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1. Band of Brothers (2001)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, History, War
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
Stars: Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor
Votes: 529,382
2. Time Bandits (1981)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 68,694 | Gross: $42.37M
3. The Borgias (2011–2013)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History
In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Peter Sullivan
Votes: 54,292
4. Mona Lisa (1986)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 18,830 | Gross: $5.79M
5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
TV-PG | 152 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.
Stars: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Peter Jones, Sandra Dickinson
Votes: 11,773
6.
Band of Brothers (2001)
Episode:
Bastogne
(2001)
TV-MA | 64 min | Drama, History, War
In the dead of winter, the men of Easy Company fend off frostbite and hunger - in addition to the enemy - while holding the line in a forest outside of Bastogne. Meanwhile, exhausted medic Eugene Roe finds friendship with a Belgian nurse.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Doug Allen, William Armstrong, Philip Barantini
Votes: 10,280
7. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
TV-G | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter in his youth as related by an elderly Indiana Jones.
Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier, Ronny Coutteure
Votes: 8,744
8. Virgin Territory (2007)
R | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Young Florentines take refuge from the black plague and engage in bawdy adventures and lusty exchanges.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Ryan Cartwright, Christopher Egan
Votes: 8,727
9. Made in Britain (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Drama
After being sent to a detention center, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers, who want to conform him to the status quo.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Tim Roth, Terry Richards, Bill Stewart, Eric Richard
Votes: 7,669
10. Scars of Dracula (1970)
R | 95 min | Horror
A young man is murdered while spending the night at Count Dracula's castle, prompting his brother to come to the small town where all the traces end to look for him.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews
Votes: 6,440
11. Wish You Were Here (1987)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Emily Lloyd, Trudi Cavanagh, Clare Clifford, Barbara Durkin
Votes: 3,353 | Gross: $3.28M
12. The Missionary (1982)
R | 90 min | Comedy
In the early 20th Century, devout Reverend Charles Fortesque returns to England from his missionary work in Africa and, despite plans to marry his childhood sweetheart, receives a most unusual assignment: minister to the local prostitutes.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 2,614 | Gross: $7.24M
13. When Saturday Comes (1996)
98 min | Drama, Sport
Jimmy Muir,a brewery worker with talent, gets a chance to play for local club Hallam. He's offered a trial at Sheffield United but blows it due to drunkenness.He must reevaluate his choices and potential for success.
Director: Maria Giese | Stars: Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Pete Postlethwaite, Craig Kelly
Votes: 2,562
14. The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
TV-14 | 778 min | Drama, History, Romance
The sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of WWII India, trying amidst the turmoil to come to terms with the drastic changes taking place around them, knowing that their lives will never be the same again.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Geraldine James, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 2,438
15. The Land Girls (1998)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three young women from very different walks of life join the women's land army during World War II, and are sent to work together on a farm in Dorset, where the experience changes their lives forever.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 2,176 | Gross: $0.15M
16. Concert for George (2003 Video)
PG-13 | 146 min | Documentary, Music
George Harrison's friends, family, and bandmates unite for a tribute concert on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Joe Brown, Eric Clapton, Jools Holland, Sam Brown
Votes: 2,170 | Gross: $0.07M
17. Julius Caesar (1970)
G | 117 min | Drama, History, War
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,013
18. Personal Services (1987)
R | 105 min | Comedy
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Julie Walters, Alec McCowen, Shirley Stelfox, Danny Schiller
Votes: 1,871 | Gross: $1.74M
19. Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy
This show is a collection of tales that make for "ripping good" television. Sir Michael Palin played a different lead character in each yarn.
Stars: Michael Palin, Charles McKeown, Barbara New, David Griffin
Votes: 1,719
20. Crossing the Line (1990)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Unemployed Scottish miner Danny Scoular (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Kenny Ireland, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, Billy Connolly
Votes: 1,441 | Gross: $0.06M
21. The White River Kid (1999)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy
Brother Edgar (Bob Hoskins) is a generous entrepreneur of low-quality socks who hides behind a self-bestowed cassock to avoid the low-level corruption of local sheriff (Randy Travis). He ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Glimcher | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,330
22. Hollow Reed (1996)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long... See full summary »
Director: Angela Pope | Stars: Sam Bould, Martin Donovan, Ian Hart, Joely Richardson
Votes: 1,157 | Gross: $0.06M
23. The Pied Piper (1972)
G | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
In 1349, while the Black Plague threatens Germany, the town of Hamelin hires a wandering pied piper (Donovan) to lure rats away with his magic pipe, but then refuses to pay for his services, causing him to lure the town's children away.
Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Keith Buckley, Patsy Puttnam, Arthur Hewlett, Paul Hennen
Votes: 915
24. Callan (1967–1972)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
David Callan is the top agent/assassin for the Security Service (British counterintelligence), but he is an embittered man who performs his duties "for Queen and country" under duress. This... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, Lisa Langdon, Anthony Valentine
Votes: 872
25.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
The Borgia Bull
(2012)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, History
The King of France revenges himself on King Alfonso of Naples for the plague, and after finding pornographic frescoes the Pope decides to revive Roman bacchanalia.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 660
26.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
The Beautiful Deception
(2012)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History
Lucrezia is inconsolable after Paolo's death, but it is ruled a suicide as King Charles marches north to revenge themselves on the Pope and the Eternal City.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 647
27.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
The Confession
(2012)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
Pope Alexander authorizes a search for missing son Juan as Savonarola continues to resist torture, and Lucrezia seduces her fiancé.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 643
28. Sherlock Holmes (1964–1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama, History
A series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Stars: Nigel Stock, Peter Cushing, Douglas Wilmer, Peter Madden
Votes: 601
29.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
Paolo
(2012)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History
Paolo searches for Lucrezia and their son, and the Pope inspects the lives of commoners with Vittoria and Guilia in disguise.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 587
30.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
The Choice
(2012)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
Cesare goes to Forli to convince Catherina Sforza to pledge allegiance to the Pope while the Pontiff tries to find a way to buy off Cardinal Savarona.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 572
31.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
World of Wonders
(2012)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History
The Pope excommunicates Friar Savanarola and he fails a test by fire while Giovanni haunted by shame and the agonies of syphilis threatens Lucrezia's son.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 572
32.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
The Siege at Forli
(2012)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, History
Juan returns from Spain with gifts after contracting a STD. He lays siege to Forli and takes Cathrina Sforza's son hostage.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 556
33.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
Stray Dogs
(2012)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, History
Cesare learns that Ursula and others at the convent have been slaughtered by the French, and he plans revenge as the Pope organizes a coalition to attack the retreating French.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 554
34. Van der Valk (1972–1992)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
Stars: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Susan Travers
Votes: 542
35.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
Truth and Lies
(2012)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, History
A wounded Juan Borgia returns to Rome with lies about his bravery, and Lucrezia agrees to marry the son of a rich Genovese merchant but lusts after his brother.
Director: John Maybury | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 531
36.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
Day of Ashes
(2012)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History
Machiavelli gives Cesare information on De Medici gold, and Rodrigo pressures Lucrezia into another political marriage.
Director: John Maybury | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 527
37. The Making of 'Band of Brothers' (2001 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Interviews made of the various actors and cast members that provide the knowledge and production skills and sets required to make the film a success.
Stars: Tom Hanks, David Leland, Tony To, Frank John Hughes
Votes: 501
38. Checking Out (1988)
R | 96 min | Comedy
A successful family man who works for an airline becomes consumed by fear of death after his colleague and best friend dies in front of him from a heart attack while telling the setup for the joke: "Why don't Italians like barbecues?"
Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York
Votes: 496
39.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
Tears of Blood
(2013)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
Micheleto learns his kept lover is a Sforza informant, Caterina Sforza mounts the Shroud of Turin as a rival holy relic, and Fredirigo puts Lucrezia under house arrest.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Sean Harris
Votes: 472
40.
The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode:
Lucrezia's Gambit
(2013)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History
After the French king occupies a deserted Milan, he tasks Cesare with killing Ludivico, and Lucretia becomes involved in Neapolitan palace intrigue.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 457
41. Play for Today (1970–1984)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker
Votes: 398
42.
Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
Episode:
Golden Gordon
(1979)
TV-PG | 32 min | Adventure, Comedy
Barnestoneworth United is the worst football team of 1935,who lose every match. Gordon Ottershaw is,however,their loyal fan,determined to prevent them from being disbanded after their final... See full summary »
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Michael Palin, Gwen Taylor, Bill Fraser, Teddy Turner
Votes: 372
43. An Accidental Studio (2019)
TV-PG | 97 min | Documentary
Charts the early years of HandMade Films, seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison.
Directors: Bill Jones, Kim Leggatt, Ben Timlett | Stars: George Harrison, Ray Cooper, Denis O'Brien, George Ayoub
Votes: 358
44. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
45. Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
Director: Stephen Weeks | Stars: Murray Head, Ciaran Madden, Nigel Green, Anthony Sharp
Votes: 290
46.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1981)
TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Deep down inside the planet Magrathea, coastline designer Slartibartfast is working on Earth, mark II. It seems the previous version was destroyed just before it managed to complete it's ... See full summary »
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson
Votes: 237
47. The Last of the Mohicans (1971)
344 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Three trappers protect a British colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Stars: Andrew Crawford, Tim Goodman, Kenneth Ives, John Abineri
Votes: 228
48. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Playback (1995 Video)
Documentary, Music
Directors: Cameron Crowe, Doug Dowdle, Jesse Dylan, John Goodhue, David Leland, Jim Lenahan, Keir McFarlane, Phil Savenick, Jeff Stein, Julien Temple | Stars: Tom Petty, Gabrielle Anwar, Kim Basinger, Johnny Depp
Votes: 195
49. 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
50.
Sherlock Holmes (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part One
(1968)
50 min | Crime, Drama, History
Holmes asks Watson to protect the new Lord of Baskerville Manor whose life seems to be threatened by a legendary, almost supernatural, hound.
Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Peter Cushing, Nigel Stock, Gary Raymond, Gabriella Licudi
Votes: 181