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1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,660 | Gross: $322.74M
2.
Chandler & Co (1994–1995)
Episode:
On the Job
(1994)
Crime, Mystery
Elly Chandler and her sister-in-law Dee Tate embark on a business venture together as private detectives. In this episode, they do their first two cases - a young woman who wants to get rid... See full summary »
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: Barbara Flynn, Catherine Russell, Peter Capaldi, Struan Rodger
Votes: 9
3. A Very British Coup (1988)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama
Disaster befalls the UK under a seemingly corrupt Conservative government. The Labour Party is elected - but committed to radical change, under a firmly left-wing leader. That's not supposed to happen. Who will save the traditional rulers?
Stars: Ray McAnally, Marjorie Yates, Geoffrey Beevers, Keith Allen
Votes: 1,022
4.
A Very British Coup (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1988)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
Harry Perkins finds numerous enemies ranged against him - and they are in possession of a secret about him.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Ray McAnally, Marjorie Yates, Jim Carter, Geoffrey Beevers
Votes: 23
5. The Gourmet (1984 TV Movie)
47 min | Drama
A rich old gourmet that has decided to taste all there is of exotic meals has already tried the most, even human flesh, when he gets a tip from a rich midget. The midget had tasted ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Whyte | Stars: Charles Gray, Mick Ford, Steven Bronowski, Christopher Good
Votes: 40
6.
A Very British Coup (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1988)
Not Rated | 50 min | Drama
Harry is faced with political ruin, but bests his enemies in a way no-one can anticipate.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Ray McAnally, Marjorie Yates, Geoffrey Beevers, Hugh Martin
Votes: 23
7. The Galaxy Britain Built (2017 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
A 60 minute documentary about the British contribution to the original 'Star Wars' movie. Presenter, David Whiteley, tracks down the often-modest British talent who brought the galaxy to life.
Director: Matt Wildash | Stars: David Whiteley, John Barry, Peter Beale, Robert Bourton
Votes: 34
8.
Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)
Episode:
A Cup 'O Tea and a Slice 'O Cake
(1980)
Family, Comedy, Drama
Double-length musical holiday special: it's Christmas Eve, a most important day for scarecrows as they must stand in position to guide Santa Claus back to the North Pole. Worzel Gummidge, ... See full summary »
Director: James Hill | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Jeremy Austin, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Berry
Votes: 51
9.
A Very British Coup (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1988)
Not Rated | 51 min | Drama
The Labour Party leader Harry Perkins, a working class, fervent socialist and former trade union leader becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Ray McAnally, Jim Carter, Marjorie Yates, Geoffrey Beevers
Votes: 27
10. The Devils (1971)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian
Votes: 18,684 | Gross: $1.13M
11. Summer of My German Soldier (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance, War
A young American girl meets a German prisoner of war.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Bruce Davison, Esther Rolle, Michael Constantine
Votes: 464
12. Alpha Beta (1974 TV Movie)
PG | 66 min | Drama
The burning end of an unhappy relationship.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Albert Finney, Rachel Roberts
Votes: 30
13. Chandler & Co (1994–1995)
50 min | Crime, Mystery
Elly and Dee team up to form a detective agency.
Stars: Catherine Russell, Barbara Flynn, Susan Fleetwood, Peter Capaldi
Votes: 59
14. Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama
When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owner's three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Alan Bates, Bernard Lee, Hayley Mills, Norman Bird
Votes: 3,751
15. Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
115 min | Crime, Drama
A medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to pretend to solve the crime and achieve fame.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke
Votes: 7,478
16.
Birdsong (2012)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2012)
TV-MA | 82 min | Drama, Romance, War
Stephen recovers in hospital and returns to the army camp at Amiens. Here he comforts a drunk Jack,desolate after the death of his young son. He also reencounters Isabelle who,after an ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Martin | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Matthew Goode, Clémence Poésy, Marie-Josée Croze
Votes: 125
17. Knots (1975)
69 min | Documentary, Drama
On a stage, actors prepare to perform Edward Petherbridge's vignette play based on R.D. Laing's 1970 book about the common psychological knots and hang ups that make human communication much harder than it needs to be.
Director: David Munro | Stars: John Moreno, Paola Dionisotti, Edward Petherbridge, Sharon Duce
Votes: 12
18. Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)
60 min | Family, Comedy, Drama
Children's series about the adventures of Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee), a scarecrow who comes to life.
Stars: Jon Pertwee, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman, Norman Bird
Votes: 1,107
19. Birdsong (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Romance, War
As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Clémence Poésy, Matthew Goode, Thomas Turgoose
Votes: 6,006
20. A Kind of Loving (1962)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance
After his girlfriend's pregnancy forces him to marry her, a young man must adjust to his new life and contend with his domineering mother-in-law.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora Hird, Bert Palmer
Votes: 2,692 | Gross: $0.00M
21. The L-Shaped Room (1962)
126 min | Drama, Romance
A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Leslie Caron, Anthony Booth, Avis Bunnage, Patricia Phoenix
Votes: 2,231
22. Billy Liar (1963)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne
Votes: 7,106 | Gross: $0.04M
23. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
GP | 168 min | Drama, History, Romance
Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp
Votes: 6,224
24. The Mark (1961)
Approved | 127 min | Drama
A man who served prison time for intent to molest a child tries to build a new life with the help of a sympathetic psychiatrist.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Maria Schell, Stuart Whitman, Rod Steiger, Brenda de Banzie
Votes: 996
25.
