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1. Silent Witness (1996– )

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

7.9

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A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward

Votes: 12,761

2. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

R | 116 min | Drama, War

8.3

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78 Metascore

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin

Votes: 791,265 | Gross: $46.36M

3. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror

6.0

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61 Metascore

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi

Votes: 15,137 | Gross: $1.19M

4. Escape from Sobibor (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, History, War

7.4

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German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacula, Rutger Hauer, Hartmut Becker

Votes: 9,839

5. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)

TV-14 | 983 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.1

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The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.

Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman

Votes: 3,118

6. The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.6

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Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.

Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Bill Murray, Joanne Whalley, Peter Gallagher, Richard Wilson

Votes: 34,448 | Gross: $13.80M

7. The Beast of War (1988)

R | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, War

7.3

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A Soviet tank and its warring crew become separated from their patrol and lost in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks.

Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin

Votes: 10,700 | Gross: $0.16M

8. Luther (2003)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.6

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47 Metascore

During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.

Director: Eric Till | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Peter Ustinov, Alfred Molina

Votes: 16,008 | Gross: $5.79M

9. Twelfth Night (1996)

PG | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.1

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Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.

Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Imogen Stubbs, Steven Mackintosh

Votes: 6,410 | Gross: $0.59M

10. Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)

94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

3.7

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Three people are transported into a parallel reality, where they find they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.

Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, John Saxon, Peter O'Farrell

Votes: 2,022

11. The Secret Garden (1987 TV Movie)

PG | 100 min | Family, Drama

7.1

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Mary Lennox is sent to live at Misselthwaite Manor where she befriends a young boy and learns about a secret garden.

Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Gennie James, Barret Oliver, Jadrien Steele, Michael Hordern

Votes: 1,884

12. Restoration (1995)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.6

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66 Metascore

The exiled royal doctor to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker

Votes: 9,928 | Gross: $4.10M

13. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001)

86 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

4.2

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When his new neighbour turns out to be the wizard Merlin, young Ben Clark is enlisted in an ancient battle to save the world.

Director: David Lister | Stars: Robert Davi, Kelly LeBrock, Byron Taylor, Roxanne Burger

Votes: 702

14. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Music

7.3

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Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.

Directors: Eric Idle, Gary Weis | Stars: Eric Idle, John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, Neil Innes

Votes: 6,950

15. City of Joy (1992)

PG-13 | 132 min | Drama

6.5

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An American doctor, a British nurse, and an illiterate Indian farmer unite to transform a Calcutta ghetto in this uplifting, inspirational movie starring Patrick Swayze and Pauline Collins.

Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi

Votes: 5,630 | Gross: $14.68M

16. The Rainbow (1989)

R | 113 min | Action, Drama, Romance

6.3

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A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann, Christopher Gable

Votes: 1,695 | Gross: $0.44M

17. Liebestraum (1991)

R | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller

5.9

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The successful writer and professor of architecture Nick Kaminsky returns from New York to Elderstown to visit his biological mother Lillian Anderson Munnsen that is terminal. Nick does not... See full summary »

Director: Mike Figgis | Stars: Kevin Anderson, Bill Pullman, Kim Novak, Pamela Gidley

Votes: 1,679 | Gross: $0.13M

18. Jacob (1994 TV Movie)

91 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.5

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In the foreign land of Canaan lives Isaac, son of Abraham, with his clever, strong-willed wife Rebekah and his twin sons Esau and Jacob. The first-born, Esau, is a strong and fearless ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sean Bean, Joss Ackland

Votes: 1,661

19. Color Me Kubrick (2005)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

6.1

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57 Metascore

The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.

Director: Brian W. Cook | Stars: John Malkovich, Jim Davidson, Richard E. Grant, Tom Allen

Votes: 6,908 | Gross: $0.07M

20. Wild Geese II (1985)

R | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

4.8

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A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier

Votes: 1,553

21. Festival (I) (2005)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

6.0

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August in Edinburgh sees the population of the grand, historic Scottish capital swell with actors, directors, street performers, comedians, media high flyers and audience.

