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51. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
60 min | Drama
This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 137
52. The Turn of the Screw (1974 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An English governess is hired to take care of two adorable orphans, who turn out to be not exactly what they seem to be.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Megs Jenkins, John Barron, Anthony Langdon
Votes: 350
53. Nightmare Classics (1989)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A short-lived anthology series featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories.
Stars: Linda Hunt, C. Thomas Howell, Ione Skye, Amy Irving
Votes: 89
54. Under Heaven (1998)
R | Drama, Romance
Cynthia and Buck are a young couple with little but love. Soon Cynthia drops the cough syrup and beer drinking Buck: her dreams of being a princess did not involve an unemployed boyfriend ... See full summary »
Director: Meg Richman | Stars: Joely Richardson, Aden Young, Molly Parker, Kevin Phillip
Votes: 312
55. The Turn of the Screw (1992)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
Soon after settling into her new role as governess at the faraway and well-appointed Bly House, Jenny begins to suspect that her young charges, Flora and Miles, have seen something unimaginably sinister.
Director: Rusty Lemorande | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Stéphane Audran, Julian Sands, Marianne Faithfull
Votes: 607
56. Affairs of the Heart (1974–1975)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A series of TV plays based on stories or novels by Henry James.
Stars: Georgina Hale, Anton Rodgers, Diana Rigg, Sinéad Cusack
Votes: 63
57. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
58. Otra vuelta de tuerca (1985)
119 min | Horror, Thriller
A sexually conflicted young man is hired to take care of two orphaned siblings in a remote seaside mansion, and soon realizes that the ghosts of two former servants are trying to possess the children.
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Pedro Mari Sánchez, Queta Claver, Asier Hernández, Cristina Goyanes
Votes: 223
59. Spellbound (2019)
101 min | Drama, Mystery
Coline has to interview Simon, who apparently glimpsed his mother's ghost at the instant of her death. The freelance journalist is somewhat doubtful, until he receives a panicky call from ... See full summary »
Director: Pascal Bonitzer | Stars: Sara Giraudeau, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Nicolas Maury, Anabel Lopez
Votes: 159
60. Turn of the Screw (2020)
88 min | Horror
A woman joins a production of The Turn of the Screw the night before opening night, and her first dress rehearsal is more real than she is comfortable with.
Director: Alex Galvin | Stars: Greer Phillips, Jane Waddell, Ben Fransham, Ralph Johnson
Votes: 95
61. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Comedy
Stars: Edward Sanderson, Bernard Durand, Robert Manuel, Jacques Ardouin
Votes: 72
62. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
A Canadian anthology series presenting one-hour dramas of romance, adventure, and mystery. Produced in Toronto for CBC and ABC, titled "General Motors Presents" in Canada. Starring Patrick Macnee, Barry Morse, and William Shatner.
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 46
63. The Turn of the Screw (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor.
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Caroline Pegg, Jodhi May, Colin Firth, Pam Ferris
Votes: 1,010
64. Through the Shadow (2015)
106 min | Horror, Thriller
Laura is hired as a teacher to two orphans who live in coffee farm. Gradually, she feels that the children are being influenced by hostile spirits that lived there.
Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Virginia Cavendish, Domingos Montagner, Mel Maia, Xande Valois
Votes: 287
65. The American (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
After the horror of the Civil War, "ignorant" Christopher Newman (Matthew Modine) made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures. He won't get past the Paris ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Matthew Modine, Diana Rigg, Aisling O'Sullivan, Paul Hickey
Votes: 239
66. Berkeley Square (1933)
Passed | 88 min | Fantasy, Romance
A young American man comes to believe that he can will himself back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meet his ancestors, who lived in the house he has just inherited.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Leslie Howard, Heather Angel, Valerie Taylor, Irene Browne
Votes: 986
67. Novela (1963–1978)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Nélida Quiroga, Luisa Sala, Pablo Sanz, Víctor Valverde
Votes: 33
68. The Portrait of a Lady (1968– )
240 min | Drama
A young American woman contracts a disastrous marriage in 19th century Italy.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Suzanne Neve, Sarah Brackett, Beatrix Lehmann
Votes: 128
69. Les ailes de la colombe (1981)
95 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Dominique Sanda, Michele Placido, Loleh Bellon
Votes: 285
70. The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972–1975)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Rosemary Prinz, Diana Muldaur, Juliet Mills, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 49
71. I giochi del diavolo (1981– )
Fantasy, Horror
A story about the devil's influence on five people's lives in 20th-century Venice.
