Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Simon Callow

1. Doctor Who (2005–2022)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.

Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith

Votes: 246,944

2. Outlander (2014– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 179,434

3. 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: 39,558

4. Death in Paradise (2011– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.

Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert

Votes: 28,131

5. The Witcher (2019– )

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

Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Stars: Freya Allan, Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Eamon Farren

Votes: 571,045

6. Poirot (1989–2013)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 52,222

7. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024)

Not Rated | 100 min | Horror, Thriller

Not wanting to live in the shadows any longer, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger take their fight to the town of Ashdown, leaving a bloody trail of death and mayhem in their wake.

Director: Rhys Frake-Waterfield | Stars: Scott Chambers, Tallulah Evans, Ryan Oliva, Lewis Santer

Votes: 3,253

8. Amadeus (1984)

R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice

Votes: 428,686 | Gross: $51.97M

9. Rome (2005–2007)

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

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon

Votes: 185,674

10. Inside No. 9 (2014– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.

Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Derek Jacobi, Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Votes: 19,738

11. Marple (2004–2013)

TV-14 | 2,090 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.

Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss

Votes: 10,734

12. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)

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

DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front

Votes: 15,928

13. Notting Hill (1999)

PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A set of circumstances makes Anna Scott, a famous actress, fall in love with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill. But the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their bond.

Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans

Votes: 342,852 | Gross: $116.09M

14. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 130,807 | Gross: $51.27M

15. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, James Fleet, Simon Callow

Votes: 166,398 | Gross: $52.70M

16. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)

TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.

Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe

Votes: 14,395

17. The Invisible Woman (2013)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.

Director: Ralph Fiennes | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander

Votes: 10,492 | Gross: $1.23M

18. A Room with a View (1985)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance

Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands

Votes: 47,926 | Gross: $20.97M

19. Hawkeye (2021)

TV-14 | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Hawkeye, centering on the adventures of Young Avenger, Kate Bishop, who took on the role after the original Avenger, Clint Barton.

Stars: Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 215,242

20. Shakespeare in Love (1998)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 234,513 | Gross: $100.32M

21. Street Fighter (1994)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In the midst of a civil war in South East Asia, a general intensifies the climate of violence by kidnapping 63 UN delegates. To free the hostages, a colonel leads a group of fighters, who will have to use all their skills to be successful.

Director: Steven E. de Souza | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen, Damian Chapa

Votes: 75,372 | Gross: $33.42M

22. Angels in America (2003)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Several disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.

Stars: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 29,830

23. Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team of Det. Supt. Michael Walker, DI North, and DCI Connor follows each case from crime committed, through the pursuit of justice, to the law courts where the efforts of the force will be tested--sometimes to the breaking point.

Stars: David Hayman, Dorian Lough, Victoria Smurfit, Kate Buffery

Votes: 1,219

24. Flushed Away (2006)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

Directors: David Bowers, Sam Fell | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno

Votes: 138,886 | Gross: $64.67M

25. Plebs (2013–2019)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, History

"Plebs" follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs, and climb the social ladder in the big city--that happens to be Ancient Rome.

Stars: Tom Rosenthal, Ryan Sampson, Tom Basden, Karl Theobald

Votes: 9,084

26. The Sweeney (1975–1978)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.

Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin

Votes: 2,660

27. Maurice (1987)

R | 140 min | Drama, Romance

Two English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Hugh Grant, Denholm Elliott

Votes: 23,626 | Gross: $3.13M

28. Ripley Under Ground (2005)

101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Professional swindler hides the death of a famous artist in order to earn money by selling pictures on his own behalf.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Barry Pepper, Jacinda Barrett, Ian Hart, Claire Forlani

Votes: 2,798

29. James and the Giant Peach (1996)

PG | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow

Votes: 74,074 | Gross: $28.93M

30. The Cleaner (2021– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician, is responsible for the removal of any signs of death from crime scenes.

Stars: Greg Davies, Zita Sattar, Jane Lewis, Sam Ward

Votes: 6,327

31. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.

Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi

Votes: 233,801 | Gross: $108.39M

32. Howards End (1992)

PG | 142 min | Drama, Romance

Set in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter

Votes: 35,913 | Gross: $25.97M

33. Galavant (2015–2016)

TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A musical comedy adventure featuring a knight on a quest for love who helps a childish king to see the error of his ways.

Stars: Joshua Sasse, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones, Mallory Jansen

Votes: 16,591

34. Surprised by Oxford (2023)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Brilliant but emotionally-guarded Caro Drake arrives in Oxford with the singular goal of attaining her PhD, but through a turbulent friendship with a charming young man she starts to open herself up to mystery, vulnerability, and love.

Director: Ryan Whitaker | Stars: Rose Reid, Ruairi O'Connor, Phyllis Logan, Mark Williams

Votes: 335

35. Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

The adventures of a housewife and a spy, with whom she fell in love.

Stars: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart

Votes: 3,828

36. Postcards from the Edge (1990)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman

Votes: 19,381 | Gross: $37.96M

37. The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011)

TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, with the help of her adopted son, his friends, and an intelligent supercomputer, combats evil alien forces here on Earth.

Stars: Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, Alexander Armstrong, Tommy Knight

Votes: 6,756

38. Nova (1974– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Science documentaries about various topics.

Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers

Votes: 3,101

39. Victoria & Abdul (2017)

PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard

Votes: 38,284 | Gross: $22.25M

40. No Man's Land (I) (2001)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. Two soldiers from opposing sides in the conflict, Nino and Ciki, become trapped in no man's land, whilst a third soldier becomes a living booby trap.

Director: Danis Tanovic | Stars: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis

Votes: 48,852 | Gross: $1.06M

41. Dodger (2022– )

44 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Follows the exploits of the infamous pickpocket, The Artful Dodger, and Fagin's gang as they find ingenious ways to survive the grim and exploitative conditions of early Victorian London in the 1830s.

Stars: Billy Jenkins, Ellie-May Sheridan, Mila Lieu, Christopher Eccleston

Votes: 515

42. Mindhorn (2016)

TV-MA | 89 min | Comedy, Thriller

A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person.

Director: Sean Foley | Stars: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan

Votes: 13,724

43. Bright Young Things (2003)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War

An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.

Director: Stephen Fry | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer, Dan Aykroyd, Simon McBurney

Votes: 6,324 | Gross: $0.93M

44. Étoile

Drama | Filming

The dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars.

Stars: Luke Kirby, Lou de Laâge, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Simon Callow

45. Hampstead (2017)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.

Director: Joel Hopkins | Stars: James Norton, Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Skinner

Votes: 7,220 | Gross: $0.14M

46. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)

R | 139 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman, is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.

Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Michael Nyqvist

Votes: 23,185

47. Crown Court (1972–2007)

TV-14 | 25 min | Drama

A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.

Stars: Peter Wheeler, Joseph Berry, Richard Colson, Derek Hockridge

Votes: 348

48. Loose Women (1999– )

60 min | Talk-Show

Lively daytime TV show, in which four "loose women" chat about news, issues and life in general.

Stars: Coleen Nolan, Andrea McLean, Carol McGiffin, Kaye Adams

Votes: 1,392

49. Portrait Artist of the Year (2013– )

Family, Reality-TV

Artists around the UK come together to compete for who has the best original celebrity portrait.

Stars: Kate Bryan, Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano, Joan Bakewell

Votes: 401

50. Screen Two (1985–1998)

TV-14 | 120 min | Drama

In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.

Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones

Votes: 247