Broadcast's Best: Made-for-TV Movies
The BEST Made-for-TV Movies...according to Alyssa
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- DirectorSteve StaffordStarsLynda CarterMichele GreeneAmanda PetersonAlthough this movie is about the Playboy magazine, there are no erotic scenes. Instead it tells the story of three women, who seem to have nothing in common: Abigail is college student at Yale and daughter of one of the professors; Meredith is a married mother and owner of a bowling alley; Janet is a successful broker -- yet all of them decide to pose for the Playboy adult magazine, shocking their peers, friends and co-workers. They have to suffer the consequences, but manage to turn it into a precious experience of life.If you can get your hands on this little gem, you will not be disappointed.
- DirectorGary ShermanStarsStaci KeananCheryl LaddD.W. MoffettA flirtatious teenager with an eye for older men gets more than she bargained for when the handsome stranger she's pursuing turns out to be a serial killer.Dana from Step by Step isn't allowed to date boys, so instead, she stalks hot, older men and cons the DMV into giving her their contact information (that's normal). She calls them and basically has phone sex with them. Then, she chooses to stalk the wrong man...the CANDLELIGHT KILLER!!!
- DirectorLarry CohenStarsCrystal BernardJudge ReinholdTraci LordsSusan switches identities with her new friend Nicole, so that Nicole can pay for her medical bills with Susan's insurance. Then Susan finds herself trapped in her new identity when Nicole ends up dead under questionable circumstances.Traci Lords dies under that chick from Wings' insurance policy, so everyone thinks the chick from Wings is dead, so she assumes the role of the Traci Lord's character...whoa!
- DirectorKit HoodStarsPat MastroianniStacie MistysynNeil HopeThe Degrassi kids spend one last summer together.If you're as big of a Degrassi Junior High/High fan as I am, this is a must-watch! "Joey, did you *beep* Tessa Campinelli!?!?!"
- DirectorMarina SargentiStarsCassidy RaeVincent IrizarryAllison SmithDerek Bradshaw, a 33-year-old lawyer, courts and wins Amy Miller, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader. The affair progresses until she learns that he is married and has a family. During this period, she has been receiving anonymous notes, been the victim of vicious pranks and ultimately, life threatening attacks.
- DirectorMichael MillerStarsPatrick DuffyKate MulgrewJohn AndersonAfter twenty years of marriage, a man starts over with his children after his wife leaves him in order to "find herself."Patrick Duffy is so hot! Take off your shirt and hold a baby, Duff!
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsJenna DewanAshley BensonAimée Spring FortierThe new cheerleading coach at a high school is asked to resign by administrators after she tries to rein in five cheerleaders engaging in scandalous behaviour.Can we start a petition to get this released on DVD?
- DirectorMary HarronStarsAgnes BrucknerMartin LandauAdam GoldbergThe life of Anna Nicole Smith, from small-town dancer to Playboy centerfold, to her marriage to a billionaire, to her eventual self-destruction.This one was really good! I especially liked her prosthetic boobs.
- DirectorDoug CampbellStarsJamie LunerCaitlin ThompsonAl SapienzaHigh-school senior Casey finds herself seduced into the fast lifestyle of a call-girl ring run by a campus police officer and must pull herself out before she loses all self-control.Are they your average high school girls? No! They're hookers!
- DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsRochelle AytesKeke PalmerEvan RossThe story of Legendary hip hop/r&b/pop trio TLC.This one was so good, I teared up during the funeral scene.
- DirectorPeter SvatekStarsElizabeth BerkleyCorey SevierRick RobertsA young, attractive high school chemistry teacher is accused of sexually assaulting one of her students. As she pleads not guilty, the student keeps saying otherwise.Watch out, Jessie! Your student is gonna git you!