Stars: Daria Nicolodi, Rada Rassimov, Gabriele Ferzetti, Donato Placido
Votes: 35
72. The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995 TV Movie)
Unrated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Television adaptation of the Henry James' classic novel "Turn of the Screw", with changes in location and character names. A live-in nanny discovers two children haunted by the spirits and deeds of their former caregivers.
Director: Tom McLoughlin | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Florence Hoath, Aled Roberts, Michael Gough
Votes: 410
73. Ce que savait Maisie (1993 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Evelyne Bouix, Stéphane Freiss, Catherine Samie, Matthias Habich
Votes: 36
74. The Golden Bowl (1972– )
270 min | Drama
Henry James's highly charged study of adultery, jealousy and possession.
Stars: Cyril Cusack, Daniel Massey, Gayle Hunnicutt, Barry Morse
Votes: 119
75. The Spoils of Poynton (1970– )
168 min | Drama
Adele Gereth has taken young Fleda Vetch under her wing. Adele is intensely houseproud, and sees a potential future mistress of the house in Fleda, and an inheritor of her life's work.
Stars: Pauline Jameson, Gemma Jones, Ian Ogilvy, Diane Fletcher
Votes: 81
76. Festival (1960–1969)
60 min | Drama
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television
Stars: Gillie Fenwick, Gerard Parkes, Eric House, Douglas Rain
Votes: 20
77. Friends of Friends (2002 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama, Romance
Gregor believes in true love and is sure that he will find it with Billie. His best friend Arthur, on the other hand, loves playing with fire and has never fallen in love before.
Director: Dominik Graf | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Sabine Timoteo, Florian Stetter, Jessica Schwarz
Votes: 286
78. Hora once (1968–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Susana Mara, Nicolás Dueñas, Enriqueta Carballeira, Blanca Sendino
79. The Beast in the Jungle (2019)
87 min | Drama
The enigmatic love story of John Marcher and May Bartram. Their duet around an ominous secret is captured in a style both physical and poetic.
Director: Clara van Gool | Stars: Sarah Reynolds, Dane Hurst, Claire Johnston, Larisa Faber
Votes: 143
80. Il mistero del lago (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Marco Serafini | Stars: Ana Caterina Morariu, Lorenzo Flaherty, Angelica Cinquantini, Gabriele Manfredi
Votes: 45
81. Folio (1955–1959)
Drama, Musical
Stars: Douglas Rain, Jack Creley, Lloyd Bochner, Frank Peddie
Votes: 22
82. The Aspern Papers (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
A young American publisher sets off on a journey to the jungles of Venezuela to acquire the valuable and original manuscripts of his beloved poet, Jeffery Aspern. There he discovers the ... See full summary »
Director: Mariana Hellmund | Stars: Brooke Smith, Felix D'Alviella, Joan Juliet Buck, Judith Roberts
Votes: 50
83. The Ambassadors (I)
Drama | Pre-production
Magazine editor Lambert Strether travels to Paris to bring home his fiancée's rebellious son.
Director: Mike Newell
84. The Pupil (1996)
92 min | Drama
Morgan, a sensitive 12-year-old, growing up in richness and royalty, finds a true friend in Julien, a young man hired to tutor him.
Director: Olivier Schatzky | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Caspar Salmon, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Marielle
Votes: 211
85. El quinto jinete (1975– )
60 min | Drama
Thirtheen chapters classics of fantasy and horror , adapting stories of the most famous writers of all time. The title refers to the fifth horseman of the Apocalypse: the fear.
