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51.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Outsider
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn detective who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases.
Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,061
52.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Damaged
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A 6-year-old girl who was a victim of a video store shooting tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,059
53.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Streetwise
(2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and the investigation leads SVU to the father figure of a homeless "street family."
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,059
54.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Recall
(2006)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler and his new partner go after a possible serial rapist with the help of an unlikely victim from 30 years earlier.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,055
55.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Cold
(2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Lake is accused of killing a police officer, and SVU soon discovers that he has been investigating a 10-year-old cold rape case without anyone's knowledge.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,044
56.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Legacy
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A 7-year-old girl lapses into a coma and the detectives investigate the members of her family to determine who's responsible for the abuse.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,043
57.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Mean
(2004)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a schoolgirl's body is found in the trunk of a car, Stabler and Benson find themselves investigating allegations of bullying among her classmates.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,024
58.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Baggage
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler is forced to work on a serial killer case with an abrasive detective who has been on the case for months and would prefer to work alone. However, Stabler discovers that the detective's motivation is not glory and recognition.
Director: Christopher Zalla | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,022
59.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Greed
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler and Benson investigate two rapes that seem to have been committed by the same man, but clues that originally lead them in one direction soon point towards another perpetrator.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,018
60.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Prodigy
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson and Stabler have the gruesome task of identifying the remains of a man and a woman who were stabbed in a park.
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,018
61.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Manipulated
(2006)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A successful lawyer's secret life as an exotic dancer is revealed to her boss and her fiancé after she and a stripper friend are found murdered.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,017
62.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Burned
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bitter estrangement pits divorcing couple Miles and Valerie Sennet against one another with tragic consequences.
Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,013
63.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Secrets
(2001)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dedicated inner-city schoolteacher is murdered. Initial indications that the victim lived a quiet and simple life take a turn when pictures of her posing nude are found.
Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,002
64.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Perfect
(2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into a missing girl leads the detectives to a doctor of reproductive therapy, who runs shelters for troubled girls. When she is found at shelter, the doctor's sinister agenda is revealed.
Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 992
65.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Rescue
(2010)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating a separate case involving a paramedic suspected of rape, Olivia discovers that Vivian from her serial rapist case is still in town, and her actions could jeopardize her guardianship of Vivian's son Calvin.
Directors: Peter Leto, Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 965
66.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Impulsive
(2007)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson and Stabler arrest a high school teacher for having sex with one of her students, but the teacher alleges that the student raped her.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 954
67.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Countdown
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Team at SVU has 72 hours to locate a man who has kidnapped, raped, and murdered four young girls. Can they find him before time runs out?
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 927
68.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Bound
(2004)
TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into the murder of a senior citizen leads the squad to suspect that the killer is actually a serial killer who preys on elderly women.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 925
69.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Solitary
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler is attacked by a man that he helped put away 19 years earlier. When that man faces attempted murder charges, he claims that he was the victim because of the solitary confinement he faced during his sentence.
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 901
70.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Asunder
(2000)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman accuses her husband, a cop, of raping her. When Benson and Stabler arrest him, he denies his wife's claims and claims she's unbalanced.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Michelle Hurd
Votes: 899
71.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Weak
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson enlists the help of a former cop turned psychiatrist in apprehending a serial rapist and murderer who attacks disabled women.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 892
72.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Strain
(2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An AIDS activist is suspected of murdering a gay couple, and Detective Tutuola discovers something about a family member.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 875
73.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Inconceivable
(2008)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A canister of frozen embryos is stolen from a fertility clinic. The SVU team race against the clock to retrieve it before the embryos are no longer suitable for implantation.
Director: Christopher Zalla | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 865
74.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
PTSD
(2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
SVU clashes with the Marines over jurisdiction in a case involving the murder in New York of a pregnant soldier who claims she was raped in Iraq. During the investigation, Benson has traumatic flashbacks of her sexual assault.
Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 851
75.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Guilt
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When one difficulty after another hinder the prosecution of serial pedophile, Roy Barnett, desperate A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot oversteps the bounds of the law, risking both her job, and that ... See full summary »
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 840
76.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Blood
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a young woman's baby is tossed out of a car, Benson and Stabler investigate to find out what happened, and after learning the young woman is addicted to prescription painkillers, ... See full summary »
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 826
77.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Rockabye
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A teenage girl runs away from home to get an abortion and winds up brutally attacked, killing her unborn child.
Director: Peter Leto | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 787
78.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Class
(2006)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Hudson University co-ed dependent on financial aid is found murdered with an unexplained influx of cash. Her wealthy roommate is found with one of her rings, making her a suspect as the ... See full summary »
Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 783
79.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Lust
(2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives launch a search for a serial killer who raped and murdered two women in Central Park.
Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 774
80.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Turmoil
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
ADA Cabot is being investigated by the state bar because of a rape case, but Benson and Stabler are too preoccupied to come to her aid because Stabler's son and best friend are missing.
Director: Peter Leto | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 762
81.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Lead
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A pediatrician who is a convicted child molester is killed after his trial, but is the guilty party mentally competent to stand trial? Alex Cabot returns to the DA's office to prosecute the accused.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 754
82.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Reparations
(2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Casey Novak returns to the DA's office to prosecute a man accused of rape. However, Los Angeles ADA Jonah Dekker comes to New York City to serve for the defense as a favor to his family .
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 754
83. In a Child's Name (1991)
Not Rated | 192 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A true story about a woman who fights her brother-in-law's parents for custody of her deceased sister's baby upon learning that her brother-in-law murdered her sister.
Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Michael Ontkean, Timothy Carhart, David Huddleston
Votes: 708
84.
The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode:
In Sickness
(2011)
TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Peter wins the election, Alicia kicks Peter out of the house because of his affair with Kalinda. Meanwhile, opposing counsel in an organ transplant case suddenly asks Will to represent her when her firm fires her.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips
Votes: 703
85.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Criminal
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When it becomes obvious that a forensics expert raped and murdered a student, the investigation focuses on a criminology professor that Cragen arrested decades earlier for similar crimes.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 702
86. The Jimmy Show (2001)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.
Director: Frank Whaley | Stars: Frank Whaley, Carla Gugino, Ethan Hawke, Lynn Cohen
Votes: 625 | Gross: $0.00M
87. Black and Blue (1999 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama
After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia, Will Rothhaar, Sam Robards
Votes: 571
88. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 501
89. Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
PG-13 | 97 min | Documentary
The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.
Director: Max Lewkowicz | Stars: Marc Aronson, Michael Bernardi, Jerry Bock, Danny Burstein
Votes: 462 | Gross: $0.34M
90. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 415
91.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Gather Ye Acorns
(1986)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Jonathan Quick, the bane of his practical parents' existence, takes an ancient tree troll's advice to pack up his treasured comic-book collection and follow his heart. And so, fifty years later..
Director: Norman Reynolds | Stars: Mark Hamill, David Rappaport, Lois De Banzie, Mary Jo Deschanel
Votes: 384
92. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
CBS late afternoon specials designed for middle school and high school students, dramatizing issues affecting teenagers.
Stars: Monica Calhoun, Tammy Lauren, Nick Angotti, Beau Dremann
Votes: 353
93.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Virtue
(1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McCoy charges a city councilman with "larceny by extortion," after a female colleague claims that she had to sleep with him or lose her chance at partnership at their law firm.
Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 310
94. Soup for One (1982)
R | 87 min | Comedy
When Allan meets Maria he is sure he has found the perfect woman for him but she's not interested. He persists, she relents, they begin dating. Allan then starts to second guess what he thought he wanted.
Director: Jonathan Kaufer | Stars: Saul Rubinek, Marcia Strassman, Gerrit Graham, Teddy Pendergrass
Votes: 308
95. Love Child (1982)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The true story of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman who is imprisoned for 7 years on account of a "five dollar" robbery. In prison she gets pregnant by a jailer and has to fight to keep her child.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, Mackenzie Phillips, Albert Salmi
Votes: 308 | Gross: $0.11M
96.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Atonement
(1996)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A model is murdered and the evidence points to her driver. He claims he acted under extreme emotional disturbance because he was infatuated with her. However, McCoy later uncovers a connection between the driver and a drug dealer.
Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 305
97. Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993 TV Movie)
155 min | Drama
The story of Rosalie Bonnano, the daughter of a powerful New York Mafia boss who married the son of her father's rival, another powerful New York Mafia boss.
Director: John Patterson | Stars: Eric Roberts, Nancy McKeon, Ben Gazzara, Alex Rocco
Votes: 301
98.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Expert
(1998)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The daughter of a convicted murderer goes on trial, accused of attempting to murder an expert witness who testified in her father's trial on his behalf.
Director: Lewis Gould | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 294
99.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Silence
(1992)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A councilman is found dead on a street, and the investigation reveals that he was being blackmailed because he was gay. However, the councilman's very powerful father is reluctant to cooperate because he doesn't want his son outed.
Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 291
100.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Virus
(1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A computer virus creates a malfunction at a Diabetes clinic which results in the deaths of two patients. Detectives tie the virus to a teenage hacker, whose father unsuccessfully accused the clinic of malpractice.
Director: Steven Robman | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 291