Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Tom Courtenay

1. Unforgotten (2015– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.

Stars: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jordan Long, Carolina Main, Nicola Walker

Votes: 30,653

2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

TV-14 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, War

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay, Michiel Huisman, Katherine Parkinson

Votes: 52,787

3. Mandy (2019– )

15 min | Comedy

Mandy is a hapless, jobless heroine whose daft adventures mostly end in disaster. She's got Big Dreams, but can she actually be bothered?

Stars: Diane Morgan, Michelle Greenidge, Michael Spicer, Mark Silcox

Votes: 2,189

4. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

PG-13 | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Director: David Lean | Stars: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger

Votes: 82,177 | Gross: $111.72M

5. The Golden Compass (2007)

PG-13 | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Director: Chris Weitz | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker

Votes: 196,958 | Gross: $70.11M

6. The North Water (2021)

TV-MA | 300 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A disgraced former military doctor embarks as a surgeon aboard a whaler bound for the Arctic, where his quest for redemption becomes a fight for survival.

Stars: Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, Sam Spruell, Roland Møller

Votes: 16,408

7. Would I Lie to You? (2007– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Two teams, lead by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), have to try and make the other team believe their crazy stories.

Stars: David Mitchell, Lee Mack, Rob Brydon, Paul Ridley

Votes: 9,702

8. The Aeronauts (2019)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A balloon pilot and a scientist find themselves in a fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s.

Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Vincent Perez

Votes: 37,472

9. Gambit (I) (2012)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Crime

An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci

Votes: 25,960

10. Summerland (I) (2020)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War

During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.

Director: Jessica Swale | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay

Votes: 9,301

11. Little Dorrit (2008)

TV-PG | 34 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

The Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again.

Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Judy Parfitt

Votes: 10,502

12. Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

R | 111 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Mélanie Laurent, Jack Huston, Martina Gedeck

Votes: 20,802

13. The Royle Family (1998–2012)

45 min | Comedy

A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.

Stars: Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Sue Johnston, Ricky Tomlinson

Votes: 9,097

14. King of Thieves (2018)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A true crime movie about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah, quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Michael Caine, Francesca Annis, Olivia Le Andersen, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 16,465

15. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 13,692 | Gross: $1.59M

16. Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.

Stars: John Thaw, Oliver Ford Davies, Nicholas Jones, Cliff Parisi

Votes: 1,096

17. 45 Years (2015)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.

Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Dolly Wells

Votes: 35,173 | Gross: $4.25M

18. Quartet (2012)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

Director: Dustin Hoffman | Stars: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay

Votes: 21,216 | Gross: $18.39M

19. The Night of the Generals (1967)

Not Rated | 148 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence

Votes: 8,797

20. King Rat (1965)

Approved | 134 min | Drama, War

Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.

Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal

Votes: 5,091

21. 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: 324

22. Railway Children (2022)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

Director: Morgan Matthews | Stars: Beau Gadsdon, Eden Hamilton, Zac Cudby, Jessica Baglow

Votes: 1,388

23. 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

24. The Queen's Corgi (2019)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The British monarch's (Dame Julie Walters') favorite dog gets lost from the palace and finds himself at a dog fight club. He then begins his long journey to find his way back home.

Directors: Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen | Stars: Rusty Shackleford, Jo Wyatt, Leo Barakat, Mari Devon

Votes: 7,765

25. Dad's Army (2016)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, War

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Mark Tandy, Russell Balogh, Andrew Havill, Heinz

Votes: 8,526

26. Barney Thomson (2015)

Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Crime

Barney Thomson (Robert Carlyle), awkward, diffident, Glasgow, Scotland barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

Director: Robert Carlyle | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay

Votes: 6,569

27. Operation Crossbow (1965)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Drama, War

Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills

Votes: 5,509

28. The Dresser (1983)

PG | 118 min | Drama

Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker

Votes: 5,708 | Gross: $5.31M

29. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)

Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.

Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann

Votes: 579

30. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Sport

A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.

Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen

Votes: 9,389

31. Flood (2007)

TV-14 | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. It is not a question of if, but when London floods.

