Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With David Higgs

1. Outlander (2014– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 179,339

2. 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: 52,192

3. His Dark Materials (2019–2022)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young girl is destined to liberate her world from the grip of the Magisterium which represses people's ties to magic and their animal spirits known as daemons.

Stars: Dafne Keen, Kit Connor, Ruth Wilson, Amir Wilson

Votes: 84,741

4. Shadow and Bone (2021–2023)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.

Stars: Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter

Votes: 115,234

5. DCI Banks (2010–2016)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Tenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.

Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz

Votes: 9,151

6. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams

Votes: 480,862 | Gross: $186.85M

7. RocknRolla (2008)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Idris Elba, Thandiwe Newton

Votes: 265,192 | Gross: $5.69M

8. Das Boot (2018– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, War

An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance in this WWII drama.

Stars: Franz Dinda, Tom Wlaschiha, Rick Okon, Rainer Bock

Votes: 9,933

9. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.

Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage, Paul Hickey

Votes: 5,762

10. Deep State (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

What happens when a man who believes he has retired from MI6 is called back to do one more job to regain his life, only to discover that this job may mean he has no life to go back to.

Stars: Joe Dempsie, Karima McAdams, Anastasia Griffith, Alistair Petrie

Votes: 6,894

11. Leap Year (2010)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.

Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow

Votes: 110,744 | Gross: $25.92M

12. Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996– )

90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two police inspectors and their team from a Bonn-Koeln precinct fight all sorts of criminals they encounter daily on major highways in Germany.

Stars: Erdogan Atalay, Gottfried Vollmer, Niels Kurvin, Dietmar Huhn

Votes: 5,841

13. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Superintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.

Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Jennifer James

Votes: 3,312

14. The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Caught between two warring clans, the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre tries to find his place in the world — and his powers.

Stars: Jay Lycurgo, Nadia Parkes, Paul Ready, Isobel Jesper Jones

Votes: 14,276

15. The Critic (II) (2023)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Critic is a story of ambition, blackmail and desire with a dazzling anti-hero at its dark heart. A whodunnit wrapped in a Faustian pact which winds tighter and tighter. Patrick Marber adapted the script from Anthony Quinn's novel.

Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Romola Garai, Mark Strong, Ian McKellen

Votes: 109

16. Island at War (2004)

396 min | Drama, War

During the Second World War, a quiet channel island community is thrown into turmoil by the invasion forces of Nazi Germany.

Stars: Saskia Reeves, Owen Teale, Julia Ford, Clare Holman

Votes: 1,928

17. Indian Summers (2015–2016)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama

Drama set in 1932 during the final years of British colonial rule in India.

Stars: Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Jemima West, Julie Walters, Rick Warden

Votes: 4,551

18. Lost in Austen (2008)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Amanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennet.

Stars: Jemima Rooper, Morven Christie, Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville

Votes: 11,452

19. Origin (2018)

TV-MA | 45 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of strangers struggle for survival aboard a spaceship heading to a distant planet.

Stars: Natalia Tena, Tom Felton, Sen Mitsuji, Nora Arnezeder

Votes: 7,771

20. Churchill (2017)

PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

Ninety-six hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort.

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Julian Wadham

Votes: 15,792 | Gross: $1.28M

21. Mad Dogs (2011–2013)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Follows the reunion of four old sixth form friends. They head to Spain to visit the fifth member of the gang, but things take a dark turn.

Stars: Max Beesley, John Simm, Philip Glenister, Marc Warren

Votes: 5,889

22. Vampire Killers (2009)

R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Their women having been enslaved by the local pack of lesbian vampires thanks to an ancient curse, the remaining menfolk of a rural town send two hapless young lads out onto the moors as a sacrifice.

Director: Phil Claydon | Stars: Paul McGann, James Corden, MyAnna Buring, Silvia Colloca

Votes: 20,812

23. The Escape Artist (2013)

60 min | Drama, Thriller

A junior barrister celebrated for spiriting people out of tight legal corners represents an accused murderer.

Stars: David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Brid Brennan, Sophie Okonedo

Votes: 6,936

24. Partners in Crime (2015)

55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Agatha Christie's crime-fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s Britain.

Stars: Jessica Raine, David Walliams, James Fleet, Matthew Steer

Votes: 2,712

25. Cambridge Spies (2003)

59 min | Drama, History

The true story of a group of Cambridge University Students who are recruited to spy for the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.

Stars: Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry-Jones, Samuel West

Votes: 2,209

26. I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005–2012)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.

Stars: Eric Meyers, Paul McGann, Zam Baring, Ian Porter

Votes: 2,340

27. Will (2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History

A drama about the lost years of young William Shakespeare after his arrival to London in 1589--when theatre was like rock'n'roll, and a young man with a dream changed the world with his words.

Stars: Laurie Davidson, Olivia DeJonge, Ewen Bremner, Mattias Inwood

Votes: 2,168

28. Restless (2012 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.

Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Michelle Dockery, Michael Peter Willis, Charlotte Rampling, Hayley Atwell

Votes: 3,657

29. Picture This

Comedy | Post-production

When a spiritual guru predicts that single Pia Pia (Simone Ashley) will meet the love of her life, among the next five dates she goes on, her family intervene, setting her up on a series of increasingly desperate blind dates.

Director: Prarthana Mohan | Stars: Simone Ashley, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Elliot Bird, Luke Fetherston

30. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)

Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.

Directors: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson | Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant, Talulah Riley

Votes: 8,868

31. The Promise (2011)

356 min | Drama, Mystery, War

A young British girl travels to Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.

