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1. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,582
2.
Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode:
Rape and Revenge: Part 1
(1985)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
McCall is raped by a visiting diplomat and her colleague's hands are tied when he claims diplomatic immunity.
Director: Gary Winter | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Richard Yniguez, Dan Ponce
Votes: 131
3. The New Spartans (1975)
Action
Unfinished film was to be a bizarre satire the War Movie Genre
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Oliver Reed, Toshirô Mifune, Fred Williamson, Susan George
Votes: 59
4.
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
Episode:
The Ghost of General Lee
(1979)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Comedy
Bo and Luke are skinny-dipping in a local pond when two pool hustlers steal both the cousins' clothing 'and' the General Lee. Rosco soon pursues who he thinks are the Duke boys, but the ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle
Votes: 199
5.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Life, Death, Eternity
(1981)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Frank risks a promotion to commander by pursuing an investigation that links a city councilman from another district to the murder of a prostitute. Belker is harassed by a new anti-Semitic cop.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 150
6. What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
Sam Ashley, a graduate of 1965 class of Bret Harte High School, who was now a teacher at the school, served as the narrator describing what had happened to his fellow graduates in the decade since they had graduated.
Stars: Tony Bill, Jack Ging, Jessica Walter, Laurie Prange
Votes: 93
7. Wildside (1985)
60 min | Western
Five weapons specialists/cowboys fight crime in the town of Wildside, CA.
Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., William Smith, J. Eddie Peck, John D'Aquino
Votes: 92
8.
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969–1973)
Episode:
Man Without a Heart
(1969)
60 min | Drama
After hotshot malpractice attorney Henry Speiser accuses Dr. Theodore Stuart of misconduct in court, he request that he performs his open heart surgery.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: E.G. Marshall, David Hartman, John Saxon, Howard Duff
Votes: 10
9.
Wildside (1985)
Episode:
Well Known Secret
(1985)
Western
A outlaw gang consisting of former Confederate soldiers are rampaging through remote towns in California, looking for a hidden stash of gold said to be buried in flower gardens. The only ... See full summary »
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., William Smith, J. Eddie Peck, John D'Aquino
Votes: 8
10. Eischied (1979–1980)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The investigations of NYPD Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied.
Stars: Joe Don Baker, Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Fudge, Eddie Egan
Votes: 97
11. The Rousters (1983–1984)
60 min | Adventure
Wyatt Earp III is a bouncer for a small carnival which travels from town to town. He also works as a bounty hunter to keep his family's law enforcement legacy alive.
Stars: Chad Everett, Jim Varney, Mimi Rogers, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 68
12.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Moon Over Uranus
(1983)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Renko is demoted to traffic cop duty after a minor violation. Goldblume is unable to do much for a woman who fears her boyfriend. A veteran officer whose daughter is raped goes off the deep end.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 104
13.
Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode:
Rape and Revenge: Part 2
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hunter takes matters into his own hands after his superiors refuse to fight the diplomat's claim of immunity.
Directors: Richard A. Colla, Gary Winter | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Richard Yniguez, Dan Ponce
Votes: 108
14. Blazing Saddles (1974)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Western
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman
Votes: 152,690 | Gross: $119.50M
15. First Blood (1982)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney
Votes: 275,994 | Gross: $47.21M
16.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
The Mustangers
(1971)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man picnicking with his wife is shot when he tries to take pictures of some wild horses that are being herded by a group of mustangers.
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, George Maharis, Taylor Lacher
Votes: 17
17. The A-Team (1983–1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.
Stars: George Peppard, Mr. T, Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict
Votes: 41,868
18.
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
Episode:
Mason Dixon's Girls
(1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Comedy
Bo and Luke are arrested when they mistakenly pick up a crate containing a marijuana shipment. Private detective Mason Dixon and his two beautiful female associates are convinced the Duke ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle
Votes: 171
19.
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969–1973)
Episode:
One Small Step for Man
(1969)
60 min | Drama
The doctors at the Craig Institute solve a medical emergency on board an Apollo mission to the Moon.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: E.G. Marshall, David Hartman, John Saxon, Terry Carter
Votes: 17
20.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Savage Sunday
(1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pair of small-time crooks steal a car not knowing it has a bomb in its trunk set to detonate at five o'clock. Starsky and Hutch have to do detective work on a deadline, locate the car, ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 371
21.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Texas Longhorn
(1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The hideous rape-murder of the wife of a used-car salesman leads the salesman to pick up a huge revolver and go after the two killers, who also robbed him.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 360
22. The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.
Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle
Votes: 15,737
23. Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The story of two friends from Texas who are finally forced to face reality for themselves and for both of their girlfriends.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Johnny Cash, Diane Ladd, Bo Hopkins, June Carter Cash
Votes: 36
24. Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 72 min | Action, Thriller, Drama
A millionaire hires a pair of private investigators, who specialize in recovering lost and stolen objects, to find his daughter, who has apparently been smuggled out of the country.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: John Davidson, Barry Primus, Carole Mallory, Anne Randall
Votes: 11
25. Planet of the Apes (1974)
TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.
