Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Susan Kessel

1. Step Up (2006)

PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington

Votes: 126,911 | Gross: $65.33M

2. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)

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

An American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Stars: Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor

Votes: 14,208

3. The Purge: Election Year (2016)

R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.

Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, J.J. Soria

Votes: 110,148 | Gross: $79.21M

4. Something the Lord Made (2004 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Cliff McMullen, Yasiin Bey, Luray Cooper, Alan Rickman

Votes: 15,394

5. Serial Mom (1994)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.

Director: John Waters | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard

Votes: 32,692 | Gross: $7.88M

6. A Dirty Shame (2004)

NC-17 | 89 min | Comedy

An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.

Director: John Waters | Stars: Tracey Ullman, Chris Isaak, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville

Votes: 13,561 | Gross: $1.34M

7. Philomena (2013)

PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham

Votes: 103,834 | Gross: $37.71M

8. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

R | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

A group of tourists arrives in Burkittsville, Maryland after seeing The Blair Witch Project (1999) to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with their own neuroses and possibly the witch herself.

Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Stephen Barker Turner, Erica Leerhsen, Kurt Loder

Votes: 40,036 | Gross: $26.44M

9. Her Alibi (1989)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels, James Farentino

Votes: 7,808 | Gross: $18.70M

10. The Corner (2000)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama

Chronicles a West Baltimore family living in poverty on the front lines of America's drug war.

Stars: T.K. Carter, Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson, Clarke Peters

Votes: 5,510

11. From Within (2008)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A small Maryland town is gripped by a curse which causes residents to take their own life one after another.

Director: Phedon Papamichael | Stars: Elizabeth Rice, Thomas Dekker, Kelly Blatz, Laura Allen

Votes: 7,989 | Gross: $0.07M

12. An American Affair (2008)

R | 93 min | Drama

In 1963, during the swirl of glamour and intrigue that turned President John F. Kennedy's Washington into Camelot, a lonely 13-year-old Catholic school boy comes of age.

Director: William Olsson | Stars: Gretchen Mol, James Rebhorn, Cameron Bright, Mark Pellegrino

Votes: 2,400

13. America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988–2013)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime

True crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.

Stars: John Walsh, Daniel David Sim, Don LaFontaine, Jon Leiberman

Votes: 2,267

14. Avalon (1990)

PG | 128 min | Drama

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Leo Fuchs, Eve Gordon

Votes: 6,780 | Gross: $15.74M

15. Wormwood (2017)

40 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.

Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo, Scott Shepherd

Votes: 4,713

16. Clara's Heart (1988)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama

A Jamaican woman becomes the housekeeper for a rich Baltimore family and bonds with a disillusioned teenage boy.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 2,560 | Gross: $5.19M

17. Homicide: The Movie (2000 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 88 min | Crime, Drama

Al Giardello is shot and the detectives of the Baltimore Homicide Unit return to work to solve the case, including Howard, Munch, Bayliss, Meldrick, Bolander and Kellerman.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher

Votes: 2,036

18. Replay (2003)

Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Mystery

The viewer becomes the eyes of two detectives who never appear on camera as they unravel a mystery on a video screen, watching tapes from twenty-one hidden cameras which have captured a ... See full summary »

Director: Lee Bonner | Stars: Fisher Stevens, Michael Buscemi, Rebecca Mader, Nestor Serrano

Votes: 96

19. Pati's Mexican Table (2011– )

30 min | Reality-TV

This series brings authentic Mexican flavors, colors, textures and warmth into American kitchens. A former policy analyst focused on Latin American politics and history, Pati Jinich is also... See full summary »

Stars: Pati Jinich, Samuel Jinich, Julian Jinich, Alan Jinich

Votes: 301

20. Shot in the Heart (2001 TV Movie)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family.

Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Anne Kathryn Parma, Ashley Edwards, Evyn Clark, Kim Abunuwara

Votes: 659

21. The Man Behind the Curtain (2013)

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A self-centered investment banker gradually loses touch with reality. He comes to grips with a haunting nemesis who forces him to face the truth about all that is taking place around him; ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Kane | Stars: Mark Plachta, Mark J. Kilbane, Carey Green, Annjee Diggs

Votes: 19

22. Death Without Consent (2007)

Drama, Mystery, Romance

Chris Carrington, 22, a brilliant Senior in college, has lost his father and brother to a hereditary kidney disease. He knows that he will die from it also. Having dealt with the agony of ... See full summary »

Director: Vera Chawla | Stars: Chad Doreck, Sonya Vaswani, Nina Merchant, Pawel Szajda

Votes: 51

23. The Confidential Informant (2016)

21 min | Short, Crime

A young man in Washington, DC, out of options, makes one last, desperate attempt to earn his father's love and respect.

