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1. The Cookbook (2023)
19 min | Short, Drama
After his father's debilitating stroke, an estranged son returns home to Central New York where he's torn between taking over his father's Lebanese restaurant and carrying on family tradition or pursuing his own dream.
Director: Pedro Chaves | Stars: Josue Ledesma, Diane Ciesla, Vince Edgehill, Liz Priestley
Votes: 21
2. Off Track Betty (2016)
19 min | Short, Drama
In an ever-changing corner of New York City, a longtime resident realizes she no longer recognizes the neighborhood she calls home. Facing an uncertain future, she is confronted by a young ... See full summary »
Director: Clayton Dean Smith | Stars: Diane Ciesla, Corwin C. Tuggles, Lawrence Ballard, Brooke Sunny Moriber
Votes: 20
3.
Royal Pains (2009–2016)
Episode:
Lawson Translation
(2013)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama
Divya and Jeremiah head to Savannah to evaluate the hospital while Hank makes a shocking discovery about Boris' death. Evan's plans to overturn HankMed's cease-and-desist order does not go well.
Director: Emile B. Levisetti | Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Reshma Shetty, Brooke D'Orsay
Votes: 103
4.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Inconvenient Truth
(2024)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Shaw and Riley investigate the death of a prominent chef when he's stabbed in his own restaurant; Price has hesitations about prosecuting the defendant after new evidence comes to light.
Director: Alex Hall | Stars: Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy
Votes: 89
5. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,657
6. K&A (2014– )
15 min | Comedy
Karly (straight) and Alex (lesbian), are dysfunctional, day drunk, and doomed in their co-dependent friendship.
Stars: Audrey Claire Johnson, Ashley Elmi, Joe McLaughin, Dave Grinstead
Votes: 8
7.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Avatar
(2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder is discovered on a social-networking website, and sorting out all the suspects and those who have moral responsibility complicates convicting the killer.
Director: Vincent Misiano | Stars: Jesse L. Martin, Milena Govich, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 286
8.
Difficult People (2015–2017)
Episode:
The Children's Menu
(2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
While Billy's boss is out of town, Billy and Julie overhaul the café menu with children's cuisine at adult prices.
Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak, Andrea Martin
Votes: 95
9. Search Party (2016–2022)
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Search Party is a dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.
Stars: Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner
Votes: 13,575
10.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Almost Famous
(2023)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a teenager is killed, Cosgrove and Shaw discover what lengths kids will go to these days to become Internet famous.
Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy
Votes: 199
11.
Search Party (2016–2022)
Episode:
The Night of One Hundred Candles
(2016)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The crew makes waves at Chantal's vigil, and Dory is intent on telling the parents that she saw their daughter.
Directors: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers | Stars: Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner
Votes: 360
12.
The Path (2016–2018)
Episode:
Liminal Twilight
(2017)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
With Eddie and Sarah living apart, they each try to adjust to their new lives. But Cal struggles with his dark secrets, which threaten to destroy them all.
Director: Michael Weaver | Stars: Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Emma Greenwell, Rockmond Dunbar
Votes: 205
13.
Lipstick Jungle (2008–2009)
Episode:
Chapter Seventeen: Bye, Bye Baby
(2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama
Caring for Megan's baby begins to draw a wedge between Nico and Kirby who finds the baby interfering with their personal and professional lives. Soon, Nico received a visit from Megan's ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar | Stars: Brooke Shields, Kim Raver, Lindsay Price, Paul Blackthorne
Votes: 79
14.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
12 Seconds
(2022)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cosgrove and Shaw piece together the clues of what happened to a murdered law student, uncovering a web of blackmail and lies. Price fights to have a piece of shocking testimony thrown out.
Director: David Grossman | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy
Votes: 207
15. Royal Pains (2009–2016)
TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Drama
An unfairly discredited but brilliant ER doctor winds up working with his younger brother in the Hamptons as a concierge doctor to the uber-rich and ultra-elite.
Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Reshma Shetty, Brooke D'Orsay
Votes: 23,321
16. The Path (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A man who converts to a controversial following suffers from a crisis of faith.
