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51. The Hansom Cabman (1924)

20 min | Short, Comedy

On the morning of his wedding day, Harry has a terrible hangover. A strange woman appears in his room and says he married her the night before. Just then, his fiancée and her mother arrive. Amidst the anger, Harry is arrested.

Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: Harry Langdon, Marceline Day, Charlotte Mineau, Andy Clyde

Votes: 134

52. The Case of the Screaming Bishop (1944)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Animated satire has parody versions of Holmes and Watson investigating the theft of a dinosaur skeleton.

Director: Howard Swift | Stars: Harry Lang, John McLeish

Votes: 62

53. All Dressed Up (1920)

Comedy, Short

Snub is a cab driver with aspirations to be a regular gentleman.

Director: Charley Chase | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Eddie Boland, Ernest Morrison, Ernie Morrison Sr.

Votes: 20

54. The Amazing Mr. Nordill (1947)

11 min | Short, Crime, Mystery

This Passing Parade short is based on the exploits of counterfeiter Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U. S. Treasury department.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: John Nesbitt, Leon Ames, Clinton Sundberg, Elinor Donahue

Votes: 114

55. Merry Widower (1926)

20 min | Short, Comedy

Julius (Jimmy Finlayson) loses his wife to Rudy (Tyler Brooke) because he's too busy going on hunting trips. But when she arranges to meet with a fortune teller, Julius hatches a plan to win her back.

Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: James Finlayson, Ethel Clayton, Tyler Brooke, Jerry Mandy

Votes: 28

56. High, Wide and Hansom (1935)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music

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Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Herb Williams, Leona Powers, Rose Kessner, George McKay

57. She Loved Him Plenty (1918)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Polly conducts a pawn shop with Ben and Charles as her appraisers and clerks. Ben is her sweetheart and Polly sure does love him, but Ben is not quite so enthusiastic, excepting when the ... See full summary »

Directors: Hampton Del Ruth, F. Richard Jones | Stars: Ben Turpin, Heinie Conklin, Polly Moran, Edgar Kennedy

Votes: 19

58. A Railway Tragedy (1904)

5 min | Short, Crime

A woman arriving at a train station is unaware that a nearby stranger is closely eyeing her and her purse as she leaves her carriage. As she waits for her train, the same stranger lurks ... See full summary »

Votes: 94

59. Strawberry Shortcake (1980–1988)
Episode: Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City (1981)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation

Strawberry Shortcake travels to Big Apple City to compete with the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak in a televised bakeoff.

Director: Hal Silvermintz | Stars: Russi Taylor, Robert Ridgely, Diana McCannon, Bob Holt

Votes: 83

60. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode: Murder, Murder on the Wall (1980)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Harts look forward to lunch with Jennifer's friend Marcie and her new spouse Adam Fowler, who vanishes and is soon found dead. Meanwhile, two men who followed him out of the restaurant trail who they think is his wife: Jennifer.

Director: Tom Mankiewicz | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Karen Carlson

Votes: 142

61. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode: The Rye (1996)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

After George's parents take back the bread they gifted to Susan's parents, George makes Jerry find another loaf and tries to appease Susan's parents by taking them on Kramer's Manhattan horse tours, to disastrous consequences.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 4,323

62. Sherlock Holmes (1964–1968)
Episode: A Study in Scarlet (1968)

48 min | Crime, Drama, History

When a man is found poisoned in an abandoned building with the word "RACHE" written in blood on the wall. LaStrade confidently declares, "Cherchez la femme!"

Director: Henri Safran | Stars: Peter Cushing, Nigel Stock, Joe Melia, George A. Cooper

Votes: 196

63. Tony Robinson's History of Britain (2020–2022)
Episode: The Victorians (2020)

Documentary, History

Tony travels back to the 1800s, meeting a 13-year-old girl who worked 14-hour shifts in a match factory, a woman who worked down the mines, and one of the first employees of Marks and Spencer. (Ch. 5 description)

Star: Tony Robinson

Votes: 12

64. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: Angel of Inferno (2022)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eliza is hired to solve a case of blackmail in the shady world of Victorian medicine, and finds herself with a new rival-Patrick Nash, the owner of a large private detective agency who wants to hire her or crush her agency.

