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1. The Day of the Jackal (1973)
PG | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel
Votes: 44,912 | Gross: $16.06M
2. The Odessa File (1974)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Thriller
Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former S.S. Captain, who commanded a concentration camp during World War II.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Maria Schell, Mary Tamm
Votes: 12,073 | Gross: $1.11M
3. The Fourth Protocol (1987)
R | 119 min | Thriller
John Preston is a British Agent with the task of preventing the Russians detonating a nuclear explosion next to an American base in the UK. The Russians are hoping this will shatter the "special relationship" between the two countries.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy
Votes: 10,983 | Gross: $12.42M
4. The Dogs of War (1980)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais
Votes: 9,428
5. The Shepherd (I) (2023)
PG | 38 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.
Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Ben Radcliffe, Claire Price, Scarlet Grace, Millie Kent
Votes: 4,259
6. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,242
7. Love Never Dies (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Music, Musical
10 years has passed since a fire broke out in Paris, leaving only a mask behind - As the love story continues in Coney Island, NY, The Phantom's undying love has grown for the soprano ... See full summary »
Directors: Brett Sullivan, Simon Phillips | Stars: Ben Lewis, Anna O'Byrne, María Mercedes, Simon Gleeson
Votes: 3,144
8. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998– )
60 min | Game-Show
The original British version of the popular quiz show, that became a worldwide phenomenon.
Stars: Chris Tarrant, Jeremy Clarkson, Judith Keppel, Eamonn Holmes
Votes: 2,458
9. Trigger Happy TV (2000–2016)
30 min | Comedy
Trigger Happy TV follows Dom Joly as he unleashes his twisted humour on the unsuspecting British public.
Stars: Dom Joly, Lara Dorée, Lydia Bright, Brett Allen
Votes: 1,846
10. Larry King Live (1985–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Popular and controversial journalist Larry King hosts this CNN call-in talk show.
Stars: Larry King, Bob Woodward, Ryan Seacrest, Bill Maher
Votes: 1,266
11. Icon (2005 TV Movie)
190 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
On the eve of the elections in Russia, there's an outbreak of a mysterious disease. The British are curious to find out what's going on, so they need to send someone. An official knows ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Patrick Bergin, Michael York, Annika Peterson
Votes: 1,045
12. Avenger (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Thriller
A C.I.A. Agent steps in to stop a former Special Forces Operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Sam Elliott, Timothy Hutton, James Cromwell, William Hope
Votes: 1,021
13. Good Morning Britain (2014– )
TV-14 | 180 min | News, Talk-Show
The weekday news on ITV that the whole nation wakes up to.
Stars: Andi Peters, Susanna Reid, Lorraine Kelly, Laura Tobin
Votes: 761
14. I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on the Austrian-Jewish architectural engineer who became a Nazi hunter after surviving the Holocaust.
Director: Richard Trank | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Simon Wiesenthal, Asher BenNatan, Frederick Forsyth
Votes: 740 | Gross: $0.01M
15. 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: 608
16. Skavlan (2009–2021)
58 min | Talk-Show
Fredrik Skavlan interviews some of the world's biggest thinkers, politicians, scientists and stars.
Stars: Fredrik Skavlan, Niklas Källner, Noomi Rapace, Anne Holt
Votes: 537
17. Breakfast (2000– )
180 min | News, Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship morning news programme covering current affairs, business and sports, plus guest interviews and weather reports.
Stars: Charlie Stayt, Carol Kirkwood, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams
Votes: 418
18. Question Time (1979– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Politicians, public office-holders and celebrities face questions on topical issues from a studio audience.
Stars: David Dimbleby, Robin Day, Peter Sissons, Fiona Bruce
Votes: 412
19. Code Name: Wolverine (1996 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Thriller
Harry Gordini, college professor and ex-Navy Seal, becomes caught in a war between a ruthless drug cartel and the United States government when a group of international terrorists kidnaps his ten-year old son.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Antonio Sabato Jr., Traci Lind, Danny Quinn, Richard Brooks
Votes: 395
20. Dispatches (1987– )
Documentary, News
Channel 4's long-running, award-winning investigative current affairs documentary series. Particularly noted for its undercover reporting.
