Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Diane Dorsey

1. Roseanne (1988–2018)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama

A revival of the popular 1990s sitcom "Roseanne," which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.

Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman

Votes: 46,392

2. Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy

Melinda Gordon, a newly married woman, possesses the gift of communicating with the dead. With her best friend Andrea's assistance, she helps the earthbound spirits to find peace and cross over.

Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Camryn Manheim, Christoph Sanders

Votes: 49,819

3. Designing Women (1986–1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stars: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor

Votes: 7,028

4. Road to Perdition (2002)

R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman

Votes: 284,640 | Gross: $104.45M

5. The Practice (1997–2004)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

We follow the exploits and cases of defense attorneys of a Boston law firm. Bobby Donnell is the senior defense attorney and founder of the firm.

Stars: Dylan McDermott, Kelli Williams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Steve Harris

Votes: 10,430

6. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

The adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City.

Stars: Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone, Linda Hamilton

Votes: 7,892

7. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.

Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook

Votes: 5,655

8. Knots Landing (1979–1993)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

The residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.

Stars: Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 3,222

9. Early Edition (1996–2000)

TV-PG | 41 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

His name is Gary Hobson. He gets tomorrow's newspaper today. He doesn't know how. He doesn't know why. All he knows is when the early edition hits his doorstep, he has twenty-four hours to set things right.

Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens, Billie Worley

Votes: 12,870

10. That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama

Two juvenile delinquents find themselves growing apart, for one is growing up, and the other is staying young and reckless.

Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Larry B. Scott, Matthew Dudley

Votes: 2,685 | Gross: $8.63M

11. 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

12. The Untouchables (1993–1994)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1930s Chicago, the seemingly invincible crime boss Al Capone is opposed by a team of incorruptible U.S. Treasury Agents, led by the indefatigable Eliot Ness.

Stars: Tom Amandes, Paul Regina, John Newton, David James Elliott

Votes: 478

13. The Dollmaker (1984 TV Movie)

142 min | Drama

During WWII, a hard-luck farmer leaves rural home for a big city factory job. Gertie, his woodcarver wife reluctantly joins. City life and reckless spending leave them in dire straits, so Gertie carves handmade dolls to support her family.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley

Votes: 977

14. Normal Life (1996)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama

Chris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. While Chris is trying ... See full summary »

Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Bruce A. Young, Jim True-Frost

Votes: 2,525

15. Lady Blue (1985–1991)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Katy Mahoney patrols the grittier streets of Chicago, dispatching the steamier elements before reporting to her boss Terry McNichol. Katy's intensity about her job interfered with her social life.

Stars: Jamie Rose, Danny Aiello, Ralph Foody, Ron Dean

Votes: 390

16. Missing Persons (1993–1995)

120 min | Drama, Crime

Follows a special police department which deals with cases where people have disappeared.

Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Erik King, Juan Ramírez, Frederick Weller

Votes: 76

17. Family Practice (2008 TV Movie)

Drama

A girl in South Philly girl gets involved with a family member of one of the city's most prestigious law firms.

Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Tracy L. Aldaz, Karin Anglin, Anne Archer, Tommy Bartlett

Votes: 23

18. The Toughest Man in the World (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

Mr. T's first starring made-for-TV movie role has him playing a tough and scowling, but softhearted, nightclub bouncer who finds himself involved with a bunch of kids after being conned into taking over a youth center.

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Mr. T, Dennis Dugan, John P. Navin Jr., Peggy Pope

Votes: 338

19. Follow Your Heart (1990 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama

An ex-marine, in search of some defining life direction, unexpectedly faces a hurdle when his jeep breaks down in a sparsely populated Wyoming town. While waiting for parts to repair the ... See full summary »

Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Jace Alexander, George American Horse, John Anderson, Jim Beaver

Votes: 45

20. Under the City (2004)

Not Rated | 107 min | Crime, Thriller

Follows the attempted redemption of Nate Mayott, a semi-reformed, thirty year-old, ex-con with a dark past trying to rebuild his family and maintain his freedom who is thrust into the ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Golomb | Stars: Nathan Rusk, Dean Rabaiov, Kristina Hunt, Mike Starr

