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51. Look Up and Laugh (1935)
80 min | Comedy, Musical
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter ... See full summary »
Director: Basil Dean | Stars: Gracie Fields, Vivien Leigh, Douglas Wakefield, Alfred Drayton
Votes: 153
52. Thana Theke Aschi (1965)
Not Rated | 103 min | Mystery, Thriller
Sub-Inspector Tinkari Haldar comes to the house of the Industrialist Chandra Madhab Sen to inquire about a Suicide and Mystery starts to Unfold.
Director: Hiren Nag | Stars: Uttam Kumar, Dilip Mukherjee, Kamal Mitra, Chhayadevi
Votes: 145
53. One Pair of Eyes (1967–1984)
45 min | Documentary
A monthly series of highly personal documentary films in which individuals are given a platform to discuss issues close to their heart.
Stars: James Cameron, Anthony Howard, Marty Feldman, Tony Benn
Votes: 12
54. Sau Jhooth Ek Sach (2004)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
An unknown pregnant girl has ended her life by hanging herself from ceiling fan in a room of a little known hutment of Mumbai. In middle of the night, an uninvited Inspector lands in the ... See full summary »
Director: Bappaditya Roy | Stars: Mammootty, Lillete Dubey, Joy Sengupta, Kiran Jhangiani
Votes: 82
55. Laburnum Grove (1936)
65 min | Comedy
In Mr. Radfern's house relatives and in-law parasites are pestering him about lending them money. One day he discloses that he is earning his living by illegal means, scaring them off for good. But did he just tell that story in jest?
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Cedric Hardwicke, Victoria Hopper, Ethel Coleridge
Votes: 129
56. Time and the Conways (1985 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
1919: the World War is over. Kay Conway celebrates her 21st birthday and all the family look forward with hope and confidence. Then Time begins to conjure with them and offers a dark glimpse of what the future could really bring.
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Claire Bloom, Geraldine James, Phyllis Logan, Nicholas Le Prevost
Votes: 15
57. Battle for Music (1943)
Approved | 74 min | Drama, War
A docu-drama about the troubles of the London Philharmonic Orchestra during World War II.
Director: Donald Taylor | Stars: Joss Ambler, Adrian Boult, Warwick Braithwaite, Clifford Buckton
Votes: 19
58. An Inspector Calls (1948 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
Another adaptation of J.B. Priestly's well-known drawing room play about a well-to-do family are about to sit down for a celebratory dinner, when a police understood arrives and informs ... See full summary »
Stars: Julien Mitchell, Mary Merrall, Joy Shelton, Derek Blomfield
59. Doctor Who: The Cravat Doctor Adventures (2016– )
Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set in the PRISM Universe. The Doctor is resurrected after thousands of years as a living entity. He now continues his adventures in time and space with his friends.
Stars: Connor Chadwick, Chelsea Lagan, Oliver Silcock, Jonathan Neville
60. Inspektor Gull (1979 TV Movie)
136 min | Mystery
Sudden arrival of a police inspector in the middle of a bourgeois family's dinner party reveals various sordid and shameful secrets that may have contributed to the recent suicide of an impoverished young woman.
Director: Aleksandr Proshkin | Stars: Juozas Budraitis, Elena Proklova, Vladimir Zeldin, Elza Radzina
Votes: 71
61. Celebrity Playhouse (1981– )
90 min | Drama
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Twiggy, Celia Johnson, Robert Powell
62. Thana Theke Aschi (2010)
112 min | Thriller
A suspect is looked for by an eligible police officer after a women allegedly committed suicide...
Director: Saron Datta | Stars: Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Paoli Dam, Alakananda Ray
Votes: 379
63. Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds (1962)
88 min | Drama
The Thorwald family is well-off and contented when a tragedy strikes: the father is killed in an accident. Frau Thorwald takes over the raising of her children, four girls and two boys with... See full summary »
Directors: John Olden, Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy, Dietmar Schönherr, Brigitte Grothum
Votes: 27
64. Und das am Montagmorgen (1959)
95 min | Comedy
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: O.W. Fischer, Ulla Jacobsson, Vera Tschechowa, Robert Graf
Votes: 33
65. Sing As We Go! (1934)
80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.
