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1.
Good vs Evil (1999–2000)
Episode:
To Be or Not to Be Evil
(1999)
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
While watching TV, Henry and Chandler spot the same actor on every channel. They deduce that he must have signed a Faustian deal to be on so often. Decker and Ford agree that this is a ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Ireland | Stars: Clayton Rohner, Richard Brooks, Googy Gress, Marshall Bell
Votes: 14
2. Reel Wild Cinema (1995– )
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Reel Wild Cinema" was a hosted horror movie show with Sandra Bernhard as host.
Stars: Sandra Bernhard, David F. Friedman, Russ Meyer, Dweezil Zappa
Votes: 89
3. More Lust, Less Dust (2001 Video)
16 min | Short
Retrospective documentary on the making of Lust in the Dust (1984).
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Paul Bartel, Divine, Gina Gallego, Allan Glaser
Votes: 7
4. Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The mysterious Mr. Chapel helps others to gain vengeance against criminals.
Stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York, Scott Patterson, Dayton Callie
Votes: 1,175
5. The Usual Suspects (1995)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin
Votes: 1,144,191 | Gross: $23.34M
6.
Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
Episode:
Clique
(1999)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Three popular elite friends who went too far in college fraternity house party toying with an unpopular guy, leading to the guy's murder by one of the three. Ten years later when the man's ... See full summary »
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York, Elizabeth Barondes, Paul Bartel
Votes: 23
7. Crime Story (1986–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime.
Stars: Dennis Farina, Bill Smitrovich, Tony Denison, Steve Ryan
Votes: 3,353
8. Tales of the City (1993)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The stories of several colorful characters living in San Francisco.
Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney
Votes: 4,322
9.
Clueless (1996–1999)
Episode:
Cher, Inc.
(1996)
TV-G | Comedy
Cher and Dee are inspired to make stylish muff purses for their hands. Before long everybody at school wants one so Cher starts up a business making them. However, after selling them at a show the reality of running a business sets in.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Rachel Blanchard, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan
Votes: 22
10.
More Tales of the City (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1998)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Mona is amazed to discover a recipe book at the brothel with the name Mona Ransay written inside it. She telephones Mrs. Madrigal and discovers that she is Mrs. Madrigal's daughter and that... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Gang | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Colin Ferguson, Billy Campbell
Votes: 65
11.
Tales of the City (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1993)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
After her first night as a volunteer on a Samaritan-type switchboard Mary Ann comes back to be confronted by DeDe, holding the scarf she left in Beauchamp's car, though she successfully ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney
Votes: 130
12. More Tales of the City (1998)
TV-MA | 330 min | Drama, Romance
In this sequel to the controversial PBS mini-series, Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. Michael "Mouse" Tolliver and ... See full summary »
Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Colin Ferguson, Barbara Garrick
Votes: 1,957
13.
Tales of the City (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1993)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Brian continues to have more disastrous pick-ups, including with two waitresses who turn out to be a mother and daughter. Mona finds it difficult to get through to Dorothea, particularly ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney
Votes: 123
14. The Comic Strip Presents (1982– )
Comedy
A series of self contained television movies starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends. Noted for a high sense of parody of previous movies, literature, and generally everyone in sight.
Stars: Peter Richardson, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Nigel Planer
Votes: 1,623
15. Lost in the Garden of the World (1975 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
Director: Tony Williams | Stars: Michael Heath, Jennifer Pointon, Edward Seckerson, Paul Bartel
Votes: 13
16. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Updated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.
Stars: Bernard Behrens, Cynthia Belliveau, David B. Nichols, Kathleen Quinlan
Votes: 3,245
17. Dinner and a Movie (2001)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
A determined documentary filmmaker will do almost anything to raise money for her film, even if it means taking a side gig directing a ridiculous TV show on dating.
Director: Lisa Kors | Stars: Marianne Hagan, Mike Dooly, Paul Bartel, Anita Gillette
Votes: 51
18.
Boston Common (1996–1997)
Episode:
Commander-in-Grief
(1997)
Comedy
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Anthony Clark, Hedy Burress, Traylor Howard, Tasha Smith
Votes: 330
19. Good vs Evil (1999–2000)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Heavenly agents of the "Corps" fight against demonic Morlocks in Hollywood.
Stars: Clayton Rohner, Richard Brooks, Googy Gress, Marshall Bell
Votes: 688
20.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
El Sid
(1986)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Sid Hershberg, a mentally unstable, overworked and underpaid attorney, begs Kuzak to take over one of his many pro bono cases of Nina Emmons, a woman jailed for over five months on an ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 50
21. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
Stars: Charles Durning, Douglas Seale, Sharon Spelman, Louis Giambalvo
Votes: 6,410
22. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark
Votes: 40,620 | Gross: $2.44M
23.
Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode:
Femme Fatale
(1988)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Torello helps a pretty Asian girl find her missing father, who's been owing money to some loan sharks. What he doesn't know is that she's actually a secret agent of communist China on a radioactive mission.
Director: Jan Eliasberg | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Stephen Lang, Bill Smitrovich
Votes: 54
24. Bone Chillers (1996)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The spooky, sometimes even funny, misadventures of a gang of schoolchildren who encounter any number of strange happenings in their school and hometown.
