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1. Blues by the Beach (2004)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary
Fate brings filmmakers together in Israel in April of 2003. They begin a documentary about a live music blues bar by the beach in Tel Aviv called Mike's Place. The aim is to show there is ... See full summary »
Director: Joshua Faudem | Stars: Jack Baxter, Downtown Dave Beck, Joshua Faudem, Assaf Ganzman
Votes: 49
2.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Val Kilmer
(2004)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Bill Evashwick | Stars: Val Kilmer, Jerry Bruckheimer, Neve Campbell, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 187
3.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Play 16
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The team deals with their loss, and Jonas vows revenge, putting the unit at risk with Washington.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 287
4. The Simpsons (1989– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner
Votes: 436,576
5. The Shield (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Drama series following the lives and cases of dirty cop Vic Mackey and the corrupt LAPD unit under his command.
Stars: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace
Votes: 88,299
6. A Tribute to Joe Mantegna (2004 TV Short)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Kurt MacCarley | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Don Cheadle, Billy Crystal, Denis Leary
Votes: 68
7.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Five Brothers
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When Charles is injured while the team rescues a journalist Jonas must try to save his life and still keep the mission on track, but it may not be enough. Back at home, Tiffy is victimized by a patron of the bar.
Director: Steve Gomer | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 275
8. Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (1996 TV Movie)
58 min | Comedy
Sleight of hand magician Ricky Jay, blends light comedy and close up magic to entertain a live audience. He discusses everything from the birth of the classic cup and balls trick to 14th century poetry.
Director: David Mamet | Star: Ricky Jay
Votes: 275
9.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Into Hell: Part One
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Mack's justice is delayed when Jonas' daughter, Betsy, goes MIA in Iraq and Col. Ryan joins the team trying to find her.
Director: Krishna Rao | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 213
10. The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello
Votes: 39,181
11.
The Shield (2002–2008)
Episode:
Strays
(2004)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
As Dutch tries to understand "The Cuddler" rapist, Vic enlists Danny for an important undercover assignment.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace
Votes: 2,140
12.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
In Loco Parentis
(2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Unit deals with a domestic school hostage situation. Tiffy's previous illicit affair begins to affect her daughter.
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 240
13. WTF with Marc Maron (2009 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations.
Stars: Marc Maron, Eddie Pepitone, Jim Earl, Matthew L. Weiss
Votes: 176
14.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Dark of the Moon
(2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When the unit is stranded with high-priority prisoners in Waziristan, they take refuge at a forward support base, but a CO who's not in command and a cocky sergeant not only jeopardize the mission but everyone's lives as well.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 276
15.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Paradise Lost
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Team's world collapses when they return from a successful mission to discover The Unit has been shut down and all Unit members are under governmental investigation for secret misdeeds ... See full summary »
Director: Vahan Moosekian | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 236
16.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Pandemonium: Part 1
(2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The team members scramble to make sense of the disintegration of the unit, some in interrogation and others a continent away in Panama, and Colonel Ryan makes an unpleasant discovery.
Director: Vahan Moosekian | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 253
17.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Pandemonium: Part Two
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Mack has been abducted for more torture, and the unit reunites to rescue him and clear their names.
Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 239
18.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Sacrifice
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Home-bound from a five-month mission, the team is called back into action when the vice president is assassinated and the president-elect goes to ground after his motorcade is attacked. ... See full summary »
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 239
19.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Hill 60
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Chlorine gas is used in an attack on the town, leaving Tiffy to save herself and her students, Mack and Bob to secure the apartments and Charles stranded on the road, while Sam and Jonas ... See full summary »
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 216
20.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Unknown Soldier
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Unit must locate and diffuse three sets of dirty bombs headed for unknown locations across the United States.
Director: Vahan Moosekian | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 232
21. 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: 10,585
22. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,175
23. Live at Mister Kelly's (2021)
83 min | Documentary
Some of the biggest names in entertainment share how they got their start after performing at a legendary Chicago nightclub.
Director: Ted Bogosian | Stars: Joe Alterman, Warren Beatty, Sarah Berman, Shelley Berman
Votes: 81
24.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Into Hell: Part Two
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Lives and careers are put on the line as the team crosses into Syria to rescue Betsy.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 216
25. The Unit (2006–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A secret US military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.
Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Audrey Marie Anderson, Robert Patrick
Votes: 23,163
26.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Endgame
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
While Jonas is tracking down a Russian terrorist cell, Molly is used as bait.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 193
27. The Last Sermon (2020)
97 min | Documentary
Filmmakers travel across Europe to uncover the truth about Islam and terrorism. Visiting refugee camps and mosques, they encounter dynamic characters, healing music, and an unpredictable tragedy that changes and heightens their quest.
Director: Jack Baxter | Stars: Abdullaziz Ali Abobker, Acram Said Ahmad, Aeham Ahmad, Iyad Al-Dajani
Votes: 60
28.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
SERE
(2006)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The unit takes on a grueling exercise of torture and humiliation.
Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 329
29.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Natural Selection
(2006)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Bob and his translator survive a helicopter crash in remote Russia, but still must fight for their lives in extreme conditions without their gear, causing Bob to flashback to the selection process that got him into the Unit.
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 251
30. A Life in the Theatre (1979 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
A veteran actor who's seen it all and a young, up-and-comer join up for a season of repertory theatre.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Gerald Gutierrez | Stars: Peter Evans, Ellis Rabb
Votes: 13
31.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Dedication
(2006)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
While on the way to a mission, another team's helicopter is forced to make a crash landing, and Blane must decide whether to follow orders and abandon them. Back at home, Molly discovers some disturbing things about Ron Cheals.
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Audrey Marie Anderson, Max Martini, Abby Brammell, Michael Irby
Votes: 285
32.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
The Wall
(2006)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The team works with the French U.N. forces to serve a warrant on a Bosnian war criminal. Jonas discovers Molly's secret. Tiffy and Mack make decisions. Colonel Ryan makes a sudden announcement.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 273
33.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
The Kill Zone
(2006)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Unit is diverted from a mission to retrieve the body of another Unit's member and rescue his partner. Back at home, the wives deal with the fiancée of the dead man and his in-laws.
Director: Steve Gomer | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 234
34.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Sudden Flight
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
While the women try to adapt to their new lives, the team sets a scientist up as bait, triggering the hijacking of their plane.
Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 203
35. The Untouchables (1987)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 331,183 | Gross: $76.27M
36.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Silver Star
(2006)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jonas and his family celebrate his father being awarded the Silver Star, but there is trouble when a young soldier takes out his combat frustrations on his young wife. Meanwhile, Mack and ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 238
37.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Bait
(2006)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jonas has been captured in the Republic of Georgia and offers himself up as a bargaining chip for a prisoner exchange. When Colonel Ryan's efforts to gain cooperation from Washington fail, ... See full summary »
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 220
38.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
The Broom Cupboard
(2007)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jonas is tasked by the President to not only keep a senator safe, but prevent her from messing with foreign policy. Back home, the women help Jeremy with a special project.
Director: Karen Gaviola | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 241
39.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Best Laid Plans
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The team combats domestic terrorism...from inside out.
Director: Dean White | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 178
40.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Whiplash
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a team member assaults one of the unit's own, Jonas begins a manhunt that will change the team forever. Meanwhile, Mack has to face his demons in order to reach a woman who's taken a sick baby.
Director: Seth Wiley | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 197
41.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Chaos Theory
(2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A random incident throws Jonas and Bob's carefully planned mission into chaos.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 173
42. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin
Votes: 116,445 | Gross: $10.73M
43. The Verdict (1982)
R | 129 min | Drama
An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason
Votes: 46,056 | Gross: $54.00M
44. 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
45. Triumph and Tragedy: The Ray Mancini Story (2007 TV Movie)
Documentary
The official biography of the famous boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.
Director: Craig Mortali | Stars: Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini, Mark Kriegel, David Wolfe, Duk-Koo Kim
Votes: 10
46.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Eating the Young
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jonas and his team must track down and destroy a shipment of surface-to-air missiles after negotiations for their purchase break down.
Director: J. Miller Tobin | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 260
47.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Unannounced
(2006)
TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Bob advises Jonas to cancel a dignitary's planned visit after someone blows Bob's cover while he's training soldiers in Africa.
Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 267
48.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Games of Chance
(2007)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
At the special operatives' version of the Olympics, Jonas and his team stumble across an actual threat; back home, Kim meets up with an old flame who throws her for a loop.
Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 237
49.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Switchblade
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The team takes Dr. Metz into combat to rescue an embattled president, Charles meets the woman of his dreams - and more trouble than he could dream, and Kim reaches the breaking point.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 191
50.
The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode:
Inquisition
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The team and Bridget play a complex mind game with a suspected terrorist. Back at home, Mack plays a game of his own to force the truth from Tiffy.
Director: David Paymer | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson
Votes: 190