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1. Batman (1966–1968)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.
Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton
Votes: 26,126
2. Papillon (1973)
R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon
Votes: 138,343 | Gross: $53.27M
3. Papillon (I) (2017)
R | 133 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan
Votes: 86,131 | Gross: $2.34M
4. Flash Gordon (1980)
PG | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol
Votes: 61,508
5. King Kong (1976)
PG | 134 min | Adventure, Horror
A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph
Votes: 35,530 | Gross: $52.61M
6. Condor (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A brilliant, young, idealistic CIA analyst finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy that kills everyone else at his office. Can he, with no field experience, stay alive long enough to get to the bottom of it?
Stars: Max Irons, Kristen Hager, Bob Balaban, Sam McCarthy
Votes: 17,768
7. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
R | 117 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A bookish CIA researcher in Manhattan finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow
Votes: 62,501 | Gross: $41.51M
8. Never Say Never Again (1983)
PG | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A S.P.E.C.T.R.E. agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow
Votes: 73,123 | Gross: $55.50M
9. Batman: The Movie (1966)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero
Votes: 35,781
10. Sheena (1984)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott, Elizabeth of Toro
Votes: 5,560 | Gross: $5.78M
11. The Rat Patrol (1966–1968)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The World War II North African missions of an Allied commando patrol squad of the Long Range Desert Group.
Stars: Christopher George, Gary Raymond, Eric Braeden, Lawrence P. Casey
Votes: 2,002
12. The Parallax View (1974)
R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels, Walter McGinn
Votes: 21,764 | Gross: $2.15M
13. The Green Hornet (1966–1967)
TV-PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.
Stars: Bruce Lee, Van Williams, Wende Wagner, Lloyd Gough
Votes: 3,272
14. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The millionaire captain of the LAPD homicide division is driven to the crime scenes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce by his loyal chauffeur.
Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 993
15. The Drowning Pool (1975)
PG | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 6,187
16. Suspense (1949–1954)
25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Live plays featuring people who were in dangerous and threatening situations.
Stars: Rex Marshall, Robert Emhardt, Robert H. Harris, John Baragrey
Votes: 357
17. Fathom (1967)
Approved | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy
In Spain, an American skydiver is recruited by Western intelligence agents to recover a lost atomic bomb detonator from hostile foreign agents.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Raquel Welch, Ronald Fraser, Richard Briers
Votes: 1,808
18. Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
PG | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman and Robin of the 1960s live action series are back in action to take down their fiendish foes united once more against them.
Director: Rick Morales | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Jeff Bergman
Votes: 6,389
19. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary series exploring a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution in culture; told by the people who were on the front lines of the story.
Stars: Phil Crowley, Chip Bolcik, Beng Spies, Ken Baker
Votes: 1,255
20. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Andrew Braunsberg, Richard Brenneman, Douglas Dalton, Marilyn Beck
Votes: 5,205 | Gross: $0.06M
21. The Rogues (1964–1965)
50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Cousins St. Clair and Fleming are con-men so successful they no longer need to con. They can be persuaded, however, to use their skills: in a just cause, where a mark deserves it very, very much.
Stars: Robert Coote, Gig Young, Charles Boyer, David Niven
Votes: 369
22. Pretty Poison (1968)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
When a mentally-disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland, John Randolph
Votes: 3,980
23. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
24. The Super Cops (1974)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Robin".
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Ron Leibman, David Selby, Sheila Frazier, Pat Hingle
Votes: 1,124
25. The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
A navy lieutenant and his civilian friend use a classified computer to help them break the bank at a Venetian casino.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Steve McQueen, Brigid Bazlen, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss
Votes: 1,518
26. 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: 287
27. Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
M | 108 min | Thriller
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Carol White, Paul Burke, Mala Powers, Scott Hylands
Votes: 455
28. The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
PG | 95 min | Comedy
A stock-broker is stuck in a dreary job and a marriage that's become a dull routine. To cope with the boredom and frustration, he resorts to voyeurism and extramarital love affairs.
Director: Lawrence Turman | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Joanna Shimkus, Elizabeth Ashley, Adam West
Votes: 174
29. Hurricane (1979)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Drama
The desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and an American painter, against the will of her father. Amid this man-made tension comes a hurricane so devastating, the lives of the lovers and the entire island are imperiled.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Jason Robards, Mia Farrow, Max von Sydow, Trevor Howard
Votes: 701
30. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 132
31. The Sporting Club (1971)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The new groundskeeper at the Centennial Sporting Club decides to do something about the very odd goings-on there.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Robert Fields, Margaret Blye, Nicolas Coster, Jack Warden
Votes: 120
32. Breaking Point (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Raymer is the mentor and also boss of Dr. McKinley Thompson at York Hospital. The actions centers around the lives of the people who eventually seek help and their situations rather than the treatment prescribed.
