Direction: Sandy Smolan

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Sandy Smolan. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Northern Exposure (TV Series)

1990 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Joshua Brand · John Falsey · Michael Fresco · Nick Marck

Cast Rob Morrow · Janine Turner · Barry Corbin · John Cullum

Synopsis Northern Exposure (TV Series) (1990) follows Dr. Joel Fleischman, a New York City physician who is sent to the remote, quirky town of Cicely, Alaska, to repay his medical school debt. Initially resistant to the small-town life, Joel gradually becomes...

7.4

33K votes

7.4

33K votes

Greek (TV Series)

2007 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Patrick Sean Smith · Michael Lange · Patrick R. Norris · Nick Marck

Cast Spencer Grammer · Scott Michael Foster · Jacob Zachar · Amber Stevens

Synopsis TV Series (2007-Present). Freshman Rusty arrives at college and decides he no longer wants to be the boring geek from high school. He decides to Pledge a fraternity. He is offered 2 bids one from his sister's boyfriends Evan and...

6.3

2K votes

6.3

2K votes

Everwood (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Greg Berlanti · Michael Schultz · David Petrarca · Perry Lang

Cast Treat Williams · Gregory Smith · Emily Vancamp · Marcia Cross

Synopsis TV Series (2002-2006). 4 Seasons. 89 Episodes. A widowed brain surgeon from Manhattan moves his two children to the small mountain town of Everwood, Colorado.

6.3

5K votes

6.3

5K votes

Eli Stone (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Greg Berlanti · Marc Guggenheim · David Petrarca · Perry Lang

Cast Jonny Lee Miller · Natasha Henstridge · Loretta Devine · Matt Letscher

Synopsis San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm. But his visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but a lot of moral goodness.

6.1

909 votes

6.1

909 votes

October Road (TV Series)

2007 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Josh Appelbaum · André Nemec · Scott Rosenberg · Gary Fleder

Cast Bryan Greenberg · Laura Prepon · Tom Berenger · Warren Christie

Synopsis TV Series (2007-2008). 2 Seasons. 19 Episodes. Can you ever really go home again? That's the question that confronts acclaimed novelist Nick Garrett when he returns home after being away for ten years. Once back home on October Road, he...

6.1

355 votes

6.1

355 votes

L.A. Law TV Series) (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Terry Louise Fisher · Win Phelps · Elodie Keene

Cast Jimmy Smits · Corbin Bernsen · Michele Greene · Harry Hamlin

Synopsis TV Series (1986-1994). 8 seasons. 172 episodes. The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm. The plots were strongly character-based and dealt with both the personal lives and professional activities of the partners, associates,...

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

Brothers & Sisters (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Jon Robin Baitz · Ken Olin · Michael Morris · Michael Schultz

Cast Calista Flockhart · Sally Field · Rachel Griffiths · Dave Annable

Synopsis Brothers & Sisters (TV Series) (2006) follows the lives of the close-knit Walker family as they navigate love, loss, and the complexities of family dynamics. Set in Pasadena, California, the series revolves around siblings Nora, Sarah, Kitty, Tommy, Kevin, and...

6.1

12K votes

6.1

12K votes

Ally McBeal (TV Series)

1997 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction David E. Kelley · Mel Damski · Jonathan Pontell · Bill D'Elia

Cast Calista Flockhart · Greg Germann · Jane Krakowski · Peter MacNicol

Synopsis Ally McBeal (TV Series) (1997) follows the life of a young, quirky lawyer navigating her professional and personal struggles in a Boston law firm. Ally, played by Calista Flockhart, is a dreamer with a vivid imagination, often finding herself in...

6.0

52K votes

6.0

52K votes

Chicago Hope (TV Series)

1994 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction David E. Kelley · Bill D'Elia · Michael Dinner · Lou Antonio

Cast Adam Arkin · Hector Elizondo · Christine Lahti · Mark Harmon

Synopsis TV Series (1994-2000). 6 Seasons. 141 Episodes. The lives and trials of the staff of a major hospital in Chicago. Television medical drama in soap-opera style. Surgeons Jeffrey Geiger and Aaron Shutte battle valiantly for their patients, often coming into...

