Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Richard Lester
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 187,357 | Gross: $134.22M
2. Superman II (1980)
PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty
Votes: 114,544 | Gross: $108.19M
3. Superman III (1983)
PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper
Votes: 74,717 | Gross: $59.95M
4. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Musical
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 48,042 | Gross: $13.78M
5. The Three Musketeers (1973)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York
Votes: 20,119 | Gross: $22.02M
6. Robin and Marian (1976)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris
Votes: 13,965 | Gross: $8.72M
7. Help! (1965)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 21,103 | Gross: $13.08M
8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical
A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford
Votes: 9,836
9. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Directors: Richard Donner, Richard Lester | Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty
Votes: 19,058
10. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,452
11. The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)
PG | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael York, Raquel Welch, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain
Votes: 11,695 | Gross: $19.10M
12. Juggernaut (1974)
PG | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A blackmailer demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he placed aboard the transatlantic liner Britannic.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings, Anthony Hopkins
Votes: 6,312 | Gross: $1.56M
13. The Ritz (1976)
R | 91 min | Comedy
Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard
Votes: 2,706
14. How I Won the War (1967)
Approved | 109 min | Comedy, War
An inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague
Votes: 2,544
15. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
16. The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy
A young school teacher tries to master the art of flirtation using his neighbor's skills.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly
Votes: 3,750
17. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 607
18. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
19. The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, C. Thomas Howell
Votes: 3,899
20. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, History, Music
A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney
Votes: 13,811 | Gross: $2.93M
21. Finders Keepers (1984)
R | 96 min | Comedy
On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldier bringing home a dead war buddy.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr., Pamela Stephenson
Votes: 1,104 | Gross: $1.47M
22. Royal Flash (1975)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
Ne'er-do-well Captain Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) is coerced by Otto Von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) into impersonating a Prince.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan, Oliver Reed
Votes: 2,290
23. Cuba (1979)
R | 122 min | Adventure, Romance, Thriller
A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train General Batista's Army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, Jack Weston, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 2,983 | Gross: $0.53M
24. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
PG | 115 min | Comedy, Western
A prequel of sorts to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) which chronicles the two outlaws' lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: William Katt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Corey, John Schuck
Votes: 1,703 | Gross: $5.14M
25. Petulia (1968)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill
Votes: 3,409
26. The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
M | 90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In post-nuclear-holocaust England, a handful of bizarre characters struggles on with their lives in the ruins, among endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, muddy plains, ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Votes: 2,578
27. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 62
28. The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A tiny country persuades the Americans and Soviets that they're starting a space program, when they really just want some money for new plumbing.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins, David Kossoff
Votes: 1,918
29. Hullabaloo (1965–1966)
TV-G | 60 min | Family, Comedy, Music
Music showcase show featuring well-known musical artists as well as celebrity hosts and dancers.
Stars: Patrick Adiarte, Johnny Holliday, Suzanne Charny, Gene Castle
Votes: 166
30. The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
10 min | Short, Comedy
There is no plot as such. This is a slapstick comedy. It shows a lots of gags.
Directors: Richard Lester, Peter Sellers | Stars: Richard Lester, Peter Sellers, Dick Bentley, Mario Fabrizi
Votes: 830
31. The Vise (1954–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
This British production featured lesser-known actors in filmed plays showing people caught in "the vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
Stars: Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ron Randell, Robert Arden
Votes: 75
32. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
33. Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Musical
Two teens organize a jazz festival despite objections from the mayor.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas, John Leyton, The Brook Brothers
Votes: 419
34. Temps X (1979–1987)
Documentary
The first French television program to cover science fiction and science fact in depth.
Stars: Igor Bogdanoff, Grichka Bogdanoff, Francis Rousseau, Frédéric Lepage
Votes: 26
35. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
36. Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
160 min | Documentary, Biography
A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.
Stars: Lindsay Anderson, Charles Lamont, William R. Cox, Loyal T. Lucas
Votes: 559
37. The 100 Greatest Films (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary
A countdown of the 100 greatest films, as voted by the British public via the Channel 4 website.
Directors: Matthew Cole, Simon Toyne | Stars: Graham Norton, Alessandro Alessandroni, Richard Attenborough, John Badham
Votes: 26
38. De película (1982–1990)
60 min
Stars: Isabel Mestres, José Ruiz, Emilio Linder, María Salerno
Votes: 136
39. Paul McCartney's Get Back (1991)
PG | 89 min | Documentary, Music
As part of Paul McCartney's World Tour, this video provides examples of the band on stage, and the antics associated with just such a major undertaking.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Hamish Stuart, Robbie McIntosh
Votes: 310
40. Tempo (1961–1968)
Documentary
Arts programme.
Stars: David Mahlowe, Alan Dell, Antony Hopkins, Derek Hart
Votes: 22
41. Bookmark (1983–1999)
50 min | Biography
A look at the world of books and writers.
Stars: Ian Hamilton, Simon Winchester, A.N. Wilson, Fay Weldon
Votes: 27
42. The Beatles in 'Help!' (2007 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary on the production of 'Help!' (1965).
Director: Claire Ferguson | Stars: The Beatles, Neil Aspinall, Steve Barron, Eleanor Bron
Votes: 83
43. Na plovárne (1999– )
23 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Marek Eben, Quincy Jones, Jirí Lábus, Miroslav Ondrícek
Votes: 78
44. You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1996 Video)
62 min | Documentary, Music
Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, asking him to produce a movie so UA ... See full summary »
Stars: Phil Collins, Micky Dolenz, Roger Ebert, Michael Friend
Votes: 183
45. 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1984 TV Special)
180 min | Music
The first ever MTV Video Music Award show. Hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler.
Director: Edd Griles | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Bette Midler, Frank Beard, The Beatles
Votes: 122
46. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
47. British Film Forever (2007)
90 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Jessica Hynes, Timothy Spall, Nick Moran, Ronald Neame
Votes: 112
48. The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about the career of Peter Sellers.
Directors: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld | Stars: Fred Applegate, Melvyn Douglas, David Frost, Mike Grady
Votes: 184
49. Pour le cinéma (1968–1978)
Stars: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Claude Lelouch
Votes: 8
50. The Beatles: Help! - Version 1 (1965 Music Video)
2 min | Short, Music
The Beatles filmed the title performance for the movie Help. on 22 April 1965. The same footage (without the darts and credits seen in the film sequence) was used as a clip to promote the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: The Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Votes: 94