Stars: Ramón Corroto, Mario Álex, José Yepes, Eusebio Poncela
Votes: 23
86. Nouvelles d'Henry James (1974– )
52 min | Drama
Diverse adaptations of the master of Gothic fantasy by great directors. In late 19th Century New England, love stories are often evil. Victims are confronted with vengeful specters or their own delusions, fruits of their psychotic madness.
Stars: Rufus, Suzanne Flon, Catherine Samie, Edith Clever
Votes: 21
87. L'ereditiera (1958 TV Movie)
Drama, Romance
Director: Mario Landi | Stars: Eva Magni, Giorgio Albertazzi, Renzo Ricci, Mercedes Brignone
88. Aspern (1982)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A publisher seeks information on a writer who died long ago.
Director: Eduardo de Gregorio | Stars: Jean Sorel, Bulle Ogier, Alida Valli, Ana Marta
Votes: 32
89. Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten (2004 TV Movie)
117 min | Horror, Music
The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.
Director: Katie Mitchell | Stars: Lisa Milne, Mark Padmore, Diana Montague, Catrin Wyn Davies
Votes: 46
90. The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950–1951)
60 min | Drama
Live dramatic series featuring top rated actors in adaptations of Broadway plays or top rated novels.
Stars: Walter Abel, Cliff Hall, Eva Marie Saint, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 39
91. The Turn of the Screw (1982 TV Movie)
118 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
A governess looking after two children begins suspecting that the ghost of her predecessor is haunting them.
Director: Petr Weigl | Stars: Helen Donath, Magda Vásáryová, Ava June, Dana Medrická
Votes: 60
92. The Heiress (1961 TV Movie)
Drama
Catherine Sloper, very plain and very rich, is terrified that she's destined to live with her tyrannical father for a long, long time and die an old maid. Along comes dashing and suave Morris Townsend to sweep her off her feet.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Julie Harris, Farley Granger, Barry Morse, Muriel Kirkland
Votes: 18
93. Your Show Time (1949)
30 min | Drama
Filmed dramas of famous literary short stories by authors such as Guy de Maupassant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc.
Stars: Arthur Shields, Leif Erickson, Selena Royle, Maria Palmer
Votes: 32
94. On Camera (1954–1958)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: James Doohan, Joe Austin, Austin Willis, Ruth Springford
Votes: 31
95. Cineficción Radio (2019 Podcast Series)
90 min | Horror
Radio program of the "Cineficción" magazine, devoted to horror and science fiction literature and movies.
Stars: Chucho Fernández, Darío Lavia, Mariana Surra, José Papparelli
96. What Maisie Knew (1968– )
45 min | Drama
A retelling of the Henry James' novel of the same name. It tells of a custody bathe betwixt the parents of their young daughter, Maisie.
Stars: Sally Thomsett, Gary Raymond, Penelope Horner, Yvonne Antrobus
97. The Turn of the Screw (1959 TV Movie)
50 min | Music
Opera version of the story.
Director: Peter Morley | Stars: Jennifer Vyvyan, Raymond Nilsson, Arda Mandikian, Judith Pierce
Votes: 10
98. La redevance du fantôme (1965 TV Movie)
90 min | Fantasy
Fanning, a young student, is taking a leisurely walk in the country; when he comes across an abandoned house owned by a little old man named Captain Diamond. He befriends the old man and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Stéphane Fey, François Vibert, Marie Laforêt, Reine Courtois
Votes: 61
99. The Ambassadors (1965 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Lambert Strether goes to France to rescue a young American from a European adventuress - only to fall under the spell of Europe himself.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Elizabeth Ashley, David Bauer, Andre Charisse, Carol Cleveland
100. Cameo Theatre (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live dramatic plays presented in the round with minimal props, scenery and costumes.
Stars: Claire Luce, Ernest Truex, Donald Briggs, Robert Bolger
Votes: 25