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1. John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (2006 Video)
128 min | Biography
An in-depth look at the life of English playwright John Osborne.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Claire Bloom, Richard Burton, David Hare, John Heilpern
Votes: 11
2. Sir Peter Hall Remembered (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Sally Norris | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Peter Hall, Alan Ayckbourn, Janet Baker
Votes: 32
3. Turks & Caicos: Uncovered (2014 Video)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Celia Duval, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Graves
Votes: 9
4. Fifty Years on Stage (2013 TV Movie)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
The Royal National Theatre celebrates 50 years of excellent theatre, with extracts of some of the best plays of the last five decades, peformed by the countries best performers.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tim Van Someren, Howard Davies, Rufus Norris, Alex Sims | Stars: Roger Allam, Samuel Anderson, Alan Ayckbourn, Jonathan Bailey
Votes: 282
5. National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
Drama
Director: Rufus Norris | Stars: Hiran Abeysekera, Esh Alladi, Gavi Singh Chera, Sartaj Garewal
Votes: 15
6. The Hours: The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway (2011 Video)
10 min | Short
Special feature interviews for "The Hours" DVD.
Stars: Michael Cunningham, David Hare, Stephen Daldry, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 27
7. Skylight (2014)
135 min | Drama
On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant, a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died.
Directors: Stephen Daldry, Robin Lough | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy, Matthew Beard, Michael Bott
Votes: 618
8. 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
9. The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999 TV Special)
Music
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Kevin Anderson, Julie Andrews, Bea Arthur, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 96
10.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
Episode:
Paris, May 1919
(1993)
TV-G | Action, Adventure, Family
Indy is in Paris working as a translator during the peace conference following the end of the Great War. He meets up with T.E. Lawrence once more but finds his ideals have changed a lot since the start of the war.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Cyril Cusack, Anna Massey, Michael Maloney
Votes: 126
11. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 90
12. Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words (2011– )
177 min | Documentary
Stars: Rebecca Front, David Attenborough, Tariq Ali, Jane Goodall
Votes: 25
13. National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy (2022)
180 min | Drama
Fiennes is brilliant portraying Robert Moses (1888 - 1981), a very powerful and charismatic urban planner, whose career spanned over 40 years. Early in his career, Moses claimed to want to ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Alisha Bailey, David Bromley, Ralph Fiennes, Alana Maria
Votes: 94
14. Theater Talk (1996– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Susan Haskins, Michael Riedel, Jesse Green, Michael Musto
Votes: 38
15. Anthony Hopkins: A Taste for Hannibal (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Profile of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins that features Hopkins at work on the set of Red Dragon and interviews with Jodie Foster, David Hare, Emma Thompson and Brad Pitt.
Director: Adrian Sibley | Stars: David Hare, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Oliver Stone
Votes: 37
16.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002–2008)
Episode:
Winds of Change
(1995)
TV-MA | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Indy works as a translator in France for peace negotiations at the end of the war. He then finds love on his way home to reconcile with his father.
Directors: David Hare, Michael Schultz | Stars: Stephen Michael Ayers, Mary Lucy Bivins, B. Chad Bungard, Sean Patrick Flanery
Votes: 65
17. Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Alan Davies looks back at the British social history of the 1980s using his own experiences growing up as a teenager in the decade.
Stars: Alan Davies, Ian McKellen, David Hare, Paul Weller
Votes: 23
18.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The National Theatre: Part Two - War and Peace
(2013)
Documentary
Peter Hall, Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner talk about running the new National Theatre from its opening in 1976 to the fulfilment of Olivier's original dream.
Director: Adam Low | Stars: Penelope Wilton, Alan Ayckbourn, Alan Bennett, Michael Blakemore
Votes: 9
19. 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
20. The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009 TV Special)
TV-14 | 210 min | News
Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2008.
Directors: Roger Goodman, Allen P. Haines | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Amy Adams, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin
Votes: 2,424
21. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
22. The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (2003 TV Special)
Director: Ian Hamilton | Stars: Roger Allam, Richard Attenborough, Helen Baxendale, Peter Bowles
Votes: 53
23. The Reader (2008)
R | 124 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
Votes: 261,282 | Gross: $34.19M
24. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 2,033 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The boyhood adventures of the greatest action hero of all time: Indiana Jones. Young Indy travels the world, meeting some of the greatest figures of the early 20th century, and participating in the events that helped shape history.
Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Lloyd Owen, Margaret Tyzack
Votes: 879
25. Page Eight: Electronic Press Kit (2011 Video)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: David Barron, Judy Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon
Votes: 30
26. National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running (2019)
160 min | Drama
Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she's faced with an agonising decision.
Directors: Neil Armfield, Robin Lough | Stars: Sian Brooke, Owen Findlay, Alex Hassell, Harry Long
Votes: 58
27. Via Dolorosa (2000)
99 min | Drama
In this one-man Broadway production directed for the stage by Stephen Daldry, acclaimed screenwriter-playwright David Hare recounts his eye-opening journey to Israel and Palestine.
