With BBC Four (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Bron/Broen (2011–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Stars: Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Sarah Boberg, Dag Malmberg
Votes: 59,811
2. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 85,819
3. Cardinal (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cardinal struggles to right past wrongs that could derail his investigation and end his career, as the case grows more violent and twisted and the clock ticks down on the killer's next victim.
Stars: Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse, Kristen Thomson, Glen Gould
Votes: 7,390
4. Guys and Dolls (1955)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine
Votes: 15,954 | Gross: $13.00M
5. Tell No One (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?
Director: Guillaume Canet | Stars: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 51,448 | Gross: $6.18M
6. Wallander (2005–2013)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Swedish cop in a small town by the Baltic coast.
Stars: Krister Henriksson, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Mats Bergman, Douglas Johansson
Votes: 5,240 | Gross: $0.01M
7. The Defiant Ones (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Stars: Bono, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Janet Mormile
Votes: 12,070
8. O.J.: Made in America (2016)
TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen
Votes: 17,867
9. Tomboy (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.
Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani
Votes: 18,802 | Gross: $0.13M
10. State of Happiness (2018–2021)
45 min | Drama
The night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.
Stars: Anne Regine Ellingsæter, Amund Harboe, Bart Edwards, Malene Wadel
Votes: 1,466
11. Tim (1979)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A somewhat mentally handicapped 20-year-old man works as a laborer, but everyone abuses his naiveté. A nice 40-year-old American woman hires him one day and they become close. However, the town and his family see her as predatory.
Director: Michael Pate | Stars: Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts, Pat Evison
Votes: 3,161
12. The Consequences of Love (2004)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An introverted man's life changes completely when he finds himself attracted to a young bar-maid.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini, Antonio Ballerio
Votes: 15,614
13. Room at the Top (2012)
120 min | Drama, Romance
An adaption of John Braine's novel.
Stars: Matthew McNulty, Maxine Peake, Jenna Coleman, Tom Brooke
Votes: 302
14. Twin (2019– )
44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a young mother is responsible for the accidental death of her husband, she persuades the dead husband's identical twin to take his identity.
Stars: Kristofer Hivju, Rebekka Nystabakk, Mathilde Holtedahl Cuhra, Gunnar Eiriksson
Votes: 1,253
15. Golden Door (2006)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Sicilian peasant begins the journey to the promised land and meets a beautiful Englishwoman. But neither is prepared for the harsh realities of Ellis Island. Can they make it through the golden door to the America of their dreams?
Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, Vincent Schiavelli, Aurora Quattrocchi
Votes: 4,775 | Gross: $1.06M
16. 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, Norman Bird, Diane Clare
Votes: 3,113
17. The Singing Detective (1986)
415 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
Stars: Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, David Ryall
Votes: 4,143
18. The Last Wave (2019– )
52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In Brizan, a quiet seaside resort in the french Landes, everything changes with the arrival of the first wave which, like a tsunami, will cause the disappearance of surfers and disrupt the intimate life of the inhabitants.
Stars: David Kammenos, Marie Dompnier, Arnaud Binard, Lola Dewaere
Votes: 385
19. Disparue (2015)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a teenage girl does not return home from a festival, her parents contact the police.
Stars: François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Alix Poisson, Alice Pol
Votes: 1,069
20. Romantics Anonymous (2010)
PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate factory, and Angélique, a gifted ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta, Lise Lamétrie
Votes: 10,678
21. Five Children and It (1991– )
291 min | Family, Fantasy
A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.
Stars: Simon Godwin, Nicole Mowat, Charles Richards, Tamzen Audas
Votes: 304
22. The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014– )
30 min | Comedy
Mockumentary following aging rock star Brian Pern, former front-man of the legendary 1970s progressive rock group Thotch.
Stars: Simon Day, Lucy Montgomery, Rhys Thomas, Nigel Havers
Votes: 327
23. Albion (2020 TV Movie)
168 min | Comedy, Drama
In the ruins of a garden in rural England. In a house which was once a home. A woman searches for seeds of hope.
Directors: Rupert Goold, Rhodri Huw | Stars: Nigel Betts, Edyta Budnik, Wil Coban, Angel Coulby
Votes: 26
24. My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A semi-literate and lonely odd-job man bonds with a much older and well-read woman.
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Sophie Guillemin
Votes: 6,776
25. A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley (2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary
This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880's to Agatha Christie's best known stories.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Michael Kirk, Ian Burney, Rosalind Crone
Votes: 177
26. Holy Flying Circus (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of the outraged, and sometimes violent, response to 'The Life of Brian' the Monty Python movie that satirized the life of Jesus.
Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Ben Crispin, Steve Punt, Charles Edwards, Rufus Jones
Votes: 1,469
27. We'll Take Manhattan (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A look at the love affair between 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton and photographer David Bailey.
Director: John McKay | Stars: Sascha Bailey, Frances Barber, Aneurin Barnard, Fiona Button
Votes: 1,021
28. David Bowie: Finding Fame (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary
Documentary following five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973 and features never seen before archive interviews with some of Bowie's earliest collaborators.
Director: Francis Whately | Stars: David Bowie, Phil Lancaster, Denis Taylor, Tony Hatch
Votes: 644
29. Only Connect (2008– )
Game-Show
Victoria Coren hosts the fiendishly difficult quiz in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues.