Director: Basil Dean | Stars: Gracie Fields, John Loder, Dorothy Hyson, Stanley Holloway
Votes: 146
66. Playdate (1961–1964)
60 min
Stars: Christopher Plummer, Gillie Fenwick, Norman Welsh, Gerard Parkes
Votes: 19
67. Doomsday for Dyson (1958 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Dyson has a dream about a nuclear war and having to shoot his horrifically injured wife and daughter.
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Ian Hunter, Fanny Rowe, Ann Firbank, Anna Bryce
Votes: 8
69. When We Are Married (1951 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy
Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law.
Stars: Jack Howarth, Eileen Draycott, Raymond Huntley, Helena Pickard
70. Prizraki zelyonoy komnaty (1992)
89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Yuri Boretsky | Stars: Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Irina Skobtseva, Anna Tikhonova, Vitaliy Belyakov
Votes: 14
71. Thursday Theatre (1964–1965)
Drama
Stars: John Sharp, Paul Rogers, Robert Flemyng, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 12
72. When We Are Married (1957 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, causing much re-evaluation and chaos. A comedy by J. B. Priestley.
Stars: Frank Pettingell, Helena Pickard, Mark Dignam, Alison Bayley
73. When We Are Married (1943)
98 min | Comedy
The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers are old friends gathered to celebrate their silver anniversaries. To their dismay they learn that their marriages may not be valid. On hand are an outrageous housekeeper and a photographer.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Sydney Howard, Raymond Huntley, Olga Lindo, Marian Spencer
Votes: 8
74. Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z (1956–1959)
Comedy, Family, Music
Stars: Alan Melville, Alfredo Campoli, Jacqueline Delman, Florence Desmond
75. Little Ships (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.
Director: Linda Sands | Stars: Dan Snow, Ian Gilbert, John Tough, Simon Palmer
Votes: 12
76. Angel Pavement (1967– )
45 min | Drama
BBC adaptation of J.B. Priestley's tale of a mouldering city firm, and the effect on it of a fast-talking newcomer.
Stars: Anthony Bate, Murray Melvin, Cyril Luckham, Hilda Braid
Votes: 13
77. Virage dangereux (1956 TV Movie)
Drama
In their beautiful country house, Mr. and Mrs. Caplan host a dinner party for their colleagues and friends. All is going well until an ill-considered remark spark off a cruel series of revelations and secrets swiftly and painfully exposed.
Director: Stellio Lorenzi | Stars: Guy Tréjan, Guy Bedos, Gérard Oury, Renée Faure
78. Conflict (1966–1969)
25 min | Drama
Scenes from classic dramas, adapted for school and colleges.
Stars: John Gielgud, Barbara Murray, Barry Foster, André Morell
79. On Trial (1960– )
Crime
A series of real trials from British history, famous and notorious, dramatised from the court records.
Stars: Andrew Faulds, William Mervyn, George Skillan, Ballard Berkeley
80. Opasnyy povorot (1972 TV Movie)
199 min | Drama
At their stylish country retreat, Freda and Robert Caplan host a dinner party for their colleagues and friends. Then a cigarette box and an ill-considered remark spark off a relentless ... See full summary »
Director: Vladimir Basov | Stars: Vladimir Basov, Aleksandr Dik, Rufina Nifontova, Antonina Shuranova
Votes: 209
81. Skandalnoye proishestviye v Brikmille (1981 TV Movie)
126 min | Drama
The life of Mr. Kattle (Ju.Solomin), an executive of a single bank in a small provincial English town Brikmill, is strictly organized: 7 a.m. stand up, then breakfast, at 9 a.m. work, at 13... See full synopsis »
Director: Yuriy Solomin | Stars: Yuriy Solomin, Nelli Kornienko, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Alexandra Yakovleva
Votes: 55
82. Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939 TV Movie)
60 min
Stars: Ralph Richardson, James Mason, Ralph Roberts, Allan Jeayes
Votes: 8
83. Teatro estudio (1976–1981)
90 min | Drama
Stars: Andrés Mejuto, Inma de Santis, Alberto Fernández, María Luisa Merlo
84. Enas epitheoritis erhetai (1999)
Drama
Director: Evis Gavriilidis | Stars: Angelos Antonopoulos, Haris Asimakopoulos, Soula Diakatou, Chryssoula Diavati
85. Vremya i semya Konvey (1984)
88 min | Drama
Director: Vladimir Basov | Stars: Rufina Nifontova, Irina Shmelyova, Andrey Leonov, Evgeniy Leonov
Votes: 38
86. Beshenoe zoloto (1977)
Comedy, Crime
Eight very different people are looking for a treasure on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean.