Stars: Morland Sanders, Antony Barnett, Deborah Davies, Tazeen Ahmad
Votes: 236
21. Cry of the Innocent (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Green Beret-veteran businessman investigates the plane crash in Ireland that killed his family.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet, Nigel Davenport, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 231
22. Markus Lanz (2008– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Markus Lanz hosts his own talk show.
Stars: Markus Lanz, Elmar Theveßen, Robin Alexander, Karl Lauterbach
Votes: 215
23. Lads Army (2002–2006)
60 min | Comedy, History, Reality-TV
Documentary series following 30 bad lads over a four-week period as they go through army basic training 1950s style.
Stars: Joe Murray, Richard Nauyokas, Dennis Waterman, Allistair Rae
Votes: 182
24. This Week (2003–2019)
45 min | News, Talk-Show
Political journalist and comic Andrew Neil is joined by guests to take a light-hearted look back at the week in politics.
Stars: Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott, Miranda Green
Votes: 173
25. HARDtalk (1997– )
25 min | Talk-Show
Politicians and other public figures are asked the tough questions about whether the way they do things is really the best way.
Stars: Tim Sebastian, Stephen Sackur, Zeinab Badawi, Sarah Montague
Votes: 163
26. Sunday AM (2005– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Presenter Andrew Marr talks to invited guests from politics, broadcasting and the arts to review the week's events making the news, and discuss the headlines in the Sunday newspapers.
Stars: Andrew Marr, Susanna Reid, Matt Taylor, Sophie Raworth
Votes: 162
27. Sabine Christiansen (1998–2007)
60 min | Talk-Show
Talk round live in Berlin with Sabine Christiansen.
Stars: Sabine Christiansen, Otto Schily, Guido Westerwelle, Hans Eichel
Votes: 140
28. De película (1982–1990)
60 min
Stars: Isabel Mestres, José Ruiz, Emilio Linder, María Salerno
Votes: 136
29. Pride and Extreme Prejudice (1989 TV Movie)
PG | 92 min | Action, Thriller
The CIA and the KGB both pursue a former operative (Dennehy) who seemingly has become unstable.
Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Simon Cadell, Lisa Eichhorn, Leonie Mellinger
Votes: 125
30. The Devil's Day (1994)
Crime, Thriller
Director: Behruz Afkhami | Stars: Ali Dehkordi, Atila Pesiani, Abdolreza Akbari, Mohammad Fili
Votes: 114
31. A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990 TV Movie)
PG | 96 min | Thriller
Sunshine, an idyllic and almost forgotten island under British rule, is shortly to become independent. But a few days before this event is to take place, the British governor of the island ... See full summary »
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Larry Lamb, Chris Cooper, Philip Michael Thomas, Kitty Aldridge
Votes: 112
32. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
33. Just Another Secret (1989 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Action, Thriller
An American intelligence agent uncovers a plot to assassinate Soviet Premier Gorbachev just at the time when glasnost is coming into place. The Russian old-guard, however, has captured five... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Beau Bridges, Kenneth Cranham, James Faulkner, Erich Hallhuber
Votes: 91
34. Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989– )
PG | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Frederick Forsyth, the internationally acclaimed author of Day of the Jackal, The Fourth Protocol and The Negotiator, is the creator and presenter of this series of six original and ... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Howard, Richard Hope, David Threlfall, Mike Farrell
Votes: 83
35. III nach neun (1974– )
120 min | Talk-Show
3nach9 is a talk show on Radio Bremen.
Stars: Giovanni di Lorenzo, Judith Rakers, Amelie Fried, Gottfried Böttger
Votes: 77
36. DAS! (1991– )
45 min | Talk-Show
DAS is a talk show of the station NDR.