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsValerie BertinelliStephen CaffreyGraham BeckelNewlywed Laurie Wade's marriage and eventually her whole life shatters because of her deep-rooted psychotic behavior. She goes from brief "short circuits" to overtly murderous behavior. The film never tries to explain the cause of her mental collapse, except for a hint or two, but instead takes us into her frightening state of mind.This movie is terrifying! 7 - 7 - 7 - 7!!!!
- DirectorCourteney CoxStarsGarret DillahuntBrando EatonLaura San GiacomoThomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.What a weirdo, seducing a teenager over the internet, then killing your coworker out of jealousy. Perv!
- DirectorDonald WryeStarsOdette AnnableAntonio Sabato Jr.Johnny BarkerEmma Norman spends a wild Spring break holiday on Mintners Cove beach, California, with her female friends, Lori, who seeks a new fling and academic Stefanie. There, slick stud Greg Vlasi gives them a good time and shoots video of them on beach and yacht (possibly drugged and/or drunk). The video is doctored and released onto the internet as porn distributed by Nick Bronson in LA. Soon Emma's promising career as Minneapolis school teacher is over. Her fireman fiancé David in home small-town Prairie dumps her, even her dad's firm gets boycotted. A pervert stalks her.I love made-for-tv movies about naughty teachers. This chick got crrrrazy in Mexico...and some dude videotaped her and cut it together to look like she had sex with him.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsCandace Cameron BureFred SavageGregory Alan WilliamsA shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.I never would've pegged Fred Savage to be the girlfriend-beating type.
- DirectorEric LaneuvilleStarsJennifer Love HewittTeddy SearsSonja BennettA young woman takes a job at a massage parlor to support her family when her husband is unable to work, and soon finds her life spiraling out of control.So good it spawned a mediocre series!
- DirectorBlair TreuStarsKatherine HeiglDanielle HarrisDonnie JeffcoatA younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.Katherine Heigl before she sucked.
- DirectorStephen KayStarsJake McDormanAgnes BrucknerJoshua CloseOn the surface, Philip Markoff appears to be the ideal med student, fiancé and future son-in-law - but there's something seriously wrong with him.He had everything going for him..why'd he have to kill all those masseuse prostitutes?
- DirectorDeborah ChowStarsHeather GrahamEllen BurstynKiernan ShipkaAfter the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.It's not as good as the 80s version, but just as campy!
- DirectorTara MieleStarsLaura WigginsIzabella MikoCallie ThorneA 17-year-old dancer joins a "thinspiration" website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of "thin", until she becomes completely possessed by the dark world of anorexia.Being skinny is EVERYTHING, you butterfly. RIP Leo. Your dad is a douche!
- DirectorJace AlexanderStarsTania RaymondeJesse Lee SofferLeah PipesBased on the disturbing murder trial that gripped the nation, this Lifetime Original Movie tells the story of a seductive, aspiring photographer found guilty of killing her former lover.Jodi, you are bad, very bad.
- DirectorThomas J. WrightStarsAna VillafañeDan PayneNatalie RadfordAfter the murder of her parents, Jo (Ana Villafañe) is relocated from her big city home to the countryside of Montana. Jo makes friends with locals Brett (Jeremy Sumpter of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) and Jesse (Tyler Blackburn of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS), but just as she's building a new life, her past catches up to her.Girl in the witness protection program is a PIMP!
- DirectorKaren MoncrieffStarsHeather GrahamRose McIverWyatt NashIn 1970, 10 years after the attic, the 3 siblings' adoptive dad dies; their bio mom still rejects them. Ballerina Cathy moves in with a ballet dancer in NYC to start a life away from her med-student brother/lover.Talk about incest! This is like 187429174x better than the first movie!
- DirectorLane Shefter BishopStarsFreya TingleyAlexa Rose SteeleRay GallettiA girl desperate to be in the "in" crowd learns the perils of getting a high from asphyxiation.Omg, I loved it! So good!
