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51. Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
Fact-based story about a 1990s espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in U.S. history. Aldrich Ames (Timothy Hutton) was a middle class C.I.A. Agent, whose ... See full summary »
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Joan Plowright, Elizabeth Peña, C. David Johnson
Votes: 368
52. Back to the Secret Garden (2000 TV Movie)
G | 100 min | Family, Fantasy
Lizzie, an American orphan with a green thumb, gets to stay at an orphanage at an English manor after WWII, where she explores a secret garden with a magical door.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Joan Plowright, Cherie Lunghi, Aled Roberts, Florence Hoath
Votes: 1,006
53. Three Sisters (1970)
G | 165 min | Drama, Romance
Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga, a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.
Directors: Laurence Olivier, John Sichel | Stars: Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 496
54. Callas Forever (2002)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The last days of legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Jay Rodan
Votes: 2,461 | Gross: $0.45M
55. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Robert Lang, Natalie Ogle, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 59
56. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
57. Hotel Sorrento (1995)
R | 112 min | Drama
Meg (Caroline Goodall), Pippa (Tara Morice), and Hilary (Caroline Gillmer) are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for ten years, has just written a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Caroline Goodall, Caroline Gillmer, Tara Morice, Joan Plowright
Votes: 344 | Gross: $0.09M
58. A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio (John Leguizamo) is offered a bribe in exchange for taking the blame for the fire that destroyed ... See full summary »
Director: Joshua Brand | Stars: William Baldwin, John Leguizamo, Sadie Frost, Erika Eleniak
Votes: 1,128 | Gross: $0.47M
59. Driving Miss Daisy (1992 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Failed series pilot based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play and multi-Academy Award-winning movie. It aired on CBS during the summer of 1992.
Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Joan Plowright, Saul Rubinek, Theresa Merritt
Votes: 192
60. The House of Bernarda Alba (1991 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama
A domineering, reclusive and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest... See full summary »
Directors: Stuart Burge, Núria Espert | Stars: Deborah Findlay, Suzanna Hamilton, Gillian Hanna, Patricia Hayes
Votes: 85
61. The Merchant of Venice (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, demands his due of a pound of flesh for a forfeited loan.
Director: John Sichel | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Jeremy Brett, Michael Jayston
Votes: 296
62. The Dressmaker (1988)
92 min | Drama, Romance
In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their seventeen-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 277
63. Knife Edge (2009)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
A successful Wall Street trader returns to England with her new husband and five-year-old son, but their new start together turns into a nightmare when they move into a country house which contains a terrible secret.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Natalie Press, Matthieu Boujenah, Miles Ronayne
Votes: 1,156
64. Encore! Encore! (1998–1999)
30 min | Comedy
Joseph Pinoni (Nathan Lane) is a world-famous opera singer, but because of an accident while pumping his stomach in Italy, he will never be able to sing again. Having squandered all of his ... See full summary »
Stars: Nathan Lane, Joan Plowright, Glenne Headly, Ernie Sabella
Votes: 94
65. Goose on the Loose (2006)
PG | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Grieving young Will Donnelly (Max Morrow) looks to protect his new best friend, a talking goose, from school Principal Congreve Maddox (Chevy Chase), who's fattening up the bird for a Christmas cook-off.
Director: Nicholas Kendall | Stars: Chevy Chase, James Purefoy, Max Morrow, Kari Matchett
Votes: 204
66. 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: 53
67. World Theatre (1959)
Drama
In 1959, a group of aspiring actors and playwrights navigate love, ambition, and artistic challenges in the world of theater.
Stars: Olive McFarland, John Southworth, Dilys Hamlett, James Maxwell
Votes: 14
68. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993 TV Special)
196 min | Family
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Billy Crystal, Jane Alexander, Robert Altman, Luciana Arrighi
Votes: 461
69. On Promised Land (1994 TV Movie)
Drama
Set in the late 1950s, Floyd (Carl Lumbly), Martha Ree (Juanita Jennings), and Jimmy "Jim-Jam" Ween (Norman D. Golden II) live on land that was promised to Floyd's father and then to Floyd ... See full summary »
Director: Joan Tewkesbury | Stars: Robert Benedetti, Wayne Brady, Bill Coates, Norman D. Golden II
Votes: 93
70. Uncle Vanya (1963)
120 min | Drama
Retired Professor Alexander Serebryakov has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased. Her mother ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Robert Lang, Max Adrian, Lewis Casson
Votes: 195
71. The Dick Cavett Show (1975–1982)
30 min | Talk-Show
Host Dick Cavett chats with various celebrities. This particular series was "The Dick Cavett Show" on PBS Late Night and ran from October 1977-October 1982
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Phil Silvers, Neil Simon
Votes: 283
72. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955 TV Movie)
75 min | Adventure, Drama
A play-within-a-play of Moby Dick by Orson Welles.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Christopher Lee, Patrick McGoohan, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 72
73. Frankie & Hazel (2000 TV Movie)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Francesca "Frankie" Humphrees (Mischa Barton) has never known any life besides one of ballet and strict practice of her grandmother. When Frankie visits the local ballpark, she spots a sign... See full summary »
Director: JoBeth Williams | Stars: Joan Plowright, Mischa Barton, Edith Belmont, Richard Yniguez
Votes: 435
74. Uncle Vanya (1967 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
Retired Professor Serebriakow (Max Adrian) has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Jelena (Rosemary Harris). The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now ... See full summary »
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Max Adrian, Wynne Clark, Rosemary Harris
Votes: 14
75. Good Day New York (1988–2024)
240 min | News
Great mornings, with great celebrites! Good Day New York
Stars: Rosanna Scotto, Lori Stokes, Greg Kelly, Jim Ryan
Votes: 23
76. A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
7-year-old Marushka grows up in 1950s Prague, raised more by her relatives than her society-building mother.
