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1. The Sinner (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.
Stars: Bill Pullman, Jessica Hecht, Dohn Norwood, Adam LeFevre
Votes: 139,252
2. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
R | 118 min | Drama, Music
Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
Director: John Badham | Stars: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali
Votes: 87,628 | Gross: $94.21M
3. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,711
4. Uptown Girls (2003)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A grown-up woman who kept her childish instincts and behavior starts working as the nanny of an 8-year-old girl who actually acts like an adult. But everything ends right-side up.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Jesse Spencer
Votes: 43,260 | Gross: $36.92M
5. Unforgettable (2011–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Carrie Wells, a former police detective, has a rare ability to remember virtually everything she experiences including detailed visual recall. She returns to police work and uses her ability to solve crimes.
Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Dylan Walsh, James Hiroyuki Liao, Jane Curtin
Votes: 20,964
6. Fresh (1994)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N'Bushe Wright
Votes: 14,603 | Gross: $8.09M
7. Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
R | 107 min | Action, Thriller
A one-man army comes to the rescue when the United States are invaded by communists.
Director: Joseph Zito | Stars: Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet, Alexander Zale
Votes: 11,038 | Gross: $17.54M
8. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama
The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.
Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 6,481
9. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis
Votes: 5,936
10. A Price Above Rubies (1998)
R | 117 min | Drama, Romance
This movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her wanting something more out of her life.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Julianna Margulies, Allen Payne
Votes: 2,947 | Gross: $1.08M
11. Hell's Kitchen (1998)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama
3 men rob a place. Hayden is killed, Johnny is wounded and does 5 years prison, and Patty leaves with the money and sees Hayden's sister. When Johnny is released, he goes straight and wants a boxing career.
Director: Tony Cinciripini | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, William Forsythe, Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer
Votes: 2,809 | Gross: $0.01M
12. The Children (1980)
R | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails.
Director: Max Kalmanowicz | Stars: Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett, Shannon Bolin
Votes: 2,759
13. One Life to Live (1968–2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
One Life to Live centres takes place in the fictional town of Llanview, PA.around the wealthy Lord family, and the middle-class Woleks and Rileys.
Stars: Erika Slezak, Michael Storm, Michael Easton, Kristen Alderson
Votes: 2,637
14. Without a Trace (1983)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Mystery
Estranged New Yorker (Kate Nelligan) turns to the police after her son disappears.
Director: Stanley R. Jaffe | Stars: Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing
Votes: 2,352
15.
The Sinner (2017–2021)
Episode:
Part IV
(2018)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ambrose returns to Mosswood to confront Vera about the commune's work.
Director: Jody Lee Lipes | Stars: Bill Pullman, Carrie Coon, Natalie Paul, Hannah Gross
Votes: 1,827
16.
The Sinner (2017–2021)
Episode:
Part VI
(2018)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ambrose and Vera talk about Mosswood's past which leads to a break in Julian's case.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Bill Pullman, Carrie Coon, Natalie Paul, Hannah Gross
Votes: 1,729
17. Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance
A Jewish man who owns a Brooklyn deli asks his domineering uncle for a loan so he can buy his dream restaurant in Manhattan, but the uncle demands that he give up his Gentile girlfriend ... See full summary »
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Elliott Gould, Margaux Hemingway, Sid Caesar, Carol Kane
Votes: 1,647 | Gross: $0.84M
18. The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
300 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.
Stars: Bette Davis, David Ackroyd, Rosanna Arquette, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 1,384
19. Against the Current (2009)
R | 98 min | Drama
Struggling with a tragic past, a man with an urgent calling enlists two friends to help him swim the length of the Hudson River.
Director: Peter Callahan | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Samantha Sherman, Pell James, Justin Kirk
Votes: 1,293
20. Nicky's Game (2005)
21 min | Short, Drama
A down on his luck Brooklyn native parlays his Yale education into a job as a professional poker player.
Director: John-Luke Montias | Stars: John Ventimiglia, Burt Young, Alexie Gilmore, Lev Gorn
Votes: 827
21. Signs of Life (1989)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
A touching story of life in rural Maine, and the changes brought about by the closing of a town's small boat-building company -- on which many of the residents depended upon for a living.
