Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Jack Tate

1. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.

Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum

Votes: 29,295

2. Frasier (1993–2004)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.

Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 95,541

3. Columbo (1971–2003)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.

Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby

Votes: 42,064

4. The West Wing (1999–2006)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.

Stars: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer

Votes: 85,652

5. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.

Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali

Votes: 144,767

6. Blade (1998)

R | 120 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Director: Stephen Norrington | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright

Votes: 299,209 | Gross: $70.09M

7. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This show follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have televisions, refrigerators, et cetera. The only humans around are cavemen, who are viewed as pets and wild animals.

Stars: Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman, Jessica Walter, Leif Tilden

Votes: 21,748

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: 3,221

9. Picket Fences (1992–1996)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Family

An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

Stars: Kathy Baker, Tom Skerritt, Lauren Holly, Costas Mandylor

Votes: 5,143

10. Hotel (1983–1988)

60 min | Drama, Romance

The misadventures of the staff and guests of the St. Gregory Hotel.

Stars: James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Nathan Cook, Shari Belafonte

Votes: 1,900

11. Smart Guy (1997–1999)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A 10-year-old genius goes from elementary school to high school.

Stars: Tahj Mowry, John Marshall Jones, Jason Weaver, Omar Gooding

Votes: 5,568

12. Warriors of Virtue (1997)

PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young boy is whisked away to the mythical land of Tao where he becomes the center of a conflict between an evil lord and a group of animal warriors.

Director: Ronny Yu | Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Mario Yedidia, Marley Shelton, Chao Li Chi

Votes: 3,536 | Gross: $6.45M

13. Theodore Rex (1995)

PG | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Family

In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.

Director: Jonathan R. Betuel | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Juliet Landau, Bud Cort

Votes: 4,857

14. Team Knight Rider (1997–1998)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Years after the adventures of Michael Knight and KITT, a new team of artificially intelligent super vehicles and their drivers continue the fight against evil wherever they go.

Stars: Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, Kathy Trageser

Votes: 1,122

15. Monster in the Closet (1986)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Paul Dooley, Paul Walker, John Carradine and Henry Gibson head up an all-star cast in this horror-comedy about a murderous but misunderstood monster!

Director: Bob Dahlin | Stars: Donald Grant, Denise DuBarry, Claude Akins, Howard Duff

Votes: 2,981

16. The Journey of Allen Strange (1997–2000)

TV-Y | 25 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

An alien child has been left behind on Earth. He befriends two human children and it is up to them to find a way to get him back home while they try to keep him secret.

Stars: Arjay Smith, Erin J. Dean, Marianne Muellerleile, Shane Sweet

Votes: 397

17. Martians Go Home (1989)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No one can ... See full summary »

Director: David Odell | Stars: Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris, John Philbin

Votes: 836 | Gross: $0.13M

18. Go Toward the Light (1988 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

A young couple faces the realities of life with their child who is diagnosed with AIDS.

Director: Mike Robe | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Piper Laurie, Joshua Harris, Ned Beatty

Votes: 588

19. Stillwatch (1987 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Horror

Television journalist, Patricia Traymore, moves to Washington to do an in-depth interview with vice presidential hopeful, Senator Abigail Winslow. She moves into a house where she lived as ... See full summary »

Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Lynda Carter, Angie Dickinson, Don Murray, Barry Primus

Votes: 135

20. Glory Days (1988 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Drama

A married middle age man with two children who are in college, who also didn't finish college decides to go and enroll at his kids' college. He also decides to try out for football, and ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Conrad | Stars: Robert Conrad, Jennifer O'Neill, Shane Conrad, Stacy Edwards

Votes: 58

21. Interview with the Assassin (2002)

R | 88 min | Drama

Almost forty years after the John F. Kennedy assassination, an ex-Marine named Walter Ohlinger has come forward with a startling claim.

Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Dylan Haggerty, Raymond J. Barry, Renee Faia, Kelsy Kemper

Votes: 1,907 | Gross: $0.05M

22. Heartbeat (1988–1989)

60 min | Drama

Inspired by true events, follows the hardships and professional challenges of female doctors who decided to open a new medical center, Women's Medical Arts, in response to health care system not addressing many problems of female patients.

Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Laura Johnson, Lynn Whitfield, Gail Strickland

Votes: 70

23. To the Moon, Alice (1990)

33 min | Short, Drama

A homeless family of three sleeps on a TV production stage, by day looking for a job. One day somebody finds them.

Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Alan Berger, Michael Cavanaugh, Michael Clarke, Chris Cooper

Votes: 60

24. Hard Traveling (1986)

PG | 99 min | Drama

During the 1930s Great Depression, a widow begins a romance with an uneducated janitor but he is accused of murder as their story is moving forward.

Director: Dan Bessie | Stars: Bill Ackridge, Al Blair, Barry Corbin, Anthony Danna

Votes: 41

25. The Journey of Allen Strange: Alien Vacation (1999 TV Movie)

TV-Y7 | 76 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

Allen and Robbie (Arjay Smith, Erin Dean) travel to a Middle East country, where they get involved in the affairs of a prince whose uncle wants him out of the way.

Director: Paul Hoen | Stars: Erin J. Dean, Eugene Levy, Arjay Smith, Shane Sweet

26. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991)

TV-PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lt. Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of pornography.

Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: Peter Falk, George Hamilton, Peter Haskell, Penny Johnson Jerald

Votes: 1,791

27. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: And the Winner Is... (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The Chief Elder dies after naming the Baby, and B.P Richfield runs for new Chief Elder. His picks Earl for his opponent to beat; Earl is fine with running against Richfield and losing, ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 175

28. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Baby Talk (1992)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Earl and Fran can't figure out how to handle the Baby.

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 170

29. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Career Opportunities (1991)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Robbie goes to see the Job Wizard who dictates what careers everybody has for the rest of their lives. He hopes to be picked to be a rock legend but his dream falls flat when it's announced he's going to be a tree pusher like his father.

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 186

30. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Changing Nature (1994)

TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The series finale: Every May 14th the Bunch Beetles are supposed to return to Pangea and to eat the rapidly growing cider poppies; but only one Beetle remains as the WeSaySo wax fruit ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 258

31. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Charlene and Her Amazing Humans (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Charlene feels her family is neglecting her, so she gets their attention by winning the school talent show; but her rising fame is riding on the backs of three young cavelings she found in the forest whose mother is looking for them.

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 141

32. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Charlene's Flat World (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When told to come up with an original idea for school, Charlene hits upon the notion that the world is round. However her discovery lands her in jail, and on trial for heresy; which begs ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Brull | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 157

33. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Dirty Dancin' (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Robbie starts doing the mating dance in his sleep and at school. Fran finds out and decides since Earl won't talk to his son about it, that the school needs to offer a course to the ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 142

34. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Driving Miss Ethyl (1994)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Earl's plans for the weekend are shot when he has to drive Ethyl to her high school reunion. Fran takes advantage of getting Earl out of the house to set up a family portrait for his ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff McCracken | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 139

35. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Earl's Big Jackpot (1994)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When a tree falls on Earl at work and he breaks his foot, B.P. fires him and Robbie sues WeSaySo for medical costs. But the jury decides to award Earl a sum of $800 million and Earl lets ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Brull | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 136

36. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Earl, Don't Be a Hero (1994)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Earl falls into toxic waste and develops the powers of flight, heat ray vision, and accurate weight guessing. He decides to become a real life superhero and hopes it will make him a hero to... See full summary »

Director: Mark Brull | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 144

37. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Employee of the Month (1991)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

To drive up employee morale (or possibly to keep from getting sued), Mr. Richfield decides to create an idiot example of perfection and call him the "Employee of the Month." And who should make the grade but Earl?

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 197

38. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Endangered Species (1991)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

It's Fran and Earl's twentieth anniversary. To make it very special, Earl buys a delicacy for dinner: a species called grapdelites, who, thanks to his fellow snackers, are virtually extinct... See full summary »

Director: Jay Dubin | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 216

39. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Family Challenge (1991)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Fran thinks that the family spends far too much time in front of the TV. So when a freak accident destroys it, she sees it as a blessing-- but Earl is looking for another way out. So he ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 232

40. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Fran Live (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Fran watches a TV show, Just Listening, where the host takes calls from troubled dinosaurs but doesn't offer to help them. When she suggests to the host he advise his callers about their ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 177

41. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Green Card (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The Chief Elder passes a law that forbids four legged dinosaurs from living in Pangea and demands in 24 hours they either marry a two legged dinosaur or retreat back to the other side of ... See full summary »

Director: Max Tash | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 143

42. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: High Noon (1991)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

At the market, a t-rex named Gary hits on Fran, then-- according to dinosaur law-- shows up outside the house one day to challenge Earl to a fight to the death. The prize: Fran.

Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 258

43. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Hungry for Love (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Robbie falls in love with a new girl, Wendy, who to Earl's horror, happens to be Richfield's daughter. Richfield takes well to Robbie dating his daughter, but Robbie's friend Spike and his ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 157

44. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: If I Were a Tree (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Ethel reads the Baby a story called If You Were a Tree, about a dinosaur tree pusher (Earl) who gets struck by lightning and swaps souls with the tree he's trying to demolish.

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 144

45. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Leader of the Pack (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Robbie is fed up with being beaten up by a wild pack. So he enlists the help of his friend, Spike, to help him. Spike introduces Robbie to the other members of his gang, the Scavengers; but... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 164

46. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: License to Parent (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When Earl loses his temper at the baby, he also loses his parenting license. When he flunks the test to get it back, the parenting police move in the house and monitor how Fran parents the kids by herself.

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 154

47. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Life in the Faust Lane (1994)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

After seeing the TV show "Lifestyles of Those We Envy", Earl makes a deal with the devil for a Fernhill mug thinking it will make him happy. As a result he alienates himself from his ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 127

48. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Little Boy Boo (1992)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

After the Baby pulls a stunt that scares Robbie half to death, he decides to tell the Baby a true, terrifying story; he has been bitten by a bloodthirsty creature known as a wereman and will become one when the moon is full.

Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 169

49. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Monster Under the Bed (1994)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Earl lets the Baby stay up to watch a monster movie and then he can't sleep and won't let Fran or Earl sleep because of a monster under the bed. Fran and Earl retreat to a motel to sleep ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 150

50. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode: Nature Calls (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Earl decides it's time to potty train Baby so he can avoid changing anymore diapers. But the idea doesn't go over well with Baby and he runs away into the wilderness.

Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman

Votes: 165