2012 Best Seen
by pedrosimp | created - 11 Nov 2012 | updated - 20 Feb 2023 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Total Recall (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run.
Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale
Votes: 266,505 | Gross: $58.88M
2. The Descendants (2011)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause
Votes: 251,909 | Gross: $82.58M
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
R | 158 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 495,139 | Gross: $102.52M
4. The Intouchables (2011)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Votes: 930,388 | Gross: $13.18M
5. Dark Shadows (2012)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 280,589 | Gross: $79.73M
6. Prometheus (I) (2012)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Votes: 644,635 | Gross: $126.48M
7. The Bourne Legacy (2012)
PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott Glenn
Votes: 315,707 | Gross: $113.20M
8. Ted (2012)
R | 106 min | Comedy
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.
Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale
Votes: 658,011 | Gross: $218.82M
9. Looper (2012)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano
Votes: 603,292 | Gross: $66.49M
10. Argo (2012)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
Votes: 639,385 | Gross: $136.03M
11. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman
Votes: 1,829,085 | Gross: $448.14M
12. Les Misérables (2012)
PG-13 | 158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 346,185 | Gross: $148.81M
13. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis
Votes: 873,567 | Gross: $303.00M
14. Skyfall (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
Votes: 731,451 | Gross: $304.36M
15. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver
Votes: 743,135 | Gross: $132.09M
16. Django Unchained (2012)
R | 165 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Votes: 1,696,923 | Gross: $162.81M
17. Flight (I) (2012)
R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller
Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman
Votes: 376,365 | Gross: $93.77M
18. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin
Votes: 302,554 | Gross: $155.33M
19. So So (2012)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Five characters meet in a esplanade, beggining a journey trought their lifes. "Assim Assim" ("So So") its a movie about relationships, about what we want for our lifes, and what we can't ... See full summary »
Director: Sérgio Graciano | Stars: Albano Jerónimo, Ana Brandão, Cleia Almeida, Dinarte Branco
Votes: 363
20. Red Lights (2012)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant debunk paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic who has resurfaced after many years out of the limelight following the suspicious death of his toughest critic.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Elizabeth Olsen
Votes: 66,164 | Gross: $0.05M
21. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 667,258 | Gross: $124.99M
22. Upside Down (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Adam and Eden fell in love as teens despite the fact that they live on twinned worlds with gravities that pull in opposite directions. Ten years after a forced separation, Adam sets out on a dangerous quest to reconnect with his love.
Director: Juan Solanas | Stars: Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst, Timothy Spall, Blu Mankuma
Votes: 73,955 | Gross: $0.10M
23. How to Fall in Love (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
An accountant, who never quite grew out of his awkward teenage years, finds himself with a dating coach - she happens to be his high school crush as well. Thanks to his coach, he gets a ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Griffiths | Stars: Eric Mabius, Brooke D'Orsay, Jody Thompson, Gina Holden
Votes: 3,825
24. Sherlock (2010–2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves
Votes: 999,911
25. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt
Votes: 2,139,653
26. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Forensic scientists and investigators of the New York City Police Department unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths.
Stars: Gary Sinise, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill
Votes: 49,610
27. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Forensic scientists and investigators of the New York City Police Department unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths.
Stars: Gary Sinise, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill
Votes: 49,610
28. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An elite unit, led by an ex-homicide cop, which is linked to the Miami-Dade Police Department, uses all possible resources and skills at their disposal to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami.
Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Rex Linn
Votes: 61,232
29. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Las Vegas, a squad of forensic investigators are trained to solve crimes by meticulously examining the evidence. They employ advanced technology and their rationality to detect the perpetrators.
Stars: William Petersen, Laurence Fishburne, Ted Danson, George Eads
Votes: 89,176
30. The Office (2005–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium.
Stars: Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson
Votes: 713,056
31. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
Stars: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey
Votes: 2,287,344
32. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.
Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan
Votes: 1,083,237
33. The Simpsons (1989– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner
Votes: 436,284
34. South Park (1997– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall
Votes: 406,213
35. Top Gear (2002–2022)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show
The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.
Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, The Stig
Votes: 126,801
36. Dexter (2006–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar
Votes: 767,614
37. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 225,082
38. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith
Votes: 246,732
39. Shameless (2011–2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
Stars: Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Ethan Cutkosky, Jeremy Allen White
Votes: 285,915
40. The Daily Show (1996– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.
Votes: 48,192
41. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,161
42. The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello
Votes: 39,175
43. Spartacus (2010–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.
Stars: Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Daniel Feuerriegel
Votes: 257,201
44. Modern Family (2009–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 484,215
45. Fringe (2008–2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.
Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Jasika Nicole
Votes: 257,637
46. Silent Witness (1996– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward
Votes: 12,747
47. Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Romance
A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.
Stars: Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Justin Chambers
Votes: 342,190
48. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 364,576
49. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 4,576 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 728,986
50. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
NCIS's covert operations team go undercover to investigate cases involving terrorism and National Security.
Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, LL Cool J, Eric Christian Olsen
Votes: 57,586
51. Criminal Minds (2005– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub.
Stars: Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Joe Mantegna
Votes: 218,978
52. Lost (2004–2010)
TV-14 | 5,445 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.
Stars: Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly
Votes: 595,801
53. Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 237,170
54. Arrow (2012–2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Susanna Thompson
Votes: 446,189
55. Elementary (2012–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn, Jon Michael Hill
Votes: 119,125
56. Saving Hope (2012–2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy
A supernatural medical drama that centers on the lives of the doctors and nurses of Hope Zion Hospital.
Stars: Erica Durance, Michael Shanks, Benjamin Ayres, Julia Chan
Votes: 7,670
57. Catfish: The TV Show (2012– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV, Romance
Nev Schulman and Max Joseph help people who have fallen in love online test the authenticity of their lovers' identities.
Stars: Nev Schulman, Max Joseph, Kamie Crawford, Bettina Kenney
Votes: 9,146
58. Project Runway All Stars (2012– )
60 min | Reality-TV
Past designers come back to compete for another chance to be the winner of Project Runway.
Stars: Georgina Chapman, Isaac Mizrahi, Alyssa Milano, Zanna Roberts Rassi
Votes: 1,906
59. Project Runway (2004– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV
Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry in this reality competition. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.
Stars: Nina Garcia, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors
Votes: 11,667
60. Hell's Kitchen (2005– )
TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
World renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring young chefs through rigorous cooking challenges and dinner services at his restaurant in Hollywood, "Hell's Kitchen".
Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Jean Philippe Susilovic, Scott Leibfried, Jason Thompson
Votes: 22,826
61. Masterchef (V) (2010– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
A nationwide search for the best home cooks in America. One of 50 hopefuls will become a culinary star and one of America's "Masterchefs."
Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, Aarón Sánchez, Charlie Ryan
Votes: 9,864
62. Hotel Hell (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
Chef Gordon Ramsay visits struggling, disfunctional hotels across America and spends a week trying to help them become successful.
Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Robert Dean II, Ari Nikki, Giulian Jones
Votes: 5,107
63. Kitchen Nightmares (2007–2023)
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
Gordon Ramsay visits struggling restaurants across America and spends one week trying to help them become successful.
Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Arthur Smith, Kim Seeley, Michael Cabbibo
Votes: 14,337
64. Derek (2012–2014)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Drama
Derek is a loyal nursing home care assistant who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, David Earl, Tim Barlow
Votes: 35,610
65. The Bridge (2011–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Stars: Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Sarah Boberg, Candice van Litsenborgh
Votes: 76,886
66. Hart of Dixie (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
New Yorker and new doctor Zoe Hart accepts an offer from a stranger, Dr. Harley Wilkes, to work in his medical practice in Bluebell, Alabama. She arrives to find that he has died and left half the practice to her in his will.
Stars: Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, Cress Williams, Wilson Bethel
Votes: 56,768
67. Doc McStuffins (2012–2022)
G | 11 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
"Doc McStuffins" is an imaginative animated series about Doc McStuffins, a young girl who aspires to be a doctor like her mom and communicates with and heals broken toys and stuffed animals.
Stars: Lara Jill Miller, Loretta Devine, Robbie Rist, Jess Harnell
Votes: 2,889
68. Borgia (2011–2014)
TV-MA | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.
