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1. The Acolyte (2024– )
Action, Adventure, Drama | Completed
Star Wars series that takes viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.
Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen, Jodie Turner-Smith, Joonas Suotamo
2. Endeavour (2012–2023)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw, Sean Rigby
Votes: 33,532
3. A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022)
TV-MA | 1,107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.
Stars: Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Alex Kingston, Gregg Chilingirian
Votes: 61,003
4. Domina (2021–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History
The life and rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar.
Stars: Alex Lanipekun, Ewan Horrocks, Matthew McNulty, Kasia Smutniak
Votes: 6,438
5. Willow (2022–2023)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama
Twenty years after vanquishing the wicked queen Bavmorda, the sorcerer Willow Ufgood leads a group of misfits on a dangerous rescue mission into the unknown.
Stars: Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Erin Kellyman
Votes: 33,654
6. The Serpent (2021)
TV-MA | 458 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.
Stars: Tahar Rahim, Billy Howle, Jenna Coleman, Ellie Bamber
Votes: 49,751
7. Virunga (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, War
A team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas.
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel | Stars: André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo
Votes: 12,266
8. Behind Closed Doors (2017)
Documentary
An original four-part crime documentary series produced in association with HBO Asia and Star World, The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors examines the story of a double murder of a teenage girl... See full summary »
Votes: 293
9. Behind Closed Doors (III) (2019)
Documentary, Crime
In 2008, 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar, and her family's servant, Hemraj Banjade, were found dead in their home in Noida, India. More than a decade later, the case remains unsolved.
Director: P.A. Carter
Votes: 57
10. In the Cold Dark Night (2020)
82 min | Documentary
Set in the heart of the American South, IN THE COLD DARK NIGHT examines both the 1983 and 2018 investigations into the murder of a Black man, Timothy Coggins.
Directors: Nick Hampson, Stephen Robert Morse, Miikka Leskinen | Stars: Briana Cristal, John Charles Dickson, Walter Robert Duckworth, Kairo Johnson
Votes: 493
11. Out of Thin Air (2017)
85 min | Documentary, Crime
Iceland, 1976. Six suspects confess to two violent crimes. This is the strangest criminal investigation you've never heard of.
Director: Dylan Howitt | Stars: Erla Bolladóttir, Sævar Ciesiekski, Tryggvi Leifsson, Albert Skaftason
Votes: 2,510
12. Corvidae (2018)
11 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
A fable of a young girl that forms a strong connection with the animals she finds and rescues.
Director: Tom de Ville | Stars: Maisie Williams, Jamie Davis, Archie Duffy, Joe Wolstenholme
Votes: 117
13. See Me (2011)
19 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Three 16 year old school girls and their 30-something teacher are trapped in one room on a school detention. They are bored, frustrated and waiting for something to happen... And then it does.
Director: Catherine Shepherd | Stars: Olivia Colman, Scarlett Marshall, Tahirah Sharif, Sophie Wu
Votes: 121
14. Mr Whippy (2021)
15 min | Short, Drama
As a bloody conflict between rival drug gangs operating out of ice cream vans rages in '80s Glasgow, the limits of love and loyalty are tested.
Director: Rachna Suri | Stars: David Elliot, Rian Gordon, Alan Mandel
15. The Witching Hour (2014)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A summer solstice coloured by crime and superstition. Aino has her eye on Perttu but over the course of the nightless night his true nature dispels her illusions.
Director: Miikka Leskinen | Stars: Niina Koponen, Ada Forsberg, Kaisa Hela, Asko Vaarala
Votes: 20
16. Our Lad (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama, Family
Ali is stands out. He's one of the few British Muslim soldiers in the Armed Forces. Returning home from duty in Afghanistan for his father's funeral, over the course of the day, he is once ... See full summary »
Director: Rachna Suri | Stars: Shazad Latif, Murray McArthur, Aqib Khan, Kaleem Janjua
Votes: 19
17. Friends Forever (2007)
22 min | Short
George is trying to get over the death of his friend Chris, but keeps Chris' ghost.
Director: Marçal Forés | Stars: Sean Bourke, Emma Hamilton, Sean Hart, Louie Keen
Votes: 45
18. The Nine Muses (2010)
90 min | Documentary, History
Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from 1960 onwards.
Director: John Akomfrah
Votes: 167
19. Lawless Oceans (2017– )
TV-PG | 47 min | Reality-TV
Investigation of a murder at sea and the extent of maritime crime at sea from drugs to piracy.
