Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Billy Postlethwaite

1. Chernobyl (2019)
Episode: Vichnaya Pamyat (2019)

TV-MA | 72 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Valery, Boris and Ulana risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl.

Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Douggie McMeekin, Jamie Sives, Michael Socha, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 62,873

2. Chernobyl (2019)
Episode: 1:23:45 (2019)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic April 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.

Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Jared Harris, Michael Shaeffer, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 55,373

3. Chernobyl (2019)

TV-MA | 41 min | Drama, History, Thriller

In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Adam Nagaitis

Votes: 867,206

4. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)

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

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.

Stars: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey

Votes: 2,287,923

5. Silo (2023– )
Episode: Outside (2023)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Juliette's fate seems sealed when certain truths finally come to light.

Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche

Votes: 6,863

6. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: Group Animal, Part Two (2017)

TV-PG | 55 min | Drama

Jac's life hangs in the balance as the gunman continues to target and kill several members of the hospital.

Director: Paulette Randall | Stars: Jaye Jacobs, Joe McFadden, Alex Walkinshaw, Kaye Wragg

Votes: 24

7. The Great (2020–2023)
Episode: Wedding (2021)

TV-MA | 61 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Catherine makes a devastating discovery about Peter before traveling to the war front for a meeting with the Sultan.

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Sacha Dhawan

Votes: 804

8. Foyle's War (2002–2015)

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

As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.

Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Ellie Haddington

Votes: 18,305

9. Tea for Two (I) (2015)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery

Jim and Alice are serving behind the counter of an idyllic but quiet British village tea shop. When some customers finally arrive, they soon discover it's more than a pot of tea and a slice of cake being dished up by their hosts.

Director: Mark Brennan | Stars: John Challis, Amanda Barrie, Billy Postlethwaite, Abigail Parmenter

Votes: 41

10. Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode: Trespass (2015)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the son of a high-profile Jewish businessman is attacked in the grounds of a university, Foyle wonders whether the attack was racially motivated.

Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Michael Kitchen, Amber Rose Revah, Jim Cartwright, Ben Barraclough

Votes: 474

11. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: Dragonstone (2017)

TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Jon organizes the North's defenses. Cersei tries to even the odds. Daenerys comes home. Arya reminds the Freys "the North remembers." Sam adapts to life in Oldtown. The Night King makes his way south.

Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke

Votes: 54,543

12. Silo (2023– )
Episode: The Getaway (2023)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Wracked with guilt, Billings sets off on a personal mission, only to discover a mind-blowing clue from Juliette.

Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche

Votes: 4,449

13. Silo (2023– )
Episode: Machines (2023)

TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In her hunt for a new sheriff, Mayor Jahns clashes with Bernard. Juliette strikes a deal to keep the generator running.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter, Tim Robbins

Votes: 6,135

14. 1917 (2019)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, History

April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth

Votes: 676,736 | Gross: $159.23M

15. National Theatre Live: Collaborators (2011)

124 min | Comedy, Drama

Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom.

Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Ross MacGibbon | Stars: Alex Jennings, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Addy, Sarah Annis

Votes: 23

16. Silo (2023– )
Episode: Freedom Day (2023)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Sheriff Becker's plans for the future are thrown off course after his wife meets a hacker with information about the silo.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins

Votes: 6,645

17. Silo (2023– )

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Men and women live in a giant silo underground with several regulations which they believe are in place to protect them from the toxic and ruined world on the surface.

Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter

Votes: 121,471

18. The Great (2020–2023)

TV-MA | 1,594 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.

Stars: Elle Fanning, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley

Votes: 54,513

19. Silo (2023– )
Episode: Holston's Pick (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Juliette, an engineer, pieces together what might have led to a co-worker's mysterious death.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, David Oyelowo, Common, Harriet Walter

Votes: 5,873

20. Midsomer Murders (1997– )

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

A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.

Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon

Votes: 39,529

21. Father Brown (2013– )

TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.

Stars: Mark Williams, John Burton, Sorcha Cusack, Jack Deam

Votes: 15,065

22. National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III (2018)

210 min | Drama

With the King's mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and the scheming Prince of Wales threaten to undermine the power of the Crown, and expose the fine line between a King and a man.

