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51. Plenty (1985)
R | 121 min | Drama
A young Englishwoman spends twenty years to make whatever kind of life for herself, at the expense of others around her, in post-World War II England.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, André Maranne, Charles Dance
Votes: 3,398 | Gross: $6.15M
52. Victoria & Albert (2001)
200 min | Biography, Drama, History
The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a longtime royal love story.
Stars: Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, James Callis, Diana Rigg
Votes: 1,041
53. Great Expectations (1989)
303 min | Drama
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Anthony Calf, Jean Simmons, Kim Thomson
Votes: 470
54. Quatermass (1979)
204 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the distant future, a now-elderly Bernard Quatermass investigates the disappearance of his granddaughter and a mysterious cult.
Stars: John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale, Ralph Arliss, Paul Rosebury
Votes: 875
55. Don's Party (1976)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
On the night of the 1969 Australian election, Don holds a party in his suburban Sydney house, where his raucous, rude, embarrassing, extrovert friends discuss sex, politics, and their lives, and seduce each others wives.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: John Hargreaves, Pat Bishop, Graham Kennedy, Veronica Lang
Votes: 1,577
56. No Surrender (1985)
R | 100 min | Comedy
It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: Michael Angelis, Avis Bunnage, James Ellis, Tom Georgeson
Votes: 386
57. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983 TV Movie)
100 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill, Denholm Elliott, Glynis Barber
Votes: 1,555
58. Performance (1991–1998)
180 min | Drama
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Stars: Ian Holm, Elizabeth McGovern, Ronald Pickup, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 93
59. Photographing Fairies (1997)
R | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Photographer Charles Castle is dazed with grief after the death of his girlfriend. He goes off to war and works in the trenches as photographer. After the war, still grieving, Charles receives some photographs that claim to be of fairies.
Director: Nick Willing | Stars: Toby Stephens, Emily Woof, Ben Kingsley, Frances Barber
Votes: 2,855
60. Age of Treason (1993 TV Movie)
PG | 93 min | History, Mystery
Marcus Didius Falco must solve a murder set in Ancient Rome.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Bryan Brown, Matthias Hues, Art Malik, Anthony Valentine
Votes: 302
61. Champions (1984)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeplechase on the horse Aldaniti.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Mick Dillon, Ann Bell
Votes: 754 | Gross: $0.17M
62. The Patricia Neal Story (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Biography, Drama
This is the story of Patricia Neal who was a famous Hollywood actress and her marriage to Roald Dahl the author. Patricia had three massive strokes and was unable to walk or talk leaving ... See full summary »
Directors: Anthony Harvey, Anthony Page | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Dirk Bogarde, Ken Kercheval, Jane Merrow
Votes: 214
63. A Man for All Seasons (1988 TV Movie)
150 min | Biography, Drama
King Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he... See full summary »
Director: Charlton Heston | Stars: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson
Votes: 744
64. The Rainbow Thief (1990)
R | 87 min | Fantasy, Drama
A petty crook in search of the clichéd pot of gold at the end of the rainbow hopes to cash in by befriending the heir to a huge fortune.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Christopher Lee, Jude Alderson
Votes: 1,522
65. The Sign of Four (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Mystery
Hired by a young lady, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the strange recent deaths of her missing father's friends from the army, as well as the whereabouts of the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Ian Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 844
66. A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Drama
Just after losing her husband to a similar condition, Dr. Anne Turner (Dame Julie Walters) is diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition. So she plans to end her life herself. Based on a true story.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Julie Walters, Stephen Campbell Moore, Lyndsey Marshal, Liz White
Votes: 604
67. Hawks (1988)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Anthony Edwards, Janet McTeer, Camille Coduri
Votes: 1,222
68. Foreign Body (1986)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy
An unemployed Indian engineer emigrates to England to find work and through a series of circumstances, ends up impersonating a doctor to win the attention of an attractive young woman.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Victor Banerjee, Warren Mitchell, Denis Quilley, Amanda Donohoe
Votes: 324
69. Good King Wenceslas (1994 TV Movie)
Drama
Based upon the true story that inpired the Christmas carol about a young king's care for his people.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Stefanie Powers, Jonathan Brandis, Perry King, Leo McKern
Votes: 288
70. Jewels (1992)
TV-14 | 241 min | Drama, Romance
Sarah Thompson, an American visiting England, meets and marries William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield. They settle in a chateau in France and begin a family. World War II interrupts ... See full summary »
Stars: Annette O'Toole, Anthony Andrews, Jürgen Prochnow, Corinne Touzet
Votes: 571
71. 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: 275
72. The Steal (1995)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Thriller
A young American computer hackeress is hired by a liberal British lawyer to right the wrong done to a third world country by a London investment company. Even the expertise of her building ... See full summary »
Director: John Hay | Stars: Alfred Molina, Helen Slater, Peter Bowles, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 432
73. Secret Places (1984)
PG | 98 min | Drama
Secret Places follows the story of schoolgirls in England during World War II.