Star: Karsten von Hoesslin
Votes: 146
20. For the Love of God (2007)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Graham lives with his tyrannical Mother and their pet Jackdaw in a Christian bookshop, trapped in the seedy outskirts of a decaying nowhere town. He and his Mother both love God, but in ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Tucker | Stars: Steve Coogan, Julia Davis, Ian McKellen
Votes: 184
21. The Last Animals (2017)
92 min | Documentary
The Last Animals follows the conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and criminal networks to save elephants and rhinos from extinction.
Director: Kate Brooks | Stars: Kate Brooks, Batian Craig, Patrick Duboscq, Yusef Gilisho
Votes: 138
22. Small-Time Revolutionary (2010)
19 min | Short, Drama, History
England, 1988. Thatcher, New Order, Section 28, The Kants. Russell finds himself caught between two opposing worlds and needs to decide whether to keep up the appearances or stand up for who he is.
Director: Miikka Leskinen | Stars: Alexander Barnes, Ceridwen Smith, Daniel Norford, Danny Chan
Votes: 67
23. Harry & Bip (2016– )
Animation
Two energetic young penguins who are all about the three 'F's... Fun, Fish and Friends! Harry and Bip live in the Antarctic, a vast icy expanse they can't wait to explore...They navigate ... See full summary »
Stars: Antti Pääkkönen, Markus Bäckman
24. We Are All Rwandans (2008)
Not Rated | 25 min | Short, Drama
The true story of the Nyange school students in Rwanda, attacked by rebels in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide. Their refusal to betray each other cost some of them everything, but gave hope to a nation.
Director: Debs Paterson
Votes: 21
25. Don't Blame Us Cos We're Famous! (2015)
13 min | Short, Drama, Family
A story about the magic time when you admire your father for the hero he isn't.
Director: Amelia Hashemi | Stars: Paul Brannigan, Catherine Forrester, Stephen McDade, Juliet Oldfield
26. Ziona (2018)
43 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Tensions are rising in Baktawng, a remote Indian mountain village. One side of the village is democratic, the other follows a self-proclaimed messenger of God. Ziona Chana is head of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Clare Carter, Leonora Lonsdale | Star: Ziona Chana
27. We Are Fire (2024 TV Short)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A true story of a young woman in rural Uttar Pradesh, India who lost everything when her husband was murdered and her land was stolen. The police, unwilling to act in one of the country's ... See full summary »
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Votes: 8
28. Junction (I) (2009)
11 min | Short
Director: Afolabi Kuti | Stars: Wayne Kaplan, Louise Lee, Justin Marosa, Laura Meakin
29. Nazi Boots (2015)
6 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Holocaust survivor Janine Webber relives the loss of her family in this viscerally powerful short film.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Janine Webber, Archie Bradfield, Lucy Griffiths
Votes: 7
30. Tree Without a Root (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama, Family
A man, coping with loneliness after being retired and taken to Germany by his son, has an epiphany when he receives a letter from home.
Director: Rouzie Hassanova | Stars: Victor G. Kalev, Liubov Liubcheva, Vassil Mihajlov, Stefan Shterev
31. Here/Not Here (2020 TV Special)
29 min | Drama
Three rival urban groups clash over who should use an abandoned warehouse space. Despite their differences, they find a common language through movement that inspires them to communicate, collaborate and come together.
Director: Bim Ajadi | Stars: Theophilus O. Bailey, Simeon Campbell, Duane J. Collins, Andrei Dragunov
Votes: 6
32. Living in Silence (2006)
Short, Drama
A refugee woman, determined to continue her journalist's crusade for justice, will not allow the insecurity of life in Britain to quash her positive spirit. But her husband sees life differently.
Director: Kothai Kanthan | Stars: Shelley Islam, Mona Lemp, Gloria Muikira, Jat Sahi
33. Mnemosyne (I) (2010)
45 min | Documentary, History
Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from the 1950s onwards.
Director: John Akomfrah
34. Playing Ball (2015)
15 min | Short, Drama
A daughter finally snaps and quits her netball team, managed by her controlling mother. As the mother goes after her daughter, events go from bad to worse for the duo.
Director: Rachna Suri | Stars: Manpreet Bambra, Daisy Beaumont, Grace Cohen, Susannah Wise
Votes: 9
35. The Portrait (2008)
13 min | Short, Drama
Poignant family drama, which focuses on one of the greatest taboos of the late 50's, sexual abuse.
