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1. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 451,292 | Gross: $30.86M
2. Bean (1997)
PG-13 | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The bumbling Mr. Bean travels to America when he is given the responsibility of bringing a highly valuable painting to a Los Angeles museum.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, John Mills, Pamela Reed
Votes: 110,914 | Gross: $45.32M
3. National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy
The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.
Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively
Votes: 71,624 | Gross: $49.40M
4. The Lord of the Rings (1978)
PG | 132 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt
Votes: 35,902 | Gross: $0.92M
5. Hustle (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A motley group of London con artists pulls off a series of daring and intricate stings.
Stars: Robert Glenister, Robert Vaughn, Rob Jarvis, Adrian Lester
Votes: 23,565
6. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,849
7. The Young Ones (1982–1984)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 16,475
8. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 2,090 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss
Votes: 10,718
9. Twelfth Night (1996)
PG | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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: 6,407 | Gross: $0.59M
10. Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Popular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.
Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Bill Wendell, Calvert DeForest
Votes: 4,995
11. The Tall Guy (1989)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A nasty comedian's assistant has allergy induced sneezes, giving problems at work, et cetera. He accepts weekly injections after seeing the cute nurse. After a dozen injections, he finally asks her out.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson, Geraldine James
Votes: 4,981 | Gross: $0.51M
12. Brain Donors (1992)
PG | 80 min | Comedy
Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith, Nancy Marchand
Votes: 4,676 | Gross: $0.92M
13. Blackball (2003)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Paul Kaye, James Cromwell, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 4,455
14. Radioland Murders (1994)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, George Burns
Votes: 3,911 | Gross: $1.30M
15. Dream On (1990–1996)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Martin Tupper is a book editor in Manhattan, recently divorced from Judith, a psychologist. Martin's life is filled with fantasies and sexual thoughts, many times coming in the form of black-and-white shots from old TV shows and movies.
Stars: Brian Benben, Denny Dillon, Wendie Malick, Chris Demetral
Votes: 3,818
16. High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for two million dollars.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Kevin McNally, Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Mark Williams
Votes: 3,689 | Gross: $0.23M
17. The Apprentice UK (2005– )
59 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
20 young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, and must survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most successful businessmen.
Stars: Alan Sugar, Mark Halliley, Karren Brady, Nick Hewer
Votes: 3,510
18. Dancing on the Edge (2013)
TV-MA | 75 min | Drama
Set in the 1930s, a black Jazz band rises in fame and popularity while becoming entangled in an intricate web of intrigue, mystery and suspense with the elite of London society.
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode, Joanna Vanderham, Wunmi Mosaku
Votes: 2,846
19. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,839
20. Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones
Votes: 2,806
21. Father Christmas (1991 TV Short)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A down-to-earth Father Christmas recounts a vacation he took around the world and a typical Christmas Eve workload, from his small house in contemporary Britain.
Director: Dave Unwin | Star: Mel Smith
Votes: 2,401
22. Live Aid (1985 TV Special)
960 min | Documentary, Music
The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
Directors: Vincent Scarza, Kenneth Shapiro | Stars: Bob Geldof, Bryan Adams, Stuart Adamson, Mo Amin
Votes: 2,323
23. Morons from Outer Space (1985)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A trio of moronic aliens crash-land on Earth and become celebrities, while a fourth alien, who arrives separately, finds himself ignored.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail
Votes: 2,133 | Gross: $0.44M
24. Restless Natives (1985)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Vincent Friell, Ned Beatty, Joe Mullaney, Teri Lally
Votes: 1,982
25. Babylon (1980)
95 min | Drama
The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in South West London (Brixton). The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.
Director: Franco Rosso | Stars: David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans, Brian Bovell
Votes: 1,951 | Gross: $0.11M
26. The Riddle (2007 Video)
PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub. Gradually he becomes obsessed with unraveling a century-old murder in the pages of the manuscript. Only when he has done so, with the help of a mysterious beach-combing tramp who stalks the Thames foreshore, is he able to solve the modern ... See full summary »
Director: Brendan Foley | Stars: Mark Asante, Julie Cox, Vera Day, 'Long Bob' Elvin
Votes: 1,928
27. Alas Smith & Jones (1984–1998)
30 min | Comedy
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones present a series of short (often tasteless, always scathing) sketches about modern life and the stupidity and gullibility of those who believe in it.
