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1. Crime Story (1986–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime.
Stars: Dennis Farina, Bill Smitrovich, Tony Denison, Steve Ryan
Votes: 3,368
2.
Thirtysomething (1987–1991)
Episode:
Thirtysomething
(1987)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Hope and Michael Steadman are still adjusting to parenthood while struggling with money problems and best-friend crises.
Director: Marshall Herskovitz | Stars: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton
Votes: 106
3. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 1,198,976 | Gross: $125.62M
4. Dead Poets Society (1989)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
Votes: 547,609 | Gross: $95.86M
5. The Old Settler (2001 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1940s Harlem, two sisters take in a hepcat as a boarder. Although he is young and they are older, their life choices parallel one another.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Bumper Robinson, Eartha Robinson
Votes: 193
6.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Blizzard
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A broken furnace and a prowler are two of the problems facing those stranded at the school by a blizzard.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 25
7. Longstreet (1971–1972)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of a blind insurance investigator.
Stars: James Franciscus, Marlyn Mason, Peter Mark Richman, Ann Doran
Votes: 627
8.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Coco Returns
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A retired director working on a student production clashes with Coco---who has just returned after being "out there" on her own.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 26
9.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Indian Summer
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Doris and Danny console each other over sour flings; Love holds surprise for both Sherwood and Leroy; Holly sets her sights on an older man.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 22
10.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Spontaneous Combustion
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Leroy makes the biggest sacrifice of those protesting a directive prohibiting dancing and singing in the halls.
Director: Michael A. Hoey | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 22
11.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Monster That Devoured Las Vegas
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An opening-night hex threatens Cassidy's directorial debut when Morloch inadvertently breaks a show-business dictum.
Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 27
12.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Comprised of excerpts from the second U.S. concert by "The Kids from Fame" paying tribute to the history of Rock 'N' Roll.
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Jesse Borrego, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Janet Jackson
Votes: 27
13. A Little Princess (1995)
G | 97 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Sara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Rusty Schwimmer
Votes: 36,751 | Gross: $10.02M
14.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Czech-Mate
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Christopher falls hard for a visiting Czech student; Leroy tries to avoid a new admirer; Doris runs for student-body president.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 21
15. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy
Votes: 238,297 | Gross: $93.93M
16. Thirtysomething (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Seven tricenarians living in Philadelphia struggle with everyday adult angst.
Stars: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton
Votes: 3,057
17.
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode:
Angel in Hiding
(1980)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The angels are hired to find a model by her father but she turns up murdered. The angels go undercover as models for a modeling agency to find out why she was murdered and by whom.
Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Tanya Roberts, David Doyle
Votes: 209
18.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Reflections
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Holly's despair over her parents' marriage causes her to become anorexic; Doris decides on a Hawaiian theme for the school's Prom.
Director: Valerie Landsburg | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 24
19.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
A Special Place
(1982)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Budget cutbacks prompts the School Board to fire one of the school's teachers.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 49
20.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll II
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
This episode contains excerpts from the second half of the concert.
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Jesse Borrego, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Janet Jackson
Votes: 21
21.
Kate McShane (1975– )
Episode:
Kate McShane
(1975)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer gets her father, who is a retired cop, and her brother, who is a Jesuit priest and a law professor, to help her solve the case of a rich woman accused of murdering her husband.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Anne Meara, Sean McClory, Charles Haid, Cal Bellini
Votes: 16
22.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Lisa's Song
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Doris is contacted by a ghost during rehearsals of a play. The ghost needs Doris' help to finish her role, so she can rest in peace.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel
Votes: 23
23.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Crazies
(1982)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Doris learns that sometimes honesty is not always the best policy. When Shorofsky is hospitalized, Bruno realizes that he is important to his life.
Director: Mel Swope | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 49
24.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Nothing Personal
(1984)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Christopher writes a less-than-rave review of Cleo's debut as a lead dancer; Nicole and Jesse look for romance in the personal ads.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 21
25. The Dead (1987)
PG | 83 min | Drama
Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany
Votes: 8,915 | Gross: $4.37M
26.
Longstreet (1971–1972)
Episode:
Pilot
(1971)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The pilot for the 1971 - 1972 series of the same title. The story of Michael Longstreet, an insurance investigator recovering from an explosion that killed his wife and took his sight. He ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: James Franciscus, Martine Beswick, Bradford Dillman, John McIntire
Votes: 121
27.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Not in Kansas Anymore
(1983)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Doris slips, hits her head and dreams she's entered the "Land of Oz".
