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1. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel
Votes: 16,401
2. Rocky (1976)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport
A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 630,073 | Gross: $117.24M
3. Kojak (1973–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
Votes: 8,915
4. Good Times (1974–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
Stars: Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
Votes: 8,151
5. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 10,847
6. The Night Before (1988)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
A popular beauty surprisingly asks a nerd to take her to the prom. He wakes up hours later in a sleazy alley. She's missing but he remembers nothing about it.
Director: Thom Eberhardt | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin, Theresa Saldana, Trinidad Silva
Votes: 3,658
7. Martin (1992–1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
Stars: Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, Carl Anthony Payne II
Votes: 10,883
8. Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979)
X | 93 min | Comedy
Believe it or not, even Smalltown USA still has people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. Levonna and Lamar could have the perfect relationship, were it not for Lamar's obsession with rear entry.
Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Kitten Natividad, Ann Marie, Ken Kerr, June Mack
Votes: 3,364
9. When a Stranger Calls (1979)
R | 97 min | Mystery, Thriller
A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano
Votes: 14,380 | Gross: $21.41M
10. Police Story (1973–1980)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the "Empire of Chaiba", a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia, he initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Stars: Scott Brady, Mel Scott, Don Meredith, Joe Santos
Votes: 1,183
11. The Day of the Locust (1975)
R | 144 min | Drama, Thriller
An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton
Votes: 6,387 | Gross: $17.79M
12. New York, New York (1977)
PG | 155 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus
Votes: 21,932 | Gross: $16.40M
13. Baretta (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of maverick undercover New York City detective Tony Baretta (Robert Blake).
Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Michael D. Roberts
Votes: 2,871
14. Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime
Cheech and Chong live in a decrepit old house and drive their neighbour crazy with their loud music, weed smoking and general anarchy and slacker view on life. Then Chong meets Cheech's Texan cousin Red and things kick up a notch.
Director: Tommy Chong | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Evelyn Guerrero, Betty Kennedy
Votes: 14,990 | Gross: $41.68M
15. Evilspeak (1981)
R | 97 min | Horror
An outcast military cadet taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
Director: Eric Weston | Stars: Clint Howard, R.G. Armstrong, Joe Cortese, Claude Earl Jones
Votes: 4,911
16. The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
R | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage.
Director: William Sachs | Stars: Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey, Michael Alldredge
Votes: 5,271
17. Honkytonk Man (1982)
PG | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A boy with a music talent goes on a journey with his uncle for a stage concert.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, John McIntire, Alexa Kenin
Votes: 9,489 | Gross: $4.48M
18. A Day at the Races (1937)
Passed | 111 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones
Votes: 14,600
19. One Good Cop (1991)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An NYPD Detective (Michael Keaton) and his struggle for justice, while taking care of his late partner's three little girls after he is killed in the line of duty.
Director: Heywood Gould | Stars: Michael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin Conway
Votes: 4,548 | Gross: $11.28M
20. Apple's Way (1974–1975)
60 min | Drama, Family
The Apple family adjusts to life in a small Iowa town.
Stars: Ronny Cox, Frances Lee McCain, Malcolm Atterbury, Vincent Van Patten
Votes: 248
21. Carmen Jones (1954)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James
Votes: 5,932
22. Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Approved | 97 min | Drama, War
During the Korean War peace talks, U.S. troops fight to retake a hill from the Communist Chinese forces.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard
Votes: 5,295 | Gross: $4.02M
23. That's My Mama (1974–1975)
30 min | Comedy
Clifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.
Stars: Clifton Davis, Theresa Merritt, Ted Lange, Teddy Wilson
Votes: 553
24. Body and Soul (I) (1981)
R | 109 min | Drama, Sport
A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
Director: George Bowers | Stars: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Jayne Kennedy, Perry Lang, Nikki Swasey Seaton
Votes: 402
25. Carter Country (1977–1979)
M | 30 min | Comedy
The comic exploits of a redneck sheriff and his educated Black deputy in a small Georgia town.
Stars: Victor French, Kene Holiday, Guich Koock, Vernee Watson
Votes: 255
26. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
PG | 102 min | Drama
A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.
Director: Charles Burnett | Stars: Danny Glover, Paul Butler, DeVaughn Nixon, Mary Alice
Votes: 2,919 | Gross: $1.16M
27. Equal Justice (1990–1991)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The professional and personal lives of Pittsburgh D.A. staff, led by Arnold Bach, Gene Rogan, Linda Bauer, Peter, and Michael James, alongside new attorneys JoAnn, Briggs, Julie, and Christopher.
Stars: George DiCenzo, Debrah Farentino, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 132
28. Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
Passed | 167 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Jean Evans of an international wildlife foundation has made herself at home in Africa as the elephant-riding, vine-swinging, miniskirted 'Panther Girl.' On safari to film animals, Jean ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Phyllis Coates, Myron Healey, Arthur Space, John Daheim
Votes: 184
29. Gabriel's Fire (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Thriller
A cop who's been sent to prison for killing his partner is freed by a lawyer who hires him as a private investigator.
