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1. The Van (1996)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Set in the fictional Dublin suburb of Barrytown, Bimbo is a baker who loses his job after being made redundant. Bimbo then acquires the help of his best friend, Larry, to set up a successful burger van.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell

Votes: 4,853 | Gross: $0.62M

2. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan (1993)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.

Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,331

3. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Dead Man's Mirror (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An obnoxious man who outbid Poirot at an auction for an antique mirror is murdered after seeking Poirot's assistance to look into the dealings of his business associate.

Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Iain Cuthbertson

Votes: 1,360

4. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Shortly after opening an ancient Egyptian tomb, members of an English-American museum expedition start dropping off like flies. Can it truly be the Pharaoh's curse? Poirot travels to Egypt to unravel the mystery.

Director: Peter Barber-Fleming | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, Rolf Saxon

Votes: 1,504

5. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman (1993)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot investigates the murder of an Italian count who was also the employer of Miss Lemon's new boyfriend. He soon learns that the victim was being targeted by a blackmailer.

Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,321

6. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Case of the Missing Will (1993)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A terminally ill man asks Poirot to be executor of his new will but is murdered before he can write it, and it is later discovered the old will has been stolen.

Director: John Bruce | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,391

7. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Chocolate Box (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While in Belgium, Poirot relates to Chief Inspector Japp a case from his early days in the Belgian police force that nearly eluded the brilliance of his 'little grey cells.'

Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Rosalie Crutchley, Anna Chancellor

Votes: 1,712

8. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Underdog (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot investigates when the cruel CEO of a chemical company is bludgeoned to death in his home after the company's formula for a revolutionary new synthetic rubber is targeted by a thief.

Director: John Bruce | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, Ann Bell

Votes: 1,317

9. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Yellow Iris (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man celebrates the two-year anniversary of his wife's sudden death by cyanide while in Argentina - a death which Poirot himself had witnessed, but could not solve at the time.

Director: Peter Barber-Fleming | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, David Troughton

Votes: 1,513

10. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1992)

TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After Poirot pays a routine visit to his dentist, the doctor apparently shoots himself to death a short time later. Chief Inspector Japp appropriately recruits the detective as both witness and consultant.

Director: Ross Devenish | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Joanna Phillips-Lane, Peter Blythe

Votes: 1,849

11. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Death in the Clouds (1992)

TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Poirot sleeps on an airplane flight from Paris to London, a notorious French moneylender is murdered with a poisoned dart.

Director: Stephen Whittaker | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Sarah Woodward, Shaun Scott

Votes: 2,039

12. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The ABC Murders (1992)

Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot receives taunting letters from a serial killer who appears to choose his victims and crime scenes alphabetically.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Donald Sumpter

Votes: 2,774

13. An Actor's Life for Me (1991)

30 min | Comedy

A Scottish actor's hilarious efforts in finding work.

Stars: John Gordon Sinclair, Victor Spinetti, Gina McKee, Lynn Scott-Farrell

Votes: 38

14. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Affair at the Victory Ball (1991)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot and Hastings attend the Victory Ball, a popular costume party. During the festivities, one of the guests is found stabbed to death, and another succumbs to a drug overdose the next day.

Director: Renny Rye | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,392

15. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Double Clue (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot helps Chief Inspector Japp try to find a jewel thief, but is sidetracked when a bewitching Russian countess arrives on the scene.

Director: Andrew Piddington | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,441

16. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: How Does Your Garden Grow? (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

At a flower show, an older woman in a wheelchair approaches Poirot, gives him an empty seed packet, and asks him to visit her the next day. When Poirot arrives the next day, the woman is dead, murdered with poison.

Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,518

17. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Million Dollar Bond Robbery (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot is entrusted with transferring $1 million in Liberty Bonds to America on the Queen Mary, but the bonds are cleverly stolen anyway.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, David Quilter

Votes: 1,428

18. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot is taken ill during a weekend shooting party, which ends when the unpopular host is found murdered in his study.

Director: Renny Rye | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Diana Kent

Votes: 1,390

19. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Mystery of the Spanish Chest (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot is asked to protect a woman from her violent husband, but events take a turn when the husband soon becomes the victim of a gruesome murder.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, John McEnery

Votes: 1,442

20. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Plymouth Express (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mining entrepreneur hires Poirot to solve the brutal murder of his daughter and the theft of her jewels aboard the express train to Plymouth.

Director: Andrew Piddington | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,415

21. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Theft of the Royal Ruby (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot reluctantly agrees to help an Egyptian prince recover a valuable royal ruby that was brazenly stolen from him during the Christmas holidays.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Frederick Treves, Stephanie Cole, David Howey

Votes: 1,416

22. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot is drawn into a case where a man is found dead on the grounds of his estate, apparently frightened to death by the spirits that haunt it.

Director: Renny Rye | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Ian McCulloch

Votes: 1,472

23. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Wasps' Nest (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot realizes that a murder is being plotted, and with the help of Hastings' latest hobby, he sets out to prevent it.

Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,509

24. An Actor's Life for Me (1991)
Episode: I Can Do That (1991)

Comedy

To obtain a major part in an action movie, Robert claims he can perform all sorts of athletic feats. Fortunately, he is a quick learner and almost gets away with it. Almost.