- DirectorJason LapeyreStarsSam KindsethDylan EverettTiera SkovbyeAfter being cast in the hit teen sitcom Saved by the Bell (1989), six unknown young actors must deal with the Hollywood spotlight and the challenges of growing up under public scrutiny.This one was pretty good. I really liked the guy who played Zack because he had dark, bushy eyebrows that mismatched his hair. I would have liked some more drama. What about the Zack-Slater-Kelly threesomes, huh!?
- DirectorBetty KaplanStarsVanessa MarcilCasper Van DienTessie SantiagoBrilliant corporate lawyer Luther Simmonds accepted a major case in Miami so he can give a last chance to his love-affair with Cuban-blood attorney Margarita Silva Santos, who broke off their engagement years ago because her family expected a Cuvan Catholic groom. She's now happily married with devoted Ariel Silva, but may be exhausting is patience by putting off their child-wish again even now the made law-firm partner. Luther gets a hot night, but no clear commitment, while Ariel is kept in the dark, only her lady-friends are consulted. Her uniformed ma resorts to a ploy which forces the issue.I love these sassy Latinas! And Vanessa Marcil is GORG!
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsDennis WeaverKaren GrasslePamela BellwoodA real-estate salesman with career and marriage problems gets hooked on cocaine and finds that not only does it not help him cope, but it makes those problems much, much worse.This is THE funniest made-for-tv movie ever, and I want to mount that young James Spader. Wanna toot?
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsAlexis DzienaMike ErwinMiriam McDonaldHalifax is hit with an outbreak of STDs among high-school students. Among them is Hannah Vogel, and her horrified mother tries to find out why this is happening.I think it's funny that the lead actress went full frontal in Broken Flowers a year later...and that was some bush.
- DirectorStephen KayStarsSara PaxtonJustin BrueningW. Earl BrownBLUE-EYED BUTCHER is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring Justin Bruening (TV’s “Ringer”), Sara Paxton (The Innkeepers) and Lisa Edelstein (TV’s “The Good Wife”).I enjoyed spending two hours of my life watching this.
- DirectorDavid WinklerStarsDaphne ZunigaElise GatienSebastian SpenceA ballet teacher's obsession with a young student leads him to date the girl's unaware mother in order to get closer to the object of his twisted affection.The actress who plays Erica is so terrible, but that only adds to the campiness of this film. Amazing story of a ballet teacher obsessed with his student.
- DirectorJohn L'EcuyerStarsAshley JonesAlex CarterScott GibsonA divorced woman finds sexual liberation through online dating.One line makes this movie: "Iiii'm soooo horny."
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsGary ColeNicholle TomMac DavisIn Tate, Oklahoma a popular coach, Pete Nash, is accused of having a sexual relation with 14 years old Amy, one of his school's pupils.Gary Cole is so sexy...
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsTed WassPhoebe CatesPamela BellwoodImmature dropout Annie concocts a scheme to get her older sister's live-in boyfriend to date her instead.Oooohh Phoebe, you little homewrecker!
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsDrew BarrymoreTony DenisonHarley Jane KozakThe true story of the Long Island teen who shoots and wounds the wife of a man she called her lover.This one is far better than the Alyssa Milano version. Just an FYI.
- DirectorJonathan WrightStarsShenae Grimes-BeechKeegan AllenAmanda ThomsonEvery night Megan has the same dream, of a party and the death of a sister, but when she's invited to a Greek reunion, she realizes there maybe more to her dream.I never liked Darci from Degrassi, but I loved the sleazy doctor, Trent, in this movie. Meow.
- DirectorEd BianchiStarsJohn StamosRobin TunneyAnson MountDrama based on a true story. Rich, high-flying brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel seemingly have everything: beautiful wives who love them, great jobs and huge houses. But beneath the surface lie resentments and secrets that will eventually be their horrible undoing.Anything with John Stamos is a winner in my book.