Director: Zelda Barron | Stars: Marie Theres Relin, Tara MacGowran, Claudine Auger, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 119
74. The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
102 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A separate screenplay by Nigel Kneale for theaters, parallel to the 1979 Quatermass 4-part miniseries. The story, set in the near future, involves influences from outer space that are ... See full summary »
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale, Barbara Kellerman, Margaret Tyzack
Votes: 286
75. Dead Cert (1974)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Thriller
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's (Ian Hogg's) horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies... See full summary »
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Scott Antony, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Nina Thomas
Votes: 234
76. The Gospel According to Vic (1986)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Vic Mathews (Tom Conti) teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Gormley | Stars: Tom Conti, Helen Mirren, David Hayman, Brian Pettifer
Votes: 598 | Gross: $0.27M
77. To Catch a King (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 115 min | Thriller, Drama
In 1940, two Americans, Joe Jackson and Hannah Winter, attempt to thwart a plot to kidnap the Duke of Windsor during a visit to Windsor.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Robert Wagner, Teri Garr, Horst Janson, John Standing
Votes: 175
78. Moving Story (1994–1995)
60 min | Comedy
Comedy drama centred around a group of removal men, and their mishaps as they move the contents of people's houses to their new homes. A spin-off by Jack Rosenthal from his film The Chain (1984).
Stars: Warren Clarke, Phil Davis, Con O'Neill, Ronny Jhutti
Votes: 51
79. High Velocity (1976)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two Vietnam veterans turned mercenaries who are hired to rescue a kidnapped executive in Africa.
Director: Remi Kramer | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Paul Winfield, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 144
80. The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994– )
153 min | Comedy, Drama
Henry Farr, a mild-mannered lawyer in London, decides to murder his overbearing wife Elinor to end her bullying. His attempts to poison her backfire, leading to escalating events.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Alison Steadman, Philip Jackson, Larry Lamb
Votes: 153
81. Mandela (1987 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 135 min | Drama
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) become South Africa's first Black President, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in negotiating a bloodless revolution in that country.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Danny Glover, Tam Mpofu, Priscilla Mundawarara, Mike Davey
Votes: 264
82. Heavy Weather (1995 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy
At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth cares only about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is willfully ignorant of the fact that his brother is planning to publish a book which might ruin ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Judy Parfitt, Roy Hudd, Richard Briers, Peter O'Toole
Votes: 184
83. The Stick Up (1977)
101 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
In 1930s England, a shady American and an Irish lass try to improve their fortunes using less-than-honest methods.
Director: Jeffrey Bloom | Stars: David Soul, Pamela McMyler, Johnny Wade, Michael Balfour
Votes: 53
84. A Deadly Game (1979 TV Movie)
104 min | Thriller
Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas takes over and wants Charlie out. But ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: David Hemmings, Sam Wanamaker, Jennie Linden, Pinkas Braun
Votes: 238
85. At the Max (1991)
89 min | Documentary, Music
A filming of the 1990 Rolling Stones "Steel Wheels" concert that traveled Europe. This was filmed in the IMAX process, which allows the film to be projected in a size ten times the size of a regular 35mm projected image.
