Hey why not try and do a list of the top 100 good TV movies? I kind of misread another thread on here and recalled a bunch of quality TV movies...can we come up with a 100? Maybe keep it to adding 1 at a time. I'll start with one previously mentioned there by the one and only RC...
1. Duel (1971)
http://youtu.be/hMgCg6SaS6U (http://youtu.be/hMgCg6SaS6U)
The Day After (1983)
! No longer available (http://youtube.com/watch?v=MOFsOA9VsBk#)
The full movie can also be found on YT
The frightening Baffled! with Leonard Nimoy and Susan Hampshire. Gave me nightmares for days afterwards. :buggedout:
Crowhaven Farm: :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout:
Brian's Song (1971)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Brians_song_tv_guide_1971_premiere.jpg/250px-Brians_song_tv_guide_1971_premiere.jpg)
6) The Night Stalker (1972) - introduction to Carl Kolchak.
http://youtu.be/pJ3JSZBWjYc (http://youtu.be/pJ3JSZBWjYc)
Do mini-series count?
I don't really have a problem with adding them as they are basically overlong TV movies pretty much...
7) Harrison Bergeron
http://youtu.be/nfksZSOhYco (http://youtu.be/nfksZSOhYco)
More and more, this seems the world we are living in...
8. WORLD ON A WIRE (1973)
Great sci-fi feature made for German TV, originally shown in 2 parts
http://youtu.be/URq7m3-SOtA (http://youtu.be/URq7m3-SOtA)
9. Dune (2000)
Sure it's obvious that the desert scenes were shot in the studio. Even so, it's probably the best adaptation of Dune we'll ever get. In particular, Ian McNiece was way better than the guy they had for the Baron in the Lynch film.
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11.DRACULA (1973) with Jack Palance. This was directed by Dan Curtis-which is a logical choice,being as he had such a hit with the Dark Shadows TV show (and film). Palance makes a great Count-I wish he could have taken it to the big screen once Christopher Lee had abandoned the role! Alas.
It was to air-and I was all set for it-the night Nixon resigned!So it was pre-empted right after it had just started! I was so f**king p**sed! :buggedout:
http://youtu.be/S1_CH1oU_wY (http://youtu.be/S1_CH1oU_wY)
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13. To Heal A Nation (1988): the story of the building of the Vietnam War Memorial. If you don't cry at the end of that film, you have no soul. :bluesad:
14. Ghostwatch (1992): the British mockumentary (of sorts) which scared the crap out of almost all that viewed it. :buggedout:
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the first miniseries listed
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16. Salem's Lot (1979)
http://youtu.be/w1unHCE_Npw (http://youtu.be/w1unHCE_Npw)
17. GARGOYLES (1972) I seen this on TV way back when! Bernie Casey-from DR.JEKYLL AND MR.BLACK (1976) and I'M GONNA GET YOU SUCKA (1988) plays the ruler of the gargoyles!
http://youtu.be/mSsX0QkMF6I (http://youtu.be/mSsX0QkMF6I)
18. In The Line Of Duty: The Twilight Murders aka Midnight Murders and Manhunt In The Dakotas: the story of the tax evader / white supremacist Gordon Kahl who murdered policemen at a roadblock and was finally cornered in a house by law enforcement officials and shot down.
Rod Steiger is great as the WW2 vet turned killer in this.