Director: Rouzie Hassanova | Stars: Jonathan Ryan, Catherine Steadman
36. The Public Benefits (2011)
13 min | Short
Adam Smith is a budding playwright who sees the local dole office as a darkly surreal place, a hotbed of fear and paranoia. And when a Customer Service Advisor is attacked by a disgruntled claimant, reality cracks and pandemonium reigns.
Director: Cassius Matthias | Stars: Sutara Gayle, Luke Harris, Gordon Case, Anton Valensi
Votes: 10
37. Morning Echo (2010)
15 min | Short
The Moffatts are in trouble. Their sick young daughter Franny almost died in October, and, wanting to make her final days good ones, they held a fake Christmas for her. A couple of months ... See full summary »
Director: Hope Dickson Leach | Stars: Kerry Fox, Peter Sullivan, Amelia Foster, Tristram Foster
Votes: 11
38. What Do Artists Do All Day? (2013– )
30 min | Documentary
This documentary offers a snapshot of the life of artist and writer John Byrne as he completes a large mural for the dome of the King's Theatre in Edinburgh. The film follows Byrne from the... See full summary »
Stars: Polly Morgan, John Byrne, Norman Ackroyd, Jack Vettriano
Votes: 25
39. Generation Right (2015)
42 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
'Ideas can move mountains, and can bring about whole changes in attitudes, and at the moment it is the ideas of our party and our beliefs which are changing the world'. As Margaret Thatcher... See full summary »
Director: Michelle Coomber
40. Holler (2009)
11 min | Short, Drama
A young child witnesses his parents' argument escalate into a harrowing scene of domestic violence.
Director: Cassius Matthias | Stars: Katy Bartrop, Alex Dower, Albert Dower
Votes: 10
41. The Red Herring (2015)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An animated comedy about a group of penguins who get too greedy for their own good.
Director: Leevi Lemmetty | Stars: Antti Pääkkönen, Christopher Wilson
Votes: 7
42. Chinese Lessons (2013)
48 min | Documentary
In the bustling industrial hub of Guangzhou, China, filmmaker Haryun Kim films three migrant worker children during their final year at a privately run primary school.
As she captures their ... See full synopsis »
Director: Haryun Kim
43. Firewood (2007)
14 min | Short, Drama
Sam meets up with her best friend Billy for a lazy afternoon in the sun. Unbeknownst to her life is about to change.
Director: Miikka Leskinen | Stars: Lynsey Beauchamp, Ashley George, Simon McLinden, Amy Tweed
Votes: 8
44. Supraman and the School of Necessity (2008)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Supramanya (Supraman) is a young Indian boy whose blind mother is struggling to make ends meet. When she gives up on taking care of him, Supraman takes matters into his own hands.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Anitha, Meese Anjanappa, Neha Halgali, Anil Kumar
Votes: 25
45. Transit (I) (2009)
7 min | Short, Drama
A young boy, landing at a busy airport with his parents on the way home from an overseas trip, has a chance encounter with a prisoner being deported to an uncertain fate in a country where he's considered an enemy of the state.
Director: Chris Roche | Stars: John Bell, Simon Chadwick, Penny Layden, Aicha McKenzie
Votes: 13
46. The Clap Dudes (2008)
22 min | Animation, Short, Music
Director: Tibor Bánóczki | Star: Zoltán Rajkai
Votes: 8
47. Aimé (2008)
5 min | Short, Drama
Rwandan young mother Alice and her young son Aimé walk into the countryside, hoping to reconcile with her estranged family.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Ayuub Kasasa Mago, Liza Solange Umuhire
48. It's a Serendipitous Thing (2010)
11 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A random meeting at a bus stop is the start of an extraordinary relationship.
Director: Cassius Matthias | Stars: Anna Bondareva, Ryan Kiggell, Annette Badland, Miles Harrison
Votes: 8
49. Home (III) (2008)
10 min | Short, Drama
17 year old Tom returns home after an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Max Deacon, Chrissie Cotterill, Lucinda Lloyd, Andrew Harrison
50. Solitude (II) (2011)
14 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Solitude is a short psychological thriller set in the woods. It's centered around a man who tries to find civilization in a post-apocalyptic world. He has followed a set of train tracks in ... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Lems | Stars: Anna Black, Julian Shaw