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1. Brazil (1985)
R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 211,442 | Gross: $9.93M
2. 101 Dalmatians (1996)
G | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
An evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright
Votes: 117,690 | Gross: $136.19M
3. Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
R | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, David Thewlis, Stan Collymore
Votes: 41,621 | Gross: $5.97M
4. Shooting Dogs (2005)
R | 115 min | Drama, History, War
A Catholic Priest and an English teacher get stranded in a school in Kigali during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Louis Mahoney
Votes: 11,982
5. Nuns on the Run (1990)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
2 criminals want out but their boss kills those leaving. When the men are ordered to rob the triad, they keep the money and hide from the boss, triad and police at a convent, dressed as nuns.
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri, Janet Suzman
Votes: 8,987 | Gross: $10.96M
6. Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama
Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 6,547 | Gross: $1.65M
7. Shadows in the Sun (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An aspiring young writer (Jackson) tracks a literary titan (Keitel) suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural Italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters.
Director: Brad Mirman | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Claire Forlani, Giancarlo Giannini, Joshua Jackson
Votes: 4,689
8. Stormy Monday (1988)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A crooked American businessman tries to push the shady influential owner of a nightclub in Newcastle, England to sell him the club. The club's new employee and the American's ex lover fall in love and inadvertently stir the pot.
Director: Mike Figgis | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting, Sean Bean
Votes: 4,445 | Gross: $1.79M
9. White Mischief (1987)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1940s Kenya, a married couple join other affluent British expatriates in a lifestyle of recklessness and excess, but soon find themselves in a troubling situation.
Director: Michael Radford | Stars: Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland, John Hurt, Greta Scacchi
Votes: 3,225 | Gross: $3.11M
10. A Private Function (1984)
R | 92 min | Comedy
In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
Director: Malcolm Mowbray | Stars: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 3,188 | Gross: $2.53M
11. TwentyFourSeven (1997)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience,... See full summary »
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, Toby, Bruce Jones
Votes: 2,723
12. Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 205 min | Drama, History
Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England and foiled the Gunpowder Plot.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Vulpe Adrian, Carmen Ungureanu, Clémence Poésy, Tadeusz Pasternak
Votes: 1,929
13. The Blue Butterfly (2004)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Drama
A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Marc Donato, William Hurt, Pascale Bussières, Raoul Max Trujillo
Votes: 1,636
14. Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
R | 87 min | Drama, Thriller
A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton
Votes: 1,601
15. Warrior Queen (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Drama, History
Boudica, the Warrior Queen on Britain, leads her tribe into rebellion against the Roman Empire and the mad Emperor of Rome Nero.
Director: Bill Anderson | Stars: Alex Kingston, Steven Waddington, Emily Blunt, Leanne Rowe
Votes: 1,362
16. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001 TV Movie)
200 min | Comedy, Drama
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Director: Stephen Whittaker | Stars: John Dallimore, James D'Arcy, Sophia Myles, Diana Kent
Votes: 1,138
17. Dream Team (1997–2007)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Sport
Series following the ups and down of fictional English Premiership club 'Harchester United' known more commonly as 'The Dragons'.
Stars: Lisa Burstow, Terry Kiely, Alison King, Danny Husbands
Votes: 986
18. Among Giants (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman drifter finds her soul-mate while working with an all-male crew painting giant electrical-generator towers.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Lennie James
Votes: 984 | Gross: $0.06M
19. Déjà Vu (1997)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
L.A. shop owner Dana and Englishman Sean meet and fall in love at first sight, but Sean is married and Dana is to marry her business partner Alex.
Director: Henry Jaglom | Stars: Victoria Foyt, Stephen Dillane, Vanessa Redgrave, Glynis Barber
Votes: 959 | Gross: $0.82M
20. American Friends (1991)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Reverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor ... See full summary »
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: Bryan Pringle, Fred Pearson, Michael Palin, Alfred Molina
Votes: 864
21. Paper Mask (1990)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Frederick Treves, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 740
22. Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995)
R | 97 min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Antonia is a cute drug addict in London, who meets a nice motorbike courier. They get caught between a corrupt drug cop and a drug dealer.