Director: Samson Samsonov | Stars: Maija Eglite, Boris Ivanov, Valentin Gaft, Nonna Terentyeva
Votes: 30
87. A Touch of Venus (1968– )
20 min | Drama
A series of 13 monologues for famous actresses.
Stars: Margaret Leighton, Nora Gordon, Rachel Roberts, Moira Lister
Votes: 11
88. Let the People Sing (1942)
105 min | Comedy
A Czech political exile and a washed-up music hall comedian form an unlikely partnership to try and save a town's concert hall from the planners, businessmen, and bureaucrats.
Director: John Baxter | Stars: Alastair Sim, Fred Emney, Edward Rigby, Oliver Wakefield
Votes: 67
89. An Inspector Calls (2020 Video)
Crime
An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley is a play in three acts, set in Brumley, an English manufacturing town in 1912, that revolves around the apparent suicide of a young woman called Eva Smith.
Director: Tony Fullwood | Stars: Barney Croft, Alison David, Julie Jenny Eleanor, Martha Hardy
90. El teatro (1970–1978)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Pablo Sanz, Antonio Medina, Alberto Fernández, Andrés Mejuto
91. Vremya i semya Konvey (1974 TV Movie)
128 min | Drama
Directors: Leonid Gallis, Alina Kazmina | Stars: Ivetta Kiselyova, Evgeniya Uralova, Natalya Arkhangelskaya, Natalya Malyavina
92. Angel Pavement (1957– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Maurice Denham, Sydney Tafler, Margaret Tyzack, Alec McCowen
93. When We Are Married (1938 TV Movie)
145 min | Comedy
Director: Philip Dorté | Stars: Mae Bacon, Ernest Butcher, George Carney, Ethel Coleridge
94. Dangerous Corner (1946 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A man has died in a car crash, mistaking a dangerous corner. It was an accident, wasn't it?
Director: Royston Morley | Stars: Judy Campbell, D.A. Clarke-Smith, Martita Hunt, Geoffrey Keen
95. Dangerous Corner (1965 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A family of four are affected in a big way by a suicide.
Director: Patrick Barton | Stars: Dorothy Bradley, Maxwell Jackson, Amanda Fox, Judith Arthy
96. Primera fila (1962–1965)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Fernando Delgado, José María Escuer, Valentín Tornos, Valeriano Andrés
97. Britain at Bay (1940)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Britons rally together to defend the island against the Nazis who were occupying neighbouring countries.
Director: Harry Watt | Star: J.B. Priestley
Votes: 58
98. Veszélyes forduló (1974 TV Movie)
Director: Ádám Horváth | Stars: István Sztankay, Éva Almási, Miklós Kalocsay, Vera Venczel
99. The Long Mirror (1948 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
Stars: Barbara Everest, Sidney Monckton, Valerie Taylor, Clement McCallin
100. Treasure on Pelican (1951 TV Movie)
125 min | Comedy
A group travels to a Caribbean island in search of a treasure. They manage to find it but it does not take long before their relationships - excellent at the beginning - disintegrate.
Stars: Terence Alexander, Eileen Beldon, Barbara Couper, Barbara Kelly