Direction: Steven Bochco

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


Hill Street Blues (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Michael Kozoll · Gregory Hoblit · Christian I. Nyby II

Cast Daniel J. Travanti · Michael Conrad · Michael Warren · Bruce Weitz

Synopsis Hill Street Blues (TV Series) (1981) follows the daily lives of the officers and staff at a gritty urban police precinct. The series blends drama, humor, and realism as it explores the personal and professional challenges faced by the diverse...

7.2

18K votes

7.2

18K votes

Murder One (TV Series)

1995 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Charles H. Eglee · Channing Gibson · Michael Fresco

Cast Daniel Benzali · Mary McCormack · Stanley Tucci · Anthony LaPaglia

Synopsis TV Series (1995-1997). 2 seasons. 41 episodes. Courtroom drama set in Los Angeles. The main character is Ted Hoffman -played by Daniel Benzali- who begins by successfully representing a young actor called Neil Avedon -played by Jason Gedrick-, an actor...

6.4

816 votes

6.4

816 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

NYPD Blue (TV Series)

1993 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · David Milch · Mark Tinker · Steven DePaul

Cast Dennis Franz · David Caruso · Jimmy Smits · Gordon Clapp

Synopsis TV Series (1993 - 2005). 12 Seasons. 261 Episodes. Set against the gritty and volatile backdrop of New York City, NYPD Blue powerfully portrays realistic characters devoting themselves to the pursuit of justice while struggling to sustain an ever-elusive sense...

6.0

2K votes

6.0

2K votes

Over There (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Chris Gerolmo · Steven Bochco · Mikael Salomon · Jesse Bochco

Cast Erik Palladino · Lizette Carrion · Josh Henderson · Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak

Synopsis TV Series (2005). 13 episodes. When a U.S. army unit arrives in Iraq for their first tour of duty, they quickly find themselves engaged in a bloody firefight and discover the essence of who they are as soldiers. Som show...

5.9

49 votes

5.9

49 votes

Murder in the First (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Eric Lodal · Jesse Bochco · Allison Anders

Cast Taye Diggs · Currie Graham · Ian Anthony Dale · Kathleen Robertson

Synopsis TV Series (2014-2016). 3 Seasons. 32 Episodes. This suspenseful and intriguing crime drama will intimately dissect a single murder case over an entire season, from the commitment of the crime through the investigation, arrest and trial.

5.7

332 votes

5.7

332 votes

The Invisible Man (TV Series)

1975 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Harve Bennett · Leslie Stevens

Cast David McCallum · Melinda O. Fee · Craig Stevens · Paul Kent

Synopsis Dr. Daniel Westin was a scientist working with a government thinktank known as the KLAE Corporation who was rendered invisible by a formula concocted by himself that was supposed to be used for matter transformation. Before he can return to...

5.6

34 votes

5.6

34 votes

Raising the Bar (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · David Feige · Jesse Bochco · Rick Bota

Cast Jonathan Scarfe · Teddy Sears · Paul Joyner · Melissa Sagemiller

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2009). 2 seasons. 25 episodes. Idealistic public defender Jerry Kellerman does whatever it takes to assist the helpless and disenfranchised, which often leads to clashes in the courtroom presided over by Judge Trudy Kessler, a hard-liner hoping to...

5.6

71 votes

5.6

71 votes

Blind Justice (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Gary Fleder · Bobby Roth · John Badham

Cast Ron Eldard · Marisol Nichols · Reno Wilson · Frank Grillo

Synopsis NYPD Detective Jim Dunbar returns to work after being blinded in the line of duty.

5.2

36 votes

5.2

36 votes

Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction David E. Kelley · Steven Bochco

Cast Neil Patrick Harris · James B. Sikking · Max Casella · Belinda Montgomery

Synopsis TV Series (1989-1993). 4 seasons. 97 episodes. Doogie is no ordinary teenager, he is a doctor. As smart as they come, he has been a doctor since the age of fourteen. But it's not because you are highly intelligent that...

4.9

2K votes

4.9

2K votes

Philly (TV Series)

2001 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Rick Wallace · Kevin Hooks · Joe Ann Fogle

Cast Kim Delaney · Tom Everett Scott · Rick Hoffman · Diana-Maria Riva

Synopsis A new lawyer tries to maintain her distance from her sometimes guilty clients, but building a good rep threatens to overcome her passion.

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Civil Wars (TV Series)

1991 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · William M. Finkelstein · Bruce Helford · Oz Scott

Cast Mariel Hemingway · Peter Onorati · Debi Mazar · David Marciano

Synopsis TV Serie. 3 Seasons. 36 episodes.

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Capitol Critters (TV Series)

1992 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Nat Mauldin · Michael I. Wagner · Robert Alvarez

Synopsis The series' first episode began on a Nebraska farm, which was also home to a family of mice, including a young mouse named Max. While on a trip outside to gather some corn, exterminators arrived to eliminate the mice. Once...

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Hooperman (TV Series)

1987 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Terry Louise Fisher

Cast John Ritter · Barbara Bosson · Felton Perry · Sydney Walsh

Synopsis Free-wheeling San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building, and the building owner's mean, hateful and just plain annoying dog Bijoux. Not having the time to maintain the building and tend to his police work, Hooperman hires...

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Brooklyn South (TV Series)

1997 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Bill Clark · William M. Finkelstein · David Milch

Cast Jon Tenney · Michael DeLuise · Gary Basaraba · James B. Sikking

Synopsis "Brooklyn South" is the latest police show from executive producer/creator Steven Bochco, who also brought us "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue" and other shows. Here, we follow the officers and victims within one of the precincts in Brooklyn, New...

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Total Security (TV Series)

1997 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Milch · Steven Bochco · Theresa Rebeck · Joe Ann Fogle

Cast James Remar · James Belushi · Debrah Farentino · Tracey Needham

Synopsis A high-tech security firm in Los Angeles is the setting for a world of espionage, threats, investigations, and surveillance.

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