Stars: Esteban Powell, Linda Cardellini, Trey Alexander, Saadia Persad
Votes: 196
25.
Chicago Hope (1994–2000)
Episode:
Psychodrama
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Phillip, temporarily hobbled with a leg injury, spies a murder through his telescope and tries vainly to convince police he really witnessed a killing. Danny Blaines gives Kate a bird which... See full summary »
Director: Patrick R. Norris | Stars: Adam Arkin, Christine Lahti, Peter Berg, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Votes: 39
26.
Cybill (1995–1998)
Episode:
Sex, Drugs and Catholicism
(1996)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
Ira asks Holly to marry him. Maryann revisits her Catholic upbringing. Cybill blows a fuse when Holly suggests Zoey should underplay her own intelligence rather than break up with the co-worker she's just started dating.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski, Alicia Witt, Alan Rosenberg
Votes: 71
27.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
There Goes the Judge
(1991)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Zoey must deal with Judge Adam Biel, her former law school professor, who appears to be losing control of his mental faculties during a trial. Meanwhile, Rollins allows his personal ... See full summary »
Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 174
28. Frankenweenie (1984)
PG | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Shelley Duvall, Daniel Stern, Barret Oliver, Joseph Maher
Votes: 13,334
29.
Ally McBeal (1997–2002)
Episode:
Love's Illusions
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Ally and John are defending a woman who has created her perfect man in her head. The case causes big problems for Ally as she starts seeing Al Green and doesn't know if he is real or not. ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson
Votes: 176
30. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
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: 6,447
31. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
32. Love and Happiness (1995)
Crime
Director: Jordan Alan | Stars: Jodie Fisher, Paul Bartel, Jerry Bernard, Keith Bogart
Votes: 47
33. The Secret Cinema (1966)
27 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A woman suspects that someone has clandestinely been filming her life and that her friends and acquaintences are seeing the movies in secret screenings.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Amy Vane, Philip Carlson, Barry Dennen, Connie Ellison
Votes: 437
34.
Clueless (1996–1999)
Episode:
We Shall Overpack
(1996)
TV-G | Comedy
After Miss Geist is injured in class, Principal Lehman bans backpacks in school and only allows them to wear fanny packs. Inspired to fight the injustice, Cher leads a school revolt against the decision.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Rachel Blanchard, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan
Votes: 28
35. Fame (1982–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
Stars: Carlo Imperato, Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Albert Hague
Votes: 4,440
36. White Dog (1982)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Jameson Parker
Votes: 10,789
37. Boston Common (1996–1997)
30 min | Comedy
After moving to Boston from Virginia, to spy on his sister who just started college, Boyd finds himself working for the student union where he raises hell more often than he should.
Stars: Anthony Clark, Hedy Burress, Traylor Howard, Tasha Smith
Votes: 1,100
38. Ally McBeal (1997–2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Follows the personal and professional life of lawyer Ally.
Stars: Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Vonda Shepard
Votes: 36,373
39. Basquiat (1996)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani
Votes: 22,017 | Gross: $2.96M
40. Chicago Hope (1994–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The lives and trials of the staff of a major hospital in Chicago.
Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Hector Elizondo, Peter Berg
Votes: 4,688
41. Cybill (1995–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A struggling, middle-aged actress attempts to make a career for herself, all while surrounded by her hard-drinking best friend Maryann, her two former husbands, and her two daughters.
Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski, Alicia Witt, Alan Rosenberg
Votes: 4,884
42. The Inheritance (1997 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Romance
A 19th-century woman, companion to a blue-blooded New England girl, falls for an aristocrat.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Cari Shayne, Brigitta Dau, Paul Anthony Stewart, Brigid Brannagh
Votes: 1,640
43. Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Based on the lives of mother-daughter singers the Judds.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Kathleen York, Viveka Davis, Bruce Greenwood, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 346
44. Shelf Life (1993)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
In 1963, a paranoid middle-class couple locks themselves and their small kids in their nuclear fallout shelter. 30 years later, their oblivious son and two daughters still survive there playing absurd games. A play-based dark comedy.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner, Paul Bartel
Votes: 91
45.
The Comic Strip Presents (1982– )
Episode:
Demonella
(1993)
28 min | Comedy
Music producer Arnold Silverstein is desperate for a song hit so when the Devil - a woman - supplies him with the answer to his dreams,a piece called 'Demonella' he is anxious to fulfill ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Jennifer Saunders, Miriam Margolyes, Sue Holland
Votes: 49
46. Eating Raoul (1982)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Robert Beltran, Susan Saiger
Votes: 9,160
47. Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value (1969)
78 min | Comedy
Director: Charles Hirsch | Stars: Paul Bartel, Rose Wood, Carol Saltus, Ida Hempstead
Votes: 16
48. Follow That Bird (1985)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker named Miss Finch. Unhappy, he runs away from there, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt
Votes: 5,640
49. Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
PG | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Diane Delano, Ellen Geer
Votes: 1,580 | Gross: $0.27M
50. Snoops (1999)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In this detective series with a comical note, Glenn Hall runs an unconventional flashy private detective agency in Los Angeles, and means business above all, never mind the rules--if she ... See full summary »
Stars: Gina Gershon, Paula Jai Parker, Edward Kerr, Danny Nucci
Votes: 282