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1. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
2. North by Northwest (1959)
Approved | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis
Votes: 346,263 | Gross: $13.28M
3. 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: 1,171
4. The Sound of Music (1965)
G | 172 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn
Votes: 261,131 | Gross: $163.21M
5. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Not Rated | 131 min | Drama
A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis
Votes: 79,924
6. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner
Votes: 35,713
7.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
(2004)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
American Masters explores the life and career of Cary Grant (born Archie Leach) with celebrity interviews.
Director: Robert Trachtenberg | Stars: Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Cary Grant, Barbara Harris
Votes: 581
8.
Reputations (1994–2002)
Episode:
Hitch: Alfred the Auteur
(1999)
59 min | Documentary
Second episode of a two-part profile on the life and films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Denis Lawson, Dan Auiler, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert F. Boyle
Votes: 19
9. The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994 Video)
87 min | Documentary
This is a detailed made-for-video documentary on the saga of the making of the movie Sound of Music, The (1965), and the story of the life of Maria von Trapp and her family which inspired it.
Director: Michael Matessino | Stars: Claire Bloom, Eleonore von Trapp Campbell, Johannes von Trapp, Ted Chapin
Votes: 95
10.
Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Comedian
(1957)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his.... See full summary »
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Kim Hunter, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Tormé
Votes: 281
11.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock
(1979)
100 min | Documentary
On March 7, 1979, Alfred Hitchcock becomes the seventh recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Judith Anderson, Ned Beatty, Berry Berenson, Ingrid Bergman
Votes: 295
12.
Reputations (1994–2002)
Episode:
Hitch: Alfred the Great
(1999)
60 min | Documentary
First episode of a two-part profile on the life and films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Denis Lawson, Jim Forster, Ronald Markham, Matthew Smart
Votes: 71
13. 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: 2,088
14. The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
278 min | Adventure, Drama
A luxury liner is hijacked by terrorists.
Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Horst Buchholz, James Coco, Chad Everett
Votes: 113
15. The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
This was an anthology series which aired live. It often featured adaptations of one-act stage plays.
Stars: Guy Kibbee, Faye Emerson, John Conte, Vicki Cummings
Votes: 52
16. West Side Story (1961)
Approved | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 121,218 | Gross: $43.66M
17. Sabrina (1954)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden
Votes: 70,362
18. Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Find out more about the women you love and admire who have made their mark in movies, music, politics, sports, and more in these "Intimate Portraits."
Stars: Linda Emond, Laurent Lederer, Lisa Friedman, Meredith Vieira
Votes: 420
19. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154
20. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Passed | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart
Votes: 9,022
21. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
30 min | Drama
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Stars: Philip Carey, Laraine Day, Willis Bouchey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 276
22. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998 TV Movie)
138 min | Documentary
The American Film Institute commemorates the first century of American films with this awesome made-for-TV special highlighting the greatest 100 American movies as determined by leaders in ... See full summary »
Directors: Gary Smith, Dann Netter | Stars: Cher, Sally Field, Jodie Foster, Richard Gere
Votes: 678
23. The King and I (1956)
G | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson
Votes: 27,919 | Gross: $21.30M
24. Executive Suite (1954)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, Romance
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson, Fredric March
Votes: 4,587
25. Reputations (1994–2002)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary profiles examining well-known figures from the world of entertainment and history.
Stars: Jancis Robinson, Veronika Hyks, Denis Lawson, Josette Simon
Votes: 23
26. Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Hosted by Eva Marie Saint, the film's leading lady, this 40-minute documentary of Alfred Hitchcock's only M-G-M film combines interviews (Martin Landau, Patricia Hitchcock, production ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Fitzgerald | Stars: Eva Marie Saint, Patricia Hitchcock, Ernest Lehman, Robert F. Boyle
Votes: 321
27. Hello, Dolly! (1969)
G | 146 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.
Director: Gene Kelly | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew
Votes: 16,971 | Gross: $7.24M
28. Family Plot (1976)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/actor boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane
Votes: 24,839
29. Black Sunday (1977)
R | 143 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
When a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver
Votes: 9,087 | Gross: $15.77M
30. The Prize (1963)
Approved | 134 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Diane Baker
Votes: 5,280 | Gross: $7.70M
31. From the Terrace (1960)
Passed | 149 min | Drama, Romance
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin
Votes: 3,193 | Gross: $11.34M
32. The Inside Story (1948)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Marsha Hunt, William Lundigan, Charles Winninger, Gail Patrick
Votes: 301
33. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001 TV Special)
Music
The 2001 Oscars hosted by Steve Martin.
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Roger Goodman | Stars: Steve Martin, Ben Affleck, Debbie Allen, Joan Allen
Votes: 912
34. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990 TV Special)
Family
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Billy Crystal, Paula Abdul, Isabelle Adjani, Danny Aiello
Votes: 389
35. Sabrina (1995)
PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, Nancy Marchand
Votes: 44,452 | Gross: $53.67M
36.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Audrey Hepburn
(1996)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography
Director: Suzie Galler | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Michael Black, Janis Blackschlager
Votes: 109
37. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988 TV Special)
205 min | News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Chevy Chase, James Acheson, Norma Aleandro, Wayne Allwine
Votes: 292
38. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Documentary
The Award is the highest honor for a career in film and celebrates an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.
Stars: Carole Bayer Sager, George Stevens Jr., Jack Nicholson, Gregory Peck
Votes: 50
39. Sen Bir Meleksin (1969)
95 min | Drama, Romance
The adaptation of The Sound of Music.
Director: Nejat Saydam | Stars: Hülya Koçyigit, Ediz Hun, Çetin Akçan, Nuri Avci
Votes: 169
40. Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
R | 101 min | Comedy
The movie chronicles a young man's (Richard Benjamin) love and passion in his own kinky way.
Director: Ernest Lehman | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Karen Black, Lee Grant, Jack Somack
Votes: 584 | Gross: $0.61M
41. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,412
42. Mashup (2021)
23 min | Short, Musical
A fun journey through the classics of musical theater.
Director: Laura Guzmán | Stars: José Antonio Casas Galván, Nelly del Carmen Castro Linares, Abril Gamboa Mijangos, Sara González Armada
44.
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
Episode:
The Unguarded Moment
(1949)
Drama
A psychiatrist is having problems that he has difficulty dealing with. But during a session with a patient the physician sees clarity with his troubles.
Director: Garry Simpson | Stars: Paul Lukas, Valerie Bettis, Louis Beachner, Dora Clement
45.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
Slide, Darling, Slide
(1954)
30 min | Drama
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Merry Anders, Anthony Caruso, Bill Crandall, Linda Danson
46.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Inside Story
(1955)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
When money is inadvertently removed from an hotel safe, it leads to all kinds of problems.
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Thomas Mitchell, Irene Anders, James Barton, Ray Bennett
47.
Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Episode:
The Under-Appreciation of Screenwriters and Scripts - Why Hollywood Needs To Show Respect
(2021)
Talk-Show
Director: Pritan Ambroase | Stars: Paul Thomas Anderson, Noah Baumbach, Jim Carrey, Paddy Chayefsky
48.
TV de Vanguarda (1952–1967)
Episode:
Coluna de Escândalos
(1957)
Stars: Eduardo Abbas, Fernando Baleroni, Jaime Barcellos, Geraldo Louzano
49.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Doris Day, Tippi Hedren, Alfred Hitchcock
50.
The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1979)
120 min | Adventure, Drama
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Horst Buchholz, James Coco, Chad Everett