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1. 101 Dalmatians (1996)
G | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
An evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright
Votes: 117,514 | Gross: $136.19M
2. Legend (1985)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent
Votes: 72,434 | Gross: $15.50M
3. Blow-Up (1966)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle
Votes: 67,619
4. Rob Roy (1995)
R | 139 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth
Votes: 45,659 | Gross: $31.60M
5. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror
The filming of Nosferatu (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.
Director: E. Elias Merhige | Stars: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes
Votes: 44,167 | Gross: $8.29M
6. 102 Dalmatians (2000)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after the puppies once more.
Directors: Michael D Moore, Kevin Lima | Stars: Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans
Votes: 39,607 | Gross: $66.96M
7. Get Carter (1971)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne
Votes: 36,762 | Gross: $0.39M
8. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance
Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan
Votes: 15,059 | Gross: $22.60M
9. Revolution (1985)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright
Votes: 7,551 | Gross: $0.36M
10. For the Boys (1991)
R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 6,068 | Gross: $17.86M
11. The Magic Christian (1969)
M/PG | 92 min | Comedy
The world's richest man and his adopted hobo son set out to test the limits of human vanity and greed through a series of "money games".
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Isabel Jeans, Caroline Blakiston
Votes: 3,829 | Gross: $0.69M
12. The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy
A young school teacher tries to master the art of flirtation using his neighbor's skills.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly
Votes: 3,751
13. The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
M | 90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In post-nuclear-holocaust England, a handful of bizarre characters struggles on with their lives in the ruins, among endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, muddy plains, ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Votes: 2,580
14. The Martian Chronicles (1980)
360 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the 21st century, Earth begins the colonization of Mars. However, things do not go as planned, at first due to the hostile Martian natives and later because of the self-destructive Earthmen.
Stars: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bernie Casey, Christopher Connelly
Votes: 2,511
15. Lost Angels (1989)
R | 116 min | Drama
A troubled youth from a split Los Angeles family is sent to a private psychiatric hospital after a violent scrape with the police. In the hospital, he makes a connection with one of the doctors who has his own problems.
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Adam Horovitz, Amy Locane, Don Bloomfield
Votes: 1,075 | Gross: $1.25M
16. Wonderwall (1968)
TV-MA | 92 min | Drama
Eccentric professor Oscar Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When model Penny Lane and her photographer boyfriend move in next to him, he becomes fascinated with ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Massot | Stars: Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Irene Handl, Richard Wattis
Votes: 913
17. The Pied Piper (1972)
G | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
In 1349, while the Black Plague threatens Germany, the town of Hamelin hires a wandering pied piper (Donovan) to lure rats away with his magic pipe, but then refuses to pay for his services, causing him to lure the town's children away.
Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Keith Buckley, Patsy Puttnam, Arthur Hewlett, Paul Hennen
Votes: 909
18. Zachariah (1971)
GP | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Two gunfighters separate and experience surreal visions on their journey through the west.
Director: George Englund | Stars: John Rubinstein, Patricia Quinn, Don Johnson, Country Joe and the Fish
Votes: 779 | Gross: $0.06M
19. The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
M | 93 min | Comedy
While her husband works, the wife of a bra manufacturer leads a secret life with her lover, whom she conveniently hides in her attic.
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Richard Attenborough, James Booth, Freddie Jones
Votes: 679
20. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 245
21. Red and Blue (1967)
36 min | Short
An English cabaret singer goes to Paris for a nightclub engagement, where the romantic image of her songs is very different from the reality of her solitary life.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Gary Raymond, John Bird, Michael York
Votes: 176
22.
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
Episode:
The Expeditions
(1980)
98 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The exploration of Mars begins with two failed expeditions. Colonel Wilder then leads a crew to discover the secret of Mars - only to find all the Martians dead from chicken pox.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bernie Casey, Christopher Connelly
Votes: 164
23.
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
Episode:
The Settlers
(1980)
98 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
With native Martians wiped out by disease, thousands of humans now colonize the red planet and attempt to create a second Earth.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bernie Casey, Christopher Connelly
Votes: 147
24.
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
Episode:
The Martians
(1980)
97 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
With Earth destroyed in a nuclear war, Colonel Wilder finds himself alone with his family on Mars. To rebuild what he has lost, Wilder chooses to make Mars his new home.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bernie Casey, Darren McGavin
Votes: 138
25. Mystery and Imagination (1966–1970)
75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.
Stars: David Buck, Mark Moss, Freddie Jones, Robert Hunter
Votes: 111
26. NET Playhouse (1964–1972)
90 min | Biography, Drama, History
American television anthology series of wide range of genres, from history and drama, to fantasy, and science fiction. Fiction novels, stories, stage plays, fairytales, and historic events are dramatized in each episode.
Stars: Irene Dailey, Rene Auberjonois, George Voskovec, Richard Dysart
Votes: 52
27. Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' (2002 Video)
51 min | Documentary
Director: J.M. Kenny | Stars: Vic Armstrong, Billy Barty, Rob Bottin, Tim Curry
Votes: 52
28.
Mystery and Imagination (1966–1970)
Episode:
The Fall of the House of Usher
(1966)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young man seeks the woman he has fallen in love with at an isolated old house, and comes into conflict with her neurotic brother.