Directors: Noel Archambault, David Douglas, Roman Kroitor, Julien Temple, Christine Strand | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood
Votes: 409
86. No Longer Alone (1978)
PG | 99 min | Drama
Dramatised documentary about former actress Joan Winmill who was converted by the Billy Graham Organisation.
Director: Nicholas Webster | Stars: Igor Alexander, John Alkin, Vivienne Burgess, Belinda Carroll
Votes: 25
87. The House of Angelo (1997)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, History
In eighteenth century London, the celebrated Angelo family of fencing instructors are employed to protect a visiting Ambassador from French assassins.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Julian Glover, Edward Woodward, Peter Woodward, Tim Woodward
Votes: 54
88. King of Fridges (2004 TV Movie)
49 min | Comedy, Drama
A play about an ambitious young manager of a Dixons-style electrical warehouse who gets saddled with a 65-year-old re-trainee on a frenetic bank holiday.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Richard Wilson, Mark Benton, Joan Kempson, Anna Keaveney
Votes: 32
89. Very Like a Whale (1980 TV Movie)
86 min | Drama
A rich industrialist reaches the heights of success but finds himself increasingly isolated from everyone around him.
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Alan Bates, Gemma Jones, Ann Bell, Anna Cropper
Votes: 20
90. Dinner at 11 (2014 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
Dinner parties can be minefields for adults. But what would happen if all the dinner party guests were aged around 11 years old? All of this is revealed in this insightful, funny, and ... See full summary »
Director: Marina Parker | Stars: Amaria Braithwaite, Joshua Castelino, Peter Dine, Rory Kinnear
Votes: 9
91.
Performance (1991–1998)
Episode:
King Lear
(1998)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Paul Rhys, Finbar Lynch, Timothy West, David Burke
Votes: 285
92.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
Payment in Blood
(2002)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a playwright changes dialogue in her play just days before its opening, she is found brutally stabbed with other murders to follow.
Director: Kim Flitcroft | Stars: James McAvoy, Naomi Frederick, Ronald Pickup, Yvonne O'Grady
Votes: 488
93.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
Well Schooled in Murder
(2002)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an old school friend contacts Lynley about a missing schoolboy, the inspector soon has to launch a murder inquiry.
Director: Robert Young | Stars: John Sessions, Lisa Stevenson, Curtis Woodruff, Paul Herzberg
Votes: 576
94.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
For the Sake of Elena
(2002)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the deaf daughter of a Cambridge professor is found brutally murdered while jogging, Lynley finds she has led a promiscuous lifestyle.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Samantha Baker, Cherie Lunghi, Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small
Votes: 432
95.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Absolute Conviction
(1992)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A convicted fraudster, one of three former business partners at an open prison, dies following an assault. Morse has to investigate the death while dealing with a brash subordinate and trying to avoid offending the prison authorities.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Sean Bean, Diana Quick
Votes: 775
96.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Cherubim & Seraphim
(1992)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A new drug developed to combat senility is ironically being distributed to teens at all-night parties and driving some to suicide.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Liza Walker, Jason Isaacs
Votes: 797
97.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Dead on Time
(1992)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A respected, dying Oxford don, husband of Morse's former fiancée, apparently shoots himself, but his doctor asserts that he was not capable of firing a gun.
Director: John Madden | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Brendan O'Hea, David Haig
Votes: 906
98.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Happy Families
(1992)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The head of a wealthy but dysfunctional family is found bludgeoned to death in the family estate as Morse is forced to deal with the resultant media frenzy.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Sukie Smith, Gwen Taylor
Votes: 824
99.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Death of the Self
(1992)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Morse looks to mix a little pleasure with business when he and Lewis are sent to Italy to look into the suspicious death of an English woman near Vicenza.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Michael Kitchen, Christopher Hunter
Votes: 900
100.
Press Gang (1989–1993)
Episode:
At Last a Dragon
(1990)
Family, Comedy, Drama
Spike accompanies a very nervous Lynda to a cocktail party where she will be doing some career socialising. However, Spike spots someone who is looking to make a few deals of his own.
Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher, Paul Reynolds, Nick Stringer
Votes: 32