Stars: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard
Votes: 5,458
26. Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of police snitch, Huggy Bear.
Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 10,673
27. Cade's County (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The adventures of Sam Cade, sheriff of rural Madrid County.
Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Taylor Lacher, Victor Campos
Votes: 246
28. The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969–1973)
60 min | Drama
The cases of well-respected neurosurgeon Dr. David Craig and his two young charges.
Stars: David Hartman, E.G. Marshall, John Saxon, Robert Walden
Votes: 164
29.
Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode:
Sniper
(1985)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hunter is looking for a sniper who is killing women who look similar. He thinks the man has military training so he goes to the base and butts heads with a sergeant. At the same an IRS man ... See full summary »
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Jack Starrett, James Cromwell
Votes: 113
30.
Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode:
K.I.T.T. the Cat
(1983)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An infamous cat burglar has begun robbing jewelry again. The problem is that the man who was always the main suspect has recently passed on. Consequently, suspicion soon falls on his daughter, Grace Fallon.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Rebecca Holden, Geena Davis
Votes: 292
31. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.
Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Richard Basehart, Patricia McPherson
Votes: 37,652
32. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.
Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook
Votes: 5,659
33. The Rose (1979)
R | 125 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 9,255 | Gross: $29.20M
34.
The A-Team (1983–1987)
Episode:
The Duke of Whispering Pines
(1986)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
B.A. gets the team to help an old girlfriend who's husband is missing.
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Mr. T
Votes: 245
35.
Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode:
Sky Knight
(1985)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
On her way to her sister's wedding in Boston, Bonnie's plane is highjacked by the New Dawn Movement. Its leader, Charles Zurich, plans to trade his hostages for 197 prison inmates and ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Peter Parros
Votes: 251
36.
Planet of the Apes (1974)
Episode:
The Horse Race
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Virdon agrees to race a chimpanzee Prefect's horse against Urkos best horse, in exchange for a condemned boy's freedom. Urko has never lost a race, but of course, as Virdon finds out, Urko ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Morgan Woodward
Votes: 224
37. Night Chase (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A taxi driver hired to drive a fugitive criminal to the Mexican border forms an unlikely friendship with his passenger.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: David Janssen, Yaphet Kotto, Victoria Vetri, Elisha Cook Jr.
Votes: 139
38. The Dion Brothers (1974)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two rural West Virginia brothers leave home, rob an armored car and become fugitives.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Stacy Keach, Frederic Forrest, Margot Kidder, Barry Primus
Votes: 473 | Gross: $0.03M
39.
Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode:
The Topaz Connection
(1983)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Michael is investigating the death of glamor magazine "Escape" publisher Phillip Royce who had contacted the Foundation to expose a story he referred to only under the codename 'Topaz'.
Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Michael Durrell
Votes: 326
40. Race with the Devil (1975)
PG | 88 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker
Votes: 7,347 | Gross: $12.64M
41. A Man Called Sloane (1979–1980)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sloane is a freelance spy. Although he doesn't work for the government, he frequently accepts assignments from The Director, a head of a secret government agency. He's assisted by Torque, a... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Conrad, Dan O'Herlihy, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Karen Purcill
Votes: 157
42. Mr. Horn (1979)
180 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The story of frontiersman Tom Horn, and his career as a cavalry scout, a tracker, a range detective, and the final events in his life that led to his tragic death.
Stars: David Carradine, Richard Widmark, Karen Black, Richard Masur
Votes: 188
43. Hollywood Heartbreak (1990)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Lance Dickson | Stars: Ron Karabatsos, Mark Moses, Dan Gerrity, Jack Starrett
Votes: 28
44. The River (1984)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama
A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch
Votes: 7,745 | Gross: $11.49M
45. Kid Blue (1973)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Western
At the turn of the century, with the Old West fading away, Texas train robber Kid Blue goes straight and takes a factory job but old habits die hard.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, Peter Boyle, Ben Johnson
Votes: 814
46. Like Father, Like Son (1961)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a small-town football star, Chris Wotan, who defies society, morals and his God and gets into so much trouble that he is expelled from school. Told in flashbacks, usually in ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Stefanie Powers, William Wellman Jr., Robert Fuca
Votes: 77
47. The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A traveling salesman gives a pretty female hitchhiker a ride to her home, a run-down shack in the desert. She then injures his leg in order to hold him captive.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Ken Howard, Anthony Zerbe, Sebastian
Votes: 227
48. The Gay Deceivers (1969)
R | 97 min | Comedy
Danny and Elliot avoid military service by pretending to be gay, but they have to act the part when the recruiting officer doesn't buy it.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Kevin Coughlin, Brooke Bundy, Lawrence P. Casey, Jo Ann Harris
Votes: 883
49. The Born Losers (1967)
PG | 113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Billy Jack battles a motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jeremy Slate, William Wellman Jr.
Votes: 2,766 | Gross: $26.54M
50. Cleopatra Jones (1973)
PG | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Tamara Dobson, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes, Antonio Fargas
Votes: 3,539 | Gross: $2.98M