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1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Directors: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell
Votes: 215,707 | Gross: $184.93M
2. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 160,050 | Gross: $84.25M
3. The Parent Trap (1998)
PG | 128 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix
Votes: 155,065 | Gross: $66.31M
4. Peter Pan (1953)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson
Votes: 153,300 | Gross: $87.40M
5. Fantasia (1940)
G | 124 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton
Votes: 104,096 | Gross: $76.41M
6. The Parent Trap (1961)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 24,015
7. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, Lillian O'Malley, John Williams
Votes: 19,350
8. The Love Boat (1977–1987)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.
Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy
Votes: 13,652
9. Pollyanna (1960)
Approved | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Jane Wyman, Hayley Mills, Richard Egan, Karl Malden
Votes: 11,359
10. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.
Directors: Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz | Stars: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann
Votes: 8,278 | Gross: $1.37M
11. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.
Stars: Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 7,390
12. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
Approved | 121 min | Comedy, Musical
Armed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Anthony 'Scooter' Teague
Votes: 5,149 | Gross: $6.32M
13. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,028
14. Candleshoe (1977)
G | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Welcome to Candleshoe, a stately English manor where a swashbuckling pirate hid a fortune in Spanish doubloons centuries ago. And that's what young orphan Casey and a sly con man are determined to find.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Jodie Foster, David Niven, Helen Hayes, Leo McKern
Votes: 4,956
15. Rawhide (1959–1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Western
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines, Eric Fleming
Votes: 4,622
16. The Reluctant Dragon (I) (1941)
Approved | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting, Ub Iwerks, Jack Kinney | Stars: Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford, Buddy Pepper, Nana Bryant
Votes: 3,822 | Gross: $0.87M
17. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson
Votes: 3,818
18. Wagon Train (1957–1965)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton, John McIntire
Votes: 3,755
19. Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
Approved | 130 min | Comedy
To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine, Mike Connors
Votes: 3,126
20. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,292
21. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams
Votes: 2,075
22. Cover Up (1984–1985)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fashion photographer and a veteran special forces soldier posing as her model go on intelligence missions around the world.
Stars: Jennifer O'Neill, Richard Anderson, Mykelti Williamson, Ingrid Anderson
Votes: 717
23. Love Is a Ball (1963)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
On the French Riviera, a professional matchmaker assisted by an American adventurer arranges for convenience marriages between titled impoverished aristocratic men and rich low-bred women.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Charles Boyer, Ricardo Montalban
Votes: 668
24. The Nifty Nineties (1941)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Mickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage, to the strains of "While Strolling Through the Park" and "In the Good ... See full summary »
Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Bill Days, Walt Disney, Florence Gill
Votes: 560
25. Foolin' Around (1980)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Gary Busey, Annette O'Toole, John Calvin, Eddie Albert
Votes: 527
26.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Murder Me Twice
(1958)
TV-14 | Drama, Mystery
A woman who's been hypnotized at a house party picks up a pair of shears and stabs her husband in the back, apparently influenced by the spirit of a woman who committed the same crime over a hundred years before.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Phyllis Thaxter, Tom Helmore, Alan Marshal
Votes: 518
27. 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: 433
28. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
29. The Hugga Bunch (1985 TV Movie)
48 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
A girl travels through her mirror into HuggaLand to find a way to keep her grandmother, the only one who knows how to hug, young.
Director: Gus Jekel | Stars: Gennie James, Terry Castillo, Tony Urbano, Natalie Masters
Votes: 404
30. So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)
Passed | 11 min | Comedy, Crime, Short
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Kit Guard, Charles Horvath
Votes: 401
31. The Interns (1962)
Approved | 120 min | Drama
Medical drama that focuses on the personal and professional conflicts of medical interns working under senior surgeons at a major hospital.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Michael Callan, Cliff Robertson, James MacArthur, Nick Adams
Votes: 367
32. Hot l Baltimore (1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Somewhat steamy/racy (for the time) carryings-on in a ruined old hotel; the "E" burned out some time ago and was never repaired.
Stars: James Cromwell, Richard Masur, Conchata Ferrell, Al Freeman Jr.
Votes: 332
33. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 330
34. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
30 min | Drama
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Stars: Philip Carey, Laraine Day, Willis Bouchey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 276
35. Climax! (1954–1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name.
Stars: William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie
Votes: 261
36.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
Incident at Alabaster Plain
(1959)
Not Rated | 60 min | Western
The drovers stop to fill water barrels at a mission where Rowdy finds his close friend from the Army is getting married. The drovers are invited to the wedding feast that evening but the bride's stepbrother's arrival causes complications.
Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 221
37. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
38. 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
39.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Angry Gun
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
While traveling back to North Fork on the stage after selling their herd, Lucas and Mark are sharing the stage with a Marshal and his prisoner Johnny Cotton. When they stop to water the ... See full summary »
Director: David Swift | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Vic Morrow, Gregory Walcott
Votes: 184
40.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Safe Guard
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
A Texas gunslinger is hired to protect the bank of North Fork. When he appears at the McCain Ranch, he doesn't leave a very good impression with Lucas, and for good reason - he has a secret. Mark is proud when he sells his first pig.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Claude Akins, Marc Lawrence
Votes: 179
41. Mister Peepers (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Mr. Peepers is a shy science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. He is always faced with problems but is never outwitted.
Stars: Wally Cox, Patricia Benoit, Tony Randall, Marion Lorne
Votes: 166
42. So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous look at the pitfalls of gambling.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Dick Cherney, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 146
43. Arnie (1970–1972)
30 min | Comedy
Loading-dock worker Arnie's work and family life is thrown into disorder when he suddenly gets promoted to a high-level management position.
Stars: Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, Roger Bowen, Del Russel
Votes: 138
44. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
60 min | Drama
This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 137
45.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Bugs
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Recording devices discovered in the precinct may have come from Internal Affairs or the White House.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo
Votes: 137
46. Disney Sing-Along Songs: Friend Like Me (1993 Video)
26 min | Animation, Short, Music
Join Jiminy Cricket as he hosts this Sing-Along-Songs video with music from Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, and more.
Stars: Pearl Bailey, Corey Burton, Jodi Benson, Paige O'Hara
Votes: 132
47. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 113
48.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Thanksgiving Story
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The detectives clean up the mess after three mental patients have Thanksgiving dinner at an automat.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo
Votes: 111
49.
The Love Boat (1977–1987)
Episode:
The Christmas Presence
(1982)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A con man schemes to get his gold past the custom's agents by using a pair of traveling nuns. A young married couple consider separating. A mysterious stranger seems to be able to help people at just the right moment.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange
Votes: 110
50.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Tunnel
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
When a tunnel collapses, Wojo is buried alive along with a burglar digging toward a diamond exchange. Though he is currently homeless, Harris searches Manhattan for an apartment to fit his intended lifestyle.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo
Votes: 102