Director: Henry Cole | Stars: Elizabeth Hurley, C. Thomas Howell, Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom
Votes: 673
23. The Fruit Machine (1988)
R | 103 min | Drama
Two gay teenagers go on the run after witnessing a murder.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens, Clare Higgins
Votes: 612
24. Conejo en la luna (2004)
112 min | Crime, Thriller
Though around them a criminal world seethes, Julie and Antonio are a young and loving couple with a new baby and a solid, white-collar sense of stability. But when a loose social connection... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Ramírez Suárez | Stars: Bruno Bichir, Lorraine Pilkington, Jesús Ochoa, Adam Kotz
Votes: 567
25. Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Following his service in World War II, Dr. Finlay returns to the practice at Arden House, at a time when the National Health Service is about to be instituted.
Stars: David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie, Ian Bannen, Gordon Reid
Votes: 541
26. Bellman and True (1987)
R | 150 min | Crime, Drama
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last... See full summary »
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Bernard Hill, Derek Newark, Richard Hope, Ken Bones
Votes: 536 | Gross: $0.23M
27. Jericho (2005)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising and forward thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London.
Stars: David Troughton, Robert Lindsay, Ciarán McMenamin, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 522
28. Titanic Town (1998)
100 min | Drama
A Belfast, Northern Ireland housewife takes up the peace cause, which causes her family trouble with I.R.A. sympathizers.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds, Nuala O'Neill, James Loughran
Votes: 460 | Gross: $0.06M
29. Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
71 min | Comedy
The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.
Director: Steve Roberts | Stars: Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, J.G. Devlin
Votes: 453
30. Sex in a Cold Climate (1998 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, History
Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".
Director: Steve Humphries | Stars: Dervla Kirwan, Martha Cooney, Christina Mulcahy, Phyllis Valentine
Votes: 404
31. The Designated Mourner (1997)
R | 94 min | Drama
Jack and Judy are husband and wife, and Howard is Judys father. They live in some fictional undemocratic and repressive country, and tell us a story about their lives, mostly from Jack's point of view.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson, David de Keyser
Votes: 375
32. Pinochet's Last Stand (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 77 min | Drama
In 1998, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Curson Smith | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Phyllida Law, Peter Capaldi, Yolanda Vazquez
Votes: 251
33. Screen Two (1985–1998)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.
Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones
Votes: 247
34. Grafters (1998–1999)
TV-MA | 54 min | Comedy, Drama
In this bittersweet drama, dysfunctional brothers Joe and Trevor, both hard-up for cash, are forced to move to London to renovate a house together for fussy London couple Paul and Laura.
Stars: Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson, Darren Morfitt, Emily Joyce
Votes: 212
35. Burning an Illusion (1982)
106 min | Drama
A young black woman in England becomes increasingly frustrated with her life with her lazy, demanding boyfriend, and with the help of friends seeks something better.
Director: Menelik Shabazz | Stars: Cassie McFarlane, Victor Romero Evans, Beverley Martin, Angela Wynter
Votes: 200
36. The Dirty Dozen (1988– )
45 min | Drama, War
The show follows the World War II exploits of a group of military prisoners turned soldiers. The soldiers were led by the tough as nails Lt. Danko who assigned each squad member a place based on their abilities.
Stars: Ben Murphy, John Bradley, John D'Aquino, Mike Jolly
Votes: 196
37. Mr. Love (1986)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy
A mild-mannered gardener becomes a lovable legend in his town for his talent to romantically please every woman that fancies him.
