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1. 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: 23,923

2. Danger Route (1967)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

During the Cold War, a British secret agent is ordered to kill a Soviet-bloc defector held by the CIA in England but this straightforward mission turns into a convoluted plot involving double-agents.

Director: Seth Holt | Stars: Richard Johnson, Carol Lynley, Barbara Bouchet, Sylvia Syms

Votes: 512

3. Black Joy (1977)

97 min | Comedy

A Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustle and bustle of life in Brixton, South West London.

Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Norman Beaton, Trevor Thomas, Dawn Hope, Floella Benjamin

Votes: 248

4. London (1994)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

An inspiring tale through London by pictures narrated by Paul Scofield.

Director: Patrick Keiller | Stars: Paul Scofield, John Major, Norma Major, Dennis Skinner

Votes: 760

5. Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)

Unrated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A documentary about Spandau Ballet, who were one of the biggest pop groups of the 1980s and a defining act of the New Romantic scene.

Director: George Hencken | Stars: Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp

Votes: 614

6. London: The Modern Babylon (2012)

Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary, History, Music

London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Keith Allen, Michael Gambon, Steve Jones, Bill Nighy

Votes: 656

7. Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty (2017)

140 min | Crime, Horror

A diverse collection of horror shorts by several different film makers. A few are presented as trailers.

Directors: Shane Ryan-Reid, Jason Impey, Zac Amico, Lee Bibby, John Patrick Brennan, Matthew Burchfield, Walter Martyn Cabell, Laume Conroy, Domiziano Cristopharo, Alex DiVincenzo, Elliot Diviney, Jason Figgis, Mathew Fisher, Krister Twizz Forsberg, George James Fraser, Donny Gonzalez, Chris Greenaway, Dylan Mars Greenberg, Richard Louprasong, Tony Newton, Ruben Rodriguez, Ryan Schaddelee, Alan Smithee, Struan Sutherland, Rob Taylor, Brad Twigg | Stars: Zac Amico, Hetty Baynes, Linda John-Pierre Bradley, Tiffany Lynn Braley

Votes: 96

8. Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (2021)

89 min | Documentary, History

How the movement came into being in the late 1960s, when it fought back against police brutality and racism.

Director: George Amponsah | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Baldwin

Votes: 149

9. Basira in London (2015)

180 min | Comedy

The story of an African woman who relocates to London for greener pastures. As challenges mount and her past catches up with her, Basira must make a life changing decision.

Director: Philippa Chiedu Abraham | Stars: Jason Adedeji Abraham Jr., Philippa Chiedu Abraham, Riyike Alayande, Destiny Anthony

10. Small Axe (2020)
Episode: Alex Wheatle (2020)

TV-MA | 66 min | Drama, History

The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Khali Best, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, Riley Burgin, Ross Cahill

Votes: 2,502

11. Saved by a Stranger (2021)
Episode: Marc and Peter (2021)

Documentary, Biography, History

Marc was diagnosed with HIV in the 1980s, he wants to find John - a volunteer who helped him cope. In 1979, Peter was shot in his Belfast home at the peak of the Troubles, he would like to meet the nurse who helped his rehabilitation.

Star: Anita Rani

12. Criminals: Caught on Camera (2013–2015)
Episode: Violent Assault (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

Guns aren't the only violent weapons; several incidents of knife attacks show up on CCTV across Britain, ranging from daring robberies to murder.

Stars: Nick Wallis, Barbara Ashton, Barry Birch, Gregg Dawe

Votes: 8