Direction: Sandy Smolan
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Sandy Smolan. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 28
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
The O.C. - The Orange County (TV Series)
2003 · Series · 40 min. · United States
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...
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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Three Moons Over Milford (TV Series)
2006 · Series · 60 min. · United States
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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The Huntress (TV Series)
2000 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Pamela Norris · Robby Benson · Larry Carroll · Ryan Haidarian
Cast James Remar · Annette O'Toole · Jordana Spiro · Luis Antonio Ramos
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