Director: John David Coles | Stars: Beau Bridges, Vincent D'Onofrio, Arthur Kennedy, Kevin J. O'Connor
Votes: 622 | Gross: $0.10M
22. Ryan's Hope (1975–1989)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The trials and tribulations of The Ryans, an Irish-American family in New York City.
Stars: Helen Gallagher, Bernard Barrow, Nancy Addison, Michael Levin
Votes: 558
23.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
By Hooker, by Crook
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder investigation leads detectives to a madam accused of running a prostitution ring disguised as a catering service.
Director: Martin Davidson | Stars: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 449
24. Blood Bath (1975)
PG | 86 min | Horror
The cast of a horror film go out for dinner with their director one night and they all exchange horror stories.
Director: Joel M. Reed | Stars: Harve Presnell, Jack Somack, Curt Dawson, Doris Roberts
Votes: 317
25. Kojak: The Belarus File (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Lieutenant Theo Kojak teams up with Dana Sutton, a comely federal agent, to uncover a conspiracy reaching back to the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Telly Savalas, Suzanne Pleshette, Max von Sydow, Herbert Berghof
Votes: 309
26.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Double Blind
(1996)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A schizophrenic chemistry student is on trial for killing a former school janitor, but a professor claims that he is part of one of his drug studies and that his sickness is under control.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 301
27.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Darkness
(2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mother and daughter are kidnapped during a blackout, and the blackout impedes Green and Lupo's investigation. Once the kidnappers are located, A.D.A. Cutter discovers that they had prior knowledge that the blackout was going to happen.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Jesse L. Martin, Jeremy Sisto, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache
Votes: 293
28.
Unforgettable (2011–2016)
Episode:
Spirited Away
(2011)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a renowned ghost hunter is killed, Carrie and Al discover that his death is linked to a chilling discovery he made on a recent assignment.
Director: Karen Gaviola | Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Dylan Walsh, Michael Gaston, Kevin Rankin
Votes: 266
29. The Doctors (1963–1982)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Matt Powers is chief of Hope Memorial Hospital in the city of Madison, and he cares about the lives of staff and patients.
Stars: James Pritchett, David O'Brien, Lydia Bruce, Elizabeth Hubbard
Votes: 249
30. Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Thriller
The bald detective in a fedora finds himself attracted to a foxy, enigmatic woman who is suspected in the murders of her two small sons.
Director: Alan Metzger | Stars: Telly Savalas, Kate Nelligan, Pat Hingle, Jack Thompson
Votes: 225
31. The Last New Yorker (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Lenny (Chianese) is a small-time investor who's always managed by rolling the dice on Wall Street, but he just can't keep up with the times. When his luck finally runs out, his best friend ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Wang | Stars: Dominic Chianese, Dick Latessa, Kate Buddeke, Catherine Lloyd Burns
Votes: 127 | Gross: $0.01M
32.
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Episode:
Ploughing Day, Planting Day, Agnes Fair, Choosing the Young Lord, the Day of Seasoning
(1978)
120 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
While his wife Kate and daughter Beth embrace the peaceful rural community of Cornwall Coombe, Nick Constantine becomes suspicious of some of its darker secrets.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Bette Davis, David Ackroyd, Rosanna Arquette, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 104
33.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
Prelude
(1986)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When an investigative reporter is abducted, his daughter calls McCall and demands to know where her father is. It seems her father was doing a piece on a country's leader whom the Agency ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Edward Woodward, William Zabka, Lori Loughlin, Martin Shakar
Votes: 102
34.
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Episode:
Tithing Day, Sheaving Tide, Husking Bee, Corn Play, Kindling Night, Harvest Home
(1978)
180 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Nick becomes desperate to save his family from the remote pagan village of Cornwall Coombe, all the while fearing that he is too late to stop the dark ritual of Harvest Home.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Bette Davis, David Ackroyd, Rosanna Arquette, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 98
35. Torn Between Two Lovers (1979 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Diane is happily married. But, one day while travelling, she meets a dashing architect. With some relief, she parts ways with him at the airport, her resistance to his alluring manner ... See full summary »
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Lee Remick, Joseph Bologna, George Peppard, Giorgio Tozzi
Votes: 97
36. Love on the Run (2016)
80 min | Comedy
When Franny woke up this morning it was another day of possibilities to have all her dreams come true. Her optimism can't be silenced even when Rick takes her hostage while robbing a bank.