5.9

2K votes

5.9

2K votes

Direction Josh Schwartz · Ian Toynton · Michael Lange · Michael Fresco

Cast Peter Gallagher · Kelly Rowan · Mischa Barton · Ben McKenzie

Synopsis The O.C. - The Orange County (TV Series) (2003) follows troubled teen Ryan Atwood, who is taken in by wealthy public defender Sandy Cohen after being expelled from his hometown. Relocated to Newport Beach's upscale Orange County, Ryan navigates the...

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5.6

32K votes

5.6

32K votes

Mental (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Dan Levine · Jeremiah Chechik · Rod Hardy · Jesús Salvador Treviño

Cast Chris Vance · Jacqueline McKenzie · Annabella Sciorra · Nicholas Gonzalez

Synopsis TV Series (2009). 1 season. 13 episodes. MENTAL is a medical mystery drama featuring Dr. Jack Gallagher, a radically unorthodox psychiatrist who becomes Director of Mental Health Services at a Los Angeles hospital where he takes on patients battling unknown,...

5.5

610 votes

5.5

610 votes

Dawson's Creek (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Williamson · Gregory Prange · David Semel · David Petrarca

Cast James Van Der Beek · Katie Holmes · Michelle Williams · Joshua Jackson

Synopsis Dawson's Creek (TV Series) (1998) follows the lives of four close friends navigating adolescence in the small coastal town of Capeside. Dawson, an aspiring filmmaker, grapples with dreams and reality alongside his witty best friend, Joey, whose hidden feelings complicate...

5.4

37K votes

5.4

37K votes

Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)

1993 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Joyce Burditt · Christian I. Nyby II · Christopher Hibler · Frank Thackery

Cast Dick Van Dyke · Barry Van Dyke · Victoria Rowell · Charlie Schlatter

Synopsis TV Series (1993-2001). 8 Seasons. 178 Episodes. Mark Sloan is the chief of staff at Commmunity General Hospital. Even though his duties as a doctor keep him busy enough, he still finds time to help the police solve murders (Mark's...

5.0

3K votes

5.0

3K votes

Dangerous Minds (TV Series)

1996 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Ronald Bass · Dennie Gordon · Sandy Smolan · Joseph L. Scanlan

Cast Annie Potts · Maria Costa · Kamau Holloway · Stanley Anderson

Synopsis An American drama television series that aired on ABC network between September 1996 and March 1997. The series is based on the motion picture film, Dangerous Minds. Annie Potts stars in the lead role originated by Michelle Pfeiffer.

4.8

22 votes

4.8

22 votes

Life Goes On (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Michael Braverman · Michael Lange · Rick Rosenthal · Michael Nankin

Cast Chris Burke · Bill Smitrovich · Patti LuPone · Kellie Martin

Synopsis A TV-series about the life of the Thachers, especially "Corky", that has Down syndrome but goes to ordinary school ("mainstreaming). We get into their problems and joys. Drew Thacher's dream comes true when he is able to open his own...

4.3

277 votes

4.3

277 votes

The Mountain (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Barrett · Gina Matthews · Grant Scharbo · Harry Winer

Cast Oliver Hudson · Anson Mount · Tara Thompson · Penn Badgley

Synopsis A young man returns to the family business of running a popular ski resort after the death of his grandfather and soon faces off against the rest of his estranged family over running the resort.

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The District (TV Series)

2000 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Terry George · Jack Maple · Oz Scott · Jim Charleston

Cast Craig T. Nelson · Roger Aaron Brown · Elizabeth Marvel · Sean Patrick Thomas

Synopsis Despite having over 30 law enforcement agencies, Washington DC still has the highest crime rate in the US. With politics and indifference being a large factor in this, the city hires Newark PD Chief Jack Mannion, a movie-quoting, lounge-singing former...

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Wasteland (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Williamson · Sandy Smolan · Lou Antonio · Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast Sasha Alexander · Marisa Coughlan · Rebecca Gayheart · Eddie Mills

Synopsis Six twentysomething friends who went to college together are now living in New York trying to find themselves.

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Direction James Frawley · Michael DeCarlo · Michael Fresco · Chris Grismer

Cast Sam Murphy · Rob Boltin · Nora Dunn · Samantha Quan

Synopsis Thus, the continuous threat of an imminent "Judgment Day" causes many people to question their lives and live them to extremes by quitting jobs, indulging vices and living as if each day were their last.

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Not rated