Nick Sandow

Law & Order

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Release Date1990-09-13

Charactersd Pete Pogosian

Episode Count1

Vote Count618

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Release Date1999-09-20

Charactersd Ted McCormack

Episode Count1

Vote Count3968

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

Release Date2001-09-30

Charactersd Roydell Getty

Episode Count1

Vote Count353

Blue Bloods

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

Release Date2010-09-24

Charactersd Lt. Alex Bello

Episode Count3

Vote Count927

Orange Is the New Black

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

Release Date2013-07-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Joe Caputo

Episode Count5

Vote Count2619

FBI

The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.

Release Date2018-09-25

Charactersd Jack Grippo

Episode Count1

Vote Count844

Third Watch

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.

Release Date1999-09-23

Charactersd Joe Lombardo

Episode Count12

Vote Count218

Due South

Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.

Release Date1994-09-22

Charactersd Barry Pappas

Episode Count1

Vote Count75

Unforgettable

Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.

Release Date2011-09-20

Charactersd William 'Bud' Spence

Episode Count1

Vote Count319

Mercy

Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April. On October 23, 2009, Mercy was picked up for a full twenty-two-episode first season. On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that Mercy had been cancelled and would not return for a second season due to low ratings.

Release Date2009-09-23

Charactersd Scott's Dad

Episode Count1

Vote Count24

Clarice

In 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, FBI Agent Clarice Starling returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington, D.C.

Release Date2021-02-11

Charactersd Murray Clarke

Episode Count13

Vote Count247

New Amsterdam

John Amsterdam is a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, and immortal. In 1642 he saved a Native Indian girl during a massacre of her indigenous tribe. In return, the girl cast an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. Amsterdam will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love.

Release Date2008-03-04

Charactersd Frank

Episode Count1

Vote Count76

Six Degrees

Six very different New Yorkers go about their lives without realizing the impact they're having on one another—yet. A mysterious web of coincidences will gradually draw these strangers closer, changing the course of their lives forever.

Release Date2006-09-21

Charactersd Louie

Episode Count1

Vote Count12

The Sitter

Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.

Release Date2011-12-09

Charactersd Officer Frank

Vote Count963

The Accidental Husband

Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancée to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

Release Date2008-02-29

Charactersd Larry

Vote Count564

Return to Paradise

Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.

Release Date1998-08-10

Charactersd Ravitch

Vote Count300

Swimfan

Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.

Release Date2002-09-06

Charactersd Detective John Zabel

Vote Count270

Dust

Two parallel tales of redemption, a century apart. In the New York storyline, Edge hunts for Angela's gold to pay back a debt, and gradually grows closer to her. In the Macedonian story, the brothers end up fighting for opposite sides of a revolution, with the religious Elijah taking up sides with the Ottoman sultan and gunslinger Luke joining "the Teacher" , a Macedonian rebel.

Release Date2001-08-29

Charactersd White trash

Vote Count28

Spinning Gold

A biopic of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records.

Release Date2023-03-31

Charactersd Mo Ostin

Vote Count38

Connie and Carla

After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... disguised as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they become big hits on the scene; things get extra-weird when Connie meets Jeff -- a guy she'd like to be a woman with.

Release Date2004-04-16

Charactersd Al

Vote Count92

Patti Cake$

Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.

Release Date2017-08-18

Charactersd Ray

Vote Count203

Resurrecting the Champ

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Release Date2007-06-14

Charactersd Marciano

Vote Count244

Meadowland

In the hazy aftermath of an unimaginable loss, Sarah and Phil come unhinged, recklessly ignoring the repercussions. Phil starts to lose sight of his morals as Sarah puts herself in increasingly dangerous situations, falling deeper into her own fever dream.

Release Date2015-10-16

Charactersd Lt. Garza

Vote Count112

No Looking Back

Charlie returns to his old town where he meets his ex-girlfriend again and tries to get her back.

Release Date1998-03-27

Charactersd Goldie

Vote Count23

Living Out Loud

Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. Judith stews, plans, plots and fantasizes, but she can't decide what to do with her life until she goes out to a night club to see singer Liz Bailey, who is full of advice on life and love. While out on the town, Judith is suddenly kissed by a total stranger, which opens her eyes to new possibilities... which is when she notices Pat, the elevator operator in her building.

Release Date1998-10-30

Charactersd Santi's Man

Vote Count50

The Wannabe

Based on true events, The Wannabe, a story about Thomas, a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, he sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend and longtime mob groupie, Rose, by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.

Release Date2015-12-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Anthony

Vote Count36

Stella's Last Weekend

Brothers Jack and Oliver reunite to put their beloved dog to sleep. While their zany mother plans a party to celebrate Stella's life, things go awry when the brothers discover they love the same girl.

Release Date2018-10-12

Charactersd Ron

Vote Count28

Grind

When a drag-racing, hard-luck parolee moves in with his brother in hopes of that ever-elusive fresh start in life, he's sure to be warm for the form of his brother's bored young wife. Things only get worse when he tries to turn a quick buck in a one-time insurance fraud operation.

Release Date1997-04-11

Charactersd Lenny

Vote Count4

Seven and a Match

Seven college friends re-unite in the house where they used to spend summers. Some things have changed, some have stayed the same.

Release Date2001-05-26

Charactersd Doug

Vote Count8

Hand Gun

Jack is in the midst of a major robbery, which leaves him injured and his accomplices dead. Jack manages to hide the $500,000 from the robbery before he makes his way to his death bed.

Release Date1994-10-01

Charactersd Max

Vote Count8

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

The siblings of the Fitzgerald family must decide if the dad who abandoned them 20 years ago can come home for Christmas. Can the big Irish clan get past their grievances to be a family again?

