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1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 71,031
2. Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 27,009
3. Cheers (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt
Votes: 62,253
4. The Waltons (1972–1981)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.
Stars: Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Kami Cotler
Votes: 9,090
5. Dances with Wolves (1990)
PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 291,534 | Gross: $184.21M
6. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.
Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Dennis Wolfberg
Votes: 36,580
7. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama
The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.
Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 6,504
8. Airwolf (1984–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine, Jean Bruce Scott
Votes: 13,134
9. The Bodyguard (1992)
R | 129 min | Action, Drama, Music
A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 148,055 | Gross: $121.95M
10. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.
Stars: Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Alexandra Isles, Nancy Barrett
Votes: 5,444
11. The China Syndrome (1979)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Director: James Bridges | Stars: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady
Votes: 33,127 | Gross: $51.72M
12. One Dark Night (1982)
PG | 89 min | Horror
As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.
Directors: Tom McLoughlin, Michael Schroeder | Stars: Meg Tilly, Melissa Newman, Robin Evans, Leslie Speights
Votes: 3,772
13. Up in Smoke (1978)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Music
Two stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.
Directors: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Strother Martin, Edie Adams
Votes: 40,995 | Gross: $44.36M
14. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera presented the conflict in the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery.
Stars: Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Chao Li Chi, David Selby
Votes: 4,281
15. Brainstorm (1983)
PG | 106 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.
Director: Douglas Trumbull | Stars: Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson
Votes: 13,158 | Gross: $8.90M
16. Soul Man (1986)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones
Votes: 9,066 | Gross: $27.82M
17. Invaders from Mars (1986)
PG | 100 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman
Votes: 10,619 | Gross: $4.88M
18. Buried Alive (1990 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A husband finds out that his wife and her lover are trying to kill him.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton, Hoyt Axton
Votes: 5,150
19. Hot to Trot (1988)
PG | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An insecure stockbroker teams up with Don the Talking Horse, a chatty four-legged financial advisor.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy, Virginia Madsen
Votes: 3,594 | Gross: $6.44M
20. Alien Nation (1989–1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, a human cop and his alien partner fight crime and discrimination in Los Angeles.
Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland
Votes: 5,524
21. The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
60 min | Drama
The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 1,090
22. The Hearse (1980)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt's home in a small town, only to find herself plagued by supernatural occurrences and unexplained hostility from the local townspeople connected to her aunt's past.
Director: George Bowers | Stars: Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux, Donald Hotton
Votes: 2,379
23. Rampage (1987)
R | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
Alex is an outwardly normal man who goes on killing and mutilating sprees. When he is finally captured and brought to trial, the district attorney is torn between his own liberal ideals on guilt and the crimes the accused is being tried.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 2,587 | Gross: $0.80M
24. Nightwing (1979)
PG | 105 min | Horror
Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold, Stephen Macht
Votes: 1,737
25. Tucker's Witch (1982–1983)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Tim Matheson and Catherine Hicks star as married couple and private-detective duo Rick and Amanda Tucker. Amanda's psychic abilities prove vital to cracking cases, yet also have a tendency to get the couple into trouble.
Stars: Bill Morey, Alfre Woodard, Barbara Barrie, Tim Matheson
Votes: 238
26. Brothers (1984–1989)
22 min | Comedy
When their youngest brother comes out as gay, two conservative men support him and help him navigate being openly gay in 1980s Philadelphia.
Stars: Robert Walden, Paul Regina, Brandon Maggart, Hallie Todd
Votes: 424
27. Calendar Girl Murders (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Media mogul Richard Trainor is celebrating the success of his nude modeling business, and introducing the newest class of calendar models to the adoring public. The party is ruined when one of his models is murdered.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Sharon Stone, Barbara Bosson, Robert Beltran
Votes: 960
28. Late for Dinner (1991)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Two young men evading the police for a crime they didn't commit are cryogenically frozen in the early 1960s. The next thing they know is that they are in a strange new world (thirty years on).
Director: W.D. Richter | Stars: Peter Berg, Brian Wimmer, Marcia Gay Harden, Cassy Friel
Votes: 1,902 | Gross: $8.91M
29. The Runestone (1991)
R | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A Norse runestone is discovered in Western Pennsylvania. The prophecy upon it tells of the Norse great wolf Fenrir (Fenris), and that its release from the stone will bring about Ragnarok --... See full summary »
Director: Willard Carroll | Stars: Peter Riegert, Joan Severance, William Hickey, Tim Ryan
Votes: 874
30. Mae West (1982 TV Movie)
95 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Ann Jillian, James Brolin, Piper Laurie, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 289
31. Deadly Lessons (1983 TV Movie)
100 min | Horror, Thriller
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: Donna Reed, Larry Wilcox, David Ackroyd, Diane Franklin
Votes: 305
32. Bud and Lou (1978 TV Movie)
98 min | Biography, Drama
The professional and personal lives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are examined.
