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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: 135,283 | Gross: $29.80M

2. Harry and Tonto (1974)

R | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, René Enríquez, Herbert Berghof

Votes: 6,243 | Gross: $1.26M

3. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

When he discovers his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy's birth mother: a ditzy porn star and prostitute.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Pamela Blair, Rene Ceballos

Votes: 42,873 | Gross: $6.70M

4. Four Friends (1981)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of four friends form strong bonds while in high school in the early 1960s, then desperately cling to that love during the turbulent counterculture movement and social upheavals that marked the end of the decade.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Craig Wasson, Jodi Thelen, Michael Huddleston, Jim Metzler

Votes: 2,020

5. The Dancer (2016)

Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History

Loïe Fuller was the toast of the Folies Bergères at the turn of the 20th century and an inspiration for Toulouse-Lautrec and the Lumière Brothers. The film revolves around her complicated relationship with protégé and rival Isadora Duncan.

Director: Stéphanie Di Giusto | Stars: Soko, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry, Lily-Rose Depp

Votes: 2,759

6. The Song of Sway Lake (2018)

R | 94 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Music collector Ollie Sway recruits his only friend, a rowdy Russian drifter, to help him steal a 78 record from his own family's estate.

Director: Ari Gold | Stars: Rory Culkin, Robert Sheehan, Isabelle McNally, Mary Beth Peil

Votes: 707

7. Heart of a Dog (1988 TV Movie)

PG | 136 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the wake of the Russian revolution, Professor Preobrazhensky rescues a starving dog from the gutter, and attempts to transform him into a man. Based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel of the same name.

Director: Vladimir Bortko | Stars: Evgeniy Evstigneev, Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Boris Plotnikov, Roman Kartsev

Votes: 9,124

8. The Wishing Tree (2012 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Family, Romance

A special Christmas tree decorated with handwritten wishes helps Evan and his group of orphaned students develop a connection and a sense of family.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Jason Gedrick, Erica Cerra, Richard Harmon, Amitai Marmorstein

Votes: 772

9. Sergeant Garcia (2000)

16 min | Short, Drama, Romance

The meeting between a young boy and a tough sergeant in the 1970s.

Director: Tutti Gregianin | Stars: Gedson Castro, Marcos Breda, Antônio Carlos Falcão, Diego Acauan

Votes: 103

10. La vida nocturna (1930)

38 min | Comedy, Short

Stan lies to his wife about going to a nightclub with Ollie but Mrs. Laurel overhears the plot and outsmarts them both.

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Linda Loredo, Symona Boniface

Votes: 182

11. Night Life in Hollywood (1922)

60 min | Comedy

Wild melodrama in Hollywood.

Directors: John Frederick Caldwell, Jack Pratt | Stars: J. Frank Glendon, Josephine Hill, Gale Henry, J.L. McComas

Votes: 17

12. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Magic Locket (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Librarian and part-time poet Ina Coolbrith takes precocious but intelligent young street waif Dorita under her wing. As their relationship grows Ina finds that a locket means more to her fulfillment than any literary renown.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: June Lockhart, Sean McClory, Kathy Garver, Irene Tedrow

Votes: 35

13. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: A Dance on the Dark Side (1988)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a woman accidentally hears a phone call implicating an undercover cop in the murder of his partner, her life is threatened and she contacts McCall for help.

Director: Jonathan Perry | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Richard Jordan, David Andrews

Votes: 63

14. Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
Episode: If Wet-In the Ballroom (1981)

30 min | Comedy

Persistent rain literally washes out the outdoor entertainments usually provided for the children and, to make matters worse, Partridge has hit another kid - who will be compensated by ... See full summary »

Director: John Kilby | Stars: Simon Cadell, Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland

Votes: 39

15. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Acting Alone (1994)

Comedy

The guys find a film in a storage room that shows the JFK assassination from a different angle. Meanwhile, Eggers decides she wants John to sire her baby.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 37

16. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode: Space Mutiny (1997)

TV-14 | 92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Mike and the 'bots learn the 80s were worse than they thought as they endure the putrid sci-fi epic, Space Mutiny (1988).

Director: Kevin Murphy | Stars: Bill Corbett, Patrick Brantseg, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 1,182

17. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode: Jill Clayburgh/Leon Redbone/The Singing Idlers (1976)

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Guest host Jill Clayburgh plays a crusading guidance counselor. Great Moments in Herstory celebrates women. Mr. Bill makes his first appearance. Leon Redbone and Andy Kaufman add to the fun.

Directors: Dave Wilson, Gary Weis, Walter Williams | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase

Votes: 167

18. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode: Guest of Honour (1972)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama

Mrs. Bridges is the envy of every cook in Mayfair and Belgravia when King Edward VII dines at Eaton Place.

Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Rachel Gurney, Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, Jean Marsh

Votes: 122

19. Invitation au voyage (2016– )
Episode: Isadora Duncan fait danser les divinités grecques/Le cédrat, trésor parfumé du Cap Corse/En Guyane, l'aumônière au jamais goûté de Dany/En Namibie, l'acte manqué d'un chercheur d'or (2021)

45 min | Documentary

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Directors: Fabrice Michelin, Olivia Dehez, Natacha Giler, Kareen Perrin Debock, Alexis Sarini | Stars: Linda Lorin, Chantal Allès, Sonia Dauger, Sarah Kempin

20. Bad Sisters (2022– )
Episode: Saving Grace (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

In the season finale, tensions run high as shocking revelations come to light; time is running out for the Garvey sisters.

Director: Rebecca Gatward | Stars: Claes Bang, Sarah Greene, Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff

Votes: 931

21. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: The Emerald City (2010)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama

Harrow guards Margaret and the kids, Jimmy mistakenly thinks Mr. Dittrich is Angela's lover, and Chalky pretends to align himself with Lansky.

Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 2,274

22. Curious and Unusual Deaths (2009– )
Episode: Rich and Famous Deaths (2012)

TV-14 | History, Mystery

Unusual deaths don't happen only to usual people. Brandon Lee, Rasputin and Isadora Duncan died in curious ways. Though in Rasputin's case he had even more curious cases of surviving death.

Director: Aaron Woodley | Stars: Steve Herringer, Dave Brown, Joseph T. Fuhrmann, John Butt

Votes: 12

23. Vintage Video: A Chronological 80's Film Rewatch Podcast (2020– )
X003 Serpico (1973) (2023 Podcast Episode)

Documentary

In this 50th-anniversary discussion of the 1973 film "Serpico," the hosts have mixed reactions.

Stars: Patrick O'Riley, Jessica Bayliss, Richard Wells

24. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Troll (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Special Agent Ned Dorneget from NCIS cyber operations assists the team when a Navy ensign who worked in the Office of Naval Intelligence is murdered. Also, the team discovers that Jake and Gibbs have become good friends.

Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray

Votes: 607

25. V.I.P. vrazdy (2016– )
Episode: Labutí písen (2016)

Comedy, Crime

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Director: Biser A. Arichtev | Stars: Sona Norisová, Patrik Dergel, Jan Révai, Jirí Dvorák

26. Vsechnopárty (2005– )
Episode: Episode dated 13 October 2017 (2017)

52 min | Talk-Show

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Director: Michael Cech | Stars: Karel Síp, Gabriela Novotná, Bohumil Klepl, Otakar Petrina