Director: Annie Griffin | Stars: Kevin Masson, Lyndsey Marshal, Paddy Bonner, Selina Cadell

Votes: 907

22. Feast of July (1995)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.1

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After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy

Votes: 604 | Gross: $0.29M

23. Bullshot Crummond (1983)

PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

5.9

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The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond (Alan Shearman) - World War I ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth, and all round spiffing chap - must save the ... See full summary »

Director: Dick Clement | Stars: Alan Shearman, Diz White, Ronald E. House, Frances Tomelty

Votes: 722

24. All This and World War II (1976)

PG | 88 min | Documentary, History, Music

5.9

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WWII newsreel footage intercut with Beatles songs performed by other artists like Helen Reddy and Rod Stewart, juxtaposing the music with war imagery.

Director: Susan Winslow | Stars: Milton Berle, Humphrey Bogart, William C. Bullitt, Winston Churchill

Votes: 217

25. Home Farm Twins (1999–2004)

20 min | Drama, Family

8.0

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Stars: Polly Duniam, Sophie Duniam, Martin Ball, Jacquetta May

Votes: 64

26. G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)

TV-14 | 117 min | Drama, Music, Crime

6.6

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Six London school-leavers attempt to make it in the world, balancing the challenge of trying to make a name for themselves in the music industry against the pressures and tragedies of everyday life.

Director: John Strickland | Stars: Steve John Shepherd, Ben Waters, Alec Newman, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Votes: 685

27. Sakharov (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama

6.5

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Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights movement to his receiving the Nobel Peace prize. Sakharov's actions first caused him... See full summary »

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Jason Robards, Glenda Jackson, Nicol Williamson, Frank Finlay

Votes: 141

28. Murrow (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Drama

6.7

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Follow legendary news reporter/commentator from his radio broadcasts from the rooftops of London during the Blitz to his TV documentary series "See It Now" and his confrontations with the ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Stephen Churchett, David Suchet, Robert Vaughn

Votes: 141

29. Lava (2001)

96 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

5.3

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Two unlikely friends set out on a mission of revenge.

Director: Joe Tucker | Stars: James Holmes, Nicola Stapleton, Joe Tucker, Grahame Fox

Votes: 225

30. The Last Yellow (1999)

93 min | Comedy

5.8

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Two losers try to lift themselves out of the mire by letting their fantasy world take over their lives.

Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Mark Addy, Alan Atheral, Kenneth Cranham, Charlie Creed-Miles

Votes: 242

31. Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Ozzy (1986 TV Special)

80 min | Music

8.2

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Live concert filmed on April 1, 1986 in Kansas City at the Kemper Arena during the The Ultimate Sin tour.

Director: Andrew Morahan | Stars: Ozzy Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, Phil Soussan, Randy Castillo

Votes: 67

32. Bean: Scenes Unseen (2007 Video)

21 min | Documentary, Short

7.8

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Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Larry Drake, Peter Egan

Votes: 15

33. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode: One Corpse Too Many (1994)

TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.7

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Assigned by King Stephen to dispose of 94 hanged rebels, Cadfael discovers the body of a murdered man among the corpses and given just four days to solve the crime.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee, Peter Copley, Michael Culver

Votes: 397

34. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode: The Leper of St. Giles (1994)

TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.0

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When a cruel middle-aged baron and a beautiful wealthy orphan are to be wed at the abbey, it comes as no surprise when the sadistic nobleman is found strangled to death.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee, Peter Copley, Michael Culver

Votes: 300

35. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode: The Sanctuary Sparrow (1994)

TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.8

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Liliwin is a poor acrobat hired to entertain at an Aurifaber wedding. But when he is dismissed and the master of the house is found unconscious and robbed, Cadfael must find the real thief before the mob takes vengeance.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee, Peter Copley, Michael Culver

Votes: 314

36. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Two Below Zero: Part 1 (2001)

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

7.6

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When the naked body of a young woman is found in the snow at a Norwegian ski resort, Sam Ryan is asked to represent the Townsend family whose daughter Ruth disappeared there several weeks ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Evans | Stars: Amanda Burton, Stephen Moore, Mel Martin, Anthony Head

Votes: 176