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1. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 144 min | Drama

An alcoholic and femme fatale face troubles before a family reunion.

Director: Jack Hofsiss | Stars: Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley

Votes: 591

2. And the Children Shall Lead (1985 TV Movie)

TV-G | 58 min | Drama, Family

Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Danny Glover, Andrew Prine, LeVar Burton, Denise Nicholas

Votes: 101

3. The Cap (1985 TV Movie)

24 min | Drama, Family, Sport

Steve is ecstatic when he gets a baseball cap from his favorite Montreal Expos player Andy Dawson. Unfortunately, he loses the cap. A rich kid finds it and won't give it back, so Steve's poor dad tries to reason with the kid's family.

Director: Robert A. Duncan | Stars: Michael Ironside, Nicholas Podbrey, Jennifer Dale, Steven Bednarski

Votes: 13

4. Just an Overnight Guest (1983 TV Short)

38 min | Short, Drama, Family

A family takes in an abused girl and eventually decide to adopt her.

Stars: Rosalind Cash, Richard Roundtree, Tiffany Hill, Fran Robinson

Votes: 16

5. Bennight Brothers (2013– )

13 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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Stars: Curtis Reid, Robert L. Lopez, Joseph Marketos, Anna Rizzo

Votes: 13

6. The Frenzy (2006)

Short, Sci-Fi

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Director: Dragan Stojmenovic | Stars: Sonja Damjanovic, Milan Kovacevic, Angelina Miladinovic, Jovana Stipic

7. Life Without Green (2009)

15 min | Short, Drama

"Life Without Green" is an environmental thriller about a young woman's struggle to keep her unraveling life together after her fiancée vanishes in a haze of suspicion. Environmental ... See full summary »

Director: Ishai Setton | Stars: Abby Phon, Christian Daniel Kiley, Liz Eng, Christine Hayden

8. Frizon (2009)

27 min | Short

A married vicar is secretly cross-dressing. When dressed up and drunk driving at an alarm situation he is stopped by the police and forced to stop his behavior. His wife supports him and ... See full summary »

Director: Jan-Eje Ferling | Stars: Anders Palm, Christina Rothlin Löfqvist, Lars Helander, Jan-Eje Ferling

9. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode: Days of Wine and Roses (1958)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Piper Laurie, Charles Bickford, Malcolm Atterbury

Votes: 177

10. Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode: Abigail's Party (1977)

102 min | Comedy, Drama

Arguably the most famous edition of Play For Today, and one of the most beloved, as Mike Leigh directs a comedy of manners. Middle-class suburbia gets to reveal its darker side over the course of an increasingly uncomfortable drinks party.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski, John Salthouse

Votes: 2,336

11. Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode: The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

Dominick Hide has a mission to study and report on the transport systems of the past, but only as an observer. Yet when his Great Aunt Mavis talks about one of his ancestors, Dominick begins to bend the rules and become involved.

Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Peter Firth, Caroline Langrishe, Pippa Guard, Patrick Magee

Votes: 343

12. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Who Am I This Time? (1982)

TV-PG | 53 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely-... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Caitlin Hart, Les Podewell, Aaron Freeman, Jerry Vile

Votes: 854

13. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Fifth of July (1982)

130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ken Talley is 32, strong, goodlooking and a Vietnam vet with both legs shot off seven years earlier. He is somewhat cynical. His lover Jed is bigger and stronger, a gardner, a good listener... See full summary »

Directors: Kirk Browning, Marshall W. Mason | Stars: Richard Thomas, Jeff Daniels, Swoosie Kurtz, Jonathan Hogan

Votes: 146

14. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Based on the life and times of NAACP field secretary and Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne

Votes: 165

15. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Miss Lonelyhearts (1983)

56 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young Depression-era reporter is assigned to write his newspaper's advice column on the insistence of his mocking editor. Unhappy in the demeaning assignment, he begins to take an interest in one of the readers sending letters.

Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Eric Roberts, Arthur Hill, Conchata Ferrell, John P. Ryan

Votes: 57

16. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)

Not Rated | 240 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. In HD.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Patrick Day, Jim Dale, Frederic Forrest, Anne Shropshire

Votes: 239

17. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: All My Sons (1987)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice in the post-war years. Love and death play equal roles in determining the outcome of events.