Votes: 37

21. Night of the Lawyers (1997)

84 min | Comedy, Thriller

They are armed. They are dangerous. They are lawyers. A hard working emergency room doctor is being harassed by a firm on nasty lawyers. An encounter with a friendly alien gives the doctor ... See full summary »

Director: Phillip Koch | Stars: Tom Towles, Ron Dean, Tony Mockus Jr., Pat 'Soul' Scaggs

Votes: 54

22. Last Day (2002)

21 min | Comedy, Short

Subtle studies of human relationships, each of Lazzeretti's films pinpoint two people at a particular moment. During Paul's last day at his job, he comes to terms with his too-corporate ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Lazzeretti | Stars: Mary Jo Bolduc, Megan Moore Burns, Sarah Charipar, Will Clinger

Votes: 7

23. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: A Matter of Principle (1984)

60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Flag Purdy, a "man of many principles" must learn the hard lesson of compromisation in order to keep his wife and children. The "final straw" comes when Flag's wife and children bring a ... See full summary »

Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana, Tony Arkin, Danny Corkill

Votes: 84

24. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode: Sticks and Stones (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A deaf girl, who used to live below, falls in with a street gang that threatens to put an end to her first serious love affair.

Director: Bruce Malmuth | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone

Votes: 72

25. Designing Women (1986–1993)
Episode: The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 1 (1990)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Charlene is due on the first of January; if hers is the first baby born in the decade she wins a new car.

Director: Harry Thomason | Stars: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart

Votes: 118

26. Designing Women (1986–1993)
Episode: The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 2 (1990)

Not Rated | Comedy

Charlene goes into labor, while the other ladies meet a dying 102-year-old black woman who tells them of her life experience as a woman of color in the South.

Director: Harry Thomason | Stars: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart

Votes: 147

27. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Home Groan (1999)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gary tries to convince a prison that two criminals are escaping, however they do not believe him. The criminals escape to Gary's hometown. Gary tries to help the local sheriff, but the sheriff does not like Gary and refuses his help.

Director: Scott Paulin | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Billie Worley, Myles Jeffrey, Shanesia Davis

Votes: 62

28. Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010)
Episode: Pilot (2005)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy

It's Melinda's wedding day, and her husband, Jim, has a surprise for her.

Director: John Gray | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aisha Tyler, David Conrad, Wentworth Miller

Votes: 723

29. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: Partners (1989)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the husband of a policewoman is murdered, evidence of wife abuse makes Hunter and McCall suspect the woman's patrol partner who knew about the beatings.

Director: James Fargo | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Scott Jaeck

Votes: 79

30. Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode: Only Just Begun (1990)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Diane tells Jeff they can use the stalker to scare Karen out of Open Mike. Both Val and Danny are unhappy that the divorce process will take six weeks or longer. Danny tells Bobby that Gary... See full summary »

Director: Lorraine Senna | Stars: Tonya Crowe, William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Michele Lee

Votes: 16

31. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: Part VI (1997)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Braun's emotional and outrageous murder trial finally begins, with Bobby going up against a known ADA who is also a famous Rabbi. Eugene represents a boy accused of statutory rape, after he impregnates a 13 year old girl.

Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris

Votes: 164

32. Roseanne (1988–2018)
Episode: Follow the Son (1994)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

D.J. wants out of his busboy job at the Lunch Box, and David wants to put the kibosh on Darlene's moving in with her new squeeze Jimmy--who misinterprets David's obsessive interest in him.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert

Votes: 216

33. The Untouchables (1993–1994)
Episode: Radical Solution (1993)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

The new Chicago mayor Anton Cermak clamps down on the mob. When even Capone's wife is put under arrest, Capone puts a hit out on him.

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Tom Amandes, John Rhys-Davies, Paul Regina, David James Elliott

34. Lady Blue (1985–1991)
Episode: Maximum Force (1986)

TV-PG | Drama

Katy Mahoney and detective Gino Gianelli (Ron Dean) are kidnapped by a group seeking vengeance for an arrest.

Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Jamie Rose, Danny Aiello, Harry Burrows, Drake Collier

35. Missing Persons (1993–1995)
Episode: I Can't Even Imagine (1993)

Drama, Crime

A young woman returning from a European trip does not get off the plane; two teens do not make it home from a party; and a suicide note is found but no body.

Director: Deborah Reinisch | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Erik King, Juan Ramírez, Frederick Weller

Votes: 9