Director: Bryan Izzard | Stars: John Gordon Sinclair, Victor Spinetti, Gina McKee, Gareth Hunt

25. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1990)

TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hastings renews his friendship with Poirot and involves him in the mysterious poisoning of the mistress of a manor house married to a man twenty years her junior.

Director: Ross Devenish | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Beatie Edney

Votes: 2,311

26. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Peril at End House (1990)

TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.

Director: Renny Rye | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Polly Walker

Votes: 2,290

27. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Double Sin (1990)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young woman is delivering a set of antique Napoleon miniatures to an American collector when they are stolen from her suitcase. Captain Hastings, under Poirot's guidance, sets out to find the thief.

Director: Richard Spence | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,567

28. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat (1990)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When U.S. Navy plans for a new submarine are stolen and the thief tracked to London, the FBI sends an agent to work with Inspector Japp to recover them.

Director: Richard Spence | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,513

29. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Adventure of the Western Star (1990)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After receiving threatening letters, an aristocrat is robbed of her famed diamond in front of Poirot's eyes.

Director: Richard Spence | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,434

30. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Cornish Mystery (1990)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Alice Pengelley visits Poirot in London, telling him she thinks she is being poisoned by her husband. When Poirot arrives in Cornwall the next day to investigate Mrs. Pengelley's charges, he is too late, and finds her dead.

Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,608

31. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim (1990)

TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,657

32. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Kidnapped Prime Minister (1990)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the prime minister is kidnapped right before an important international arms summit, Poirot has just 32--and a quarter--hours to find the prime minister.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,487

33. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Lost Mine (1990)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a Chinese businessman with a map to a long lost silver mine is found dead in Chinatown, Poirot must find the map and killer.

Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,559

34. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Veiled Lady (1990)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot becomes a criminal himself when he agrees to help a beautiful woman recover a letter written in her youth that is being used to blackmail her.

Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,658

35. Poirot (1989–2013)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 52,048

36. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Adventure of the Clapham Cook (1989)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot probes the disappearance of a wealthy woman's cook, and soon uncovers an elaborate plot to hide an ever darker crime.

Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 2,444

37. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Dream (1989)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A famous pie manufacturer tells Poirot that he has dreamt of his own suicide, then dies under the same circumstances he dreamt about the very next day.

Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 1,754

38. The Fruit Machine (1988)

R | 103 min | Drama

Two gay teenagers go on the run after witnessing a murder.

Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens, Clare Higgins

Votes: 613

39. American Roulette (1988)

R | 102 min | Thriller

Carlos Quintas, the democratically-elected president of an unnamed South American country, has been deposed by a military coup. He is in London, the head of a government in exile, rallying ... See full summary »

Director: Maurice Hatton | Stars: Andy Garcia, Kitty Aldridge, Guy Bertrand, Ricardo Sibelo

Votes: 224

40. Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium (1988 Video)

120 min | Music

Genesis play singles and album tracks at Wembley Stadium as part of their 1986-87 "Invisible Touch" world tour.

Director: James Yukich | Stars: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Daryl Stuermer

Votes: 169

41. The Comic Strip Presents (1982– )
Episode: Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)

52 min | Comedy

A couple of bored escorts find themselves suddenly involved with a hit-gang and an ax-murderer - Mr. Jolly. Gratuitous violence, rivers of blood and maximum hilarity, all rolled into one.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Peter Cook, Peter Richardson

Votes: 562

42. Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama

Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Wallace Shawn

Votes: 6,536 | Gross: $1.65M

43. Bellman and True (1987)

R | 150 min | Crime, Drama

Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last... See full summary »

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Bernard Hill, Derek Newark, Richard Hope, Ken Bones

Votes: 528 | Gross: $0.23M

44. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dempsey, a tough NYPD cop, is sent to a London undercover police unit teamed up with the sophisticated, sexy, blonde Makepeace. They hunt down the top of London's underworld - when not quarreling.

Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Tony Osoba

Votes: 2,052

45. Dutch Girls (1985 TV Movie)

R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An adolescent British field hockey team goes to Holland, where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills - hot, sexy women! They are so busy chasing girls that they forget all about their hockey match.

Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Bill Paterson, Colin Firth, Timothy Spall, James Wilby

Votes: 309

46. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Blood Money (1985)

46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An antique dealer is murdered and priceless Egyptian artifacts are stolen. While the crooks try to get to find a buyer, Dempsey and Makepeace go undercover and find several parties looking to get their hands on the artifacts.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Stefan Kalipha

Votes: 49

47. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: In the Dark (1985)

45 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Once again, Dempsey and Makepeace are witness to a fellow policeman being shot. In this case it's one of Makepeace's former partners, Tom Bishop, who's dying words involve millions in cash and 'the man in the red coat'.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 42

48. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Love You to Death (1985)

50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dempsey is stalked by a homicidal women who obsesses over him, and who hates Makepeace for being with him.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Suzi Quatro

Votes: 64

49. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: No Surrender (1985)

48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Makepeace gets injured while pursuing jewellery thieves with Dempsey. On her first day out of hospital, they run straight into a bank robbery and hijacking - and Dempsey is reluctant to put Makepeace in any kind of danger.

Director: Viktors Ritelis | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Jamie Foreman

Votes: 48

50. Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode: Set a Thief (1985)

49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dempsey and Makepeace witness a young woman being run down on the street. She turns out to have been a model with connections to drug trafficking and members of parliament.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Eric Deacon

Votes: 50