Stars: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Robin Driscoll
Votes: 1,926
28.
Marple (2004–2013)
Episode:
The Sittaford Mystery
(2006)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The death of the presumptive future Prime Minister is predicted during a séance in a snowbound country hotel, and he is found stabbed to death in his room the next morning.
Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Timothy Dalton, Robert Hickson, Robert Hardy
Votes: 1,895
29. The Goodies (1970–1982)
30 min | Comedy
The adventures of a crazy trio whose motto is "we do anything, anytime, anywhere."
Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Corbet Woodall
Votes: 1,887
30. Rock & Chips (2010–2011)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of Del Boy's youth, growing up in Peckham in the 1960's.
Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kellie Bright, Phil Daniels, Shaun Dingwall
Votes: 1,567
31. Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
204 min | Comedy
A satire about three losers: a failed actor, his sleazy agent, and a permanently drunk bodyguard.
Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Michael Redfern
Votes: 1,553
32. They Think It's All Over (1995–2011)
Comedy, Game-Show, Sport
Comedy panel quiz show on the theme of sport.
Stars: Rory McGrath, Nick Hancock, Gary Lineker, David Gower
Votes: 1,274
33. The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1989)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime
An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman, Diana Quick
Votes: 1,184 | Gross: $0.11M
34. The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981–1988)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Zany antics and sketches by the anarchic camp comic.
Stars: Kenny Everett, Cleo Rocos, Sheila Steafel, Andrie Reid
Votes: 1,037
35.
The Young Ones (1982–1984)
Episode:
Bambi
(1984)
TV-PG | 35 min | Comedy
After realizing they haven't done the wash in almost three years, the boys take a trip to the launderette and then Neil remembers that they have been chosen to be on "University Challenge".
Director: Paul Jackson | Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 737
36. Bullshot Crummond (1983)
PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
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
37. Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Comedy
Chronicles comedian Eddie Izzard's rise to fame from early influences - losing his mother to cancer at a young age before being sent with his brother to boarding school - to his close relationship today with his father.
Director: Sarah Townsend | Stars: Eddie Izzard, Melvin Altwarg, Shamgar Amram, Mick Andrew
Votes: 564
38. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Willoughby Chase is the grand but remote home of Sir Willoughby and Lady Green and their daughter Bonnie.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Emily Hudson, Aleks Darowska
Votes: 549
39. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
40. Eight (1998)
13 min | Short, Drama, Sport
A day in the life of an eight-year-old soccer fan who has to come to terms with living in a strange new town and the loss of his father.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jack Langan-Evans, Mark E'von, Gina McKee
Votes: 486
41. Slayground (1983)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Thieves run over a child while escaping after a robbery. A deadly hitman who likes to taunt his targets is hired to track them down. Stone moves to England, but the assassin follows. Loosely based on Donald Westlake's cult crime novel.
Director: Terry Bedford | Stars: Peter Coyote, Mel Smith, Billie Whitelaw, Philip Sayer
Votes: 479 | Gross: $0.15M
42. The Paul O'Grady Show (2004–2015)
45 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Paul O'Grady and star guests liven up teatime with comedy and chat.
Stars: Paul O'Grady, Charlotte Ellen Price, Melanie Sykes, Ramon Christian
Votes: 464
43. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 423
44. Breakfast (2000– )
180 min | News, Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.
Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams
Votes: 418
45. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 393
46. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
47. The Story of Bean (1997 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary, Comedy
The story behind "the funny little wiggly man".
Director: Rupert Edwards | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Lenny Henry, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 320
48. Bloody Kids (1980 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
Two young boys enact a mock fight outside a football ground as a joke, but it goes wrong when one of them is injured. While the victim recovers in hospital, the other boy attempts to hide from the police.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Derrick O'Connor, Gary Holton, Richard Thomas, Peter Clark
Votes: 317
49. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 314
50. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293