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1. X Minus One (1955 Podcast Series)
Sci-Fi
X Minus One Podcast is an anthology radio program featuring science fiction dramas. It features adaptations of science fiction stories by leading writers of the field.
Stars: Fred Collins, Wendell Holmes, Joe De Santis, Bob Hastings
Votes: 15
2. Dimension X (1950 Podcast Series)
Sci-Fi
Dimension X is an anthology radio program featuring science fiction dramas. It features dramatized adaptations of science fiction stories by leading writers of the field.
Stars: Norman Rose, Santos Ortega, Wendell Holmes, Alexander Scourby
Votes: 9
3.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
A Little White Lye
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
A new home holds a violent old past and present.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Dorothy Malone, Michael Pate, John Gabriel, Dorothy Neumann
Votes: 10
4. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,339
5. The Hobbyist (2016)
9 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
A seemingly ordinary man seeks out a sagacious druggist in search of an undetectable poison, but winds up getting more than he bargained for.
Director: George Vatistas | Stars: C.J. Gelfand, Teddy Kalin, Daniel Mitura, Robert W Smith
Votes: 19
6. Star Trek (1966–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols
Votes: 93,013
7. Thriller (1960–1962)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Experience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Peel, Henry Daniell, Lillian O'Malley
Votes: 1,661
8. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
9. Ember a tükörben (2005)
12 min | Short, Sci-Fi
This film is about time travelling. An old scientist invents a time machine, and he makes himself 50 years younger. But the young himself won't be able to remember this 50 years.
Director: Attila Gigor | Stars: Krisztián Kovács, Kata Petõ, Attila Solymosi, Attila Solymossy
Votes: 13
10. Historias para no dormir (1966–1982)
Crime, Drama, Horror
Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe as well as original scripts.
Stars: Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Estanis González, Lola Lemos, Pedro Sempson
Votes: 283
11. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
12. The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series with episodes split between comedies and drama. Anita Colby and Arlene Dahl shared hosting duties the first season that was originally filmed live but switched to film. ... See full summary »
Stars: Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Anita Colby, Dorothy Green
Votes: 65
13.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Arena
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
For bringing hostility into their solar system, a superior alien race brings Captain Kirk into mortal combat against the reptilian captain of an alien ship he was pursuing.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 4,514
14. Scary Stories Around the Fire (2021– )
Short, Drama, Fantasy
A horror anthology featuring world premieres and new adaptations. Listen at your own risk.
Stars: Bryan Renaud, Terri Lynne Hudson, Shannon Leigh Webber, Aaron Holland
Votes: 9
15. 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: 3,256
16.
Historias para no dormir (1966–1982)
Episode:
El cumpleaños
(1966)
12 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The day of his 50th birthday, a man plots to kill his wife and rob the bank he works for.
Director: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | Stars: Rafael Navarro, Josefina de la Torre, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Votes: 150
17.
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
Episode:
The House Nobody Wanted
(1953)
30 min | Drama
Newlyweds move into a house that recently saw a woman's murder for a still lost fortune, and the killer's escape. Slowly, through coincidences and ideas from a gossipy neighbor, the young bride begins to question her husband's identity.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Marilyn Erskine, Craig Stevens, Sheila Bromley, Jack Raine
Votes: 10
18. Studio 57 (1954–1958)
30 min | Drama, Family
This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.
Stars: Joel Aldrich, Tim Graham, Jean Byron, Marguerite Chapman
Votes: 244
19. Voodoo (II) (2010)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Some marriages are cursed from the start - a fact Mr. Decker knows all too well. When his wife returns from her travels abroad and provokes yet another fight, the couple turn to an unusual ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Ratzlaff | Stars: David Nykl, Camille Sullivan, Ali Liebert, Eugene Lipinski
Votes: 26
20. Wire Service (1956–1957)
60 min | Drama
Adventures of three globetrotting reporters working for an international wire service.
Stars: Dane Clark, George Brent, Mercedes McCambridge, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 43
21.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Dangerous People
(1957)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Two men wait at a train station. A wailing siren periodically reminds them that a maniac has escaped from the local mental hospital.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Albert Salmi, Robert H. Harris, Ken Clark
Votes: 653
22.
Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode:
The Geezenstacks
(1986)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Sam Hummel notices eerie parallels between events in the life of his own family, and events in the lives of his daughter Audrey's dolls, the Geezenstacks.
Director: Bill Travis | Stars: Craig Wasson, Tandy Cronyn, Larry Pine, Lana Hirsch
Votes: 303
23. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.
Stars: Paul Sparer, Catherine Battistone, John Marzilli, Karen Shallo
Votes: 6,964
24.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
A True Account
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
A nurse who suspects her very rich husband of killing his first wife seeks advice from a lawyer instead of going to the police.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jane Greer, Kent Smith, Robert Webber
Votes: 460
25.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Cream of the Jest
(1957)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Broken-down actor Charles Gresham, who has a weakness for booze, demands that playwright Wayne Campbell give him a part. When Campbell refuses, Gresham resorts to blackmail.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Rains, James Gregory, Paul Picerni
Votes: 623
26. Darkroom (1981–1982)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Darkroom" was a hosted horror/thriller anthology series hosted by James Coburn.