Stars: Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Emma Greenwell, Kyle Allen
Votes: 9,313
17. Autumn Whispers (2013)
13 min | Short, Comedy
11 year-old Elliot Murkle is making his first feature film, funded by his powerful producer father and starring the once esteemed Rosalind Mathers. It's a battle of the ages as Elliot and ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Rogers | Stars: Jake Miller, Diane Ciesla, Danny Burstein, Susan Jeffries
Votes: 9
18. Difficult People (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Julie and Billy, two jaded aspiring comedians who live together in New York City, navigate through their thirties while dealing with their individual careers and personal relationships.
Stars: Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak, Andrea Martin
Votes: 4,585
19.
Search Party (2016–2022)
Episode:
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Girl No One Knew
(2016)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Search Party centers on Dory, a fragile, frustrated, life-long doormat who's not particularly proud of her impact on the world, especially since her greatest accomplishment to date is ... See full summary »
Directors: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers | Stars: Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner
Votes: 475
20. Another Earth (2011)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, DJ Flava
Votes: 100,050 | Gross: $1.32M
21. All My Children (1970–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Set in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.
Stars: Susan Lucci, David Canary, Michael E. Knight, Cameron Mathison
Votes: 3,264
22. Mommy Heist (2016)
13 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Anna Gutto | Stars: Tiffiny Dixon, Ashley Ward, Canedy Knowles, Joseph Adams
Votes: 15
23. Inside You (I) (2017)
80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Stephanie and Ryan switch bodies after a magic night together.
Director: Heather Fink | Stars: Heather Fink, Marshall Stratton, Ying Ying Li, Diane Ciesla
Votes: 79
24. Guiding Light (1952–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.
Stars: Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Maureen Garrett, Robert Newman
Votes: 1,861
25. Lipstick Jungle (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A look at the lives of Nico, Wendy, and Victory -- three of "New York's 50 Most Powerful Women," according to The New York Post.
Stars: Brooke Shields, Kim Raver, Lindsay Price, Paul Blackthorne
Votes: 7,633
26. 5 Flights Up (2014)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon, Carrie Preston
Votes: 11,230 | Gross: $1.01M
27. The Foxy Merkins (2013)
81 min | Adventure, Comedy
Two lesbian hookers wind their way through a world of bargain-hunting housewives and double-dealing conservative women in this buddy comedy, an homage to and riff on iconic male hustler ... See full summary »
Director: Madeleine Olnek | Stars: Gian Maria Annovi, Nuotama Bodomo, Diane Ciesla, Claudia Cogan
Votes: 146
28. Fits and Starts (2017)
80 min | Comedy
A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
Director: Laura Terruso | Stars: Wyatt Cenac, Greta Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 326
29. Under New Management (2009)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sparks and bullets fly when a Wall Street yuppie must steer a Brooklyn mob crew legit before a beautiful FBI agent can build RICO indictments against them.
Director: Joe Otting | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Kelly Overton, Richard Portnow, Christian Stolte
Votes: 465
30. Bare (III) (2012)
8 min | Short, Drama
When a young gay man has unprotected sex without revealing his HIV status, guilt propels him down a rabbit hole of memory, regret, and surreal manifestations of his past.
Director: Sean Devaney | Stars: Diane Ciesla, Chris Damon, Jonathan Hinman, Max Rhyser
Votes: 17
31. Paradise Highway (2022)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.
Director: Anna Gutto | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Frank Grillo, Hala Finley, Cameron Monaghan
Votes: 6,622
32. The Challenger (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Sport
Struggling Bronx mechanic Jaden Miller uses boxing to save himself and his mother from being homeless. With a legendary trainer, and a reality show built around him, Miller goes for the title.
Director: Kent Moran | Stars: Kent Moran, Michael Clarke Duncan, S. Epatha Merkerson, Justin Hartley
Votes: 1,456 | Gross: $0.02M
33. The Lipstick Stain (2013)
10 min | Short, Drama
A young girl tries to connect with her estranged father who runs the town's local funeral home.