Stars: James Earl Jones, Laila Robins, Madge Sinclair, Dylan Walsh
Votes: 170
30. New Moon (1940)
Passed | 105 min | Adventure, Musical, Romance
On a Louisiana-bound ship, a nobleman planning a campaign for liberty encounters an heiress.
Directors: Robert Z. Leonard, W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mary Boland, George Zucco
Votes: 641
31. Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Passed | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Walter Connolly
Votes: 1,682
32. Black Samson (1974)
R | 88 min | Action, Drama
Noble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Johnny Nappa tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a brave stand against Nappa and his flunkies.
Director: Charles Bail | Stars: Rockne Tarkington, William Smith, Connie Strickland, Carol Speed
Votes: 632 | Gross: $0.09M
33. Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Musical
At the turn of the century, a con woman finds herself in trouble with the law while dealing with multiple suitors.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Mae West, Edmund Lowe, Charles Butterworth, Charles Winninger
Votes: 491
34. Medical Story (1975–1976)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Tony Musante, Robert Mandan, Catherine Burns, Elyssa Davalos
Votes: 59
35. Going Places (1938)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Allen Jenkins, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 430
36. Midnight Lace (1981 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A TV reporter (Mary Crosby) is mercilessly stalked by a mysterious assassin. Why does he want to kill her?
Director: Ivan Nagy | Stars: Mary Crosby, Gary Frank, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones
Votes: 69
37. The Bus Is Coming (1971)
GP | 109 min | Drama
A young black soldier returns home to Los Angeles from combat in Vietnam to find out that his brother had been killed by a gang of racist cops. Angered, he joins a black nationalist group to take his revenge.
Director: Wendell Franklin | Stars: Mike B. Sims, Lonnie Bradford, Stephanie Faulkner, Burl Bullock
Votes: 82
38. Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama
After being in jail for seventeen years a crook is met by the girl he kidnapped as a baby. She now thinks he's her father. When he returns her to her real father there's a job and a reward, but an old prisonmate gets in the way.
Directors: George Marshall, Otto Preminger | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly, Peter Lorre, June Lang
Votes: 134
39. Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
Passed | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
The daughter of a medical missionary in Africa carries on her father's work after he dies. She befriends two adventurers prospecting for uranium, and before long she finds herself in danger... See full summary »
Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Johnny Sands, Roy Glenn
Votes: 136
40. The Singing Kid (1936)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.
Directors: William Keighley, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Al Jolson, Sybil Jason, Beverly Roberts, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 168
41. Deliver Us from Evil (1975)
PG | 96 min | Drama
Fed up with violence in their neighborhood, a janitor, a teacher and a disabled boy band together against drug dealers and other thugs.
Director: Horace Jackson | Stars: Marie O'Henry, Renny Roker, Candi Keath, Cal Haynes
Votes: 115
42. Boy Slaves (1939)
Passed | 72 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A runaway follows the leader of a gang of boys, and they all wind up working in a turpentine camp.
Director: P.J. Wolfson | Stars: Anne Shirley, Roger Daniel, James McCallion, Alan Baxter
Votes: 247
43. King of the Turf (1939)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Roger Daniel, Dolores Costello, Walter Abel
Votes: 25
44. Headless! (1994)
Short
Director: Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Eddie Albert, Toni Attell, Millie Baron, DeForest Covan
Votes: 30
45. Drums of the Desert (1940)
Approved | 64 min | Adventure
On his way to a post as special adviser of the new parachute troops of the French Foreign Legion in Morocco, Paul Dumont meets the beautiful Helene on the ship. A romance ensues, but the ... See full summary »
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Lorna Gray, George Lynn, Willy Castello
Votes: 121
46. St. Louis Blues (1939)
92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Tito Guízar, Jerome Cowan
Votes: 82
47. Tough (1974)
G | 87 min | Drama
Gossett continually rebels against the white establishment. The boy finds he can expect no back-up of his attitude at home, where his parents wallow in self-indulgence, so he feels that a show of force is his only option.
Director: Horace Jackson | Stars: Dion Gossett, Christopher Townes, Renny Roker, Rich Holmes
Votes: 83 | Gross: $1.21M
48. Chasing Trouble (1940)
Approved | 64 min | Drama
A delivery boy for a flower shop, who thinks of himself as an amateur detective, finds out that his boss is mixed up with a foreign espionage ring.
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland, Milburn Stone
Votes: 135
49. Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)
64 min | Comedy
Wallingford reads in the paper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a hotel from an uncle who has recently died. Schenectady falls asleep and dreams of what it will be like to own and run the hotel.
Directors: Jed Buell, William Beaudine | Stars: F.E. Miller, Mantan Moreland, Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Marguerite Whitten
Votes: 89
50. A Dream for Christmas (1973 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A Southern minister is assigned to a poor church in California where the congregation is drifting away and the church itself is scheduled for demolition.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Hari Rhodes, Beah Richards, Lynn Hamilton, George Spell
Votes: 117