Stars: Hinnerk Baumgarten, Inka Schneider, Bettina Tietjen, Sandra Maahn
Votes: 75
37. Mark Lawson Talks to... (2003–2015)
60 min | Talk-Show
A series in which arts presenter Mark Lawson has a 60-minute in-depth conversation with a notable figure.
Stars: Mark Lawson, Noel Gallagher, Terry Wogan, Celia Imrie
Votes: 75
38. Lo + plus (1995–2005)
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Ana García Siñeriz, Fernando Schwartz, Máximo Pradera, Ramón Arangüena
Votes: 69
39. Boulevard Bio (1991–2003)
60 min | Talk-Show
Boulevard Bio was a talk show hosted by Alfred Biolek on public television, where guests were invited to specific topics.
Stars: Alfred Biolek, Iris Berben, Elke Heidenreich, Karl Lagerfeld
Votes: 66
40.
Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989– )
Episode:
Death Has a Bad Reputation
(1990)
PG | 98 min | Action, Thriller
A British agent is chasing after famous terrorist Carlos when he resurfaces in Europe.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Tony Lo Bianco, Pamela Villoresi, Elizabeth Hurley, Gottfried John
Votes: 61
41.
Question Time (1979– )
Episode:
Episode dated 20 February 2003
(2003)
News, Talk-Show
Director: James Ditchfield | Stars: David Dimbleby, David Baddiel, Frederick Forsyth, Margaret Hodge
Votes: 59
42. Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967– )
30 min
The cultural magazine in the first, in the weekly change of six editors of the ARD radio stations.
Stars: Dieter Moor, Siham El-Maimouni, Evelyn Fischer, Caren Miosga-Grob
Votes: 57
43. Good Morning Australia (1993–2012)
Talk-Show
Waking up to Bert Newton from 8am to 10am. Funny skits, controversial topics and Bert's sarcastic attitude drove the show for 14 seasons.
Stars: Bert Newton, Shannon Watts, Karen Moregold, Natarsha Belling
Votes: 55
44. Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979–1982)
Talk-Show
A BBC talk show which had a different celebrity host each week and went out twice on consecutive nights at the start of the weekend. It was said that the host always had a free hand in the selection of the guests.
Stars: John Wells, Ned Sherrin, Tim Rice, Jane Walmsley
Votes: 53
45. Tubridy Tonight (2004–2009)
65 min | Talk-Show
Ryan Tubridy interviews a variety of guests from the worlds of entertainment, sports and politics as well as extraordinary members of the general public.
Stars: Ryan Tubridy, Clint Velour, Jim Sheridan, Mario Rosenstock
Votes: 45
46.
Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989– )
Episode:
The Price of the Bride
(1990)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Thriller
In the new era of the Glasnost, Soviet armed forces train with British forces on a Nato exercise. Colonel Orlove, top K.G.B. man, is determined to defect and escapes in the guise of a British soldier.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Mike Farrell, Peter Egan, Robert Foxworth, Diana Quick
Votes: 45
47. A fondo (1976–1981)
60 min | Talk-Show
Spanish television series featuring interviews with leading figures in the arts and sciences.
Stars: Joaquín Soler Serrano, Jorge Luis Borges, Dominique Lapierre, Christiaan Barnard
Votes: 31
48.
Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989– )
Episode:
A Casualty of War
(1989)
PG | 92 min | Action, Thriller
In response to American attacks on his personal headquarters, Libyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi seeks revenge. The America planes flew out of British bases, so Ghaddafi provides the IRA with a... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: David Threlfall, Shelley Hack, Amanda Burton, Richard Hope
Votes: 29
49. Página 2 (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Òscar López, Desirée de Fez, Rosa Montero, Julia Navarro
Votes: 28
50. Reputations (1994–2002)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary profiles examining well-known figures from the world of entertainment and history.
Stars: Jancis Robinson, Veronika Hyks, Denis Lawson, Josette Simon
Votes: 23