Director: Dagny Looper | Stars: Sophia Lillis, Devin Kawaoka, Brendan Titley, Diane Ciesla
Votes: 135
34. Homebody (III)
15 min | Short, Drama | Post-production
After her mother's death, struggling artist Amaryllis faces eviction from their Brooklyn apartment when a new landlord plans to flip the building. As the last holdout, Amaryllis asserts her right to stay by not leaving for weeks on end.
Director: Shruti Parekh | Stars: Dela Meskienyar, Diane Ciesla, Shahjehan Khan, Reya Sehgal
35. The Untimely Gift (2017)
15 min | Short, Drama
A young boy diagnosed with Astrocytoma documents his recovery from cancer with his camera, but after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor, he begins to look at life through a different, more spiritual lens.
Directors: Scott Aharoni, Dennis Latos | Stars: Diane Ciesla, Trevor Brooks, Max Schuster, Mark Lyons
37. Naked Easter (2010)
Short, Comedy
Nadine, the black sheep of a Lutheran family, arrives home for Easter with an announcement. She has become a nudist and demands to spend the holiday naked.
Director: Charles Rogers | Stars: Jeff Campanella, Diane Ciesla, Calvin Gladen, Rachel Grundy
38. Unreconciled (2000)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Drama
Conrad Jarret wrestles with his identity and searches for his self worth, while trying to keep peace with his dominating mother and nurturing father.
Director: Teigen D'Eston | Stars: Teigen D'Eston, Carson Grant, Diane Ciesla, Amy Sundberg
39. Sammy & Sherlock Can't Get Any (2016)
90 min | Comedy
A stoner couple spends the day trying to score weed in their dry suburban town.
Director: Lawrence Zoeller | Stars: Amanda Jones, Miles G. Jackson, Nicholas Luna, Lindsay McCray
40. Running Water (2021)
13 min | Short | Completed
Director: Joumana Rizk | Stars: Diane Ciesla, Kristin Parker, Dan Jaffe, Rory J. Aylward
41. Winter Fishing (2011)
Short, Drama
Oscar and Lisa have been good friends for many years. When Oscar decides to move out of town, they are pressured to examine the boundaries of their friendship.
Director: Edna Luise Biesold | Stars: Diane Ciesla, Davis Hall
42. People We Meet (2014)
21 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
On the day he is laid off from his job, Perry gets a call from his adoptive mother who wants to have a family meeting to discuss a sudden change in her life.
Director: Keith Powell | Stars: Keith Powell, Scott Adsit, Diane Ciesla, Miriam Henkel-Moellmann
43. It's All Relative (2010)
24 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Join Shannon O'Leary and her dysfunctional family in this unconventionally natural tale of love, loss, romance, and the emotional wherewithal to move forward in life - when you're seventy.
Director: Rebecca Burton | Stars: Hank Wintermute, Diane Ciesla, Ginger Grace, Alyssa Lakota
44. La Playa (2010)
9 min | Short, Drama
Long term marriage where the relationship has been drifting apart. One day they decide to take trip together only to realize how much time they have wasted and how irreversible everything is.
Director: Virginia Urreiztieta | Stars: Diane Ciesla, Lucy McMichael, Richard Millen, Katherine O'Sullivan
45.
All My Children (1970–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.9601
(2007)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Stars: Justin Bruening, David Canary, Jeffrey Carlson, Diane Ciesla
46.
All My Children (1970–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.9602
(2007)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Director: Enza Dolce | Stars: Brooks Ashmanskas, David Wilson Barnes, Justin Bruening, David Canary
47.
All My Children (1970–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.9600
(2007)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Directors: Francesca James, Conal O'Brien, Michael V. Pomarico | Stars: Brooks Ashmanskas, Justin Bruening, David Canary, Jeffrey Carlson
48.
All My Children (1970–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.9599
(2007)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Director: Michael V. Pomarico | Stars: Makenzie Bloomer, Jeff Branson, Justin Bruening, David Canary
49.
All My Children (1970–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.8500
(2002)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Stars: Len Carter, Kal Cauthen, Diane Ciesla, Alexandra Daddario
50.
All My Children (1970–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.9064
(2005)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Star: Diane Ciesla