Director: Stephen Kinigopoulos | Stars: Thaddeus Street, Steven Maurice, Darren Alford, Richard Pelzman

Votes: 10

24. Emerging (II) (2015)

30 min | Documentary, Short

In a world dominated by fast-paced social media where digital images vie for our attention, 10 young photographers are breaking through the noise while honoring the art form and staying ... See full summary »

Director: Steven Kochones

25. Catastrophe: Surviving the Hurricane (2004 TV Movie)

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Stars: Deborah Allison, Chuck Bonadio, Martha Kelly, Terry MacDonald

26. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: A Case of Do or Die (1999)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ballard and Bayliss must find out if a woman's death on the night before her wedding was murder or suicide.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety, Clark Johnson

Votes: 98

27. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: A Doll's Eyes (1995)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Pembleton and Bayliss look for a gunman who opened fire at a crowded shopping mall, critically wounding a 10 year old boy.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Isabella Hofmann

Votes: 202

28. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Ghost of a Chance (1993)

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

Bayliss is primary on a major homicide of a young girl that gets national press coverage, Howard seeks help from a victim's ghost, Munch and Bolander investigate a homicide involving a ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson

Votes: 273

29. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: A Many Splendored Thing (1994)

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

Bayliss and Pembleton investigate the murder of a much-loved woman, only to find that she worked at a phone sex company. Meanwhile, a depressed Detective Munch tags along on Bolander's romantic dinner date after being dumped.

Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson

Votes: 205

30. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: A Model Citizen (1994)

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

Kay Howard becomes closer to John Munch when she realizes how saddened he is by children being involved in horrific crimes. Meanwhile Bayliss falls for a seductive closet-goth, Emma Zoole.

Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hofmann

Votes: 163

31. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: A Shot in the Dark (1993)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Crosetti and Lewis crack the Thormann case, Pembleton and Felton spend a night out on their own searching for a Lincoln while the jumpy Bolander gives Munch a hard time over a double murder.

Director: Bruce Paltrow | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson

Votes: 231

32. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Abduction (1998)

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

When a 4-year-old boy disappears from a carousel, Falsone and Stivers catch the case and are joined by the entire homicide unit, plus Jeff Andrews, the host of "This Week's Wanted" TV show.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Peter Gerety

Votes: 107

33. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: All Is Bright (1997)

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

Gharty and Ballard suspect that a woman murdered her ex-boyfriend for infecting her with AIDS.

Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 124

34. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: All Through the House (1994)

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

It's Christmas time, and Lewis gets a case in which the victim's identity is unknown due to heavy burns. Munch and Bolander deal with the death of "Santa" but nothing seems to ruin Bolander's Christmas spirit.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hofmann

Votes: 157

35. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: And the Rockets' Dead Glare (1993)

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

Howard and Felton are in court over the Pony Johnson case, Crosetti and Lewis go head to head with the Secret Service and Bolander and Munch argue over drug legalization. Meanwhile, Pembleton gets an unexpected job offer.

Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson

Votes: 209

36. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Autofocus (1995)

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

Since Lewis has unsuccessfully been partnered with every member of the squad, the newbie (Kellerman) is assigned to him. Their first case involves the shooting death of an elderly lady ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Isabella Hofmann

Votes: 144

37. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Baby, It's You (1997)

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

New York detectives Briscoe and Curtis accompany Falsone and Munch to Baltimore as they look for the suspect in a teen model's death.

Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 155

38. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Bad Medicine (1996)

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

Lewis teams with a narcotics officer to catch the culprit who's selling poison-laced heroin, while Kellerman is investigated for corruption.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson

Votes: 133

39. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Betrayal (1997)

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

A girl is found with a broken rib which punctured her lung and 26 belt buckle marks on her body. Pembleton and Bayliss question the mother and her live-in boyfriend after a social worker ... See full summary »

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 133

40. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Birthday (1997)

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

Lewis and Falsone, joined by Stivers, get the case of a woman almost beaten to death and left in an alley. Georgia Rae Mahoney tells Kellerman she has video of Luther's shooting. Frank ... See full summary »

Director: Alison Maclean | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 104

41. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Black and Blue (1994)

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

A victim was shot in the back, and Frank is eager to find out who done it, however nobody believes him when he states the murderer was a cop.

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson

Votes: 248

42. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Blood Ties: Part 1 (1997)

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

A prominent businessman's housekeeper is found murdered at a banquet in his honor.

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 120

43. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Blood Ties: Part 2 (1997)

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

Felix Wilson makes a shocking confession about his relationship with his deceased housekeeper.

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 111

44. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Blood Ties: Part 3 (1997)

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

Pembleton and Giardello reluctantly get search warrants to collect blood samples from Felix Wilson and his son.

Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 118

45. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Blood Wedding (1996)

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

A robbery gone wrong kills Danver's bride-to-be while trying on a wedding dress. Once again Pembleton and Bayliss disagree on theories of the crime. Giardello tries to help Kellerman but ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 131

46. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Bones of Contention (1999)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A skeleton of a young woman is discovered, leading to the solution of a long-forgotten bank robbery. Finding her killer is more difficult when one suspect is dead and the other two accuse ... See full summary »

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety, Clark Johnson

Votes: 104

47. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Bop Gun (1994)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Felton gets a primary case, in which a family gets robbed and the mother is fatally shot. As the team investigates, the father blames himself for the loss.

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson

Votes: 302

48. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Brotherly Love (1998)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sheppard and Lewis investigate the death of a man who has a twin brother. Gharty talks about wanting to live his life; he and Ballard go to the hospital to investigate the death of a teenager.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety, Clark Johnson

Votes: 121

49. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Closet Cases (1998)

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

Bayliss and Pembleton are forced to deal with their own prejudices as they search for a hustler suspected of killing rich gay men.

Directors: Leslie Libman, Larry Williams | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 106

50. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Colors (1995)

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

When Bayliss' cousin shoots a "crazed" Turkish young man at his door, Pembleton and Bayliss differ on motive. A Grand Jury is called to determine whether it is manslaughter or rightful ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hofmann

Votes: 182