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: Harvey Korman, Buddy Hackett, Michele Lee, Arte Johnson
Votes: 253
33. The Freeway Maniac (1989)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
A crazed killer sneaks onto the set of a sci-fi film and begins murdering the cast and crew.
Director: Paul Winters | Stars: Kathryn Hauber, George Nicholas, Kevyn Shihadeh, Ronny Kenney
Votes: 257
34. Children of the Night (1985 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Fact-based drama about a sociology graduate (Kathleen Quinlan) who starts working with teen prostitutes in Hollywood. The film does not draw back on its depiction of the brutality that the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, Nicholas Campbell, Mario Van Peebles, Lar Park-Lincoln
Votes: 175
35. A Question of Love (1978 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
A woman fights her ex-husband for custody of her children when he sues for custody after learning that she is living in a relationship with another woman.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Jane Alexander, Ned Beatty, Clu Gulager
Votes: 173
36. Settle the Score (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
In this suspenseful drama, a Chicago policewoman remains haunted by the memory of the man who raped her two decades before and decides to return to her hometown to find him.
Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Jeffrey DeMunn, Louise Latham, Howard Duff
Votes: 125
37. The Hollywood Detective (1989 TV Movie)
PG | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An actor at the end of the line who used to play a PI on TV turns to real detective work when a fan of his begs him to help her.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Telly Savalas, Helene Udy, George Coe, Joe Dallesandro
Votes: 75
38. The Night the City Screamed (1980 TV Movie)
PG | 96 min | Drama
A big-city blackout brings out looters, an ambitious politician, a police squad, and a young woman stranded after a party. An all-star cast.
Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Raymond Burr, David Cassidy, Robert Culp
Votes: 106
39. Triplecross (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Thriller
Three cops (Ted Wass, Markie Post, Gary Swanson) become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money to become flamboyant private ... See full summary »
Director: David Greene | Stars: Ted Wass, Markie Post, Gary Swanson, Shannon Wilcox
Votes: 71
40. Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A man is wrongly convicted for murder and sent to prison, where he is accused of murdering a brutal guard he killed in self-defense.
Director: I.C. Rapoport | Stars: Lee Grant, Gary Graham, Diana Scarwid, Robert Culp
Votes: 29
41. Lifestories (1990–1991)
60 min | Drama
This series was a dramatic anthology realistically portraying the medical problems and crises of ordinary people.
Stars: Robert Prosky, Joe Howard, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 29
42. Fast Lane Blues (1978 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
An oil company, headed by a man named Major, sponsors an amateur cross country car race for a million dollar pot of gold.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Bert Parks, Talia Balsam, Tony Danza, Bart Braverman
43. If Things Were Different (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A wife and mother tries to cope with her husband's emotional problems while trying to balance her new job as an assistant director on a local children's TV show and caring for her family.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Suzanne Pleshette, Tony Roberts, Arte Johnson, Chuck McCann
Votes: 41
44. The Comedy Company (1978 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Jack Albertson, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Herb Edelman, Joyce Van Patten
Votes: 16
45.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Emissary
(1993)
TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the troubled Commander Sisko takes command of a surrendered space station, he learns that it borders a unique stable wormhole.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 4,625
46.
Airwolf (1984–1986)
Episode:
Moffett's Ghost
(1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Firm asks String to covertly shuttle a renowned researcher and diplomat, Dr. Roger Burton, to Russia for a secret meeting since Airwolf can get past the Russian defenses without being ... See full summary »
Director: Donald Baer | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Jean Bruce Scott, Ernest Borgnine
Votes: 161
47.
Alien Nation (1989–1990)
Episode:
Contact
(1989)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
The murder of an astronomer leads Sikes and Francisco to the discovery of an extra-terrestrial probe passing through the solar system. But is it friend or foe? Sikes' relations with his ... See full summary »
Director: John McPherson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland
Votes: 73
48.
Cheers (1982–1993)
Episode:
I'm Okay, You're Defective
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Everyone isn't loving Norm, but rather trying to gross him out. They're trying to see what gross things they can think of that would be so off-putting as to make him stop drinking beer. It ... See full summary »
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger
Votes: 402
49.
Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode:
The Arrival
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Chase fights for the rights of growers, using his position on the county board of directors. Angela confronts Richard at The Globe.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby
Votes: 51
50.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Ex-Wives and Videotape
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
A desperate Kuzak sweats out of preparations for his appeal before the California Supreme Court in a final attempt to overturn the conviction on Earl Williams on a technicality. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Miles Watkins | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 36