19. The Woman in Black (1989)
http://youtu.be/k1hun4jaY5g (http://youtu.be/k1hun4jaY5g)
20. Sole Survivor (1970): finally available on DVD and Bluray! :cheers:
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51eyLGtgxxL._SX342_.jpg)
21
Igmar Bergman's television of Fanny and Alexander
https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/206-fanny-and-alexander-box-set (https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/206-fanny-and-alexander-box-set)
at an astonishing 312 minutes, it's no wonder I haven't got around to watching this even though I got the box set linked above
22. Threads (1984)
http://youtu.be/MrHoMSRZOS4 (http://youtu.be/MrHoMSRZOS4)
Quote from: JaseSF on March 13, 2017, 07:46:54 PM
22. Threads (1984)
http://youtu.be/MrHoMSRZOS4 (http://youtu.be/MrHoMSRZOS4)
That was a very frightening and disturbing series. :buggedout:
23. Frankenstein: The True Story
http://youtu.be/fx83SjnHxBo (http://youtu.be/fx83SjnHxBo)
24 Dekalog (1988)
https://www.criterion.com/films/28661-dekalog?q=autocomplete (https://www.criterion.com/films/28661-dekalog?q=autocomplete)
25. Citizen X (1995)
http://youtu.be/XYtvCXrVsrM (http://youtu.be/XYtvCXrVsrM)
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28) Chips the War Dog
A childhood favorite. Found the tape again a few years ago, and it's held up. Based loosely on a true story.
29) V
28) V: The Final Battle
31) Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
32) Davey Crocket
33) Battle Star Galactica
Honestly this list is harder than most; I can't just research films which appeared on TV; I have to have watched them to know they're good.
:question:
THE HOMECOMING (1971)
http://youtu.be/umEEnFtmV0I (http://youtu.be/umEEnFtmV0I)
~edit~
35. When Every Day was the Fourth of July
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another miniseries
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37) Asteroid
38) Walking With Dinosaurs (Hope documentaries count.)
39) Airwolf: The Movie
40) Davey Crocket and the River Pirates
41) Night Gallery (Pilot film)
(Hope these haven't been listed yet.)
42) The Martian Chronicles
43. A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER (1978)
http://youtu.be/3inykNgeGS8 (http://youtu.be/3inykNgeGS8)
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I liked this when I was a kid
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this too
46) Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Not sure if it first aired on TV, but it was edited from episodes of a TV show.
47) The Paper Man - An interesting early take on the "killer computer" genre and computer hacking. College kids get a credit card by mistake. Luckily the credit card company has a timeshare on their university's computer, so the kids are able to create a fake account for their own use. Then the computer starts trapping them in the lab and rigging equipment to do them in. Is the paper man trying to become real?
48
ESPN 30 for 30: The Price of Gold
49
ESPN 30 for 30: The Youngstown Boys
50) Dinotopia
This seemed like a big deal when I was in 6th grade. It got a short-lived series as a sequel, so it probably was a big deal. It's a little long, & sometimes slow, but it does immerse you in a world all its own. And it has dinosaurs. That's always a plus. :smile:
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtAyv9kd0M#)
We're halfway there...
51. The Battlestar Galactica reboot miniseries.
52) Sabrina: The Teenage Witch
Pilot for the TV Series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(film)
Actually, I'm not sure I saw this. I think I did, but it's been so long. Watched the show regularly, & saw a sequel movie.
53. ROOTS
54. DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW
55. Don't be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
56. DEVIL DOG: HOUND OF HELL (1977)
I saw the ads for it when I was a teenager-but never got to see it.
I watched this last night-and I loved it!
http://youtu.be/YSAmUDlUUhQ (http://youtu.be/YSAmUDlUUhQ)
57) The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wCwTo562Xw#)
58
Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King TV miniseries
I liked it as a kid.
Quote from: retrorussell on February 09, 2019, 04:27:52 PM
54. DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW
I love that movie. It's on Tubi now! I just rewatched it-devastating! :buggedout:
59. Operation Delta Force (1997): partly filmed in my Mom's home town. :teddyr:
(http://www.asset1.net/tv/pictures/movie/operation-delta-force-1996/Operation-Delta-Force-KA.jpg)
60 R2-D2 Beneath the Dome
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/R2-D2:_Beneath_the_Dome
this is really funny
61. Satan's Triangle (1975) with Kim Novak and Doug McClure. :buggedout:
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62. KILLDOZER (1974)
I love this movie! I remember when it first came on TV!
http://youtu.be/vU73kzrhWig (http://youtu.be/vU73kzrhWig)
Quote from: Trevor on March 06, 2019, 08:38:46 AM
61. Satan's Triangle (1975) with Kim Novak and Doug McClure. :buggedout:
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I like that one too! Hey- it's got Kim Novak!