Director: Ash Christian | Stars: Frances Fisher, Steve Howey, Annaleigh Ashford, Adam LeFevre
Votes: 91
37.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
Christmas Presence
(1987)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
McCall and Gage protect a young boy who is being terrorized by a group of men who want him out of the neighbourhood because he has AIDS.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Richard Jordan, Jacqueline Brookes
Votes: 71
38.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Visitation
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gun runner gets killed by arms dealer Ruger, but not before he infects some people with a fatal African disease, including one of the killers. McCall's friend, Dr Demeter, is visiting him... See full summary »
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Jenny Agutter, James Tolkan
Votes: 65
39. Out and About (I) (2022)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Inside the mind of a middle-aged man as he tries to come to terms with his life over the course of an afternoon walk through his hometown.
Director: Peter Callahan | Stars: Peter Callahan, Maggie Lacey, Tom Nelis, Bridget White
Votes: 64
40.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
Endgame
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a woman who was playing paint-ball kills someone because someone tampered with her gun, she is arrested and calls McCall. Her sister, a lawyer, wants to help her but she refuses. ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Metzger | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Elizabeth Berridge, Amy Morton
Votes: 56
41. It's About Time (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
When the Earth's Atomic Clock is altered by one second, three friends must deal with the unexpected effect it has on their lives.
Director: Kevin Shinick | Stars: Paul Bartholomew, Jennifer Carta, Jennifer Dempster, Jen Drohan
Votes: 39
42.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Spanky and the Art Gang
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
Morales and Becker are defending a sexual-bondage dominatrix who is being charged for the murder of Eric Schuller and the revelations of Schuller's connections with the prostitution world ... See full summary »
Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 25
43. Push (I) (2004)
16 min | Short, Drama
Walter is desperate to escape the ravages of cancer, as he faces impending death. Paralyzed by fear, he reaches out to his daughter Samantha for some unorthodox help and puts her in a ... See full summary »
Director: Tricia Nolan | Stars: Taryn Emerick, Taylor Emerick, Phi Nguyen, Keith Perry
Votes: 23
44. You Can't Go Home Again (1979 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Story of the relationships of a young writer trying to make it in New York of the 1920s, his married lover and an editor who sees the potential for literary genius in him.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Lee Grant, Chris Sarandon, Hurd Hatfield, Tammy Grimes
Votes: 21
45. Saturday Night Fever: A 30 Year Legacy (2007 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: John Badham, Joseph Cali, Sam Coppola, Karen Lynn Gorney
Votes: 18
46. Holy New York (2020)
Drama
Sam (Victor Rasuk) is a New Yorker and art teacher who is fixated on the TriBeCa neighborhood he grew up in, despite the fact that many of the people and places he grew up with are gone. ... See full summary »
Director: Sonya Goddy | Stars: Saada Ahmed, Marcus Ann, Kelsey Anonsen, Girogi Battinelli
Votes: 14
47. Weequahic (2009)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Four Jewish gangsters comically fail in their attempt to shake down the owner of their favorite diner in the Weequahic section of Newark in 1952.
Director: Jamie Ruddy | Stars: Elizabeth Canavan, Max Casella, David Deblinger, Alex Fast
Votes: 8
48. Silent Notes
Drama | Post-production
Director: Toni Comas | Stars: Daniel Durant, Matt Riker, Ruth Aguilar, Theodore Bouloukos
49. Montgomery Station
Short, Comedy | Filming
Drawn from the pages of the feature length script, "Edge of a Knife", a daring middle aged couple, Lew (The Mad Hatter) and Helen (The Blue Haired Lady) Rosenthal rob a series of banks in Maplewood, NJ to build their dream house in Maine.
Director: Gary Evans | Stars: Peter Onorati, Martin Shakar, Nica Buescher, Gary Evans
50. The Firefly and the Bride (2018)
79 min | Comedy
It's Friday night in New York City. Baby's fiance has gone missing. Low-rent hustlers converge on a backroom poker game. Will Baby find love? Is the deck stacked? Are the cards marked? Only The Firefly knows for sure.
Director: Chuck Facas | Stars: Matthieu Cornillon, Jason Fuchs, Kara Jackson, Naama Kates