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1. Tarzan (1999)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.
Directors: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima | Stars: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Glenn Close
Votes: 247,128 | Gross: $171.09M
2. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,176 | Gross: $52.77M
3. Demolition Man (1993)
R | 115 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.
Director: Marco Brambilla | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 193,280 | Gross: $58.06M
4. From Hell (2001)
R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 164,177 | Gross: $31.60M
5. Amistad (1997)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 82,757 | Gross: $44.18M
6. History of the World: Part I (1981)
R | 92 min | Comedy, History, Musical
Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn
Votes: 55,214 | Gross: $31.67M
7. The Black Cauldron (1985)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy and a group of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.
Directors: Ted Berman, Richard Rich | Stars: Grant Bardsley, Freddie Jones, Susan Sheridan, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 40,716 | Gross: $21.29M
8. Watership Down (1978)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Hoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.
Directors: Martin Rosen, John Hubley | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson, Michael Graham Cox
Votes: 39,412
9. Firefox (1982)
PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman, Warren Clarke
Votes: 29,254 | Gross: $46.71M
10. The Object of My Affection (1998)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pregnant New York City social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Kali Rocha, Lena Cardwell
Votes: 21,521 | Gross: $29.11M
11. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,955
12. The Madness of King George (1994)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves, Amanda Donohoe
Votes: 18,389 | Gross: $15.24M
13. Yes Minister (1980–1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 16,538
14. Richard III (1995)
R | 110 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War
The classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Christopher Bowen, Edward Jewesbury
Votes: 15,565 | Gross: $2.60M
15. Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
James Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number 10.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 12,906
16. The Winslow Boy (1999)
G | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Following the theft of a postal order, a 14-year-old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to take on the might of the Admiralty.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam, Nigel Hawthorne, Matthew Pidgeon
Votes: 9,448 | Gross: $3.96M
17. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,803
18. Madeline (1998)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Ben Daniels
Votes: 8,041 | Gross: $29.77M
19. Dad's Army (1968–1977)
30 min | Comedy, War
A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.
Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 7,228
20. Twelfth Night (1996)
PG | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Imogen Stubbs, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 6,404 | Gross: $0.59M
21. Holocaust (1978)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, History, Romance
The saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.
Stars: Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth
Votes: 5,497
22. Young Winston (1972)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, War
Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Peter Cellier, Ronald Hines
Votes: 2,975 | Gross: $4.69M
23. Call Me Claus (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy's a producer on a home shopping channel. She hires the real Santa as Santa. He has to find his replacement as the real Santa in 4 weeks. Lucy is unknowingly the only candidate left.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Victor Garber
Votes: 2,826
24. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,499
25. The Hiding Place (1975)
PG | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
During WWII, a Dutch family caught hiding Jews is sent to a concentration camp where their Christian faith helps them endure the hardships.
Director: James F. Collier | Stars: Julie Harris, Jeannette Clift, Arthur O'Connell, Robert Rietty
Votes: 2,394
26. Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Drama, War
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner, Denise Grey
Votes: 1,857
27. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Disfigured man Quasimodo (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is feared and tormented by the townspeople of Notre Dame, but he has a sensitive nature of which few are aware.
Directors: Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, David Suchet, Gerry Sundquist
Votes: 1,435
28. Going Straight (1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Following his release from Slade prison, Fletcher tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Patricia Brake, Richard Beckinsale, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Votes: 1,297
29. The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
385 min | Drama
When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Janet Maw, Nigel Hawthorne, Angela Pleasence
Votes: 1,219
30. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
31. S*P*Y*S (1974)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy
Two spies end up being chased by the CIA, the KGB, and a group of anarchists after a botched mission invoked an unwritten "corpse for a corpse" pact.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Zouzou, Joss Ackland
Votes: 1,064 | Gross: $2.46M
32. A Woman Called Golda (1982 TV Movie)
191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Franklin Cover, Judy Davis
Votes: 1,056
33. Victoria & Albert (2001)
200 min | Biography, Drama, History
The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a longtime royal love story.
Stars: Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, James Callis, Diana Rigg
Votes: 1,038
34. The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978–1983)
30 min | Comedy
The Morecambe and Wise Show was a comedy sketch show originally broadcast by BBC television and the third TV series by English comedy double-act Morecambe and Wise.
Stars: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Frank Coda, Gemma Craven
Votes: 1,021
35. A Tale of Two Cities (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance
An ex-aristocrat from France and an alcoholic English lawyer find themselves crossing paths and in love with the same woman during the French Revolution.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing, Kenneth More, Barry Morse
Votes: 1,015
36. Sweeney 2 (1978)
109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Second theatrical spin-off from the popular 1970's police series. Regan and Carter head a Flying Squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well-armed villains who are flying in from the continent.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott, Ken Hutchison
Votes: 961
37. The Big Brass Ring (1999)
R | 104 min | Drama
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become Governor of the state of Missouri. During his stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past roaring back to haunt him. Will the ... See full summary »
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson, Irène Jacob
Votes: 837
38. Turtle Diary (1985)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they ... See full summary »
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson, Michael Gambon
Votes: 826 | Gross: $2.16M
39. Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A French prince who was turned into a frog becomes a secret agent and goes to England to stop an evil plot that begins when famous buildings there start disappearing.
Director: Jon Acevski | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, David Ashton, Brian Blessed
Votes: 807 | Gross: $1.12M
40. Parkinson (1971–2007)
50 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Journalist Michael Parkinson interviews a broad range of the most famous people in the world.
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Marian Montgomery, Billy Connolly, Barry Humphries
Votes: 803
41. Natural World (1983– )
60 min | Documentary
Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 776
42. At Sachem Farm (1998)
PG | 106 min | Drama
A selfish man plans to sell his family's priceless wine collection in order to finance a mining investment.
Director: John Huddles | Stars: Minnie Driver, Nigel Hawthorne, Rufus Sewell, Amelia Heinle
Votes: 652
43. Murder in Mind (1997)
R | 88 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
A woman undergoes hypnosis to determine who murdered her husband, a crime for which she is the chief suspect.
Director: Andrew Morahan | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Mary-Louise Parker, Jimmy Smits, Jason Scott Lee
Votes: 648
44. The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995 TV Special)
215 min | Family
The 67th Annual Academy Awards.
Directors: Jeff Margolis, Rob Burnett, Adam Resnick | Stars: David Letterman, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Ken Adam, Joe Alaskey
Votes: 528
45. Mapp & Lucia (1985–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
The social rivalry between two women in the 1930s when Lucia moves to the small English town of Tilling.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Prunella Scales, Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Lill
Votes: 513
46. Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey (1999)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Examines the controversial legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the revolutionary Turkish leader.
Director: Tarquin Olivier | Stars: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 511
47.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Open Government
(1980)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
With his party now ready to form the government, Jim Hacker anxiously awaits a call from the Prime Minister offering him a Cabinet post. When the call does come, he is named Minister of ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, John Nettleton
Votes: 459
48. Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Not Rated | 350 min | Drama, History, Romance
The events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, David Waller, Peggy Ashcroft
Votes: 456
49. The Chain (1984)
100 min | Comedy
Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Denis Lawson, Rita Wolf, Phyllis Logan, David Troughton
Votes: 439
50.
Yes Minister (1980–1984)
Episode:
Big Brother
(1980)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
The Minister wants to give citizens access to their files on a new national database, but Sir Humphrey is at his obfuscating best. Accused by his political advisor and his wife of being a ... See full summary »
Director: Sydney Lotterby | Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 433