Director: Tony Mitchell | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, Tom Courtenay, Joanne Whalley

Votes: 7,164

32. Arena (1975– )

60 min | Documentary

Wide-ranging arts program.

Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller

Votes: 320

33. Leonard Part 6 (1987)

PG | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Secret Agent Leonard Parker (Bill Cosby) is called out of retirement to save the world from evil genius Medusa Johnson (Gloria Foster).

Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Bill Cosby, Tom Courtenay, Joe Don Baker, Moses Gunn

Votes: 8,668 | Gross: $4.92M

34. Last Orders (2001)

R | 109 min | Drama

A group of old friends reminisce about their lives over the years after the death of one of their crew.

Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings

Votes: 6,742 | Gross: $2.33M

35. 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

36. Billy Liar (1963)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne

Votes: 7,113 | Gross: $0.04M

37. The One Show (2006– )

30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

A live magazine programme featuring topical stories and big name studio guests.

Stars: Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Christine Lampard, Adrian Chiles

Votes: 621

38. Let Him Have It (1991)

R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, History

This drama reveals the controversial postwar 1950's London murder trial that sent an intellectually challenged young man to the gallows for a murder he did not commit.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Christopher Eccleston, Eileen Atkins, Rebecca Eccleston

Votes: 3,809

39. Screenplay (1986–1993)

Drama

An anthology drama series.

Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 95

40. A Dandy in Aspic (1968)

Approved | 107 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin as a pawn in a complex spy-game which takes place in Berlin.

Directors: Anthony Mann, Laurence Harvey | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay, Mia Farrow, Harry Andrews

Votes: 1,292

41. Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh (2020– )

120 min | Talk-Show

Alan Titchmarsh celebrates the great British countryside in the company of special guests.

Stars: Alan Titchmarsh, Lesley Joseph, David Domoney, Camilla Bassett-Smith

Votes: 24

42. King & Country (1964)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, War

During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Barry Foster

Votes: 2,496

43. Grandpa's Great Escape (2018 TV Movie)

72 min | Family

Jack (Kit Connor) decides to help his Grandpa (Sir Tom Courtenay), a World War II flying ace, who now suffers from Alzheimer's disease, escape from an old folks' home run by Miss Dandy (Jennifer Saunders), who has ulterior motives.

Director: Elliot Hegarty | Stars: Tom Courtenay, David Walliams, Kit Connor, Samantha Spiro

Votes: 604

44. Otley (1969)

M | 92 min | Comedy

Gerald Otley, wannabe antiques dealer, is kicked out of his flat for failing to pay rent, sleeps at a friend's house for the night, wakes up two days later in an airport field, and finds himself entangled in international espionage.

Director: Dick Clement | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Romy Schneider, Alan Badel, James Villiers

Votes: 576

45. A Rather English Marriage (1998 TV Movie)

104 min | Drama

A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the same night. They become a companionable, if odd, couple ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Seed | Stars: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Joanna Lumley, John Light

Votes: 615

46. Queen at Sea

Drama | Post-production

Follows a woman who is concerned for her aging mother, so she moves back to London with her teenage daughter.

Director: Lance Hammer | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Florence Hunt, Tom Courtenay, Anna Calder-Marshall

47. Wogan (1982–1992)

35 min | Talk-Show

Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.

Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford

Votes: 314

48. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995 TV Movie)

94 min | Action, Adventure

Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Sean Patrick Flanery) is on the trail of a 140-carat diamond that once belonged to Alexander the Great, using a map given to him by a dying soldier.

Director: Carl Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Adrian Edmondson, Jayne Ashbourne

Votes: 1,068

49. Imagine (2003– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, History

Wide-ranging BBC arts programme.

Stars: Alan Yentob, Tracey Emin, Chuck Close, Richard Rogers

Votes: 147

50. Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)

R | 95 min | Comedy

Harold Smith (Sir Tom Courtenay), a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers. After he is arrested for ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Michael Legge, Laura Fraser, Stephen Fry

Votes: 1,273