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1. Planet of the Apes (1968)
G | 112 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
Votes: 193,848 | Gross: $33.40M
2. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
G | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison
Votes: 51,644 | Gross: $19.00M
3. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.
Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner
Votes: 6,269
4. Route 66 (1960–1964)
TV-Y7 | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The adventures of two young drifters across America.
Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett, James Brown
Votes: 1,953
5. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
G | 155 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave, George Baker
Votes: 3,839 | Gross: $2.55M
6. Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Approved | 152 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 10,275 | Gross: $13.52M
7. Hopscotch (1980)
R | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy
Grounded with a desk job by incompetent superiors, a clever CIA agent retires and writes a tell all memoir that will embarrass his bosses, prompting him to go on the run and elude them.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty
Votes: 8,976
8. The Chosen (1981)
PG | 108 min | Drama
In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal. The issues of importance of tradition, parental expectations and the formation of Israel cause constant friction.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller
Votes: 2,410
9. Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
TV-G | 25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Tales of Tomorrow" was a hosted science fiction anthology series running from 1951 until 1953.
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Cameron Prud'Homme, Edgar Stehli, Theo Goetz
Votes: 457
10. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 432
11. The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 3,795 | Gross: $0.39M
12. The Greek Tycoon (1978)
R | 107 min | Drama
A fictionalized account of the Greek shipping magnate, Onassis, and his meeting and subsequent marriage to the widow of assassinated U.S. president, Jacqueline Kennedy.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Jacqueline Bisset, Raf Vallone, Edward Albert
Votes: 2,195
13. The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
PG | 117 min | Drama
Mossad agents kidnap an American Jewish man, accuse him of being a fugitive Nazi war criminal and take him to Jerusalem to face trial for genocide.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Lois Nettleton, Lawrence Pressman, Luther Adler
Votes: 1,484
14. The Chairman (1969)
M/PG | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the US government sends a scientist to China to steal the formula for a new agricultural enzyme developed by the Chinese.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Alan Dobie
Votes: 1,415
15. Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kraft Suspense Theater was an anthology series which featured a new cast and stories each week.
Stars: David Lewis, Francis De Sales, Harry Townes, Jack Kelly
Votes: 289
16. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 608
17. Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 127 min | Documentary
The story behind the making of the 5 "Planet of the Apes" movies.
Directors: Kevin Burns, David Comtois | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Mort Abrahams, Charlton Heston, Richard D. Zanuck
Votes: 1,835
18. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne
Votes: 186
19. Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950–1955)
15 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Four centuries into the future, Cadets Tom Corbett, Roger Manning and Astro are training to become Solar Guards. Their ship, the "Polaris" took them to numerous adventures, usually natural catastrophes rather than villains.
Stars: Frankie Thomas, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Jack Grimes
Votes: 113
20. The Third Man (1959–1965)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Harry Lime makes money dealing art and solves crime to save his life.
Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Naomi Chance, Rupert Davies
Votes: 218
21. Rhinoceros (1974)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Director: Tom O'Horgan | Stars: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black, Joe Silver
Votes: 1,309
22. Arch of Triumph (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance, War
In Paris, before the Nazis penetrate into the city, an Austrian refugee doctor falls in love with a mysterious woman.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Lesley-Anne Down, Donald Pleasence, Frank Finlay
Votes: 632
23. One Spy Too Many (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
U.N.C.L.E. agents Solo and Kuryakin try to stop a megalomaniac who thinks he's like Alexander The Great, commits offenses against the ten commandments and steals chemical weapons from the army in order to achieve world domination.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Rip Torn, Dorothy Provine
Votes: 598
24. Separate Tables (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
The arrival of a beautiful model stirs up the guests of a peaceful small-town hotel where most of them hide from their troubles; secrets, infatuations, and lies emerge.
Directors: John Schlesinger, Ken Price | Stars: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Claire Bloom, Irene Worth
Votes: 220
25. The House on Garibaldi Street (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A true-life political thriller that dramatizes the 1960 capture in Argentina of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, by the Israelis.
Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Topol, Nick Mancuso, Janet Suzman, Martin Balsam
Votes: 354
26. Court Martial (1965–1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama
During World War II, this crack team from the Judge Advocate General's office investigates crime all over Europe and then proceeds to the court-martial.