Stars: James Coburn, Helen Hunt, David Carradine, Billy Crystal
Votes: 349
27. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
GP | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An American expatriate in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder - and is now hunting him and his girlfriend.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi
Votes: 24,111 | Gross: $0.42M
28. Linked (1996)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Antonio and Concha, a couple who are constantly fighting about money, win the Christmas Lottery first prize. Concha, who is very bossy, starts making decisions about how they're going to ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | Stars: Pedro Mari Sánchez, Anabel Alonso, Germán Cobos, Mónica Pérez
Votes: 252
29.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Human Interest Story
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Newspaperman Bill Everett is told by his editor to go to the bar across the street and interview a man who claims to be a Martian. There, Everett meets Howard Wilcox who spins a long tale ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Steve McQueen, Arthur Hill, Tyler McVey
Votes: 419
30.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Night the World Ended
(1957)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
A newsman plays a joke on a homeless man by showing him a fake article that says the world is going to end that night, but the prank has deadly results.
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Russell Collins, Harold J. Stone, Edith Barrett
Votes: 706
31.
The Star and the Story (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Thin Line
(1956)
30 min | Drama
After losing the memory of a night that he tried to kill his wife, a man discovers the thin line between sane and insane when he finally goes home and remembers what really happened.
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Henry Fonda, David Niven, Joan Camden, Joseph Forte
Votes: 17
32.
Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode:
Knock Three-One-Two
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A man in need of money enlists the help of a serial killer to get the money from his wife.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Boris Karloff, Joe Maross, Beverly Garland, Charles Aidman
Votes: 194
33. Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
TV-G | 25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Tales of Tomorrow" was a hosted science fiction anthology series running from 1951 until 1953.
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Cameron Prud'Homme, Edgar Stehli, Theo Goetz
Votes: 457
34. The Star and the Story (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Each show features a different star or stars in this dramatic anthology produced by the successful team by Four Star Productions, there are many young actors and actresses that went onto bigger things.
Stars: Henry Fonda, Hugh Sanders, Frank Lovejoy, Hillary Brooke
Votes: 62
35. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 432
36. Khobbi (2012)
10 min | Short, Thriller
A desperate man comes to a pharmacy to buy an undetectable poison.
Director: Aleksandr Bordenyuk | Stars: Yury Dobrovolsky, Foma Popov, Aleksandr Tsybulskiy
Votes: 12
37. Crack-Up (1946)
Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which may not have actually happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a wicked plot?
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins
Votes: 1,628
38. Geometria (1987)
9 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
A boy is tired of failing geometry, so he summons a demon.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Fernando Garcia Marin, Guadalupe Del Toro, Napo, Rodrigo Mora
Votes: 1,368
39. Chevron Theatre (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama
When a chamber in a mansion manifests a loud, eerie whistling, Carnacki is called to investigate. He makes an exceedingly thorough search of the room, but can find no explanation. He is ... See full summary »
Stars: Lynn Bari, Onslow Stevens, Randy Stuart, Gar Moore
Votes: 23
40. The Knock (I) (2018)
5 min | Short, Horror
A suicidal paranoid man is terrorized by mysterious knocking on his door.
Director: Cameron Tucker | Star: Clinton Bailiff
Votes: 5
41.
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
42. Old Rascal (1992)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
Darius Caunes is a modest printer flanked by a cantankerous spouse ;he finally does away with her and becomes friends with the lieutenant in charge of the investigation ...who does not ... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Jourd'hui | Stars: Michel Serrault, Anna Galiena, Pierre Richard, Jean-Pierre Bouvier
Votes: 329
43. L'Ibis rouge (1975)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
Forty eight hours in an area around a Parisian canal where a former Tango champion meets a killer.
Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Michel Simon, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Jean Le Poulain
Votes: 294
44. Screaming Mimi (1958)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Virginia Wilson saw a man get shot right after he tried to kill her, so she goes to psychiatrist Dr. Greenwood. He falls in love with her and takes over her life, but she insists on continuing her career as a stripper.
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Anita Ekberg, Philip Carey, Gypsy Rose Lee, Harry Townes
Votes: 775
45. La bête de miséricorde (2001)
88 min | Comedy, Crime
After a car accident, Jean Mardet ends the agony of his wife with a rock. Mardet then keeps killing because he believes that God himself has entrusted a mission to him: kill the unfortunate souls.
Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Bernard Menez, Jackie Berroyer, Patricia Barzyk, Jean-Pierre Mocky
Votes: 38
46.
Darkroom (1981–1982)
Episode:
Daisies
(1981)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson has developed a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: James Coburn, Rue McClanahan, Elizabeth Halliday, Lloyd Bochner
Votes: 39
47.
Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
Episode:
Age of Peril
(1952)
TV-G | 24 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1965, an intelligence agent is assigned to discover how national secrets are being stolen from a high security plant.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Phyllis Kirk, Donald Briggs, Dennis Patrick, John McGovern
Votes: 86
48.
Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
Episode:
The Last Man on Earth
(1951)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Martians have landed all over the world and they've left just two human beings alive, but only so they can experiment on them.
Stars: Martin Brandt, Andrew Branham, Cloris Leachman, Lon McCallister
Votes: 13
49. Ça ne se refuse pas (1998)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Marthe, an aging queen of the night, roams the streets of a city haunted by the presence of an invisible murderer in search of money to pay a large gambling debt.
Director: Eric Woreth | Stars: Isabelle Renauld, Jean-Marc Barr, Stéphane Rideau, Julie Gayet
Votes: 27
50. Martians Go Home (1989)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No one can ... See full summary »
Director: David Odell | Stars: Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris, John Philbin
Votes: 836 | Gross: $0.13M