Directors: Adam Penford, Matt Woodward | Stars: Nadia Albina, Nicholas Bishop, Mark Gatiss, Debra Gillett

Votes: 322

23. Beforeigners (2019– )
Episode: Episode #2.4 (2021)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

The disappearance of a fortune teller puts Alfhildr and Lars on the killer's trail; Doctor John Roberts searches the streets of Oslo.

Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Krista Kosonen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Tobias Santelmann, Hedda Stiernstedt

Votes: 160

24. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: Losing Game (2017)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

A familiar face returns to Holby as a patient. Jasmine feels the wrath of Serena's grief. Jac is determined to keep her and Matteo's relationship on the low.

Director: Steve Brett | Stars: Catherine Russell, David Ames, Kaye Wragg, James Anderson

Votes: 9

25. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: Know Yourself, Know Your Enemy (2017)

TV-PG | 58 min | Drama

Ric desperately defends his innocence at the coroner's court as Donna considers lying to save him. Dom searches for a new research project. Jac is dismayed by the return of a useless agency nurse.

Director: Steve Brett | Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Jaye Jacobs, Joe McFadden, David Ames

Votes: 8

26. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: Man Down (2018)

TV-PG | 57 min | Drama

A devastating surgical outcome for a favourite patient forces a shattered Sacha to reflect on a testing year.

Director: Tracey Rooney | Stars: Bob Barrett, Hugh Quarshie, David Ames, Alex Walkinshaw

Votes: 9

27. Father Brown (2013– )
Episode: The Darkest Noon (2019)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Father Brown and Mallory go missing, it is up to the gang to save them from a man hellbent on revenge.

Director: Christiana Ebohon-Green | Stars: Mark Williams, Jack Deam, Alan Williams, Billy Postlethwaite

Votes: 344

28. Beforeigners (2019– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

HBO Nordic's first original series from Norway, Beforeigners is about two persons who mysteriously appear in Oslo. They are the first of many from the past to seek refuge in present time. Seven years later the community is transformed.

Stars: Krista Kosonen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Stig R. Amdam, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen

Votes: 12,302

29. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011–2014)

386 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

"The Suspicions of Mr Whicher" premiered in 2011 and starred Paddy Considine as Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, a detective leading the investigation into a notorious child murder in the 1860s. ... See full summary »

Stars: Paddy Considine, Tim Pigott-Smith, William Beck, Nancy Carroll

Votes: 974

30. Beforeigners (2019– )
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2021)

TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

Alfhildr and Lars reunite for a murder case and wonder if Jack the Ripper has timeigrated to the present.

Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Krista Kosonen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Tobias Santelmann, Hedda Stiernstedt

Votes: 257

31. Beforeigners (2019– )
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2021)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

A macabre letter takes the investigation in a new direction, and Lars discovers that the British cops may not be who he thought they were.

Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Krista Kosonen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Tobias Santelmann, Hedda Stiernstedt

Votes: 184

32. Beforeigners (2019– )
Episode: Episode #2.3 (2021)

TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

The hunt for the fake policemen, Ben Joseph, takes Alfhildr and Lars to London, where they gain important information about the New-Luddites's methods. Ingrid decides to tell the Norse weatherman Sturla about her pregnancy.

Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Krista Kosonen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Tobias Santelmann, Hedda Stiernstedt

Votes: 162

33. The Winter King (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2023)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Fantasy

Derfel feels uncomfortable about the attack on the mine - which Owain is keeping a secret. Nimue aborts her pregnancy, and then is discovered by Merlin who helps heal her. Tristan arrives demanding retribution but Owain denies his guilt.

Director: Farren Blackburn | Stars: Stuart Campbell, Olumide Olorunfemi, Daniel Ings, Iain De Caestecker

Votes: 276

34. The Winter King (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.8 (2023)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy

Arthur believes Bedwin will be able to negotiate peace with Gorfydd. However, when Morgan and Derfel arrive in Powys, they discover Bedwin being crucified. A Christian mob accuses Nimue of poisoning them. They demand justice from Arthur.

Director: Farren Blackburn | Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Jordan Alexandra, Valene Kane, Billy Postlethwaite

Votes: 200

35. Silo (2023– )
Episode: The Janitor's Boy (2023)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Sims appoints Billings as chief deputy to keep tabs on Juliette, whose efforts to solve two murders lead to a showdown.