- DirectorMichael SwitzerStarsBrian Austin GreenNicholle TomIsabella HofmannA teenage boy becomes an unexpected baby-daddy after getting his one night stand pregnant. The baby's mother, also a teenager, was raised by a teenage mom who knows the hardships of pregnancy first-hand.A one night stand turns into an unplanned pregnancy...will Brian Austin Green be able to step up and be a good father?
- DirectorRachel Lee GoldenbergStarsWill FerrellKristen WiigJessica LowndesA distanced couple decide to take in a seemingly innocent pregnant woman in hopes of adopting her unborn child. However, there is more to a book than its cover.Words cannot describe how weird and awkward this movie was, but I thoroughly loved every minute of it.
- DirectorAlex KalymniosStarsTaryn ManningRaymond CruzKatie SarifeA single mother, who becomes the first victim of kidnapper Ariel Castro, finds herself trapped in his home for 11 years, where she eventually becomes a friend and sister to two other women who are taken captive by Castro.Really horrifying - probably one of the best Lifetime movies (production quality, acting, etc.) I've ever seen.
- DirectorChristopher ZallaStarsRob LowePaz VegaCandice BergenFollowing the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.Anything with Rob Lowe wins in my book - amazing!
- DirectorVanessa PariseStarsBella ThorneDaniela BobadillaIsrael BroussardSweet suburban teen Amanda is introduced by her new friends to prescription drug-sharing, but the recreational fun soon leads her to a life-altering heroin addiction.I love Bella Thorne and I love TV movies, especially ones about drug addiction. Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsAustin ButlerYin ChangTom IrwinTeenagers break into celebrities houses to experience the rich life by stealing their belongings.Wayyy better than the Sophia Coppola version.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsKellie MartinTori SpellingJames AveryWho could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected.Words cannot describe this perfection.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsJeremy SumpterLyndsy FonsecaJohn RobinsonA high school kid (Sumpter) develops an addiction to Internet porn so intense that it begins to destroy his life and tear his family apart.I've loved dreamy little Jeremy Sumpter since he starred in the live-action Peter Pan film. In this winning made-for-tv movie, he gets addicted to porn and hilarity ensues.
- DirectorJorge MontesiStarsTori SpellingIvan SergeiTodd CaldecottLaurel has the boyfriend of her dreams: Kevin. He can and will do anything for her. He is totally devoted to her but the down-side is that he never leaves her alone. When she tries to get some distance he responds with aggression. It finally dawns on Laurel that he is not good for her. Laurel's mother Jessica has already started to suspect that something is wrong with his background.I searched long and hard for this one, and it was worth it. Quality film!
- DirectorPhilippe GagnonStarsJodi Lyn O'KeefePeter StebbingsDavid OrthA young teacher, Emily Bennett, sets out to clear her name after digitally fabricated pornographic photos of her are sent to her students. She soon discovers that this incident is linked to the kidnapping of another young woman and that she is now the kidnapper's next target.I've loved Jodi Lynn O'Keefe ever since she played that nasty bitch Taylor Vaughn in 'She's All That'. This movie does not disappoint.
- DirectorLee FriedlanderStarsSpencer LockeRyan McPartlinPerrey ReevesFriends start a babysitting business to save up for college, but when the babysitting money just isn't cutting it, they start a prostitution business as well.Excellent.
- DirectorDoug CampbellStarsTaylor BlackPeter StraussJames C. BurnsFor a group of college-aged girls who "hang out" with creepy businessmen old enough to be their fathers, it's all fun and games until one girl ends up dead, leaving her shocked friend to solve the mystery.Outstanding.
- DirectorChristine ConradtStarsAnne WintersTravis HammerAnnalisa CochraneA lonely computer programmer exacts harsh revenge on three teenage girls after they play a cruel prank on him.SO good! And I kind of look like Anne Winters, so it was fun to see my mini-me playing the heroine!