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 35
28. Fearless (1993)
R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
A man's personality is dramatically changed after surviving a major airline crash.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce
Votes: 24,592 | Gross: $7.00M
29.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Strike
(1982)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The School Of The Arts is plagued by a teachers' strike just as the kids are set to work on a musical production of Othello. Meanwhile Leroy is cast for the part of Othello, but feels he just can't speak the way the script was written.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 54
30. Fame (1982–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
Stars: Carlo Imperato, Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Albert Hague
Votes: 4,459
31.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
A Place to Belong
(1985)
TV-14 | Drama, Music, Musical
New student, Dusty joins the school and feels particularly out of place. Leroy becomes Miss Grant's dance assistant. Chris and Danny prepare to play female roles in drama class.
Director: Ray Danton | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Loretta Chandler, Cynthia Gibb
Votes: 19
32.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Danny De Bergerac
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Danny falls for Nicole while trying to smooth things between her and Jesse; Morloch gets a second chance with his college sweetheart.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 17
33.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Reunions
(1982)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Leroy wants his mom to come to the last show of year but she is in Detroit. Shorofsky's old flame visits and tells the students about the Holocaust.
Director: John Patterson | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 41
34.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Sell-Out
(1982)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
When Bruno's dad buys him a new synthesizer, Bruno feels the need to get a job to help pay for it. Meanwhile, Julie wonders why Coco is suddenly so rude to her while they are doing a very important number together.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 50
35.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
School Is Out
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Jesse, Cleo and Nicole reminisce before summer vacation---and Cleo's move to Hollywood.
Director: Ken Ehrlich | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 20
36. National Treasure (2004)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean
Votes: 355,700 | Gross: $173.01M
37. The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary
This is a live performance for the British fans of Fame that recreates their most memorable episode moments like "Desdamona". The excitment of the London fans along with some behind the ... See full summary »
Director: Stewart Morris | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Carlo Imperato
Votes: 8
38.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Beginnings
(1982)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Students cry racism when a ballet teacher won't let Leroy's girlfriend have a solo part.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 38
39.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Selling Out
(1985)
TV-14 | Drama, Music, Musical
Jesse wins a song-writing contest but struggles with remaining true to himself when a couple of big-shots try to re-write his work. Mr. Shorofsky has to decide whether to let a mediocre ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Danton | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Loretta Chandler, Cynthia Gibb
Votes: 17
40.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Street Kid
(1982)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Doris, while pretending to be a hooker, meets a real hooker named Tracy, and tries to help her out.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 55
41.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Team Work
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
When Christopher experiences fame, he abandons his comedic partner Danny and attempts to sabotage Leroy as he becomes competition. When Nicole moves in with Holly for a week, tension builds between the pair.
Director: Donald Reiker | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 19
42.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Return of Doctor Scorpio
(1984)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A school alumnus and Shakespearean actor volunteers to be in the school's anniversary show in hopes of revitalizing his career.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 17
43.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
The Rivalry
(1984)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Lydia has a dancing showdown with Holly's mother, who thinks Lydia and Holly lack the drive to succeed in show business.
Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 17
44.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Tomorrow's Farewell
(1982)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The school board has come to evaluate the school. Each of the kids are interviewed and we get a glimpse of their background.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 57
45.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Mugging victim Doris appears to handle the experience better than her family or friends; Dwight tries to control his emotions for Holly.
Director: Lorraine Senna | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 24
46. The Four Seasons (1981)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
Three couples vacation together every season. After one divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of one another, but the things that keep them together are stronger than those which might pull them apart.
Director: Alan Alda | Stars: Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis
Votes: 5,646 | Gross: $50.43M
47.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
...Help from My Friends
(1983)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Music, Musical
After a series of school lockers are vandalized, Dwight finds a suicide note and Doris tries to enlist her friends in helping her find the note's author.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 34
48.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
But Seriously Folks
(1982)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Danny starts taking caffeine pills to juggle school and his new midnight gig at a comedy club. Meanwhile Doris has her first screen-test for a hamburger commercial.
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 49
49.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Come One, Come All
(1982)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Montgomery's mother, a famous movie star, has agreed to direct the school variety show. The only problem is she wants to use it to showcase herself.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague
Votes: 47
50.
Fame (1982–1987)
Episode:
Dreams
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The kids learn that Jesse is an illegal alien, and Immigration Service plans to have him deported. Jesse has to prove to Immigration Service that he has the "talent" to stay.
Director: Ken Ehrlich | Stars: Debbie Allen, Jesse Borrego, Cynthia Gibb, Albert Hague
Votes: 18