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1. The Imitation Game (2014)

PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech

Votes: 825,225 | Gross: $91.13M

2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance

In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 12,283 | Gross: $3.27M

3. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

Directors: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt | Stars: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Martin Freeman

Votes: 51,425 | Gross: $31.05M

4. Jack the Ripper (1988)

TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.

Stars: Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins

Votes: 5,678

5. Tempest (1958)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, History

In 18th century Russia, Imperial officer Piotr Grinov is dispatched to a faraway isolated outpost where his loyalties are tested during the Pugachev Rebellion against the Empress Catherine II.

Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin, Viveca Lindfors, Geoffrey Horne

Votes: 263

6. The Fifth Musketeer (1979)

PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

When French King Louis XIV (Beau Bridges) learns that his twin brother, Philippe (Beau Bridges), could usurp his crown, he sets out to imprison him in the Bastille prison but four loyal musketeers are protecting Philippe.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Beau Bridges, Cornel Wilde

Votes: 853

7. National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)

160 min | Comedy, Musical

As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business. Keeping tight control of the city's underground - and their daughter's whereabouts.

Directors: Rufus Norris, Nick Wickham | Stars: Rory Kinnear, Rosalie Craig, Haydn Gwynne, Sarah Amankwah

Votes: 80

8. The King's Pirate (1967)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure

A Royal Navy officer, posing as a deserter, joins a crew of pirates in an effort to infiltrate and destroy from within the notorious pirate stronghold of Diego Suarez.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Doug McClure, Jill St. John, Guy Stockwell, Mary Ann Mobley

Votes: 218

9. Blackadder II (1986)
Episode: Head (1986)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Edmund is "awarded" the post of Lord High Executioner, a position which frequently results in the loss of one's own head.

Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 1,118

10. Blackadder II (1986)
Episode: Potato (1986)

TV-PG | 27 min | Comedy

Edmund attempts to impress the Queen by embarking on his own voyage of discovery to the New World.

Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 1,096

11. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: The King's Fool (1984)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The outlaws save the life of Chevalier Deguise, who later turns out to be a disguised King Richard returning from imprisonment in the holy land. The King promises to pardon Robin and his ... See full summary »

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Michael Praed, Ray Winstone, Martin West

Votes: 165

12. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: The Pretender (1986)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The King decides to divorce his queen and marry the 12-year-old Isabella of Angoulême, moving the rejected, outraged Queen Hadwisa to plot with her relatives for the King's deposition. At ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Young | Stars: Patricia Hodge, Paul Geoffrey, Reece Dinsdale, Jason Connery

Votes: 107

13. The Storyteller (1987–1989)
Episode: Hans My Hedgehog (1987)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A barren peasant woman, desperately craving a child, naively says aloud that she wouldn't care what it looks like. Soon enough, she gives birth to a baby who resembles a hedgehog, much to the father's dismay and the scorn of the villagers.

Director: Steve Barron | Stars: John Hurt, Eric Richard, Maggie Wilkinson, David Swift

Votes: 331

14. Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode: Les premiers empires (1978)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

On the empires of Babylon, Assyria, Persia, and others from about BC 2000 to BC 323.

Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand

Votes: 83

15. A House Through Time (2018– )
Episode: Episode #3.1 (2020)

59 min | Documentary, Biography, History

David Olusoga investigates the residents of an 18th-century house in Bristol over time, uncovering stories of piracy, an abandoned baby, a notorious political writer and a runaway slave.

Director: Eleanor Scoones | Stars: David Olusoga, Ian Hislop

Votes: 13

16. Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018– )
Episode: Thomas (2020)

44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The barristers revisit their investigation (from S.3 Ep.1) of the 1839 drowning of a female passenger aboard a narrowboat in Staffordshire. They learn how some high profile supporters have been enlisted in the campaign for a Royal Pardon.

Directors: David McConnell, Gary John Senior, Emily Wallis | Stars: Tony Hirst, Sasha Wass, Jeremy Dein, David Radford

17. The Tudors (2007–2010)
Episode: You Have My Permission (2010)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, History, Romance

Henry allows Bishop Gardner a free rein in rooting out heretics and sets his eyes on the soon-to-be-widowed Catherine Parr.

Director: Ciaran Donnelly | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Lothaire Bluteau, Sarah Bolger

Votes: 534

18. The Shadow Line (2011)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2011)

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

Drugs baron Harvey Wratten and his unstable nephew Jay are released from prison on a Royal pardon - Jay going for associate Bob Harris for suggesting that they earned their freedom by ... See full summary »

Director: Hugo Blick | Stars: John Heffernan, David Schofield, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kierston Wareing

Votes: 163

19. Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode: If Human Men Experience Medical Problems After Losing Their Testicles, Then Why Don't Our Pets? (2022)

13 min | Documentary

Although men don;t look to castration as desirable in modern times that wasn't always the case. Here are the reasons men were castrated in the past along with the physiological side effects.

Stars: Simon Whistler, Alessandro Moreschi

20. The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode: A Rebellious Woman (2014)

TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama

The musketeers must save an enlightened woman who has been accused of witchcraft.

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Tamla Kari, Alice Sanders

Votes: 500