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1. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)

60 min | Drama

The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.

Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley

Votes: 111

2. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)

60 min | Drama

This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »

Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall

Votes: 137

3. Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958–1961)

60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

This was a US children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple.

Stars: Shirley Temple, Pernell Roberts, Agnes Moorehead, Jonathan Harris

Votes: 234

4. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)

60 min | Drama

The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were ... See full summary »

Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Michael Tolan, Joseph Campanella

Votes: 112

5. Harry and Tonto (1974)

R | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, René Enríquez, Herbert Berghof

Votes: 6,255 | Gross: $1.26M

6. The Gambler (1974)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama

Axel Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all of his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother, and finally some bad guys that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.

Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Morris Carnovsky

Votes: 6,600 | Gross: $1.31M

7. Brenner (1959–1964)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Roy is a hardened twenty year cop with the NYPD; his son Ernie is an idealistic rookie. Together they face and learn from their different views of life and work.

Stars: Edward Binns, James Broderick, Dick O'Neill, Crahan Denton

Votes: 52

8. Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958–1961)
Episode: Mother Goose (1958)

30 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Mother Goose travels to Wayfair and tries to save the town's annual fair, which has been canceled by young Polly Baker's father, the Mayor.

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Shirley Temple, Billy Gilbert, Carleton Carpenter, Rod McKuen

Votes: 10

9. Singles (1992)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A group of twenty-something friends search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Sheila Kelley

Votes: 32,812 | Gross: $18.47M

10. Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

PG | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Diane Delano, Ellen Geer

Votes: 1,580 | Gross: $0.27M

11. Just One of the Guys (1985)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Terry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".

Director: Lisa Gottlieb | Stars: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, Toni Hudson

Votes: 17,936 | Gross: $11.50M

12. Fortune Dane (1986)
Episode: Fortune Dane (1986)

PG | 80 min | Crime, Drama

Fortune Dane is a former championship athlete turned police officer. When a hitman brutally massacres nine people, including his personal friend in a cold-blooded attack, Fortune Dane demands justice.

Director: Nicholas Sgarro | Stars: Carl Weathers, Daphne Ashbrook, Joe Dallesandro, Penny Fuller

Votes: 13

13. Always (1989)

PG | 122 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman

Votes: 32,967 | Gross: $43.86M

14. Fortune Dane (1986)

Crime, Drama

Fortune Dane is about a detective that is charged with tracking down a hit man.

Stars: Carl Weathers, Joe Dallesandro, Daphne Ashbrook, Penny Fuller

Votes: 71

15. Assassins (1995)

R | 133 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath's targets.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Anatoli Davydov

Votes: 88,602 | Gross: $30.31M

16. An Innocent Love (1982 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Romance

A gifted 14-year-old junior at the University of Washington replies to an ad of a 19-year-old freshman to be her maths tutor, paving the way for a friendship and a silent first crush. Will the kind genius master the lessons of the heart?

Director: Roger Young | Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson, Doug McKeon, Steven Bauer, Kristoff St. John

Votes: 118

17. Plain Clothes (1988)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.

Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Arliss Howard, Suzy Amis, George Wendt, Diane Ladd

Votes: 1,076 | Gross: $0.29M

18. Sylvester (1985)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Family

Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a rogue horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an eventing champion.

Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, Constance Towers

Votes: 508 | Gross: $0.39M

19. Firestarter (1984)

R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear

Votes: 37,111 | Gross: $15.10M

20. Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.

Director: William Dear | Stars: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy

Votes: 38,503 | Gross: $29.76M

21. Dante's Peak (1997)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley

Votes: 98,873 | Gross: $67.13M

22. Family Business (1989)

R | 110 min | Crime, Drama

An ex professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasma from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join?

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna DeSoto

Votes: 13,832 | Gross: $12.20M

23. Third Degree Burn (1989 TV Movie)

100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Scott Weston is a private investigator who is supposedly hired by a rich businessman to determine whether or not his beautiful wife is fooling around behind his back. During the course of ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Treat Williams, Virginia Madsen, Richard Masur, CCH Pounder

Votes: 446

24. Bad Girls (1994)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Four prostitutes join together to travel the Old West.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore

Votes: 13,653 | Gross: $15.24M

25. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)

PG | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Teenager Jesse becomes reunited with Willy two years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Jason James Richter, Michael Madsen, Francis Capra, Mary Kate Schellhardt

Votes: 19,701 | Gross: $30.08M

26. Million Dollar Mystery (1987)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Mystery

A relentless chase for money is the result of simple lunch at a remote diner.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Eddie Deezen, Wendy Sherman, Rick Overton, Mona Lyden

Votes: 567 | Gross: $0.99M

27. Bombs Away (1985)

PG | 82 min | Comedy

A cab driver becomes involved in a chase for a misplaced atomic bomb.

Director: Bruce Wilson | Stars: Michael Huddleston, Pat McCormick, Michael Santo, Ben Tone

Votes: 72

28. Brenner (1959–1964)
Episode: Record of Arrest (1959)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Ernie Brenner and his partner Detective Frank attempt to put a crook behind bars who sells guns to juvenile delinquents. Frank becomes frustrated in his efforts to convict the gangster and ... See full summary »

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Edward Binns, James Broderick, Michael Strong, Lew Gallo

29. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode: Ernie Barger Is 50 (1953)

Drama

Ernie Barger has a startling revelation when he turns 50. The discovery that he is no longer needed by anyone sends him over the edge.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Ed Begley, Carmen Mathews, Howard St. John, John Connell

30. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode: The Lawn Party (1954)

Drama

According to Life magazine (25OCT 1954): "a middle-aged, small town woman gains insight into her family and friends as a result of trying to give a garden party. "

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Patricia Fay, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Gates, Jeff Harris

31. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
Episode: Express Stop from Lenox Avenue (1963)

60 min | Drama

In effort to achieve professional respect, black nurse Ginny Bishop disregards her ethnic roots. When her cousin Lonnie Hill is hired as an orderly at Alden General and is soon accused of ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Julie Bovasso, Ruby Dee

32. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
Episode: Night Sounds (1963)

60 min | Drama

Gail becomes friendly with easygoing patient Norman Ruskin who's hospitalized for minor surgery. Things take a dark turn when Ruskin is revealed to be mentally ill and forces himself on ... See full summary »

Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Alan Alda, Patricia Benoit

33. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
Episode: The Saturday Evening of Time (1963)

60 min | Drama

An older nurse can no longer care for her patients and is let go from the hospital.

Director: David Greene | Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Peggy Wood, David Opatoshu

34. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode: Ernie Barger is 50 (1953)

Drama

Ernie Barger, has a startling revelation when he turns 50. The discovery that he is no longer needed by anyone sends him over the edge.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Ed Begley, John Connell, Richard Davalos, Patricia Fay