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1. A Good Woman (2004)
PG | 93 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
A 1930s American socialite creates a scandal in the expatriate high society of the Amalfi Coast of Italy when she forms a secretive relationship with a wealthy American unbeknownst to his young wife.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Milena Vukotic
Votes: 14,135 | Gross: $0.22M
2. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.
Director: Stephen Norrington | Stars: Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 184,229 | Gross: $66.47M
3. Dorian Gray (2009)
R | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, John Hollingworth
Votes: 68,202
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Director: Albert Lewin | Stars: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 14,478
5. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon
Votes: 24,775 | Gross: $8.38M
6. The Selfish Giant (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
Two thirteen year-old working-class friends in Bradford seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal.
Director: Clio Barnard | Stars: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne
Votes: 12,745 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming
Votes: 904
8. The Canterville Ghost (2023)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Comedy
An American family moves into Canterville Chase, a stately countryside mansion that has been haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
Directors: Kim Burdon, Robert Chandler | Stars: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Emily Carey
Votes: 1,164
9. An Ideal Husband (I) (1999)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
London 1895: Cabinet minister, Sir Chiltern, and bachelor, Lord Goring, are victims of scheming women.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Peter Vaughan, Minnie Driver
Votes: 16,743 | Gross: $18.54M
10. Salomé (2013)
R | 81 min | Drama
The Biblical story of Salomé, a girl who agrees to perform the "dance of the seven veils" in return for John the Baptist's head on a silver platter.
Director: Al Pacino | Stars: Kevin Anderson, Jessica Chastain, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Kat Fairaway
Votes: 2,194
11. The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
When Algernon discovers that his friend, Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever increasing confusion.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Richard Wattis, Michael Denison, Walter Hudd
Votes: 6,383
12. Salome's Last Dance (1988)
R | 89 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
On Guy Fawkes Day 1892m Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge
Votes: 1,916 | Gross: $0.33M
13. The Canterville Ghost (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 92 min | Family, Drama, Fantasy
When an American family moves into a haunted mansion in England, the family's teenage daughter could be the key in fulfilling a prophecy and finally set the house's ghost free.
Director: Syd Macartney | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Joan Sims, Donald Sinden
Votes: 2,845
14. The Picture of Dorian Gray (2023)
101 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Dorian is tutored by reclusive actress Lady Wotton for Lady Macbeth role. Wotton's granddaughter photographs Dorian and they grow close. Their relationship appears innocent but a sinister curse may be at work.
Director: Richard John Taylor | Stars: Rula Lenska, Lizzy Willis, Steve Wraith, Leone Kessel
Votes: 201
15. The Canterville Ghost (2021)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Follows a tech billionaire who buys Canterville Chase, unaware that the contents include a malevolent family ghost, who has been haunting the premises for centuries.
Stars: Tom Graves, Joe Graves, Caroline Catz, Laurel Waghorn
Votes: 591
16. Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995–2000)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Multicultural versions of many of your favorite fairy tales. Such as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Three Little Pigs".
Stars: Robert Guillaume, Liz Torres, Edward James Olmos, Sinbad
Votes: 806
17. Dorian Gray (1970)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A corrupt young man seemingly sells his soul to eternally retain his youthful beauty, all while a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Helmut Berger, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom, Marie Liljedahl
Votes: 1,284
18. Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
TV-G | 25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Tales of Tomorrow" was a hosted science fiction anthology series running from 1951 until 1953.
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Cameron Prud'Homme, Edgar Stehli, Theo Goetz
Votes: 457
19. Salomé (1922)
Not Rated | 72 min | Biography, Drama, History
Salome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist.
Directors: Charles Bryant, Alla Nazimova | Stars: Alla Nazimova, Nigel De Brulier, Mitchell Lewis, Rose Dione
Votes: 1,164
20. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
21. A Woman of No Importance (2018)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy
A gathering at a country house party leads to the revelation of a secret.