Director: Jack O'Brien | Stars: Joan Allen, Michael Learned, Aidan Quinn, James Whitmore

Votes: 189

18. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (1986)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young boy is ridiculed by his school mates for his eccentric behavior and assertions that he can fly. Little do they know..... All parts are performed by adults in a stage-play type setting.

Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Tim Daly, James Eckhouse, Elizabeth Franz, Tom Hulce

Votes: 60

19. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Rocket to the Moon (1986)

118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1938 New York, a dentist finds his business failing and his marriage on the rocks. Turning 40, he is a hen-pecked husband with little drive left for success. That is, until he starts ... See full summary »

Director: John Jacobs | Stars: John Malkovich, Judy Davis, Eli Wallach, William Hootkins

Votes: 62

20. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Strange Interlude: Part 1 (1988)

253 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In this experimental play, first produced in 1928, Eugene O'Neill bares the inner souls of his characters by having them speak their thoughts as well as their dialog. Nins Leeds, the ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, David Dukes, Julie Eccles, José Ferrer

Votes: 50

21. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: I Never Sang for My Father (1988)

PG | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.

Director: Jack O'Brien | Stars: William Cain, Harold Gould, Sonja Lanzener, Dorothy McGuire

Votes: 25

22. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: A Raisin in the Sun (1989)

171 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor Black family.

Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Starletta DuPois, Lou Ferguson, John Fiedler, Danny Glover

Votes: 245

23. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Andre's Mother (1990)

60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three days in the life of the lover, Mother and Grandmother of Andre who has just died of AIDS.

Director: Deborah Reinisch | Stars: Richard Thomas, Sada Thompson, Sylvia Sidney, Richard Venture

Votes: 161

24. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: The Grapes of Wrath (1991)

142 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

Directors: Kirk Browning, Frank Galati | Stars: Gary Sinise, Robert Breuler, Ron Crawford, Mark Deakins

Votes: 96

25. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: The Gershwins', Porgy & Bess (1993)

184 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston, S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and ... See full summary »

Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker, Cynthia Clarey

Votes: 168

26. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy (1983)

30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A teenage girl is traumatized after being assaulted by a stranger from whom she hitched a ride.

Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Michele Greene, Moosie Drier, Robert DoQui, Carrie Snodgress

Votes: 52

27. Great Performances (1971– )
Episode: The Rules of the Game (1975)

TV-G | 88 min | Music, Musical

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Directors: Kirk Browning, Stephen Porter | Stars: Glenn Close, David Dukes, George Ede, Joel Fabiani

Votes: 31

28. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: Terrible Things My Mother Told Me (1988)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

16-year-old girl doesn't realize that her mother emotionally and verbally abusive to her.

Director: Susan Rohrer | Stars: Beth Howland, Katherine Kamhi, Ian Ziering, Ita DeMarco

Votes: 40

29. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 1 (1969)

Unrated | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Fifteen year old Cav Rand purchased a racehorse and trains him into a winner. A con artist manages to get the stallion away from the innocent Cav.

Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Michael Shea, Ben Johnson, Andy Devine

Votes: 25

30. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode: All the Kids Do It (1984)

49 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A teenage boy (played by Baio) suffers the consequences of drinking and driving.

Director: Henry Winkler | Stars: Scott Baio, George Dzundza, Jeremy Licht, Frances Lee McCain

Votes: 26

31. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
Episode: Othello (1990)

204 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A slightly updated version of Othello set in the 19th century Cyprus, where all characters wear uniforms and dresses from the American Civil War era. Othello, a heroic aging Moroccan ... See full summary »

Directors: Anthony Garrick, Trevor Nunn | Stars: Michael Grandage, Ian McKellen, Clive Swift, Willard White

Votes: 193

32. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter (1954)

Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Davy is tired of the continuing war between the Indians and the settlers, so he helps the army in putting an end to it. by saving the life of the Indian leader.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, William Bakewell

Votes: 123

33. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955)

Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Davy tangles with Big Foot Mason when he tries to settle in Tennessee, and in winning the battle, is asked by the townsfolk to run for office. Davy soon learns that he is not cut out for politics.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Walt Disney, Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael

Votes: 102

34. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1955)

Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

In the final of the five Davy Crockett programs, Davy and Georgie, with the help of Mike Fink and his crew, battle pirates, who, disguised as Indians, raid traveling boats on the river.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 108

35. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955)

Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The third of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him, Georgie and a riverboat gambler they meet searching for a new adventure, which leads them to the Alamo, which they must defend.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Hans Conried, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 136

36. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955)

Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

After a season of trapping, Davy and Georgie took their furs downriver to New Orleans in their keelboat, but are thwarted by Mike Fink, challenging a race with the furs the prize. Despite unfair maneuvers by Fink, Davy wins.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 96

37. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 2 (1969)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Teenager Cav tries to retrieve his horse but is branded a thief and thrown in jail

Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Michael Shea, Ben Johnson, Andy Devine

Votes: 14

38. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Down to Earth (2000)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Alien encounter buffs gather at a national convention where someone shows up with what appears to be a piece of an alien spaceship.

Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Mackenzie Phillips, Colin Mochrie, Richard Side, David Kaye

Votes: 209

39. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode: For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1 (1959)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Maria Schell, Jason Robards, Maureen Stapleton, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 19

40. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode: For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2 (1959)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The completion of the mission has tragic consequences.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Maria Schell, Jason Robards, Maureen Stapleton, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 15

41. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode: Journey to the Day (1960)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Patients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Mary Astor, James Dunn, James Gregory, Steven Hill

42. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode: Judgment at Nuremberg (1959)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In the later stages of the Nuremberg Trials, four German judges are accused of perverting the course of justice.

Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Claude Rains, Paul Lukas, Maximilian Schell, Martin Milner

Votes: 77

43. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode: Topaze (1957)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.

Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Roxanne Arlen, Richard Haydn, Ernie Kovacs, Sheree North

44. Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)
Episode: The Indestructible Mr. Gore (1959)

Biography, Comedy, Drama

Drama based on the early career of Gore Vidal's grandfather, Senator Thomas Gore. In the early 1890s, Thomas seeks employment in the office of a Texas judge. During the interview Thomas ... See full summary »

Director: William McCarthy | Stars: William Shatner, John Alexander, Jim Boles, Henderson Forsythe

45. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Painting Churches (1986)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A dramatic exploration of the relationship between an artist daughter and her aging parents. Adapted from the critically acclaimed play by Tina Howe.

Director: Jack O'Brien | Stars: Donald Moffat, Sada Thompson, Roxanne Hart

Votes: 12

46. The Wall (2019–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2019)

48 min | Game-Show

Sisters Vickie and Julie from Merseyside are the next contestants to tackle The Wall. Can they win a life-changing amount of money or will one of them accept the guaranteed amount?

Director: Richard van't Riet | Stars: Danny Dyer, Angela Rippon

47. Great Performances (1971– )
Episode: Company: A Musical Comedy (2007)

Not Rated | 132 min | Music, Musical

Centering on Bobby, a confirmed bachelor celebrating his 35th birthday with his 10 closest friends (who also happen to be five couples), "Company" culminates in Bobby's transformation from unattached swinger to tentative monogamist.

Director: Lonny Price | Stars: Kelly Jeanne Grant, Angel Desai, Elizabeth Stanley, Matt Castle

Votes: 514

48. Silent Locale Cinematics (2018– )
Episode: The Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2020)

10 min | Drama

A musician's greed gets the better of him.

Director: Daniel Mart | Stars: Steven Aronson, Jordan Vegas, Daniel Mart, Jace Elton

49. Silent Locale Cinematics (2018– )
Episode: Birthmark (2020)

7 min | Drama

Three friends are hanging out as they typically do when an unknown individual begins to harass them.

Director: Daniel Mart | Stars: Rafael Mayfield, Eric Claussen, Dwayne McMickle, Trico Fullerton

50. Harry Hill's World of TV (2020)
Episode: Police Dramas (2020)

29 min | Documentary, Comedy

Harry Hill focuses on the history of police dramas. From Dixon of Dock Green to Line of Duty, Harry lifts the lid on all the familiar and sometimes unfamiliar tropes from these shows.

Star: Harry Hill

Votes: 12