Whitmore

Votes: 51

19. Glitter (1984–1985)
Episode: Pilot (1984)

120 min | Drama

A team of investigative reporters and their nation's glamorous people and editor probe the places. The first-issue subjects include a notorious madam, an ambitious U.S. senator and a couple of reunited screen stars.

Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: David Birney, Morgan Brittany, Arthur Hill, Arte Johnson

Votes: 21

20. Fast Times (1986)
Episode: Secret Romance (1986)

Comedy

Stacy disappears on a date with "the perfect guy," someone she just met, and doesn't tell anybody where she's going. Meanwhile, Mr. Vargas loses his zest for teaching and resigns.

Director: Claudia Weill | Stars: Claudia Wells, Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Nardini, Dean Cameron

Votes: 9

21. Comedy Factory (1985–1986)
Episode: Chameleon (1986)

Comedy

After exposing a weight-loss clinic as a fraud, a single woman is offered a job as a consumer TV reporter.

Director: John Rich | Stars: Madeline Kahn, Nina Foch, Frederick Coffin, Taliesin Jaffe