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Barry Jackson, Maurice Denham, Margaret Tyzack, Linda Marlowe
Votes: 186 | Gross: $0.00M
38. How Sleep the Brave (1982)
88 min | Action, Drama, War
A squad of young fresh American soldiers are sent to Vietnam. Immediately upon their arrival, they are sent on a very hazardous mission into the jungle losing a couple of them on the way. ... See full summary »
Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Lawrence Day, Luis Manuel, Thomas M. Pollard, Christopher Muncke
Votes: 161
39.
Jericho (2005)
Episode:
A Pair of Ragged Claws
(2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama
Jericho investigates the brutal murder of a young Jamaican in Notting Hill, and soon identifies it as a racial killing - but his work is interrupted when a wealthy businessman is kidnapped.... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Robert Lindsay, David Troughton, Nicholas Jones, Paterson Joseph
Votes: 114
40. Holy Cross (2003 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Violence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their neighbourhood from the Catholic area of Ardoyne to the Holy Cross primary school.
Director: Mark Brozel | Stars: Louise Doran, Bronagh Gallagher, Emma Whyte, Patrick O'Kane
Votes: 113
41. In Defence (2000– )
Drama
A sharp barrister teams up with a strong-minded solicitor - and former lover - to take on shocking and controversial battles with the British legal system.
Stars: Ross Kemp, Sophie Okonedo, Jeff Nuttall, Brigid Zengeni
Votes: 102
42. World in Action (1963–1998)
30 min | Documentary
A documentary series focusing on current affairs.
Stars: Brian Armstrong, Chris Kelly, Derek Cooper, Wilfrid Thomas
Votes: 98
43.
Jericho (2005)
Episode:
The Killing of Johnny Swan
(2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama
A year after Johnny Swan wins an important race against a Soviet runner, he and his three friends are caught up in a rematch and murder.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: William Ash, Jemima Abey, Laurence Fox, Matthew Barker
Votes: 97
44. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 95
45. Pure Wickedness (1999)
50 min | Drama
A highly respectable middle-class married woman watches a window cleaner fill his bucket at her kitchen sink and has a sudden urge to rip off his shirt. They make love right there - the mad... See full summary »
Stars: Orla Brady, Kevin Whately, David Morrissey, Danielle McCormack
Votes: 93
46. Last Christmas (1999 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young boy's dream of finding his dead father comes true when his father visits him as an angel. But things turn sour when he discovers that his father was not the hero he imagined him to be.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Pauline Quirke, Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels, Philip Dowling
Votes: 87
47.
Jericho (2005)
Episode:
To Murder and Create
(2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama
When a thermonuclear scientist turns up strangled with cheese-wire, lipstick on his cheek, and a sheet of newspaper stuffed into his mouth, Jericho and his team aren't sure if this is a political assassination, or a crime passionnel.
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Jane Horrocks, Glyn Grimstead, Nicholas Farrell, Richard Hope
Votes: 82
48. Reversals (2003 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
Young medical professional couple set out to prove that gender is not a factor in the ability to do a job well. Hilarity ensues as they swap jobs, clothes, and gender, in order to see what life is like from a different perspective.
Director: David Evans | Stars: Sarah Parish, Marc Warren, Nicholas Farrell, Claudia Harrison
Votes: 66
49. NCS: Manhunt (2001 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
DI Borne and his team investigate when convicted criminal Ricky Valesi kidnaps the mother of DI Anne Warwick but what appeared to be a straightforward kidnapping soon escalates into a harrowing case of murder, conspiracy and betrayal.
Director: Michael Whyte | Stars: Jean Ainslie, Keith Barron, Ace Bhatti, Samantha Bond
Votes: 54
50. God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985 TV Movie)
119 min | Biography, Drama, Music
At death's door, George Frederic Handel reflects, rages, and narrates his life. From his womanizing youthful days, to his rise in fame as a composer, God Rot Tunbridge Wells! pulls no punches in this wild romp of a biopic.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Trevor Howard, Dave Griffiths, Christopher Bramwell, Ranald Neilson
Votes: 50