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1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.
Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek
Votes: 124,822
2. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This series focuses on the NYPD's Major Case Squad, a force of detectives who investigate high-profile cases, while also showing parts of the crime from the perpetrator's point of view.
Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 27,869
3. Everwood (2002–2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
A widowed brain surgeon from Manhattan moves his two children to the small mountain town of Everwood, Colorado.
Stars: Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily VanCamp, Debra Mooney
Votes: 15,262
4. Crossing Jordan (2001–2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Brash, stubborn and resourceful ME Jordan Cavanaugh revives her career in Boston, occasionally breaking the rules and ticking off the cops or her co-workers. On the home front, she gets crime-solving help from her retired-cop dad.
Stars: Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Ravi Kapoor, Steve Valentine
Votes: 12,280
5. Smooth Talk (1985)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A free-spirited 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the Northern California suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Margaret Welsh
Votes: 3,383 | Gross: $0.02M
6. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,170
7. 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: 413
8. Blonde (2001)
TV-14 | 165 min | Biography, Drama
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.
Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 1,239
9. Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Helen Hunt, Chad Allen, Larry Drake, Riff Regan
Votes: 707
10. The Last Cowboy (2003 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
After an eight year absence, a headstrong woman returns to her Texas home for her grandfather's funeral and locks horns with her father.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Jennie Garth, Lance Henriksen, M.C. Gainey, Bradley Cooper
Votes: 687
11. Rip Girls (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A 13-year-old (Camilla Belle) learns to surf while visiting Hawai'i for the first time to see a plantation she inherited.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Camilla Belle, Dwier Brown, Stacie Hess, Brian Stark
Votes: 1,497
12. Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Family, War
Molly is a girl living in the year 1943 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Maya Ritter, David Aaron Baker, Tory Green, Sarah Manninen
Votes: 984
13. Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995 TV Movie)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Inspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who investigates the murder of a man with ties to the Miami mafia.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Yaphet Kotto, Audra Lindley, Joe Flanigan
Votes: 97
14. The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
A tough Miami criminal journalist played by Elizabeth Montgomery investigates the disappearance of 16 year-old Alice Nicholson.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dennis Farina, Yaphet Kotto, Audra Lindley
Votes: 127
15. The Lemon Sisters (1989)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Three life-long friends work the bars in 1980's Atlantic City performing the songs of the 60's girl groups in this self-indulgent comedy.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, Kathryn Grody, Elliott Gould
Votes: 1,167 | Gross: $3.47M
16. Murder in a Small Town (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery
A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving the murder of a millionaire, who was the most despised man in town.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Gene Wilder, Mike Starr, Terry O'Quinn, Cherry Jones
Votes: 620
17. Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
A Hollywood star (Fawcett), fed up with her husband's cheating, hires a private investigator to tail him. Emotional support is offered by her two friends - a soul singer (Givens) and a famous director's wife (Gilbert).
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Melissa Gilbert, Robin Givens, Dorian Harewood
Votes: 317
18. Replacing Dad (1999 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Linda and George live in a small town where he is the school principal and they are about to celebrate their 16th anniversary. When she catches him with her daughter's young teacher, she ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Mary McDonnell, William Russ, Jack Coleman, Erik von Detten
Votes: 325
19. Baby Snatcher (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
A woman is delighted to have given birth to a baby girl. Her life is turned into a nightmare, however, when her daughter goes missing. The police mount a frantic search, but, to the woman's... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Veronica Hamel, Nancy McKeon, Michael Madsen, David Duchovny
Votes: 449
20. The Lady in Question (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 94 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In 1938, Jewish rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is suspected. But was it the Nazis, or was it someone else? Detective Tony Rossini investigates... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Gene Wilder, Mike Starr, Cherry Jones, Barbara Sukowa
Votes: 332
21. Angel Falls (1993)
60 min | Drama
After her father passes away, Rae Dawn Snow decides to pack up and move back to Angel Falls, her home town in the woods of Montana. Coming back to her roots, she rekindles an old romance ... See full summary »
Stars: Peggy Lipton, Chelsea Field, Jeremy London, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 52
22. L.A. Johns (1997 TV Movie)
Unrated | 96 min | Drama
Liz dreams of buying a house and starts working as a call girl. She then becomes emotionally involved in a young man.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Thomas Calabro, Brittney Powell, John Terry, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 334
23. This Is a Film About My Mother (2022)
Drama
During a stark winter weekend in upstate NY, siblings Eve and Max reconnect a year after their mother's death. With wit, patience and a bit of magic the two are forced to stumble through their grief and practice growing up.