Release Date2012-09-09

Charactersd Corey

Vote Count23

Uninvited

A man is accused of murdering his childhood love and her entire family.

Release Date2000-05-19

Charactersd Ed

Vote Count2

The Unheard

Chloe Grayden undergoes an experimental procedure to restore her hearing. Soon she begins to suffer from auditory hallucinations related to the disappearance of her mother.

Release Date2023-03-22

Charactersd Hank

Vote Count16

Plan B

A bookkeeper who thinks she killed three mobsters is subsequently promoted by her boss to be a hitman.

Release Date2001-01-01

Charactersd Tommy

Vote Count10

New Port South

A group of teenagers wish to rebel against the administrators and teachers (the system) in their suburban Chicago high school called New Port South

Release Date2001-09-07

Charactersd Armstrong

Vote Count7

The Cold Lands

After his mother’s sudden death, a young boy disappears into the deep woods of upstate New York and takes up with an unpredictable and mysterious drifter.

Release Date2013-02-09

Charactersd Foreman

Vote Count22

The Big Heist

Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.

Release Date2001-06-10

Charactersd Henry Hill

Vote Count11

Arresting Gena

A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell).

Release Date1997-01-27

Charactersd Paul

Vote Count1

The Hungry Ghosts

A New York City-set drama of interlocking stories which occur over a 36-hour period.

Release Date2009-01-22

Charactersd Gus

Vote Count1

No Exit

Violent look at East Harlem Italian mafia opens with the kidnaping, torture, and killing of a rival gang member and moves forward along a brutal course in its examination of two gang members as they get involved in a messed up drug deal.

Release Date1996-12-05

Charactersd Benny Lentini

Vote Count1

Frame Of Mind

A New Jersey police detective comes across new evidence in the Kennedy assassination.

Release Date2009-01-01

Charactersd Jimmy

Vote Count9

The Lovebirds

THE LOVEBIRDS intertwines six stories about love, friendship and survival. The film stars an international cast of American and Portuguese actors who create a colorful mix of off-beat characters that lead us through a complex labyrinth of emotions. Set in the old Romanesque city of Lisbon during the course of one night where love is the art of survival. Written by Anonymous

Release Date2008-03-13

Charactersd Lenny

Vote Count2

Cabaret Maxime

A cabaret owner tries to keep his club from being taken over by the powers that be.

Release Date2018-05-31

Charactersd Dominic

Vote Count6

The Day the Ponies Come Back

While on a business trip to New York City, Frenchman Daniel Moulin hopes to track down his long-lost father. His initial investigation on the rough Bronx streets leads to little more than being made witness to a shooting and the victim of a mugging. Luckily for Daniel, a street-smart youth named William takes pity on him and introduces him to his wise grandfather, Cecil.

Release Date2001-03-21

Charactersd Joey

Vote Count2

Houses

A director fumbles through a self-inspired play in an attempt to reclaim his creative integrity.

Release Date2015-10-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Nick

On the Run

Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is permanently disrupted. what ensues is one long, crazy night in New York that will change both their lives forever.

Release Date1999-01-29

Charactersd Jack

Vote Count5

All Roads Lead

Release Date2013-11-24

Charactersd Samuel Carter

Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher

A deeply human portrait of a boxer with the heart of a lion who refused to give up, in and outside of the ring. This documentary follows the fighter's life from a child who was taught how to hate, to a father who learned how to love.

Release Date2010-02-18

DepartmentProduction

JobAssociate Producer

Charactersd Interviewer

Deal Travis In

A man trying to make his peace with the mysterious death of his daughter is offered the answers he's seeking, but at the cost of his freedom and another woman's life.

Release Date2013-05-30

Charactersd Travis

Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers

A look at the personal story of FBI agent Clarice Starling, as she returns to the field about a year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Release Date2021-02-08

Charactersd Self

Teenage Bounty Hunters

After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, sixteen-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage love and sex.

Release Date2020-08-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count353

Time: The Kalief Browder Story

The story of a teenager wrongfully charged with theft and jailed at Riker's Island prison for over 1,000 days.

Release Date2017-03-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count29

Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story

This six-part docuseries focuses on the killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, whose killer was allowed to go free after he claimed self defense.

Release Date2018-07-30

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count2

The Florist

It explores Vivien Leigh’s struggle with bipolar disorder in the 1960s, as she prepares to lead the Broadway production of John Gielgud’s Chekhov adaptation of “Ivanov.” Joseph Penn, WWII veteran and blue-collar florist encounters Leigh on a delivery. At the same time, the star attends a local psychiatric facility for electroconvulsive therapy. Amidst the backdrop of madness, Leigh and Penn become each other’s sources of truth, beauty, and love.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Ponies

Based on the acclaimed play that the Independent of London hailed as "a bracingly uncensored exploration of the tensions and treacheries in a beleaguered male subculture", PONIES is about three men in a treacherous subset of society, and uses the gambling parlor as a backdrop for a provocative modern morality tale. Ultimately, these men-immigrants, Americans, human beings-are forced to protect from one another their most valuable commodity: the right to stay on American soil.

Release Date2012-07-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

The Collection

A feature film comprised of 24 short stories THE COLLECTION was made by filmmaker Bruno de Almeida and a group of new york city actors and writers from May 2001 to December 2005 under a project called the DV Workshop. Shot with a digital camera and edited on a home computer these films were shown on this website as they were being made, as a work in progress. The project came to it's conclusion on December 2005 with screenings in New York City and Lisbon.

Release Date2006-04-19