Stars: Mark Ryder, Isolda Dychauk, Diarmuid Noyes, John Doman
Votes: 7,223
69. Geordie Shore (2011– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Reality TV show following eight young men and women as they spend a summer experiencing the highs and lows of Newcastle-upon-Tyne's party scene.
Stars: Gaz Beadle, Sophie Kasaei, Holly Hagan, Chloe Ferry
Votes: 4,655
70. Jersey Shore (2009–2012)
TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy, Reality-TV, Romance
A reality-based look at the vapid lives of several New Jersey 20-somethings and their respective friends and/or hook-ups.
Stars: Paul 'Pauly D' DelVecchio, Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola, Nicole Polizzi, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino
Votes: 24,528
71. Teen Mom OG (2009– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV
A documentary series that follows four of 16 & Pregnant's first season stars, Farrah, Maci, Amber and Catelynn as they face the challenges of motherhood.
Stars: Amber Portwood, Catelynn Baltierra, Maci Bookout, Farrah Laurel Abraham
Votes: 4,812
72. Face Off (2011–2018)
TV-PG | 44 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Special effects make up artists compete in challenges.
Stars: McKenzie Westmore, Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neill, Michael Westmore
Votes: 7,255
73. America's Next Top Model (2003–2018)
TV-PG | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
A cyclical competition in which women from all over the U.S. compete for the honor of being America's next "it girl" in the modeling world.
Stars: Adrianne Curry, Yoanna House, Tyra Banks, J. Alexander
Votes: 18,465
74. So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Music, Reality-TV
Qualified dancers from ballroom and ballet to salsa, jive and hip-hop all compete to be named the best.
Stars: Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe, Mark Thompson, Mary Murphy
Votes: 10,779
75. Survivor (2000– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
A reality show where a group of contestants are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The lone survivor of this contest takes home a million dollars.
Stars: Jeff Probst, Lillian Morris, Jon Dalton, Rob Mariano
Votes: 27,448
76. Top Chef (2006– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
A reality competition show in which chefs compete against one another in culinary challenges and are a judged by a panel of food and wine experts, with one or more contestants eliminated each episode.
Stars: Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons, Richard Blais
Votes: 6,851
77. Top Chef Masters (2009– )
Reality-TV
Facing challenges set by the world's most fearsome critics, a handpicked group of world-renowned chefs take cuisine to new heights as they vie for title of Top Chef Master.
Stars: James Oseland, Curtis Stone, Gael Greene, Kelly Choi
Votes: 1,338
78. NY Ink (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
Ami James, a breakout from Miami Ink, will open a new shop, Wooster Street Social Club, in SoHo.
Stars: Ami James, Tommy Montoya, Megan Massacre, Tim Hendricks
Votes: 460
79. Tattoo Nightmares (2012–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
Get ready for another round of Tattoo Nightmares. There's nothing worse than a bad tattoo. Three of the nation's top tattoo artists run a one-of-a-kind shop specializing in the seriously difficult art of covering up woeful ink work.
Stars: Tommy Helm, Jasmine Rodriguez, Big Gus Demented, Daria Berenato
Votes: 738
80. Auction Hunters (2010–2015)
30 min | Reality-TV
Auction Hunters, Allen Haff and Ton Jones, travel America bidding on unclaimed storage units they think will contain the most hidden treasure - worth big cash - the better the history the higher the price.
Stars: Allen Lee Haff, Clinton 'Ton' Jones, Laura Soares, Lucinda Bennett
Votes: 3,279
81. Storage Wars (2010– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV
The same folks gather at the sales of storage units that have been abandoned by their renters. Having no clue what's inside, there are just enough instances where the buyers hit pay dirt to keep them, as well as the TV audience, addicted.
Stars: Brandi Passante, Jarrod Schulz, Laura Dotson, Dan Dotson
Votes: 10,411
82. Pawn Stars (2009– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Rick Harrison and his family own and run a pawn shop on the Las Vegas strip. They buy, sell, and appraise items of historical value.
Stars: Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell, Richard Harrison
Votes: 17,931
83. Hardcore Pawn (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV
Pawnbroker Les Gold and his two children, Seth and Ashley, operate Detroit's largest pawnshop.