Stars: Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves, Kenneth J. Warren, Angela Browne
Votes: 69
27. Target: The Corruptors (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
Newspaper reporter Paul Marino and his undercover agent Jack Flood infiltrate the mob and report on a different type of crime every week. The results of their investigation are given to the... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen McNally, Robert Harland, Harold J. Stone, Burt Brinckerhoff
Votes: 98
28. Luther (1974)
PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama
During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Peter Cellier, Leonard Rossiter, Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee
Votes: 481
29. The Homecoming (1973)
PG | 111 min | Drama
In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence, and introduces the four men, father, uncle, and two brothers, to his wife.
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Cyril Cusack, Ian Holm, Paul Rogers, Terence Rigby
Votes: 861
30. To Find a Man (1972)
GP | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
The platonic friendship between two high school youths is explored through the attempts to get the girl an abortion. Her young male friend offers his support and tries to find her a doctor.... See full summary »
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Pamela Sue Martin, Darren O'Connor, Lloyd Bridges, Phyllis Newman
Votes: 166 | Gross: $0.11M
31. Planet of the Apes Test Reel (1966)
9 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A make-up test to determine the feasibility of "Planet of the Apes".
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: James Brolin, Linda Harrison, Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 23
32. The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955–1959)
30 min | Crime
An anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Joseph Cotten. The show often included court trials or individual's personal trials. The show was technically only "On Trial" but was popularly known as The Joseph Cotten Show.
Stars: Joseph Cotten, Robert Middleton, Everett Sloane, Frank Gerstle
Votes: 166
33. Treasury Men in Action (1950–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A squad of Treasury Department agents, headed by "The Chief", go after counterfeiters and other criminals who commit crimes that fall under the Treasure Department's jurisdiction.
Stars: Walter Greaza, Ross Martin, Tom McKee, John Stephenson
Votes: 73
34. Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A distraught husband kidnaps the judge who freed his wife's killers on insufficient evidence. He gives him seven hours to find evidence that will put them away, or he'll kill his wife.
Director: Beau Bridges | Stars: Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Julianne Phillips, Tiny Ron
Votes: 322 | Gross: $0.18M
35. Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
30 min | Adventure
The story of Bill Greer, an ex-marine turned owner of the "Lively Lady", a charter boat for hire.
Stars: Bill Williams, Diane Mountford, William Henry, Ralph Moody
Votes: 42
36. Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983 TV Movie)
55 min | Comedy, Drama
At the funeral of Mr. Halpern's wife he meets Mr. Johnson who confides in him that he fell in love with Mrs. Halpern even before she met her husband and has been seeing her regularly during all the years of her marriage.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Jackie Gleason
Votes: 108
37. The Deadly Game (1982 TV Movie)
112 min | Thriller
Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: George Segal, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams
Votes: 144
38. Windows (1955– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Judith Evelyn, Anthony Perkins, Jason Robards, Geraldine Page
39. The Mercurian Invasion (1998 Video)
88 min
Director: George Gould | Stars: Frankie Thomas, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Michael Harvey
40.
Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode:
The Letter
(1956)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense; a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Siobhan McKenna, Michael Rennie, John Mills, Anna May Wong
Votes: 32
41.
Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
Episode:
A Matter of Honor
(1960)
30 min | Adventure
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Bill Williams, Diane Mountford, George Takei, Tiger Joe Marsh
42.
Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
Episode:
A Message to Mulligan
(1960)
26 min | Adventure
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Bill Williams, Diane Mountford, William Boyett, Gene Roth
43.
Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
Episode:
Charlie Noble's Pearl
(1960)
Adventure
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Bill Williams, Edgar Buchanan, Diane Mountford, Wayne Heffley
44.
Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
Episode:
Operation Betrayal
(1960)
26 min | Adventure
Greer is called upon to investigate a counterfeiting ring that may involve one of his old war buddies.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Bill Williams, Diane Mountford, Carleton Young, Don Kennedy
45.
Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
Episode:
Panic Off Punta Banda
(1960)
26 min | Adventure
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Bill Williams, Diane Mountford, William Henry, Ronald Nicholas
46.
Assignment: Underwater (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Portrait
(1960)
30 min | Adventure
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Bill Williams, Alan Hale Jr., Diane Mountford, Stanja Lowe
47.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
D.P.
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Stars: Ronald Reagan, James Edwards, Roy Glenn, Lisa Golm
48.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
Esteban's Legacy
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
A carpenter returns to his village, discouraged by his lack of success and respect.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Ricardo Montalban, Movita, Eugene Iglesias
49.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
Feathertop
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Natalie Wood, Carleton Carpenter, Irene Tedrow
Votes: 13
50.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
From the Top
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
A manager and his big time singing protegee have been engaged a long time. But he's too busy booking her to take time off for marriage. Finally, the strain of overwork becomes too much for the songstress.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Jack Carter, Walter Woolf King, Lisa Kirk