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1. Serpico (1973)
R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire
Votes: 134,955 | Gross: $29.80M
2. Malcolm X (1992)
PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Votes: 102,104 | Gross: $48.17M
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: 44,671
4. Stir Crazy (1980)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams
Votes: 30,413 | Gross: $101.30M
5. Rooster Cogburn (1975)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down her father's murderers.
Director: Stuart Millar | Stars: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Jordan
Votes: 13,143 | Gross: $8.02M
6. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Luis Delgado
Votes: 10,889
7. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 10,819
8. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,577
9. Kojak (1973–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
Votes: 8,891
10. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.
Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Reuben Collins, Richard Hatch
Votes: 6,911
11. L.A. Law (1986– )
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: 6,478
12. Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid
Votes: 6,113
13. St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.
Stars: Ed Begley Jr., Howie Mandel, David Morse, Christina Pickles
Votes: 5,218
14. Gimme a Break! (1981–1987)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Nell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
Stars: Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, Kari Michaelsen, Lauri Hendler
Votes: 3,685
15. All My Children (1970–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Set in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.
Stars: Susan Lucci, David Canary, Michael E. Knight, Cameron Mathison
Votes: 3,265
16. New York Undercover (1994–2024)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Stars: Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville, Luna Lauren Velez
Votes: 2,970
17. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
Stars: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Stan Shaw
Votes: 2,787
18. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
19. Diane (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Diane fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. As these pieces of her existence begin to fade, she finds herself confronting memories she'd sooner forget than face.
Director: Kent Jones | Stars: Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Estelle Parsons, Andrea Martin
Votes: 1,662 | Gross: $0.34M
20. Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The series showed the workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the lawyers process of building a case, investigating leads, and preparing witnesses and defendants for trial.
Stars: Bebe Neuwirth, Amy Carlson, Kirk Acevedo, Fred Thompson
Votes: 1,503
21. The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama
A multi-generational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Robin Givens
Votes: 1,401
22. Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy
A mint worker accidentally destroys some money and decides to break in and reprint it, but finds he has some unwanted partners.
Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Joey Bishop
Votes: 1,331
23. Police Story (1973–1980)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the "Empire of Chaiba", a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia, he initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Stars: Scott Brady, Mel Scott, Don Meredith, Joe Santos
Votes: 1,184
24. Fast-Walking (1982)
R | 115 min | Drama
A corrupt prison guard becomes involved in a plot to murder a black revolutionary serving time in his prison.
Director: James B. Harris | Stars: James Woods, Tim McIntire, Kay Lenz, Robert Hooks
Votes: 777
25. Drop Squad (1994)
R | 86 min | Drama
The DROP (Deprogramming and Restoration of Pride) Squad is an outlaw organization that abducts and "deprograms" African-Americans who exploit and/or deny their cultural heritage. But their persuasive methods become increasingly violent.
Director: David C. Johnson | Stars: Eriq La Salle, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ving Rhames, Kasi Lemmons
Votes: 662 | Gross: $0.73M
26. Trick Baby (1972)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two Phildelphia con men try to evade gangsters they have conned and cops who are trying to put them in jail.
Director: Larry Yust | Stars: Kiel Martin, Mel Stewart, Dallas Edward Hayes, Beverly Ballard
Votes: 651 | Gross: $0.62M
27. The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
245 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, is terrorized by a rash of child murders occurring in its black community. When a black photographer is arrested for the crimes, controversy erupts over ... See full summary »
Stars: Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Rip Torn, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 487
28.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Out of the Half-Light
(1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young black girl claims to have been raped by white police officers. Police and prosecutors struggle to get the truth after an ambitious black congressman claims the investigation is a racially-motivated cover-up.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty
Votes: 432
29. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 416
30. A Woman Called Moses (1978)
240 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.
Stars: Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Clifford David, Judyann Elder
Votes: 415
31. The Wishing Tree (2000 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 105 min | Fantasy
After her mother's death, Clara, a middle-aged attorney, returns home to Savannah, where she begins to realize how much she misses her roots. Clara reminisces with old friends about her ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Helen Shaver, Mary Alice, Blair Underwood
Votes: 413
32.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Sideshow
(1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The death of a government official in New York leads Jack McCoy to cross swords with the Independent Counsel in Washington, as he tries to keep the identity of a key witness secret.
Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 298
33. The River Niger (1976)
R | 105 min | Drama
An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But ... See full summary »
Director: Krishna Shah | Stars: Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman
Votes: 296
34.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
(1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ignorant that he's been driving a hot Cadillac with an illegal stash of guns in the trunk, leads Jim into rubbing shoulders with the FBI and the Company.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Marge Redmond
Votes: 234
35. Dynasty (1976 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The story of a pioneer family in the early 1800s that seeks its fortunes on the Ohio frontier.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Sarah Miles, Stacy Keach, Harris Yulin, Harrison Ford
Votes: 222
36. All That Glitters (1977)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Satirical look at a world where women rule and men are objectified.
Stars: Lois Nettleton, Barbara Baxley, Anita Gillette, Chuck McCann
Votes: 161
37.
Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode:
Bad Dude
(1976)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit man from Detroit is in town and Kojak races the clock to find the intended victim before it's too late.
Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
Votes: 153
38.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Rites of Spring
(1981)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An undercover narc with a history of racism is accused of shooting an unarmed black man. LaRue's drinking starts to affect his job performance. Hill goes out of his way to help a woman who ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 144
39. Case Closed (1988 TV Movie)
Approved | 93 min | Crime, Action, Drama
A young homicide detective and a retired police detective work together to solve three recent murders related to an old, unsolved case of a stolen diamond.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Charles Durning, Byron Allen, Marc Alaimo, James Greene
Votes: 124
40.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Samuel L. Jackson
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In-depth look at the acclaimed actor in such films as "Pulp Fiction," "Do The Right Thing," and "Star wars."
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Elizabeth Jackson, Harry Smith
Votes: 122
41.
The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
Episode:
Trail of Terror
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
James Woods plays the perfect homely US Navy sailor in dress blues with a bad temper, along with his Navy buddies they are looking for a jeweler that closed his store a few days before they... See full summary »
Director: Michael Preece | Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Meg Foster, Greg Mullavey
Votes: 113
42. Hoop Soldiers (2001 Video)
R | 99 min | Action, Sport
While investigating her brother's death, a lawyer uncovers an illegal basketball league where the games are often fatal.
Director: Chris Rogers | Stars: Tank Jones, Cassandra King, Charles Weldon, Greg Nigro
Votes: 102
43.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Stakeout
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The police are looking for a fence named Alex Hacker who's been spotted coming in and out of The Sanford Arms. They use Fred and Lamont's home to stakeout the Arms. Meanwhile, Fred has a crush on a new lady tenant.
Director: Norman Abbott | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Don Bexley, Howard Platt
Votes: 102
44.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Officer of the Year
(1982)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Calletano lets his anger get the best of him when accepting the award for Hispanic Officer of the Year. Belker goes undercover at a massage parlor that is linked to prostitution. Furillo's ... See full summary »
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 100
45.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf
(1982)
78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unique award-winning tale of the African-American woman's journey in America.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Sarita Allen, Trazana Beverley, Laurie Carlos, Gregory T. Daniel
Votes: 85
46.
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–2006)
Episode:
41 Shots
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kibre and Gaffney take on a confusing case of murder and police corruption when a criminal is accused of killing a police officer. However, the A.D.A. must disregard the fact that the accused was shot 41 times by police.
Director: Caleb Deschanel | Stars: Bebe Neuwirth, Amy Carlson, Kirk Acevedo, Fred Thompson
Votes: 84
47.
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Episode:
Part IV (1918-1921)
(1979)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
With 8 soldiers hanged for staging a mutiny in the 24th Infantry, Bertha is worried about Simon. Criticizing the army during wartime isn't necessarily a safe practice however. Will Palmer ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Irene Cara, Bernie Casey, Ruby Dee, Pam Grier
Votes: 82
48.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Gibbon Take
(1986)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Kuzak wants to take his relationship with Grace public, then reporters drag her through the mud during a press conference when her former fiancé tells them that she left him at their ... See full summary »
Director: Sharron Miller | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 67
49.
Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
Episode:
I Thought the War Was Over
(1987)
TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama
Rick's war buddy Ray is killed when he is innocently caught in gang crossfire. His death triggers traumatic flashbacks in Rick leading him to seek therapy while AJ and Downtown investigate the drug trade causing the violence.
Director: David Moessinger | Stars: Gerald McRaney, Jameson Parker, Mary Carver, Tim Reid
Votes: 63
50.
New York Undercover (1994–2024)
Episode:
Pilot
(1994)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Kids working for an auto-theft ring steal the car of a mobster's mother; J.C.'s ex-wife wants to send their son to a private school.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville, Michael Michele
Votes: 61