Director: Ivan Zivkovic | Stars: Kate Phillips, Cathy Belton, Nenad Herakovic, Pal Aron

Votes: 308

65. Hollywood (1980)
Episode: Comedy: A Serious Business (1980)

49 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The art of silent comedy is highlighted with a focus on the work of the four great clowns of the era: Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Harry Langdon.

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Frank Capra, Jackie Coogan, Georgie Harris

Votes: 71

66. Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022)
Episode: Part One: The Marriage (2022)

87 min | Drama

The origin of the Dollanganger family saga. Olivia Winfield meets the eligible Malcolm Foxworth. They marry and she moves into Foxworth Hall, oblivious to the secrets and lies inside.

Director: Declan O'Dwyer | Stars: Jemima Rooper, Max Irons, Kate Mulgrew, T'Shan Williams

Votes: 162

67. The Forsyte Saga (2002–2003)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2002)

TV-PG | 75 min | Drama, History, Romance

Emotionally aloof Soames Forsyte, a well-to-do solicitor becomes enamored at first sight of Irene Heron, but she turns down his marriage proposal,

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Amanda Ooms, Rupert Graves, Sarah Winman, Corin Redgrave

Votes: 114

68. Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Episode: The Making of a Revolutionary (2002)

Documentary, Biography, History

As Benjamin Franklin makes a brief fifteen year visit to England animosity develops between England and the Colonies. Franklin's efforts to mediate the disputes are costly to his reputation... See full summary »

Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, Colm Feore, Douglas Anderson

69. Copper (2012–2013)
Episode: Husbands and Fathers (2012)

TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Drama

September 21, 1864. Corcoran receives a lead on a figure from his past who may have information about the loss of his family. What he learns does little to ease his mind and only raises ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh

Votes: 233

70. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: Bloodline (2022)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective Fitzroy sees one of his colleagues plant evidence on a suspect. With Duke away, Fitzroy turns to Eliza and hires her to look into a case of police corruption.

Director: Ivan Zivkovic | Stars: Tim Chipping, Evan McCabe, Simon Ludders, Kate Phillips

Votes: 243

71. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: The Diamond Feather (2024)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Things are going well for Eliza until a familiar face shows up to question her role at Nash and Sons. Meanwhile, Duke receives an offer that brings their relationship to a crisis point.

Director: Nimer Rashed | Stars: Cathy Belton, Stuart Martin, Kate Phillips, Paul Bazely

Votes: 190

72. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: The Calling (2024)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eliza and Nash are still struggling to work together when an explosive case takes them into a cutthroat industry where people will kill to keep their secrets.

Director: Rachael New | Stars: Kate Phillips, Predrag Grujic, Paul Bazely, Felix Scott

Votes: 158

73. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: The Fugitive (2024)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eliza is on the trail of a fugitive who is charged with murder. She must find him before the police do or risk losing everything.

Director: Milos Kodemo | Stars: Kate Phillips, Felix Scott, Paul Bazely, Tim Chipping

Votes: 148

74. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: Night Work (2014)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 4,292

75. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: Séance (2014)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Vanessa and Sir Malcolm encounter the mysteriously beautiful Dorian Gray at a party. Things take a turn, however, when renowned medium Madame Kali hosts a séance. Meanwhile, Ethan befriends Ms. Brona Croft, a young Irish immigrant.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 3,733

76. Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

TV-PG | 28 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

In the first of these re-imagined, inter-connected Charles Dickens tales ruthless debt collector Jacob Marley (Peter Firth) makes himself an enemy.

Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Joseph Quinn, Tuppence Middleton, Peter Firth, Pauline Collins

Votes: 216

77. Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode: Episode #1.20 (2016)

TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

As Amelia Havisham prepares for the wedding of the year, Arthur realises that he is the only one who can save her. But will Arthur act or will he take the coward's way out?

Director: Andy Hay | Stars: Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Quinn, Leonardo Dickens, Tom Weston-Jones

Votes: 134

78. Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Episode: The Chess Master (2002)

Documentary, Biography, History

Franklin travels to France to obtain support for the Revolution. After months of beguiling Louis XVI and French society he gains French support.

Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, Colm Feore, Keith Arbour

79. The Alienist (2018–2020)
Episode: These Bloody Thoughts (2018)

TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sara and Kreizler posit on the ability to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Connor eye potential suspects. Roosevelt is under scrutiny from the public.

Director: James Hawes | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom

Votes: 1,856