Director: Kim Mills | Stars: David Buck, Susannah York, Denholm Elliott, Mary Miller
Votes: 36
29.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Hothouse
(1964)
Drama
Harry H Corbett plays a tycoon husband Harry Fender, who has built up the supermarket business from the time he was a delivery boy in his teens - he's now over forty and obsessed with developing the exotic plants in his hothouse.
Director: Guy Verney | Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Diana Rigg, Donald Churchill, Miranda Connell
Votes: 30
30.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Lena, O My Lena
(1960)
60 min | Drama
Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He becomes smitten with a girl named Lena who works in the machine shop next door, and ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Peter McEnery, Scott Forbes, Jeanne Hepple
Votes: 28
31.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Man Out There
(1961)
55 min | Drama
A Russian astronaut trapped in space in a faulty rocket, has five hours to live when his radio makes contact with Marie, a hunter's wife also trapped, in a blizzard swept area of Canada. ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Katharine Blake, Clifford Evans, Jack Watson
Votes: 27
32.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
A Night Out
(1960)
53 min | Drama
Mother's boy Albert finally rebels, and goes to a works party. But things start to go wrong when he is accused of molesting a female colleague.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Madge Ryan, Tom Bell, Vivien Merchant, Arthur Lowe
Votes: 26
33.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Afternoon of a Nymph
(1962)
58 min | Drama
An agent invites his young starlet to a party so she can meet all the right people and have a chance to move on from the commercials she has been doing, to bigger roles and possible stardom... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Janet Munro, Ian Hendry, Peter Butterworth, Patrick Holt
Votes: 21
34.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1964)
90 min | Drama
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Patrick Macnee, William Redmond, Ian Carmichael, Pamela Brown
Votes: 21
35. Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ian Hendry, Thomas Heathcote, Charles Gray
Votes: 19
36.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Long Past Glory
(1963)
Drama
Two aging, shabby men inhabit a decaying sewer pumping station. They live by stealing things, including beds, a piano and a gramophone.They're joined by a younger man who disrupts their dreary small talk with angry, upsetting arguments.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: David Andrews, Maurice Denham, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 10
37.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Fishing Match
(1962)
Drama
Peter drives his uncle and his friends to the countryside to take part in a fishing match. Meeting Kath he tells her stories of his father's travels but discovers a picture of him taken in Skegness and knows he's living a lie.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Kenneth Griffith, Peter Butterworth, Edward Evans, Colin Campbell
Votes: 9
38.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Chocolate Tree
(1963)
56 min | Drama
As independence for Africa draws near, a wealthy British trading family welcomes a future president of one country into their home, in an uneasy conversation that is tinged by condescension and racism, grudges and militant anger.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Paul Rogers, Zena Walker, Peter McEnery, Arthur Pentelow
Votes: 9
39.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
After the Show
(1959)
Drama
Young Victor Liebig returns from the theatre with his eccentric Aunt, when he receives a call summoning them to the flat of his Uncle's suicidal mistress.She's a young, bohemian type and ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Carmel McSharry, Ann Lynn, Hermione Baddeley, Jeremy Spenser
Votes: 8
40. The Confederacy of Wives (1975 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
Director: Peter Duguid | Stars: Hermione Baddeley, Sheila Ballantine, James Booth, John Cater
41. Trece oficios cinematográficos (1976–1977)
Stars: Bo Widerberg, Carlos Saura, Anna Karina, Jean-Pierre Cassel
42.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
(1961)
60 min | Drama
A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Scott Forbes, Frank Pettingell, Donald Churchill, Ian Anderson
43.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Big Client
(1959)
50 min | Drama
A satire set in the advertising industry.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Ian Bannen, Angela Browne, Barrie Cookson, Peter Dyneley
44.
Mystery and Imagination (1966–1970)
Episode:
The Flying Dragon
(1966)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young Englishman follows a mysterious countess to the Dragon Volant Inn that has been the site of mysterious disappearances.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Ann Bell, John Bryans, David Buck, Mark Burns
45.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Please Murder Me
(1958)
Drama
A black comedy in which Mr Potz, a rich man who longs to die, hires his own assassin. He chooses Miss Higgins, an eccentric author of detective fiction, to carry out the grim task.
Director: Wilfred Eades | Stars: Eric Pohlmann, Beryl Measor, Michael Ward, Ernst Ulman
46.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Incident
(1965)
Drama
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Alan Dobie, Pauline Munro, Bryan Pringle, Norman Rossington
47.
Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
Episode:
Eye Witness
(1960)
Drama, Mystery
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Jean Anderson, Patience Collier, Jo Crawford, Paul Daneman
48.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Battersea Miracle
(1966)
Drama
Joey, a performer in Bancroft's circus, also keeps his own set of performing fleas. One day a flea speaks to him and persuades him to go public with a microphone. The flea's act is a great ... See full summary »
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: John Barron, Edward Burnham, Charlie Drake, Rex Garner
49.
Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
Episode:
Time and Mr Madingley
(1965)
Drama, Mystery
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Charles Gray, Peter Jeffrey, John Barron, Juliet Harmer
50.
Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
Episode:
The Hunter
(1965)
Drama, Mystery
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Keith Barron, David Beale, Ronald Fraser, Camilla Hasse