Director: Tess Harrison | Stars: Joyce Chopra, Tess Harrison, Will Harrison, Frankie Wagner
24. The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Thriller
Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Joe Penny, Jenny Robertson, Richard Lewis, Sydney Walsh
Votes: 198
25. Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)
TV-14 | 98 min | Documentary, Crime
A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremiah Zagar | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Nicole Kidman, Helen Hunt, Matt Dillon
Votes: 1,083
26. My Very Best Friend (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
Dana Griffin is what some call a gold digger and has a habit of getting what she wants anyway possible. She is to wed wealthy Ted but her deceit is exposed. To build her life back she ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Jill Eikenberry, Tom Irwin, Tom Mason
Votes: 270
27. The Disappearance of Nora (1993 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 98 min | Thriller
A beautiful woman is found stranded in the desert with no recollection of who she is or how she got there, so a casino boss makes it his mission to help her.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Veronica Hamel, Stephen Collins, Dennis Farina, Stan Ivar
Votes: 204
28. The 21st Century (1967– )
30 min | Documentary
Exploring a futuristic world with advanced technology, societal challenges, and the triumph of human resilience.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Bertrand de Jovenel, Peter Medawar, Dennis Gabor
Votes: 38
29. Calling the Shots (1988)
100 min | Documentary
Analysis of women's role in the film industry today. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Directors: Janis Cole, Holly Dale | Stars: Karen Arthur, Lizzie Borden, Barbara Boyle, Joyce Chopra
Votes: 18
30. Joyce at 34 (1972)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Short
The film stars Chopra and examines the effect her pregnancy had on her film making career. The documentary received the American Film Festival Blue Ribbon award. The film is considered an ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Joyce Chopra, Tom Cole, Tillie Kalina
Votes: 125
31. Convictions (1997 TV Movie)
Drama
It has been nine years since Bancroft's character shot Brown's son. She goes to the prison to vent her rage at him over what he did, and discovers he's not the monster she thought he was. ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Doug Abrahams, Cameron Bancroft, Blair Brown, Jan D'Arcy
Votes: 45
32. The Dream Lives On (2015)
15 min | Documentary, Short, History
A bunch of kids, ages five through fifteen, take on the words of Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream Speech' and make it their own. Weaving together King's words with their own original ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra
33. For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Music
For The Love of the Music : The Club 47 Folk Revival, explores the history of Club 47 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with emphasis on the years 1959-1968. The film, narrated by Peter Coyote, ... See full summary »
Directors: Todd Kwait, Rob Stegman | Stars: Joan Baez, Joyce Chopra, Judy Collins, Peter Coyote
Votes: 9
34. Gramercy Stories (2008)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
An inspiring look inside a unique residence in Manhattan that is providing a safe home for 25 gay and transgender teenagers for have experienced violence at home and on the streets. Told ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra
Votes: 14
35. Happy Mother's Day (1963)
26 min | Documentary, Short
In 1963, the first US quintuplets to survive were born in Aberdeen, South Dakota. We meet the Fischers - the babies' parents - two weeks after the babies' birth; we see the physician and ... See full summary »
Directors: Joyce Chopra, Richard Leacock
Votes: 122
36. Martha Clarke Light & Dark: a dancer's journal (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary
Produced through the TV Lab at WNET/Thirteen, A Dancer's Journal follows Martha Clarke's creative process for a year as she finds her own voice as a choreographer following her departure from Pilobolus Dance Theater.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Félix Blaska, Martha Clarke, Philip Grausman
Votes: 8
37. Girls at 12 (1975)
30 min | Short
Made by Joyce Chopra in 1975 for the Education Development Center in Newton, Massachusetts, as part of the program The Role of Women in American Society, GIRLS AT 12 looks at the lives of ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra
Votes: 40
38. Fire in Our Hearts (2013)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Jayshree Janu Kharpade of India was taken out of school when she was seven years old to raise her two younger brothers and contribute to her parents' labor at a brick kiln site. ... See full summary »
Director: Jayshree Janu Kharpade
Votes: 6
39. Wild Ones (2016)
52 min | Documentary | Completed
The adventures of a new rock band in New York in the mid-60's whose agents and top record producers convinced them they would be "bigger than the Beatles."
Director: Joyce Chopra
40. Clorae and Albie (1975)
37 min | Short
Two young women in the mid-1970s to find their way in life. Balancing work, education and raising a family, these two friends share with the camera their lives as they cope with their daily struggles.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Elvernoy Holland, Clorae Prince
Votes: 21
42. Joyce Chopra (1975)
82 min
Three short films by Joyce Chopra: "Girls at 12," "Clorae and Albie," and "Matina Horner, Portrait of a Person."
Director: Joyce Chopra
44. My Beautiful Nicaragua (2019 TV Movie)
25 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
12-year-old Edelsin Linette Mendez illuminates the consequences of climate change on the coffee market, her community's traditional source of livelihood and Nicaragua's primary agricultural product.
Director: Edelsin Mendez
45. That Our Children Would Not Die (1978)
Documentary
Director: Joyce Chopra | Star: O. Ransome-Kuti
46.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Comprised of interviews with Poe scholars, dramatic sequences, and an adaptation of "The Cask of Amontillado", this documentary covers the life of Edgar Allen Poe thoroughly from a number of perspectives.
Directors: Joyce Chopra, Karen Thomas | Stars: Eric Christmas, Sky Rumph, Michelle Joyner, Pam Van Sant
Votes: 119
47.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Medal of Honor Rag
(1982)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Medal of Honor-winning Vietnam veteran has difficulty readjusting to civilian life, and turns to a psychiatrist for help when he finds himself descending to robbery.
Director: Lloyd Richards | Stars: Hector Elizondo, Clarence Felder, Damien Leake
Votes: 17
48.
Crossing Jordan (2001–2007)
Episode:
Most Likely
(2004)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jordan and Devan are attending career day at a local high school when there's a police raid. They watch them get rough with one student and when he dies, there's a lot of assumption that ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Ravi Kapoor, Kathryn Hahn
Votes: 104
49.
Everwood (2002–2006)
Episode:
So Long, Farewell...
(2005)
Not Rated | 44 min | Drama
With Hannah leaving for Minnesota in a few days with her mother, Diane, Bright and Amy find themselves taking Hannah's pending departure harder than even they expected.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily VanCamp, Debra Mooney
Votes: 71
50.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Mis-Labeled
(2004)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cut up body of a pharmaceutical rep is found in his suitcases bound for Thailand, and the detectives must determine if it's related to tainted drugs or some other motive.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 346