Directors: Dominic Dromgoole, Ross MacGibbon | Stars: Eve Best, Eleanor Bron, Crystal Clarke, Meg Coombs
Votes: 46
22. Climax! (1954–1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name.
Stars: William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie
Votes: 261
23. Acting for a Cause (2020– )
Drama
A series of staged readings by Young Hollywood coming together over video conference to perform readings of famous plays all for a Charitable Cause. Directed and Executive Produced by Brando Crawford.
Stars: Brando Crawford, Auli'i Cravalho, Justice Smith, Brandon Flynn
Votes: 147
24. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 521
25. The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
In a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online personas and reality blur, social media influencer Dorian Gray makes a deal for his star to never fade.
Director: Tamara Harvey | Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Alfred Enoch, Joanna Lumley, Emma McDonald
Votes: 59
26. 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: 424
27. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Not Rated | 128 min | Musical
Live performances of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Stars: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Renée Fleming
Votes: 173
28. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 247
29. Wilde Salomé (2011)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Drama
A tale of lust, greed, and one woman's scorn.
Director: Al Pacino | Stars: Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain, Kevin Anderson, Estelle Parsons
Votes: 1,024
30. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
31. The Canterville Ghost (1986 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A girl befriends a mischievous English ghost trying to scare her family (his descendants) back to America.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: John Gielgud, Ted Wass, Andrea Marcovicci, Alyssa Milano
Votes: 902
32. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1920)
Unrated | 69 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Charles Lane
Votes: 6,060
33. Fleshy Doll (1995)
98 min | Drama
Terrified by a horde of lustful unmarried women, a man is forced into marriage by a very sick uncle.
Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Pilar Orive, Sonia Franco, Fernando De Juan, Aldo Sambrell
Votes: 38
34. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 111 min | Drama, Horror
In Victorian London, a beautiful young man is given a portrait of himself by an admiring artist. Soon after this, he treats a young woman cruelly and then notices that his portrait seems to... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Charles Aidman, William Beckley, Shane Briant, Nigel Davenport
Votes: 522
35. Lady Windermere's Fan (2014)
96 min | Drama
"Lady Windermere's Fan" is based on Oscar Wilde's classic play set in 1890s London. Lady Windermere discovers that her husband could be having an affair with another woman. She confronts ... See full summary »
Directors: Allen Evenson, Joseph Henson, Juan Illzaturri, Kathryn Inda, Sergio Contreras, Steven Reyes, Dakota Sixkiller, Jose Zamarripa | Stars: Sarah Navratil, Jonathan Le Billon, Julia Farino, Garret Replogle
Votes: 35
36. Mystery and Imagination (1966–1970)
75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.
Stars: David Buck, Mark Moss, Freddie Jones, Robert Hunter
Votes: 111
37. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 95
38. The Canterville Ghost (1944)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Directors: Jules Dassin, Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien, William Gargan
Votes: 3,349
39. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
40. Lady Windermere's Fan (2018)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy
The day of Lady Windermere's birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husband having an affair? And will the other ... See full summary »
Directors: Kathy Burke, Ross MacGibbon | Stars: Samantha Spiro, Kevin Bishop, Jennifer Saunders, Grace Molony
Votes: 43
41. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
42. Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
An anthology of three loosely connected occult tales, with ironic and romantic twists.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Field
Votes: 1,156
43. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133
44. Salome (1972)
76 min | Drama
A psychedelic re-telling of the biblical story. Salome is the daughter of the second wife of King Herod. The King is infatuated with her and after she fails to seduce the prophet John (The ... See full summary »
Director: Carmelo Bene | Stars: Carmelo Bene, Lydia Mancinelli, Alfiero Vincenti, Donyale Luna
Votes: 446
45. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.
Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire
Votes: 198
46. The Canterville Ghost (1974 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The poor ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville (David Niven) has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a... See full summary »
Director: Robin Miller | Stars: Isla Blair, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, Audra Lindley
Votes: 160
47. The Picture of Dorian Gray (2004)
90 min | Drama, Horror
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Director: Dave Rosenbaum | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Branden Waugh, Rainer Judd, Darby Stanchfield
Votes: 591
48. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 223
49. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)
Drama
Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala
Votes: 91
50. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 180