Stars: Les Gold, Seth Gold, Ashley Broad, Joel 'Big Joe' Shannon
Votes: 4,991
84. Man v. Food (2008– )
TV-G | 30 min | Reality-TV
Host Adam Richman (and subsequently Casey Webb) travels around the U.S., taking on a variety of local eating challenges involving meal size, spiciness and other daunting factors.
Stars: Adam Richman, Casey Webb, Gladys Knight, Andrew Zimmern
Votes: 7,435
85. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (2006– )
TV-G | 30 min | Reality-TV
Food Network's Guy Fieri rolls out to visit America's favorite diners, drive-ins and dives, interviewing the owners of the food establishments and samples the items on their menus.
Stars: Guy Fieri, Hunter Fieri, Ryder Fieri, Lori Fieri
Votes: 4,587
86. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Anthony Bourdain, chef, writer, traveler, visits places all around the world sampling various foods.
Stars: Anthony Bourdain, Tom Vitale, Zamir Gotta, Todd Liebler
Votes: 7,893
87. MasterChef Australia (2009– )
TV-G | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
A few dozen home chefs battle it out in the Masterchef Kitchen to earn the best chef title, judged by top Australian chefs.
Stars: Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris, Matt Preston, Andy Allen
Votes: 3,904
88. My Kitchen Rules (2010– )
60 min | Reality-TV
My Kitchen Rules is an Australian reality television cooking competition that first aired on the Seven Network in 2010. In each series, several teams of two compete against each other for the chance to win a cash prize.
Stars: Manu Feildel, Pete Evans, Colin Fassnidge, Septimus Caton
Votes: 981
89. Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (2004–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
British reality series in which world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay visits struggling restaurants in an effort to help them succeed.
Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Laurence Davy, Neil Farrell, Daniela Bayfield
Votes: 6,615
90. Jamie's 15-Minute Meals (2012–2014)
Reality-TV
Jamie Oliver shows how to cook a meal in just 15 minutes
Star: Jamie Oliver
Votes: 190
91. Heston's Fantastical Food (2012– )
Documentary
Stars: James 'Jocky' Petrie, Heston Blumenthal, George Hill, Marc Meltonville
Votes: 65
92. Raising Hope (2010–2014)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy becomes a single parent to an infant after her mother, with whom he had a one-night stand, ends up on Death Row.
Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 40,719
93. Dragons' Den (II) (2005– )
60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Budding entrepreneurs, inventors, and small businessmen pitch their ideas to five "dragons"--real-life business leaders and millionaires.
Stars: Evan Davis, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne
Votes: 2,516
94. Dragons' Den (2006– )
60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
A group of business people listen to sales pitches and decide whether to finance their business or not.
Stars: Arlene Dickinson, Jim Treliving, Dianne Buckner, Kevin O'Leary
Votes: 1,070
95. The Apprentice (2004–2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Contestants compete for a job as an apprentice to billionaire American Donald Trump.
Stars: Donald Trump, Kendra Todd, Tana Goertz, Ivanka Trump
Votes: 8,776
96. Shark Tank (2015– )
Game-Show, Reality-TV
People ask for investment and assistance with their unique ideas and products from 4 very wealthy and successful entrepreneurs.
Stars: Fabio Cannavale, Gianpietro Vigorelli, Mariarita Costanza, Gianluca Dettori
Votes: 1,385
97. Undercover Boss (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV
Bosses of chain businesses go undercover to their own stores in various locations and various jobs around the store and interact with the employees. Depending on the employee's impression, ... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Keller, Brie Thiele, Stephen J. Cloobeck, Sheldon Yellen
Votes: 3,752
98. Gold Rush (2010– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Reality-TV
A reality TV show that follows crews mining the gold placer deposits of the Yukon Territory.
Stars: Paul Christie, Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets, Chris Doumitt
Votes: 5,479
99. Deadliest Catch (2005– )
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
A documentary series chronicling the real-life high-sea adventures of the Alaskan crab fishermen. This is the most deadly profession in the world.
Stars: Mike Rowe, Sig Hansen, Keith Colburn, Jake Anderson
Votes: 9,213
100. Dirty Jobs (2005– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
Follows the exploits of Mike Rowe as he performs various dirty and dangerous jobs around the USA.
Stars: Mike Rowe, David M. Barsky, Doug Glover, Troy Paff
Votes: 9,510
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