Stars: Claire Foy, Christian Cooke, Itay Tiran, Katharina Schüttler

Votes: 2,174

32. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, History

When another child goes missing, washed-up solicitor John Piggott unwittingly provides a catalyst for Detective Chief Superindent Maurice Jobson to start to right some wrongs.

Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: David Morrissey, Lisa Howard, Chris Walker, Shaun Dooley

Votes: 8,321

33. The Tomorrow People (1992–2023)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Sci-Fi

The Tomorrow People are the next stage of human evolution. They can teleport, communicate by telepathy, heal with the power of thought and they are unable to kill or harm any living ... See full summary »

Stars: Kristian Schmid, Christian Tessier, Naomie Harris, Jeff Harding

Votes: 414

34. The Aliens (2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Nearly 40 years ago aliens crash-landed in the UK. They look like us, but are forced to live in a ghetto. Border control officer Lewis falls in love with one.

Stars: Michael Socha, Jim Howick, Michaela Coel, Trystan Gravelle

Votes: 1,825

35. Case Sensitive (2011–2012)

60 min | Crime, Thriller

When Geraldine Bretherick and her five-year-old daughter Lucy are found dead in the bathroom of their luxury home, the case divides new DS Charlie Zailer and her DC Simon Waterhouse.

Stars: Olivia Williams, Darren Boyd, Peter Wight, Ralph Ineson

Votes: 1,019

36. By Any Means (2013)

60 min | Crime, Drama

By Any Means follows a clandestine unit living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game, existing in the grey area between the letter of the law and true justice.

Stars: Gina McKee, Shelley Conn, Warren Brown, Andrew Lee Potts

Votes: 1,318

37. The Amazing Mr Blunden (2021 TV Movie)

90 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

For modern teenagers Lucy and Jamie, adventure arrives in the form of a mysterious old man with a job offer - as caretakers to a ruined old house that's said to be haunted. With his help, Lucy and Jamie must travel back in time to 1821.

Director: Mark Gatiss | Stars: Vinette Robinson, Samuel Barnett, Elliot Levey, Amanda Lawrence

Votes: 795

38. The Broker's Man (1997–1998)

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

Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.

Stars: Kevin Whately, Annette Ekblom, Danny Worters, Holly Davidson

Votes: 188

39. That Day We Sang (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Musical

Musical set in 1969, with flashbacks to 1929. A middle-aged couple find love after meeting on a TV programme about a choir they both sang in as children.

Director: Victoria Wood | Stars: Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, Christopher Jordan, Conleth Hill

Votes: 438

40. Murder on the Home Front (2013 TV Movie)

91 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Set during the London Blitz of 1940, this is a world where people live life in the moment. It is also a world where criminals can use the blackout and devastation to hide their darkest activities.

Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Patrick Kennedy, Tamzin Merchant, Emerald Fennell, James Fleet

Votes: 2,194

41. Nature Boy (2000– )

60 min | Drama

A sensitive young man who relishes time in nature is at odds with the rough urban culture in which he lives.

Stars: Lee Ingleby, Grace Harrison, Hannah Winlow, Adam Davidson

Votes: 202

42. The Treasure Seekers (1996 TV Movie)

97 min | Drama, Family

Widower Richard Bastable faces financial ruin if he cannot complete his new invention, a refrigeration machine.

Director: Juliet May | Stars: Camilla Power, Felicity Jones, Kristopher Milnes, Ben Simpson

Votes: 319

43. Tony (I) (2009)

Unrated | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A thriller centered on a serial killer in a rundown London suburb.

Director: Gerard Johnson | Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Greg Kam, Ricky Grover, Kerryann White

Votes: 3,602

44. The Best Man (2006– )

120 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

After painter Michael 'Mike' Sheldrake's failed suicide attempt, house-mate and life-long best friend Peter Tremaine, an antiques shop owner, reminisces their common past, like Mike does in... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Coyle, Keeley Hawes, Toby Stephens, George Irving

Votes: 282

45. The Project (2002 TV Movie)

220 min | Drama

In 1992, a group of Labour activists, Paul, Maggie and Irène, are dismayed by yet another Labour defeat to a Conservative Government. They each wish to support Labour in different ways. ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Naomie Harris, Paloma Baeza, James Frain

Votes: 142

46. Beneath the Skin (2005 TV Movie)

180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A stalker tackles three women in London. First 23-year old likable schoolteacher Zoe Haratounian, who beats off a thief and gets declared a local heroine by the press, gets scary anonymous ... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Stephanie Leonidas, Emma Fielding, Rebecca Palmer, Jamie Draven

Votes: 244

47. Honour (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 104 min | Thriller

A story centered on a young woman who is targeted by her family for an "honour killing" and the bounty hunter who takes the job.

Director: Shan Khan | Stars: Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine, Faraz Ayub, Shubham Saraf

Votes: 1,098

48. The Government Inspector (2005 TV Movie)

109 min | Biography, Drama

Peter Kosminsky's powerful factual drama about the Iraq dossier row and the subsequent death of Dr David Kelly, one of the top government experts on Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Mark Rylance, Jonathan Cake, Emma Fielding, Daniel Ryan

Votes: 205

49. A Christmas Carol (2000 TV Movie)

75 min | Drama, Fantasy

An unscrupulous loan shark who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Ray Fearon, Ross Kemp, Shezwae Powell, Bill Thomas

Votes: 630

50. Britz (2007– )

235 min | Drama

In this two-part Channel 4 drama, two British-born Muslim siblings are drawn in radically different directions after 9/11.

Stars: Riz Ahmed, Manjinder Virk, Mary Stockley, Chinna Wodu

Votes: 570