63. Tuko sa Madre Kakaw (Gecko of Mother Cacao, 1959)
(https://hughlockwood.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/tuko-sa-madre-kakaw-1959-photo-sf.jpg)
64: When Michael Calls (1972)
65. The Stone Tape (1972) :buggedout:
66. Black Noon (1971)
67. The House That Would Not Die (1970)
68. The Jericho Mile (1979)*
69. 21 Hours At Munich (1976)*
70. Live Again Die Again (1974)
71. The Alpha Caper (1973)
72. Pray For The Wildcats (1974)
73. Quiet As A Nun (1978) :buggedout:
* Saw these in the theatre.
Quote from: RCMerchant on March 06, 2019, 04:20:29 PM
62. KILLDOZER (1974)
I love this movie! I remember when it first came on TV!
http://youtu.be/vU73kzrhWig (http://youtu.be/vU73kzrhWig)
Oddly, enough, so do I. You can't go wrong with a cast that included . . .
Clint Walker -- James Wainwright -- Carl Betz -- Neville Brant -- Robert Urich -- and James A. Watson, jr.
For such a "bad" movie, it had a surprising foundation, Theodore Sturgeon's 1944 novella of the same name.,
63. The dune movies on the sci-fi channel.
64. Childhood's end on the sci-fi channel.
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Sharknado :teddyr: :teddyr: :teddyr: :teddyr:
65 (since he above entry was obviously a joke) the intruder within.
If you like an honest alien ripoff that doesn't even pretend to by anything else, this movie's for you.
http://www.cultreviews.com/reviews/the-intruder-within/ (http://www.cultreviews.com/reviews/the-intruder-within/)
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I've had this for a while but finally got around to watching this tonight
I'm on episode 1 of the miniseries and it's really good
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Savage directed by Steven Spielberg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_(1973_TV_film)
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Something Evil directed by Steven Spielberg
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Something_Evil.jpg)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Evil
82 ESPN 30 for 30: This Was the XFL
THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1973)
Here's the whole movie:
http://youtu.be/QbzPooqlZ84 (http://youtu.be/QbzPooqlZ84)
^ I seen that! When Kolchak hunts some serial killer spook in underground San Fran, I think.
I had the paper back tie in.
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 02, 2020, 10:02:21 PM
^ I seen that! When Kolchak hunts some serial killer spook in underground San Fran, I think.
No, it's Seattle.
Quote from: Sitting Duck on February 03, 2020, 08:41:34 AM
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 02, 2020, 10:02:21 PM
^ I seen that! When Kolchak hunts some serial killer spook in underground San Fran, I think.
No, it's Seattle.
Yes it is, and
RICHARD ANDERSON plays the Strangler...
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I always kinda liked Murder at Devil's Glen, because it had an If You Could See Me Now feel.
Oh, lookey, I actually found it:
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeh47pTm7sw#)
86 ESPN 30 for 30: Silly Little Game
(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1493940/mediaviewer/rm67863296)
87 The Lottery (1996)
:buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout:
88) Fantasy Island (1977)
89) Return to Fantasy Island (1978)
90) The Hobbit (1977)
(Hope these haven't been listed yet.)
91) The Face of Fear
92) Revenge for a Rape
93) Special Bulletin
94) Outrage
95. DAUGHTER OF THE MIND (1969)
Saw this on TV waaaay back when...
http://youtu.be/oTiZm9MwWso (http://youtu.be/oTiZm9MwWso)
Quote from: bob on February 25, 2017, 02:42:54 PM
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The one time Columbo family member Michael Franzese said that Armand Assante played John Gotti better than Gotti played himself and that is a great film.
96 ESPN 30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men
97 Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
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98 ESPN 30 for 30 Nature Boy
99 Andre the Giant (2018)
100 The Last Sharknado
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:teddyr:
it took us 4 years but we did it
listed some great and so-bad they're good tv movies
101. Bad Ronald (1974)
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