- DirectorNancy LeopardiStarsCaleb RuminerAmanda DetmerDina MeyerHigh-school senior Mark comes under the spell of his seductive neighbor, Carissa. After becoming lovers, Carissa convinces Mark to do whatever she wants, including cutting his mother out of his life.Dina Meyer plays the "cougar" character so well...the teenage love interest is a little goofy, but whatever.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMichael DouglasMatt DamonScott BakulaA chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson.Have I mentioned that I ferkin' love Rob Lowe?!
- DirectorSam IrvinStarsTilky JonesNikki LeighKelly DowdleTo save their struggling marriage, Becca and Ron reluctantly agree to an open relationship with their friends Mindy and Max. Though their passion is rekindled, they don't expect the jealousy, heartbreak and betrayal that soon follow.The acting is so bad. I LOVED IT!
- DirectorMonika MitchellStarsAlyson StonerTiera SkovbyeSarah DugdalePersuaded by her roommate, a college student makes an arrangement with an older man who pays for her companionship.Another one about girls ferkin for cash. The beautiful actress who played Jessie Spano in the Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story stars in this..
- DirectorCurtis CrawfordStarsElizabeth GilliesCynthia StevensonWilliam R. MosesWhen Callie discovers that her father has had a debilitating stroke, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to return home and seek justice for her mother.Perfection! The lead actress is gorgeous and wayyy too talented for Lifetime.
- DirectorStanley M. BrooksStarsAbigail BreslinGeorgie HenleyMira SorvinoTired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.I don't think this is actually a made-for-tv movie, but I watched in on LMN, so i think that counts.
- DirectorJerell RosalesStarsPaulina SingerFrançois ArnaudLana Condor17-year-old Kelley falls in love with Christian, an older actor; her father tries to intervene before the relationship turns into a dangerous obsession.James Franco never ceases to amaze me. Pretty actors, decent acting...kinda reminds me of Fear (one of the finest pieces of cinema ever).
- DirectorStephen TolkinStarsPenelope Ann MillerJoe AndersonMyk WatfordConvicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt seduce bored, restless, small town mom Joyce Mitchell who aids and abets their audacious jailbreak.This movie is everything!!! Love Joyce!
- DirectorGrant HarveyStarsSally PressmanPeter FlemmingRoger HaskettBased on a memoir by Sue William Silverman about her struggle and triumph over sexual addiction.I really liked this UNTIL she went to rehab. I wanted more sex, less rehab.
- DirectorDoug CampbellStarsArianne ZuckerSedona LeggeStephen GraybillWhen Alex Hilers' hot mess cousin Carolyn vanishes, Alex suspects the worst...Carolyn has been "camming" lately, and Alex suspects she broke the rules and met one of her clients...No one believes her and it's now up to Alex to track and face the predator that kidnaps Cam Girls.
- DirectorFenton BaileyRandy BarbatoStarsBenito MartinezCourtney LoveNico TortorellaThis film explores the inner lives and motivation behind the murders of entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik in 1989.I really liked this, except for the weird ghost of Kitty Menendez. I think they were trying to get their money's worth out of Courtney Love...
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsKatrina BowdenJason-Shane ScottValynn TurkovichDaniel, a brilliant lawyer who is about to become one of the state's youngest judges, is driving with his fiancé Jenny when they hit another car.Solid Lifetime movie. Katrina Bowden is a doll.
- DirectorChristie Will WolfStarsRachel HunterClayton JamesLane EdwardsIt's all fun and games when an attractive new male teacher comes to town. That is, until a lonely housewife discovers he is really a mentally deranged psychopath, after she mistakingly had a fling with him one night.Pretty, pretty good. Rachel Hunter's Kiwi accent makes sporadic appearances.
- DirectorConor AllynStarsMary Katherine DuhonMarguerite MoreauDavid MaldonadoA gritty thriller dealing with topical social issues, Overexposed is the story of a teen girl caught up in a sexting scandal that leads to panic, outrage and murder.