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1. Doctor Who (2005–2022)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.

Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith

Votes: 246,813

2. The Sandman (2022– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.

Stars: Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong

Votes: 171,807

3. About Time (I) (2013)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.

Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson

Votes: 386,376 | Gross: $15.32M

4. The Mummy (2017)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Director: Alex Kurtzman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe

Votes: 206,422 | Gross: $80.10M

5. Hot Fuzz (2007)

R | 121 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery

An overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.

Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy

Votes: 535,721 | Gross: $23.64M

6. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Horror

The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.

Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis

Votes: 594,582 | Gross: $13.54M

7. Pride (I) (2014)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine

Votes: 61,697

8. Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer who is terrorising London.

Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Dermot Crowley

Votes: 64,383

9. The Conjuring 2 (2016)

R | 134 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O'Connor

Votes: 300,885 | Gross: $102.47M

10. Hustle (2004–2012)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A motley group of London con artists pulls off a series of daring and intricate stings.

Stars: Robert Glenister, Robert Vaughn, Rob Jarvis, Adrian Lester

Votes: 23,565

11. Avenue 5 (2020–2022)

TV-MA | Comedy, Sci-Fi

The troubled crew of Avenue 5, a space cruise ship filled with spoiled, rich, snotty space tourists, must try and keep everyone calm after their ship gets thrown off course into space and ends up needing three years to return to Earth.

Stars: Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front

Votes: 22,755

12. MI-5 (2015)

R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Wildman

Votes: 23,926

13. Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story centers on a 14-year-old girl who keeps a diary about the ups and downs of being a teenager, including the things she learns about kissing.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Georgia Groome, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Karen Taylor, Alan Davies

Votes: 30,132

14. The War Zone (1999)

R | 98 min | Drama, Thriller

An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.

Director: Tim Roth | Stars: Ray Winstone, Annabelle Apsion, Kate Ashfield, Lara Belmont

Votes: 11,207 | Gross: $0.25M

15. Free Fire (2016)

R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.

Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy

Votes: 50,775 | Gross: $1.80M

16. Mirrors (I) (2008)

R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery

An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Cameron Boyce

Votes: 113,782 | Gross: $30.69M

17. Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker.

Director: David Kerr | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson

Votes: 83,359 | Gross: $4.41M

18. Secrets & Lies (1996)

R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook

Votes: 47,237 | Gross: $13.42M

19. The Jacket (2005)

R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.

Director: John Maybury | Stars: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson

Votes: 119,347 | Gross: $6.30M

20. Their Finest (2016)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.

Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Richard E. Grant

Votes: 21,317 | Gross: $3.60M

21. Collision (2009)

TV-PG | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met, but who all share one single defining moment that will change their lives.

Stars: Douglas Henshall, Dean Lennox Kelly, Lucy Griffiths, Phil Davis

Votes: 2,549

22. Topsy-Turvy (1999)

R | 160 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith

Votes: 13,486 | Gross: $6.20M

23. Blue Juice (1995)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

JC thinks surfing is everything. His girlfriend Chloe wants him to settle down. When he decides to go surfing one night with friends from London, she throws JC out. Surfing or Chloe?

Director: Carl Prechezer | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ewan McGregor, Steven Mackintosh

Votes: 2,952

24. Ginger & Rosa (2012)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.

Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Annette Bening, Oliver Platt

Votes: 11,781 | Gross: $1.01M

25. Screen Two (1985–1998)

TV-14 | 120 min | Drama

In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.

Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones

Votes: 247

26. Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Kenneth Cranham, Julie Walters

Votes: 10,737 | Gross: $1.03M

27. Casanova (2005)

TV-MA | 58 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

After a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.

Stars: Rose Byrne, David Tennant, Peter O'Toole, Rupert Penry-Jones

Votes: 5,445

28. The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)

PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.

Director: Christopher Monger | Stars: Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney, Ian McNeice

Votes: 18,713 | Gross: $10.90M

29. Dad's Army (2016)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, War

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Mark Tandy, Russell Balogh, Andrew Havill, Heinz

Votes: 8,526

30. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.

Director: David L. Cunningham | Stars: Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Christopher Eccleston, Frances Conroy

Votes: 15,864 | Gross: $8.79M

31. There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed.

Director: John Hay | Stars: Lewis McKenzie, Jane Lapotaire, Gina McKee, Ben Miller

Votes: 4,120

32. The Numbers Station (2013)

R | 89 min | Action, Thriller

A disgraced black ops agent is dispatched to a remote CIA broadcast station to protect a code operator. Soon, they find themselves in a life-or-death struggle to stop a deadly plot before it's too late.

Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Liam Cunningham, Richard Brake

Votes: 20,864

33. Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 205 min | Drama, History

Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England and foiled the Gunpowder Plot.

Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Vulpe Adrian, Carmen Ungureanu, Clémence Poésy, Tadeusz Pasternak

Votes: 1,925

34. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2001)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Thriller

Hit-man Felix has quit his criminal activities and found employment minding a rich man's adult son. Meanwhile, Felix's old criminal gang have issued a hit on Felix.

Director: Stewart Sugg | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Chris Penn, Paul Bettany, Allan Corduner

Votes: 2,072

35. The Revengers' Comedies (1998)

PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Romance

Henry is about to jump off a bridge when he hears a cry for help. He helps Karen, who had also planned suicide. They're both on Tower Bridge, London, because somebody wronged them. Revenging each other gives them a reason to live.

Director: Malcolm Mowbray | Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves

Votes: 1,852

36. Career Girls (1997)

R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama

Two young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation, six years earlier.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Mark Benton

Votes: 6,264 | Gross: $2.51M

37. The Secret Laughter of Women (1999)

99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A beautiful young single mother feels the pressure from the ex-pat Nigerian community to get married. Her precocious son has met his hero, a cynical English comic book writer and decides he... See full summary »

Director: Peter Schwabach | Stars: Colin Firth, Nia Long, Dan Lett, Joke Silva

Votes: 747

38. We'll Take Manhattan (2012 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama, Romance

A look at the love affair between 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton and photographer David Bailey.

Director: John McKay | Stars: Sascha Bailey, Frances Barber, Aneurin Barnard, Fiona Button

Votes: 1,268

39. This Is Jinsy (2010– )

30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

The series follows Arbiter Maven (Justin Chubb) (the 17th Arbiter and "Wearer of the Hat") and Operative Sporall (Chris Bran) (nice hair and "Wearer of the Beige Suit") as they keep a close... See full summary »

Stars: Justin Chubb, Chris Bran, Geoffrey McGivern, Alice Lowe

Votes: 768

40. It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A comedy centered on an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into the world of serial murder.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Steve Morphew, Steve Jones, Jamie Sives

Votes: 1,692

41. Barnato

Action, Biography, Drama | Pre-production

A 19th century Jewish family in the East End of London rise over three generations from abject poverty to become one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful pantheons in the fields of mining, politics, finance, motor sport and aviation.

42. Beyond Bedlam (1994)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror

Dr. Stephanie Lyell works for Neurological Research, and is testing a seemingly safe personality-altering drug on Marc Gilmour a notorious Serial Killer. But when a pair of bizarre suicides... See full summary »

Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: Craig Fairbrass, Elizabeth Hurley, Keith Allen, Anita Dobson

Votes: 545

43. Heartlands (2002)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

Expelled from his local darts team, a mild mannered newsagent rushes across the country to the final on his own.

Director: Damien O'Donnell | Stars: Michael Sheen, Mark Addy, Jim Carter, Celia Imrie

Votes: 1,319

44. Heart (1999)

R | 85 min | Drama, Thriller

A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds.

Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Saskia Reeves, Christopher Eccleston, Kate Hardie, Rhys Ifans

Votes: 707

45. State of Mind (2003 TV Movie)

145 min | Crime, Drama

Grace Hazlett, reeling from the brutal discovery of her husband's adultery, takes their young son Adam to move back to her old family home. Her mother Isabel, now widowed, is a busy GP and set in her own.

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Niamh Cusack, Rowena Cooper, Andrew Lincoln, Deborah Findlay

Votes: 168

46. The Great Ghost Rescue (2011)

95 min | Family, Fantasy, Horror

Young Humphrey is a ghost with a big problem. He and his family, the Craggyfords, have been ousted from their home and left without a place to haunt. As they search for new haunting grounds... See full summary »

Director: Yann Samuell | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Emma Fielding, Georgia Groome, Toby Hall

Votes: 638

47. Esther Kahn (2000)

Not Rated | 157 min | Drama, Romance

A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.

Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Akbar Kurtha

Votes: 1,173

48. The Reckoning (2011)

60 min | Thriller

When Sally Wilson, is called to the office of a city lawyer it's revealed she's been bequeathed £5 million but in order to qualify for the transfer of funds, Sally must first "kill a man who deserves to die."

Stars: Ashley Jensen, Max Beesley, Sophie Stuckey, Jâms Thomas

Votes: 265

49. The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)

112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.

Director: Timothy Forder | Stars: Gareth Arnold, Gemma Craven, Michelle Evans, Barry Evans

Votes: 69

50. The Key (2003– )

60 min | Drama

The Key is a very human story. It's about three generations of a family struggling to make the best of their lives in very difficult circumstances. The drama recounts the story of the last ... See full summary »

Stars: June Watson, Ronni Ancona, Annie Louise Ross, Dawn Steele

Votes: 47