Stars: Victoria Coren Mitchell, David Stainer, Nick Mills, Stephen Pearson
Votes: 458
30. Ajami (2009)
Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama
Ajami is the religiously mixed community of Muslims and Christians in Tel Aviv. These are five stories about the everyday life in Ajami.
Directors: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani | Stars: Fouad Habash, Nisrin Siksik, Elias Saba, Youssef Sahwani
Votes: 5,997 | Gross: $0.62M
31. Last Men in Aleppo (2017)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, War
Khaled, Mahmoud and Subhi volunteer with the White Helmets trying to save lives of hundreds of victims in the besieged city of Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War.
Directors: Feras Fayyad, Steen Johannessen | Stars: Khaled Umar Harah, Batul, Mahmoud, Abu Umar
Votes: 2,686 | Gross: $0.01M
32. 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
An unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), the "man behind the curtain", and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema.
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Marli Renfro, Alfred Hitchcock, Tere Carrubba, Alan Barnette
Votes: 3,214 | Gross: $0.04M
33. The Road to Coronation Street (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of how the 22-year-old Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street (1960).
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Ann Aris, Lynda Baron, Steven Berkoff, David Dawson
Votes: 341
34. Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars (2017)
TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
Director: Lili Fini Zanuck | Stars: Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Ginger Baker, Chuck Berry
Votes: 1,934
35. The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story (2019)
60 min | Documentary, Crime
A new three-part look at the story of psychopath Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper", this series focuses on how the flaws of the police investigation and the social attitudes of the time enabled his five-year crime spree.
Stars: Liza Williams, Diana Muir, Tracy Browne, Andrew Sheldon
Votes: 620
36. Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 135 min | Musical
A filmed recording of a live performance of the Chichester Festival Theatre revival, which played at the Savoy from April till November 2015.
Director: Lonny Price | Stars: Billy Hartman, Damien Poole, Scarlet Roche, Lara Wollington
Votes: 341
37. Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story (2014)
TV-14 | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
This documentary is an intimate but explosive story about the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth.
Director: Alex Holmes | Stars: Reed Albergotti, Betsy Andreu, Frankie Andreu, Kristin Armstrong
Votes: 2,810
38. The Naughty Room (2012)
Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
Child abuse, drug abuse, adolescent masturbation, self pity, heartache, redemption and how to dispose of a soiled sock if you happen to be locked inside of a bathroom.
Director: Cosmo Jarvis | Stars: David Egan, Cosmo Jarvis, Tom Hannaford, Anita Scrivener
Votes: 276
39. Jago: A Life Underwater (2015)
G | 48 min | Documentary
An award-winning documentary about Rohani, an 80-year-old hunter who dives on a single breath descending to great depths for several minutes. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Togian Islands of Indonesia.
Directors: James Reed, James Morgan
Votes: 1,252
40. Micro Men (2009 TV Movie)
84 min | Biography, Drama
In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Curry's ... See full summary »
Director: Saul Metzstein | Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Martin Freeman, Edward Baker-Duly, Sam Phillips
Votes: 776
41. Genius of the Ancient World (2015)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, History
Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China, profiling Buddha, Socrates and Confucius, the three greatest thinkers of antiquity.
Stars: Bettany Hughes, Seewalee Bhante, Shirley Chan, Michael Cosmopoulos
Votes: 519
42. James May: The Reassembler (2016– )
30 min | Documentary
James May reassembles miscellaneous objects which have been stripped down to their constituent parts, gaining an insight into their intricacies and the way in which they were designed and built.
Star: James May
Votes: 549
43. The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004 TV Movie)
60 min | Music, Documentary
The story behind the epic Queen single.
Director: Carl Johnston | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Roy Thomas Baker, Jer Bulsara, Kashmira Cooke
Votes: 121
44. A Stitch in Time (2018)
30 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the clothes that they wore.
Stars: Amber Butchart, Ninya Mikhaila, Harriet Waterhouse, Hannah Marples
Votes: 176
45. Eric, Ernie and Me (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
How Eddie Braben transformed Morecambe and Wise into the nation's most beloved entertainers.
Director: Dan Zeff | Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Mark Bonnar, Neil Maskell, Liz White
Votes: 120
46. Avenue Montaigne (2006)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.
Director: Danièle Thompson | Stars: Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Claude Brasseur
Votes: 4,042 | Gross: $2.04M
47. The Dead Room (2018 TV Movie)
30 min | Horror
Long-running radio horror series and its veteran presenter Aubrey Judd discovers that all is not quiet in the eerie radio studio and that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped.
Director: Mark Gatiss | Stars: Simon Callow, Anjli Mohindra, Susan Penhaligon, Joshua Oakes-Rogers
Votes: 314
48. The Brain with Dr. David Eagleman (2015– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Six one-hour episodes that tell the story of the inner workings of the brain and take viewers on a visually spectacular journey into why they feel and think the things they do.
Stars: David Eagleman, Sam Raffal, Matthew Graham Wagner, Alden Eckman
Votes: 392
49. The Night Shift (2007)
28 min | Comedy, Drama
Three men working at a gas station in Reykjavik battle boredom, strange visitors and their own customers.
Stars: Jörundur Ragnarsson, Jón Gnarr, Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon, Sara Margrét Nordahl
Votes: 776
50. Size Matters (2018)
58 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Professor Hannah Fry explores what life would be like if everything was either very large or very small. Could a supersized or miniaturized Earth sustain life? Could humans survive as giants or ants? Examples from nature hold the answers.
Stars: Hannah Fry, Tyrel Meyer, Herve Bocherens, Volker Bromm
Votes: 17