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1. Groundhog Day (1993)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 686,910 | Gross: $70.91M
2. 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: 4,704
3. Only the Lonely (1991)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his controlling mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, Kevin Dunn
Votes: 12,374 | Gross: $21.83M
4. Meet the Applegates (1990)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Modelling themselves after an idyllic cookie-cutter suburban 1950s family, a colony of insects move from South America into the United States with the intent of getting access to the nation's nuclear resources.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman, Bobby Jacoby
Votes: 2,628 | Gross: $0.49M
5. Code of Silence (1985)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Mike Genovese
Votes: 9,439 | Gross: $20.35M
6. Blink (1993)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Emma, a blind violinist who had recently undergone a revolutionary surgery, joins with a police detective to track a serial killer after she was an inadvertent witness to his latest crime.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Peter Friedman
Votes: 9,161 | Gross: $16.70M
7. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 419
8. The Dollmaker (1984 TV Movie)
142 min | Drama
During WWII, a hard-luck farmer leaves rural home for a big city factory job. Gertie, his woodcarver wife reluctantly joins. City life and reckless spending leave them in dire straits, so Gertie carves handmade dolls to support her family.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley
Votes: 986
9. The Naked Face (1984)
R | 105 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A Chicago psychoanalyst's patient and secretary are murdered and he becomes the police's prime suspect despite his claims that someone is trying to frame him.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Roger Moore, Rod Steiger, Elliott Gould, Art Carney
Votes: 1,556
10. A Conspiracy of Love (1987 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
A woman's husband apparently has deserted her and their daughter. So she decides to get on with her life which might include dissolving their union and seeing someone else. However, her ... See full summary »
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Robert Young, Drew Barrymore, Elizabeth Wilson, Mitchell Laurance
Votes: 156
11. Gaily, Gaily (1969)
R | 107 min | Comedy
To escape sinful impulses, Ben Harvey, a callow youth, leaves his small town for Chicago in 1910. A pickpocket promptly relieves him of his money, and he nearly starves before Queen Lil ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, George Kennedy
Votes: 429
12. Equinox (1992)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Twins, separated at birth and living opposite lives, are about to learn of each other- and the substantial inheritance they are entitled to.
Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Fred Ward, Tyra Ferrell
Votes: 1,359 | Gross: $0.28M
13. Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy, who spent four years and six months in prison following the Watergate scandal.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Robert Conrad, Katherine Cannon, Gary Bayer, Peter Ratray
Votes: 144
14. Night of Evil (1962)
88 min | Drama
The story of a young girl who goes from being a high school cheerleader to a stripper who commits an armed robbery.
Director: Richard Galbreath | Stars: Lisa Gaye, William Campbell, Lynette Bernay, Remo Pisani
Votes: 97
15. Heart of Steel (1983 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Peter Strauss, Pamela Reed, John Doucette, Barry Primus
Votes: 132
16. Two Fathers' Justice (1985 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
On the eve of their wedding day, Karen and Johnny are murdered by drug dealers who are actually after the groom's roommate. The killers are caught, but they jump bail and flee the country, ... See full summary »
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Robert Conrad, George Hamilton, Brooke Bundy, Catherine Corkill
Votes: 74
17. Dream Breakers (1989 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A movie about a Chicago family -- a building contractor and his two sons who have opposing ideologies. One brother works for a power-hungry builder with underworld connections; the younger ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Millar | Stars: Robert Loggia, Kyle MacLachlan, D.W. Moffett, Charles Cioffi
Votes: 68
18. Mr. B Natural (1957)
29 min | Musical, Short
Produced by C.D. Conn, a company that manufactured brasswinds, to encourage children that musical talent can improve their self esteem and social interaction. The video also shows how musical instruments are made in the factory.
Director: Phil Patton | Stars: Betty Luster, Bruce Podewell, Beverly Younger, James Andelin
Votes: 639
19. Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter (1979 TV Movie)
58 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Starring Dan O Herlihy as Mark Twain, this PBS special was created by renowned Twain scholars.
Director: Larry Yust | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Kay Howell, Peter Henry Schroeder, Richard Moll
20. Are You Popular? (1947)
Unrated | 10 min | Drama, Short
The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized. Jerry occasionally goes on dates with Ginny, who goes on "sitting in parked cars" dates with many boys, ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Peshak | Stars: Bill Fein, Marilyn Fisher, Bunny Kacher, Shaya Nash
Votes: 165
22.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
(1982)
Not Rated | 52 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman.
Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Donna Gibbons, Brian Svrusis, George Womack, Fred Gwynne
Votes: 49
23.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Who Am I This Time?
(1982)
TV-PG | 53 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely-... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Caitlin Hart, Les Podewell, Aaron Freeman, Jerry Vile
Votes: 858
24.
Chicago Hope (1994–2000)
Episode:
Over the Rainbow
(1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Dr. Geiger clashes with the hospital's executive committee after he performs an experimental procedure on a deceased patient. Dr. Shutt takes on a hapless HMO representative who insists ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, E.G. Marshall, Roxanne Hart
Votes: 46
25.
Studs' Place (1950–1952)
Episode:
Episode dated 29 June 1950
(1950)
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Studs Terkel, Eloise Krummer, Bardwell Patton, Catherine Payne
26.
Studs' Place (1950–1952)
Episode:
Episode dated 6 July 1950
(1950)
Stars: Studs Terkel, Eloise Krummer, Bardwell Patton, Catherine Payne
27.
Studs' Place (1950–1952)
Episode:
Episode dated 17 August 1950
(1950)
Stars: Studs Terkel, Eloise Krummer, Bardwell Patton, Catherine Payne
28.
Studs' Place (1950–1952)
Episode:
Episode dated 10 August 1950
(1950)
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Studs Terkel, Eloise Krummer, Bardwell Patton, Catherine Payne