- 9.0/1033 votes
#1 - Pine Barrens
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/6/2001
Paulie and Christopher are engulfed in a nightmarish journey into the South Jersey woods while trying to collect a debt from a Russian mobster. Meanwhile, Meadow is suspicious that Jackie Jr. is two-timing her, and Tony finds that family demands are jeopardizing his romance with Gloria.
Director: Steve Buscemi
Writer: Terence Winter
- 9.0/1028 votes
#2 - Long Term Parking
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 5/23/2004
With the feds pulling a new trump card, Adriana ponders her options. Tony B. unloads some heavy baggage on Tony, and vice-versa. Johnny Sack makes Tony an offer he can refuse, and Tony offers Carmela a deal to make her real-estate dreams come true.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.8/1029 votes
#3 - Members Only
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2006
Gene Pontecorvo makes a final break from the mob life, while Junior's paranoid delusions could be the end of Tony.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.8/106 votes
#4 - Reconstruction
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2024
Dwight and his crew tie up loose ends as their empire expands.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.7/106 votes
#5 - Kansas City Blues
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2024
A family member from Dwight's past surprises him in Tulsa, meanwhile his newfound success draws attention from the Kansas City Mob.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.6/1032 votes
#6 - The Second Coming
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/2007
Tony attempts to repair the rift between New Jersey and New York. A.J.'s depression struggle continues. A New York associate crosses the line with Meadow.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.6/1014 votes
#7 - To the Lost
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/2011
Esther Randolph's case is weakened by the sudden death of one witness and the sudden marriage of another. Jimmy turns away from the influence of others, including his mother. Nucky, acting the family man to Margaret, faces a difficult, bottom-line business decision.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.5/1025 votes
#8 - The Strong, Silent Type
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2002
At therapy, Tony likens himself to the 'sad clown,' but Melfi doesn't buy into his melancholy portrait. Meanwhile, Carmela drags A.J. with her to Furio's house to offer decorating tips and companionship; Paulie puts the finishing touches on some free artwork; and Christopher finds himself at a crossroads.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.5/108 votes
#9 - Farewell Daddy Blues
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/2013
Eli braces for the worst as Agent Knox launches his plan to bring Nucky down. Capone and Torrio reach an agreement in Cicero. Chalky looks to settle scores. Richard steps forward to save Tommy, at Gillian’s expense
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.4/1035 votes
#10 - Back in the Saddle
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2024
As Dwight and his crew prepare for the opening of their casino and new weed shop, the law comes knocking.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.2/1031 votes
#11 - University
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2001
Ralph's volatile relationship with a Bada Bing stripper and his obsession with the movie 'Gladiator' combine to put a damper on several boys'-nights-out sessions at the club. Meanwhile, at Columbia, Meadow's relationship with Noah is put to the test by her needy roommate Caitlin.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.2/1027 votes
#12 - Mr. and Mrs. Sacramoni Request
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/2006
Johnny Sack asks for permission to get out of jail for his daughters wedding; Tony's on the look out for personal protection.
Director: Steve Buscemi
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.2/1026 votes
#13 - The Ride
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 5/7/2006
Paulie finds public opinion turned against him after an amusement ride accident, while Chris tries to start a new life as a husband and father.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.1/1030 votes
#14 - Walk Like a Man
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 5/6/2007
The relationship between Christopher and Paulie's falters, while A.J. grows depressed over his break-up with Blanca.
Director: Terence Winter
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.1/1024 votes
#15 - The Weight
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2002
A disparaging remark about his wife sets Johnny Sack off on a vendetta. Meadow decides to do volunteer work at the South Bronx Law Center; Furio hosts a housewarming party for the gang; Silvio and Chris make an offer to an old-time hit man named Lou DiMaggio; and Tony and Carmela find themselves at odds over the family's bill-consolidation strategy.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.1/1030 votes
#16 - Stage 5
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 4/15/2007
Christopher's Cleaver premieres, showing Tony how he feels about him. Johnny Sack faces a health crisis. Phil Leotardo resents his family, and himself, for being weak and downtrodden. Silvio gets caught up in New York's power vacuum.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.1/1018 votes
#17 - Acres of Diamonds
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2013
Nucky has reservations about investing in a Tampa land deal engineered by transplanted bootlegger Bill McCoy. While there, he meets speakeasy owner Sally Wheet. Valentin Narcisse books a sexy jazz singer, Daughter Maitland, to perform at the Onyx, and gauges Dunn Purnsley’s allegiance to Chalky. Willie, Eli’s son, turns to Mickey Doyle and his bootleg warehouse to elevate his social standing at college. Gillian agrees to pose as Roy Phillips’ wife to impress a possible partner. Harrow tries to bury his past, though not before taking care of some unfinished business with Emma.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.1/1012 votes
#18 - Eldorado
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/2014
Nucky plans to relocate to Manhattan; Margaret impresses Nucky and a grain company stockholder.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.0/1024 votes
#19 - No-Show
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2002
With Paulie in jail, Christopher becomes acting capo, but he gets off to a bad start with Patsy. Still troubled by Jackie Jr.'s death, Meadow contemplates taking a year off from college to travel. Meanwhile, Adriana is in a bind after ending her friendship with Daniele, and Silvio discusses a misunderstanding at a Newark riverfront construction site.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.0/1021 votes
#20 - Unidentified Black Males
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 5/2/2004
A rumor involving his cousin puts Tony's relationship with Johnny Sack back on thin ice. Meadow helps get her boyfriend Finn a job. A.J. ponders a 'maximum-security summer' at Casa Carmela. Melfi links Tony's current guilt to a past job. Carmela learns that good legal help is hard to find.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.0/1027 votes
#21 - Live Free or Die
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2006
Tony seeks guidance from overseas to solve a local problem; and decides whether a top earner deserves another chance.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.0/1029 votes
#22 - Remember When
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 4/22/2007
When Tony's first hit is about to be unearthed, he and Paulie flee to Florida, where Tony contemplates their friendship. Junior organizes a poker game at the institution. The New York power struggle continues.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.0/1030 votes
#23 - Center of the Universe
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/2022
Dwight, Tyson, and Bodhi go on a road trip to take care of some business; Stacy does some digging into Dwight's past.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Terence Winter
- 8.0/104 votes
#24 - Under New Management
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2024
Bevilaqua prepares for revenge. Thresher and Ming discuss a new arrangement.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Terence Winter
- 7.9/1023 votes
#25 - Boardwalk Empire
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2010
January 1920. On the eve of Prohibition, Atlantic City's Treasurer, Nucky Thompson, condemns alcohol at a Women's Temperance League meeting, where he is noticed by Margaret Schroeder, a pretty, pregnant housewife who comes to him for help in getting her abusive husband Hans a job. Later that evening, the duplicitous Nucky privately tells his ward bosses about the opportunity to make huge profits selling bootleg liquor. At a countdown-to-midnight blast at Babette's Supper Club, he assures Jimmy Darmody, a recently returned WWI vet, that his appointment as "Man Friday" to the new Chief Clerk of the Fourth Ward, Paddy Ryan, will lead to bigger things. Jimmy, meanwhile, has higher aspirations and ends up making an alliance that could have dire consequences for both him and Nucky.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Terence Winter