Birdsong (2012)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2012)
TV-MA | 85 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the trenches in 1916 Stephen Wraysford recalls how,six years earlier aged twenty,he was staying in Amiens with the Azaire family whilst studying draughtsmanship at the unsympathetic Rene... See full summary »
Director: Philip Martin | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Laurent Lafitte, Clémence Poésy, Patrice Thibaud
Votes: 127
26. The Three Musketeers (1973)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York
Votes: 20,170 | Gross: $22.02M
27. Darling (1965)
TV-MA | 128 min | Drama, Romance
Beautiful but amoral model Diana Scott sleeps her way to the top of the London fashion scene at the height of the Swinging Sixties.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey, José Luis de Vilallonga
Votes: 7,911
28. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
R | 110 min | Drama
The emotional intricacies of a polyamorous relationship between young artist Bob and his two lovers: a lonely male doctor and a frustrated female office worker.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft
Votes: 7,069 | Gross: $0.54M
29. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
G | 144 min | Comedy, Musical, War
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae
Votes: 3,259 | Gross: $0.80M
30. The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)
PG | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael York, Raquel Welch, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain
Votes: 11,719 | Gross: $19.10M
31. Isadora (1968)
M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser
Votes: 2,617
32. The Ritz (1976)
R | 91 min | Comedy
Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard
Votes: 2,707
33. 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: 118
34. Magic (1978)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter
Votes: 13,465 | Gross: $25.94M
35. Young Winston (1972)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, War
Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Peter Cellier, Ronald Hines
Votes: 2,982 | Gross: $4.69M
36. Man in the Dark (1964)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When the wife of a blind composer discovers that her husband will cut her out of his estate, if he discovers that she is having an affair with a young artist, she and her lover plan to commit the perfect murder.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley, Elizabeth Shepherd, Alexander Davion
Votes: 244
37. The Return of the Soldier (1982)
PG | 99 min | Drama
Chris returns from WWI unable to recognize his wife Kitty. He wants to reunite with Margaret, his former lover. Kitty hires a psychiatrist to address Chris's feelings for Margaret and cousin Jenny, but sees the man she knew is gone.
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Ann-Margret, Alan Bates, Emily Irvin, William Booker
Votes: 692
38. God on the Rocks (1990 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
Margaret's life growing up in a household incapable of showing love and affection is transformed when worldly teenage maid Lydia arrives.
Director: Ross Cramer | Stars: Bill Paterson, Sinéad Cusack, Rebecca Edwards, Minnie Driver
Votes: 59
39. The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Unrated | 85 min | Horror
Vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur, Freda Jackson
Votes: 8,885
40. The Shout (1978)
86 min | Drama, Horror
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens
Votes: 5,220
41. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson
Votes: 5,101
42. Burning Secret (1988)
PG | 106 min | Drama
While being treated for asthma at a country spa, an American diplomat's lonely 12-year-old son is befriended and infatuated by a suave, mysterious baron. During a story of his war ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Birkin | Stars: David Eberts, Faye Dunaway, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ian Richardson
Votes: 516
43. The People vs. George Lucas (2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Comedy
An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with George Lucas.
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Joe Nussbaum, Daryl Frazetti, Doug Jones, Damian Hess
Votes: 4,875
44. The Hireling (1973)
PG | 95 min | Drama
A young British woman suffering from depression over the loss of her husband develops an unusual relationship with her chauffeur.
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles, Peter Egan, Caroline Mortimer
Votes: 865
45. Honour, Profit & Pleasure (1985 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama, History, Musical
This film presents scenes from the life of German composer George Frideric Handel in the style of a baroque opera. After the success of his London debut, Handel settles in England. He ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Ambrose | Stars: Simon Callow, Alan Devlin, Jean Rigby, Christopher Benjamin
Votes: 27
46. Welcome to World War One (2006 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short, History
A Documentary about the making of Oh! What A Lovely war.
Director: Lancelot Narayan | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Edward Fox, Corin Redgrave, Ann Skinner
Votes: 13
47. Robin and Marian (1976)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris
Votes: 13,983 | Gross: $8.72M
48. The Violent Enemy (1967)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Irish terrorist breaks out of prison, and heads back to Ireland intending to blow up an electronics factory
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire, Ed Begley, Noel Purcell
Votes: 116
49. A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
7-year-old Marushka grows up in 1950s Prague, raised more by her relatives than her society-building mother.
Director: Susan Kodicek | Stars: Florence Hoath, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Ian Bannen
Votes: 134
50. The Christmas Tree (1966)
59 min | Family
Outpatient Gary determines to get a tree for the children who will be in hospital for Christmas. He enlists the aid of brother and sister and they set out to find one.
Director: Jim Clark | Stars: William Burleigh, Kate Nicholls, Anthony Honour, Doreen Keogh
Votes: 178