Director: David Semel | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche

Votes: 4,630

36. The Winter King (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2023)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy

Bastard son Arthur returns to the land he's been banished from to find a kingdom in chaos. Seeking the aid of his oldest confidants, Arthur aims to right Britain's path as he faces the most unexpected of obstacles.

Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Ken Nwosu, Tatjana Nardone, Valene Kane

Votes: 282

37. The Winter King (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2023)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Fantasy

Arthur and the tribe kings enter peace talks. Arthur suggests that as a show of faith, he marry Gorfydd's daughter, Ceinwyn. She is horrified by the news. Arthur and Derfel travel to Powys and rest for the night by a lake.

Director: Farren Blackburn | Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Daniel Ings, Steven Elder, Aneirin Hughes

Votes: 227

38. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Let Us Prey (2014)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A series of murders in Midsomer St Claire seem to be inspired by macabre images on a medieval fresco recently discovered in the church crypt.

Director: Alex Pillai | Stars: Neil Dudgeon, Gwilym Lee, Fiona Dolman, Tamzin Malleson

Votes: 705

39. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011–2014)
Episode: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in Angel Lane (2013)

TV-14 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Whicher offers to help a country lady find her niece, he's drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throws him into conflict with his former police colleagues.

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Paddy Considine, Olivia Colman, James Wilson, Paul Longley

Votes: 1,300

40. The Winter King (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2023)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy

An untimely death leads Merlin to locate Arthur and urge him to come back to Britain; chaos ensues when Gundleus assaults Avalon.

Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Nathaniel Martello-White, Stuart Campbell, Simon Merrells

Votes: 402

41. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: Hungry Heart (2017)

TV-PG | 58 min | Drama

Fredrik seeks guidance from Nina in order to impress Hanssen. Donna's interview date for Ric's case arrives. Damon is faced with an unusual complication.

Director: Thomas Hescott | Stars: Guy Henry, Jaye Jacobs, Christian Vit, David Ames

Votes: 9

42. Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode: The Coming Storm (2017)

TV-PG | 58 min | Drama

Fletch comes to terms with the realities of his new role. Essie must say her goodbyes to someone significant in her life. Donna makes a rookie error.

Director: Daikin Marsh | Stars: Alex Walkinshaw, Joe McFadden, Kaye Wragg, Rosie Marcel

Votes: 9

43. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Karen Allen

Votes: 199,256

44. The Winter King (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2023)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy

High King Uther banishes his son, Arthur, who rescues a dying boy named Derfel; Arthur entrusts Derfel to Merlin and Nimue; Uther has a new heir, but Merlin receives a dark vision for the future.

Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Daniel Ings, Eddie Marsan, Valene Kane

Votes: 528

45. Tomb Raider (2018)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu

Votes: 227,275 | Gross: $58.25M

46. Amazon Adventure (2017)

46 min | Drama

This film tells the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates' fascinating 11 year journey through the visually stunning and bio-diverse Amazon rainforest. As a young man, Bates risks his life for science in the 1850s.

Director: Mike Slee | Stars: Calum Finlay, Begê Muniz, Ed Birch, Billy Postlethwaite

Votes: 152

47. The Winter King (2023– )

TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy

A former warrior, now turned monk, tells the story of how Arthur became the lord of war despite the illegitimacy of his throne.

Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Stuart Campbell, Valene Kane, Steven Elder

Votes: 5,492

48. Holby City (1999–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.

Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett

Votes: 2,644

49. Containment (I) (2015)

TV-14 | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

What happens when an epidemic breaks out, but you're kept in the dark? Anything can happen. Slowly the residents realize that they will all die unless they come together.

Directors: Chris Carr, Roland Holmes, Neil Mcenery-West | Stars: Lee Ross, Sheila Reid, Gabriel Senior, Andrew Leung

Votes: 3,446

50. 7 Keys (2024)

93 min | Thriller

Daniel has kept the keys to the places he's lived in. Lena wants to use them - on the ultimate tour of London, a weekend of getting to know each other intimately in other people's homes. This risky fantasy soon becomes a deadly threat.

Director: Joy Wilkinson | Stars: Emma McDonald, Billy Postlethwaite, Amit Shah, Kaylen Luke