Director: John Bailey | Star: David Hare
Votes: 58
28. The Hours (2002)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 139,258 | Gross: $41.68M
29. 60 Minutes (1968– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, News
The classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.
Stars: Andrew Rooney, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft, Morley Safer
Votes: 4,366
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: 1,173
31. Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today (2020 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Celebrating 'Play for Today', the acclaimed series of controversial single dramas broadcast on BBC One between 1970 and 1984.
Director: John Wyver | Stars: Martina Laird, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, Tony Garnett
Votes: 30
32.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Licking Hitler
(1978)
61 min | Comedy, Drama
1941 and Anna Seaton (Kate Nelligan) is hired as part of a radio propaganda project, creating disinformation about the Nazi war effort. But tensions between her and writer Archie MacLean (Bill Paterson) threaten to undermine the work.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Kate Nelligan, Bill Paterson, Hugh Fraser, Brenda Fricker
Votes: 45
33. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
94 min | Documentary, Biography
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Anna Wintour, Phyllis Rifield
Votes: 3,089
34. TV teatar (1956– )
Drama
Live transmissions of theater plays.
Stars: Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic, Svetlana Bojkovic, Predrag Ejdus, Miodrag Radovanovic
Votes: 16
35.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
Heading Home
(1991)
TV-PG | 88 min | Drama
A story of a woman who is torn between two men in post World War II London.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Gary Oldman, Joely Richardson, Stephen Dillane, Stella Gonet
Votes: 100
36.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
The Absence of War
(1995)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
Adapted by David Hare from his own play, this British TV movie stars John Thaw as politician George Jones. Going against the grain of his bosses during a tough political contest, Jones ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: John Thaw, Richard Pasco, Nicholas Day, Michael Bryant
Votes: 34
37. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293
38. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000 Video)
96 min | Adventure, History
May 1919. Indy is in Paris working as a translator during the peace conference following the end of the Great War. He meets up with T.E. Lawrence once more but finds his ideals have changed... See full summary »
Directors: David Hare, Michael Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Lloyd Owen, Cyril Cusack, Anna Massey
Votes: 291
39. Bravo Profiles (1998–2004)
Documentary, Biography
Bravo network TV series that profiles creative artists in many fields.
Stars: Tony Roberts, Norman Jewison, Michael Musto, Brad Pitt
Votes: 37
40. Breakfast with Frost (1993–2005)
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: David Frost, Iain Duncan Smith, Charles Kennedy, Tony Blair
Votes: 69
41. 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
42. Beat the Devil (2021 TV Movie)
51 min | Drama
Writer-director David Hare's emotional journey of contracting COVID-19, chronicling the delirium of the illness amid the political landscape of the first UK lockdown, as well as his fraught path to recovery. Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes.
Director: David Hare | Star: Ralph Fiennes
Votes: 132
43.
Roadkill (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2020)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Thriller
As Charmian digs into Peter's political past in Washington DC, troubles arise at home as Peter's family discovers his affair.
Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Hugh Laurie, Nathan Ives-Moiba, Helen McCrory
Votes: 309
44.
Roadkill (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2020)
56 min | Drama, Thriller
With the Prime Minister in trouble, Peter makes a shocking announcement to the nation. Is this the end for him or the start of something new?
Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Helen McCrory, Olivia Vinall, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jennifer Hennessy
Votes: 286
45.
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words (2011– )
Episode:
The Culture Wars
(2011)
Documentary
Director: Suniti Somaiya | Stars: Rebecca Front, Tariq Ali, David Attenborough, John Berger
Votes: 6
46.
Collateral (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2018)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Probing what could be a random street shooting, DI Glaspie turns to a victim's frightened family for clues. A key witness withholds evidence.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Hayley Squires, Brian Vernel, Sam Otto, Billie Piper
Votes: 869
47. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Robert Lang, Natalie Ogle, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 58
48. Joe Papp in Five Acts (2012)
82 min | Documentary
"I believe that great art is for everyone-not just the rich or the middle class," stated Papp. "When I go into East Harlem or Bedford-Stuyvesant and see the kids who come to see our shows, I see nothing so clearly as myself."
Directors: Tracie Holder, Karen Thorsen | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, David Hare, David Henry Hwang, James Earl Jones
Votes: 51
49.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Dreams of Leaving
(1980)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Lovers dream of changing their lives - but it's not easy.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Bill Nighy, Kate Nelligan, Andrew Seear, Mel Smith
Votes: 20
50.
Roadkill (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2020)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Thriller
Peter is the defendant at the family dinner table. As friends, family, employees, and even a dead person turn against him, he follows his motto: "keep moving forward."
Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Shalom Brune-Franklin, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Jennifer Hennessy, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 291