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Best of TV Movies

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  • Snakes and Ladders (1980)

    1. Snakes and Ladders

    198030mTV Movie
    7.0 (181)
    A man awakens to find himself immersed in a real-life scenario of a board game with an ever expanding cartography.
    DirectorRaúl RuizStarsPascal BonitzerJean-Loup Rivière
  • Wit (2001)

    2. Wit

    20011h 39mPG-13TV Movie
    8.0 (12K)
    A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsEmma ThompsonChristopher LloydEileen Atkins
  • From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)

    3. From the Life of the Marionettes

    19801h 44mR
    7.2 (5K)
    An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsRobert AtzornChristine BucheggerMartin Benrath
  • Medea (1988)

    4. Medea

    19881h 16mTV Movie84Metascore
    7.1 (3.8K)
    Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason as well as the promise of the throne. In exchange, Medea and the boys are to be banished. Jason explains that his actions ensure a rich future for Medea and her sons. She asks that she be allowed to stay; Kreon refuses. She asks for one more day, and begs Jason to seek the king's permission to allow their sons to stay in Corinth. Jason agrees and Medea prepares a gift for her sons to give to Glauce. Will Medea leave peacefully?
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsUdo KierKirsten OlesenHenning Jensen
  • Dennis Weaver in Duel (1971)

    5. Duel

    19711h 30mPGTV Movie81Metascore
    7.6 (83K)
    A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDennis WeaverJacqueline ScottEddie Firestone
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited (2011)

    6. The Sunset Limited

    20111h 31mTV-MATV Movie
    7.3 (33K)
    Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.
    DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsSamuel L. JacksonTommy Lee Jones
  • Margit Carstensen in Martha (1974)

    7. Martha

    19741h 56mTV Movie
    7.5 (3.2K)
    After the death of her abusive father, the lonely librarian Martha marries an equally vile businessman - Helmut. The cruel and torturous nature of their relationship leads Martha to believe Helmut might be trying to kill her.
    DirectorRainer Werner FassbinderStarsMargit CarstensenKarlheinz BöhmBarbara Valentin
  • Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

    8. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    20042h 2mRTV Movie85Metascore
    7.6 (1.9K)
    The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
    DirectorXan CassavetesStarsJerry HarveyChuck RossTimothy Ryerson
  • Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jack Lemmon, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, James Gandolfini, Edward James Olmos, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Dorian Harewood, Courtney B. Vance, William Petersen, and Mykelti Williamson in 12 Angry Men (1997)

    9. 12 Angry Men

    19971h 57mPG-13TV Movie
    7.8 (20K)
    Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsJack LemmonGeorge C. ScottHume Cronyn
  • The End of the World (1988)

    10. The End of the World

    198857mTV Movie
    7.1 (54)
    An elderly couple silently watches their marriage collapse into indifference and bitterness. Together yet separated from each other. A study on loneliness.
    DirectorDorota KedzierzawskaStarsAntoni MajakEmilia Ziólkowska
  • The Signalman (1976)

    11. A Ghost Story for Christmas

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    The Signalman

    (1976)
    1971–197838mTV Episode
    7.6 (1.9K)
    A lonely Signalman is visited by a stranger.
    DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsDenholm ElliottBernard LloydReginald Jessup
  • Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in The Song of Lunch (2010)

    12. The Song of Lunch

    201050mTV Movie
    7.3 (2.7K)
    A London publisher recounts a lunchtime reunion with a former lover, in poetic monologue.
    DirectorNiall MacCormickStarsAlan RickmanEmma ThompsonAndi Soric
  • Przejscie podziemne (1974)

    13. Przejscie podziemne

    197429mTV Short
    6.5 (349)
    A school teacher from a small town in Poland comes to Warsaw to see his estranged wife, a window dresser, in the hope that she will return to him rather than give him a divorce.
    DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsTeresa Budzisz-KrzyzanowskaAndrzej SewerynAnna Jaraczówna
  • Ostkreuz (1991)

    14. Ostkreuz

    19911h 24mTV Movie
    6.6 (210)
    Elfie is 15, she lives in a little room in Berlin with her mother, who's trying to find any job. She hates mother's lover, room she lives in and her own life. Trying to collect money for a new good apartment, she meets a wheeler-dealer named Darius.
    DirectorMichael KlierStarsLaura TonkeMiroslaw BakaSuzanne von Borsody
  • Claire Danes in Temple Grandin (2010)

    15. Temple Grandin

    20101h 47mTV-PGTV Movie
    8.2 (35K)
    A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.
    DirectorMick JacksonStarsClaire DanesJulia OrmondDavid Strathairn
  • The Plank (1979)

    16. The Plank

    197928mTV Movie
    7.3 (761)
    This is a pantomime about two construction workers, who discover that a plank is missing from the floor they are just building. They discover that two children have taken the plank and use it for a seesaw. Instead of taking it back, they decide to go and buy a new one. However, this may not have been a very good idea, for all the troubles and problems they encounter, just by buying a plank, are countless.
    DirectorEric SykesStarsEric SykesArthur LoweLionel Blair
  • La cabina (1972)

    17. La cabina

    197235mTV Short
    7.8 (4.8K)
    A man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.
    DirectorAntonio MerceroStarsJosé Luis López VázquezAgustín GonzálezGoyo Lebrero

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