Stars: Paul Richards, Eduard Franz, Cece Whitney, Virginia Gregg
Votes: 78
33. King Kong - FAN FILM (2016)
140 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adaptation of the classic story of King Kong, the story is updated to the present day as a stern filmmaker hires a oil research vessel commanded by a heroic captain to venture towards ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Buchanan | Stars: Brett Charles, Jake Robertson, Sylvana Boonstra, Joshua Botelho
Votes: 25
34. Pretty Poison (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Romance, Thriller
A clueless cheerleader falls for a mysterious young man who tells her he's a secret agent. But the truth is much simpler and darker.
Director: David Burton Morris | Stars: Grant Show, Wendy Benson-Landes, Lynne Thigpen, Michelle Phillips
Votes: 231
35. The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
60 min | Drama
This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »
Stars: Luis Van Rooten, Robert Emhardt, Loïs Bolton, Robert Dryden
Votes: 98
36. Rapture (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A computer software designer becomes obsessed with his now-married high-school crush of 20 years before.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Michael Ontkean, Bruce Gray, Natalie Radford, Helen Hughes
Votes: 87
37. Vacation Playhouse (1963–1967)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
Summer replacement show featuring pilot programs that had not been sold.
Stars: Darryl Hickman, Dwayne Hickman, Pat Crowley, Soupy Sales
Votes: 63
38. Rearview Mirror (1984 TV Movie)
91 min | Action, Drama
A psychopathic prison escapee and his cousin steal an RV camper and take hostage a baby and a nurse but a police detective figures out their identity and eventual game-plan.
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Lee Remick, Tony Musante, Michael Beck, Jim Antonio
Votes: 102
39. Buckskin (1958–1959)
30 min | Western
Annie O'Connell's boarding house in Buckskin, Montana, in 1880, is the setting for dramas unfolding for travelers and townies alike. Stories are seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Jody.
Stars: Tom Nolan, Sallie Brophy, Mike Road, Orville Sherman
Votes: 51
40. Target (1958)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Target" was a 30-minute US television horror and suspense anthology series produced by Ziv Television Programs, Inc. for first-run syndication.
Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Troy Melton, Charles Davis, Frank Warren
Votes: 36
41. Pursuit (1958–1959)
60 min | Drama
A short-lived anthology series, with a running theme. Each episode focused on a person or group that was being pursued. Charles Russell and Eva Wolas shared the role of the producer, while ... See full summary »
Stars: Joan Bennett, Dennis Hopper, Rip Torn, John Cassavetes
Votes: 50
42. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1997–2021)
Biography, History
After two decades and 874 in-depth oral history interviews, The Archive of American Television will be the foundation of The Interviews: An Oral History of Television. The Interviews houses... See full summary »
Stars: Karen Herman, Adrienne Faillace, Stephen J. Abramson, Jenni Matz
Votes: 26
43. The Bengal Lancers! (1984)
Adventure
Director: Stephen Weeks | Stars: Michael York, Miles O'Keeffe, Emma Burdon-Sutton, Christopher Lee
Votes: 24
44. Summer Fun (1966– )
30 min | Comedy
Summer replacement series on ABC which ran for seven weeks. The episodes consisted entirely of unsold comedy pilots.
Stars: Jon Voight, Tim Matheson, Sue Ane Langdon, Elisha Cook Jr.
Votes: 19
45. A Classy Broad (2016)
93 min | Documentary, Biography
In 1974 Marcia Nasatir made history by becoming the first woman vice-president at United Artists. 'A CLASSY BROAD' tells the story of how this Jewish girl from San Antonio, Texas shattered Hollywood's glass ceiling.
Director: Anne Goursaud | Stars: Tony Bill, James Carabatsos, Glenn Close, Rob Cohen
Votes: 17
46. Never Say Never Again: The Big Gamble (2009 Video)
16 min | Documentary, Short, History
Stars: Barbara Carrera, Dick Clement, Sean Connery, John Hyde
Votes: 14
47. Scripts Gone Wild Batman 1966 (2020 Video)
112 min | Comedy
Live "Scripts Gone Wild" charity event stage reading of the 1966 "Batman" movie script, adapted for the stage and benefiting Border Angels.
Director: Frank Dietz | Stars: Kathryn Aagesen, Rico E. Anderson, Malcolm Barrett, Billy Ray Brewton
48. Making of Never Say Never Again (2009 Video)
Documentary, Short
The making of Never Say Never Again (1983), the film which saw the original star of the James Bond franchise, Sean Connery, return to the role for the final time after a break of 12 years.
Director: Steve Mitchell | Stars: Kim Basinger, Barbara Carrera, Dick Clement, Sean Connery
Votes: 9
49. Thompson's Ghost (1966 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The irrepressible Bert Lahr stars as Henry, a blundering 4700 year old spirit whose efforts to help a typical American family usually turn into disaster.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Phyllis Coates, Pamela Dapo, Trudy Howard, Barry Kelley
50. Never Say Never Again: Sean Is Back (2009 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, History
Stars: Barbara Carrera, Dick Clement, Sean Connery, Irvin Kershner
Votes: 13