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51.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Desperate
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a young boy witnesses the brutal sexual assault and murder of his stepmother, his father blocks the efforts of the detectives to question him.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 981
52.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Fallacy
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
At a party, a young woman is assaulted in the bathroom, and her assailant ends up dead. The girl leaves the ambulance before SVU can talk to her. Is this a case of self-defence, or something far more complex?
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,205
53.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Families
(2004)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A high school student is found murdered, and it appears she's the victim of incest.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,135
54.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Ghost
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a wealthy couple is found dead in their home, Benson and Stabler soon realize that their deaths are connected to a drug smuggling ring. Eventually the road leads back to the same drug ... See full summary »
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,156
55.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Identity
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a murdered gang member is linked to a sexual assault, Benson and Stabler find neither the alleged victim nor the alleged killer to be who they think.
Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,413
56.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Nocturne
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Michelle Hurd
Votes: 1,170
57.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Ridicule
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the death of a young wife who was recently accused of assaulting a male stripper with a group of her girlfriends.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,165
58.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Pilot
(1993)
PG | 45 min | Comedy
"Jerry," the television pilot, gets cast and finally airs. Elaine tries to discourage Dalrymple's romantic pursuit.
Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 4,205
59.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Scheherazade
(2007)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dying man's confessions to Benson and Stabler reveal secrets about the true identity of his estranged daughter and other, more disturbing secrets.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 994
60.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Savant
(2007)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The only witness to a mother's beating is her mentally disabled daughter who is suffering from Williams Syndrome. The husband is an early suspect, but he is protected from prosecution because of the Patriot Act.
Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,191
61.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Post-Graduate Psychopath
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rollins must revisit an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released after his 18th birthday.
Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino
Votes: 591
62.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Hardwired
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson and Stabler are faced with a dilemma when a child-abuse suspect offers to reveal the identity of the leader of a controversial civil rights group in exchange for amnesty.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,104
63.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Smoked
(2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A rape victim is killed right before the trial of her accused rapist, a celebrity hair stylist, begins. However, prosecuting the suspected killer is difficult because he is working as a federal informant.
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,170
64.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Spiraling Down
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retired pro quarterback is busted for having sex with a 14-year-old prostitute, but he may be suffering from diminished capacity because of all the concussions he had on the field.
Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer
Votes: 1,175
65.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Lost Reputation
(2012)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Cragen is accused of murder, the team works secretly around the clock to defend him. Meanwhile, when Amaro also becomes implicated in the scandal and his personal life falls apart, he refuses to go down quietly.
Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer
Votes: 1,107
66.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Above Suspicion
(2012)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As the prostitution scandal continues to grow, key witnesses against the alleged madam begin to die under mysterious circumstances, and undercover agent Cassidy becomes a victim of friendly fire.
Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer
Votes: 990
67.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Monster's Legacy
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson and attorney Bayard Ellis help a death row inmate in Ohio whose history as a sex abuse victim may have been ignored by his defense attorney.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer
Votes: 1,036
68.
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021– )
Episode:
With Many Names
(2023)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As OCCB and SVU close in on a callous and desperate suspect, the US Attorney benches Stabler and Benson. Bell and Fin must lead the team on a perilous task. Rollins confronts a witness who refuses to cooperate.
Director: John Polson | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Brent Antonello
Votes: 273
69.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Devil's Dissections
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rollins turns to imprisoned serial killer, Dr. Gregory Yates, when a new dead body with a similar m.o. washes up on a beach. In response, Yates makes a shocking accusation against Manhattan's Deputy Chief Medical Examiner.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino
Votes: 930
70.
Chicago P.D. (2014– )
Episode:
The Number of Rats
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Benson is in Chicago helping Intelligence with a rape/murder case similar to a case in New York from a decade ago, so she calls in Fin and Amaro for assistance.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer
Votes: 762
71.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Criminal Pathology
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As SVU uncovers disturbing secrets about Manhattan Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Carl Rudnick, an acquaintance of Dr. Yates and key figure helping SVU with the case disappears and later turns up dead.
Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino
Votes: 986
72.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Townhouse Incident
(2016)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson winds up stuck in the middle of a hostage situation after her babysitter tells her that something suspicious is happening at the home of another family she works for.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino
Votes: 1,220
73.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Collateral Damages
(2016)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A disgraced ex-boxer makes a deal to take down a group of child pornography distributors, but SVU is surprised when their busts include a deputy police commissioner.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino
Votes: 959
74. I Love the '80s (2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
A humorous, year by year look through the decade that saw hair size become a statement, ratty clothes become cool, and music about breaking up become mainstream. Comprised of segments ... See full summary »
Stars: Traci Lords, Soleil Moon Frye, Andrew Dice Clay, 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Votes: 1,775
75. SVU: The Beginning (2003 Video)
24 min | Short
Stars: Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Mariska Hargitay, Michelle Hurd
Votes: 47
76.
Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode:
Stormy Weather
(1988)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
When Maggie and Richard spend their wedding night at Falcon Crest, they are trapped in a house with no food, no phone, a murderer, and no way out, while Angela listens at every keyhole. A ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Freilich | Stars: Jane Wyman, David Selby, Lorenzo Lamas, Ana Alicia
Votes: 40
77.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Angels
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating the death of a young Hispanic boy found in a bus at an airport, the detectives find another boy hiding there, and it soon becomes apparent that the two boys are victims of the same child sex ring.
Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 994
78.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Birthright
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a six-year-old girl uncovers a fertility doctor's scheme to steal embryos, and prompts a custody battle between the child's biological and birth mothers.
Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,238
79.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Chameleon
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson and Stabler investigate the death of a prostitute but then find their main suspect has in turn been killed. Is the woman who shot him acting in self-defense or is she a murderer?
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,116
80.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Charisma
(2004)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A career con artist, forger and thief turns to murder and serial pedophilia to populate the cult he created and get his hands on a multi-million dollar trust fund.
Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,356
81.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Closure: Part 2
(2000)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked a year and a half ago, whose first-known victim now follows her alleged attacker and reports his activities anonymously to the police, and the rapist's wife.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 988
82.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Escape
(2003)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A pair of inmates jump a guard and escape from prison using the guard's clothes. One of the two kidnaps his own son's older half-brother, a son who was born after the escapee was imprisoned for raping the older brother.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,028
83.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Juvenile
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two young middle school boys are accused of the rape of a woman.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 846
84.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Pique
(2001)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A brutal rape and murder are connected to a man who through a weird relationship with his mother has a sexual fetish
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,161
85.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Scourge
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A disturbed man is arrested after a murder spree. Alexandra Cabot comes under fire for seeking the death penalty.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,141
86.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Soulless
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives suspect bored young socialites of raping a girl at a popular Manhattan nightclub, kidnapping her from a hospital, and then killing her.
Director: Chad Lowe | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 942
87.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Venom
(2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Tutuola is torn between his work and family when his son, Ken, is implicated in a crime. While investigating, Detectives Benson and Stabler find themselves with a much bigger crime.
Director: Peter Leto | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 973
88.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Murdered at a Bad Address
(2019)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery; Benson puts her trust in someone from her past.
Director: Michael Smith | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino
Votes: 521
89.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Ballerina
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives suspect that a murder suspect was thrown out of a window to his death, and their investigation focuses on the suspect's wife, her nephew who lives with them, and their unusual special relationship.
Director: Peter Leto | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,177
90.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Baggage
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler is forced to work on a serial killer case with an abrasive detective who has been on the case for months and would prefer to work alone. However, Stabler discovers that the detective's motivation is not glory and recognition.
Director: Christopher Zalla | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,023
91.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
The Five Hundredth Episode
(2021)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amaro and Olivia's ex-boyfriend Burton Lowe ask SVU for help with overturning a wrongful conviction in one of Cragen's old cases.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino
Votes: 610
92.
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021– )
Episode:
The Outlaw Eddie Wagner
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Jet steps into the field to secure necessary intel for the team, Bell considers a proposition from Congressman Kilbride; Albi takes drastic measures to keep a secret safe; Stabler and Benson air some long-standing grievances
Director: John Polson | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Dash Mihok
Votes: 366
93.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Perverted
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Benson claims that she is being framed for the brutal murder and mutilation of a biker, but how can she explain away the discovery of her DNA on the murder weapon?
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,082
94.
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021– )
Episode:
The Good, the Bad and the Lovely
(2021)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler discovers Flutura's true role in the family business; Bell asks a favor from Kilbride to move her case forward; Bernadette and Eli adjust to their new living situation.
Director: Terry Miller | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Dash Mihok
Votes: 347
95.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Witness
(2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A potential witness in a rape case is reluctant to testify because she is an illegal immigrant who both witnessed and was the victim of unspeakable war crimes against women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 982
96.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Bullseye
(2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benson and Stabler reluctantly get help from a neighborhood vigilante group leader to help find out which registered sex offender may have raped two young girls.
Director: Peter Leto | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,065
97.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Mask
(2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stabler goes undercover as a sex addict to catch a predator after the daughter of a respected sexual psychotherapist is attacked. The therapist, however, is reluctant to cooperate and suspects that he may be responsible.
Director: Donna Deitch | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,108
98.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Totem
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Captain Jackson helps Benson and Stabler investigate the rape and murder of a young girl, and tells them that they may be looking for a female predator.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,110
99.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Delinquent
(2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a teenage predator falsely accuses Stabler of sexual assault, Stabler goes on a personal mission to catch him in the act, leading to a shocking discovery about his troubled past.
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T
Votes: 1,104
100.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Rhodium Nights
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a prostitute at a bachelor party sends SVU on a dangerous investigation that could lead all the way into the highest reaches of New York power and influence.
Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer
Votes: 938