Director: Susan Kodicek | Stars: Florence Hoath, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Ian Bannen
Votes: 134
77. Saturday Sunday Monday (1978 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
One Saturday evening, Rosa Priore (Dame Joan Plowright) is preparing a magnificent Sunday lunch for her family and their friends. By Sunday afternoon, her life and marriage are in ruins.
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Joan Plowright, Maggie Wells, Frank Finlay, Nicholas Clay
Votes: 51
78. All for Love (1982–1983)
60 min | Romance
Anthology of stories about love, many adapted from short stories or novels.
Stars: Alick Hayes, Dilys Worsfold, Joan Plowright, Geraldine McEwan
Votes: 18
79. Sword of Freedom (1957– )
25 min | Adventure, Family
In sixteenth century Florence, Marco del Monte, a dashing Robin Hood-like figure, leads the Republicans against the tyrannical Duke de Medici and his minions.
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Martin Benson, Adrienne Corri, Roland Bartrop
Votes: 39
80. Daphne Laureola (1978 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts, whose much older husband is not pleased.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Arthur Lowe, Grégoire Aslan, Jan Conrad, Jane Carr
Votes: 63
81. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 70
82. The Assistant (1997)
116 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
It's the turn of the century and jobs are hard to find. A young man assigns himself the job of a store clerk, without pay, only a place to sleep and eat, after he was manipulated by a ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Gil Bellows, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Jaimz Woolvett
Votes: 184
83. Scrooge and Marley (2001 TV Movie)
48 min | Musical, Family, Drama
Ebenezer Scrooge vows to remove a manger scene outside City Hall. He is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, who warns him of the consequences of his actions, and the impact this will have on himself and others.
Director: Fred Holmes | Stars: Dean Jones, Reg Grant, D. James Kennedy, Joan Plowright
Votes: 102
84. Dinosaur (2000 Video Game)
E | Family
Based on Disney's Dinosaur (2000), Aladar, and his friends live on the Lemur Island. When their island is destroyed by a meteor, they flee to the mainland, where they encounter a herd of dinosaurs led by the ruthless Kron.
Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Della Reese, Joan Plowright, Julianna Margulies
Votes: 71
85. And a Nightingale Sang (1989 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Romance
Romance lifts a sister from a lively family in working-class Newcastle during World War II.
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Phyllis Logan, Tom Watt, Joan Plowright, John Woodvine
Votes: 76
86. Peace One Day (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
The story of Jeremy Gilley's attempts to persuade the global community via the United Nations to sanction officially a day without conflict; a ceasefire day; a global day of Peace.
Director: Jeremy Gilley | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, Jeremy Gilley, Judi Dench
Votes: 148
87. This Could Be the Last Time (1998 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Rosemary's family want her to go into a home while they are away, but instead she takes a trip to Paris and embarks on an unexpected adventure with a lively but troubled young boy.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Joan Plowright, Jonathan Burteaux, Penelope Wilton, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 32
88. Living Famously (2002– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography
The ups and downs of life in the spotlight.
Stars: Caroline Quentin, David Thomson, Patrick Allen, Sheridan Morley
Votes: 21
89. Sara Crewe (1951– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Pat Fryer, Helen Stirling, Mary Lincoln, Hilary Rennie
90. The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1993 TV Special)
News
Directors: Ken Shapiro, Gene Weed | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Leslie Nielsen, Jane Seymour, Jason Alexander
Votes: 47
91. Sophie (1991 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama
Part of the By Herself drama series made for Channel 4, the plot revolves around Sophie and her decision to move out of the home she shares with her husband and family into a bedsit.
Director: Doris Totten Chase | Stars: Stephen Dillane, Jeremy Flynn, Joan Plowright
92. Summer Festivals (1982)
45 min | Documentary, Music
Stars: Paul Gambaccini, Fran Morrison, Joan Plowright, Eleanor Bron
93. Christmas Glory 2000 (2000 TV Special)
Documentary, Music
A 60' music special for Christmas starring Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel and Charlotte Church. Produced from Westminster Abbey London for ITV1 in the UK and PBS Network in the U.S.
Stars: Andrea Bocelli, Betty Boothroyd, George Carey, Charlotte Church
Votes: 27
95. Festival of Arts (1962– )
120 min | Drama
Stars: Luther Adler, Carolyn Coates, Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland
96. The Laurence Olivier Awards 2002 (2002 TV Special)
Family
Annual award ceremony, broadcast by the BBC, in recognition of the best in London theatre.
Director: Ben Kellett | Stars: Clive Anderson, Brian Blessed, Benjamin Davies, Martine McCutcheon
97. Globos de Ouro 1999 (2000 TV Special)
180 min
Director: Richard Rietveld | Stars: Catarina Furtado, Maria João Abreu, Pedro Abrunhosa, Artur Agostinho
Votes: 66
98. The Laurence Olivier Awards 1999 (1999 TV Special)
Director: Ben Kellett | Stars: Leslie Ash, Eileen Atkins, Mandisa Bardill, Joan Collins
99. The Evening Standard Awards (1974 TV Special)
Stars: Lauren Bacall, Mary Hayley Bell, Jim Dale, Mia Farrow
100.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Comedy of Errors
(1954)
Drama
Two identical twins and their two servants (also identical twins) are separated in a ship-wreck. When, years later, they all show up in the same town, mistaken identities abound.
Director: Lionel Harris | Stars: Lally Bowers, James Cairncross, Gerald Cross, Paul Hansard
Votes: 12