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1. Little Dorrit (2008)
TV-PG | 34 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 10,502
2. Vanity Fair (2004)
PG-13 | 141 min | Drama
Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia Sedley.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Romola Garai, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Votes: 23,512 | Gross: $16.14M
3. A Hero (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldoost, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
Votes: 29,599
4. David Copperfield (1999–2000)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Trevor Eve, Pauline Quirke, Laura Harling
Votes: 5,047
5. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Approved | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Drama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 3,060
6. Little Dorrit (1987)
G | 357 min | Drama, Romance
Arthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison.
Director: Christine Edzard | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall
Votes: 1,240 | Gross: $1.03M
7. Animal World (2018)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A man finds himself deep in debt and is coerced to board a ship that hosts a risky gambling party.
Director: Yan Han | Stars: Yifeng Li, Yunhe Yi, Bingkun Cao, Yijuan Li
Votes: 5,102
8. Hornblower: Loyalty (2003 TV Movie)
125 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Greg Wise
Votes: 3,604
9. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Approved | 108 min | Drama
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Derek Bond, Cedric Hardwicke, Mary Merrall, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 985
10. Balzac: A Passionate Life (1999 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 240 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A man who created great literature from the adventures of his own life--and the women at the heart of it. Although gruff, unsophisticated, and far from handsome, Balzac exerts an irresistible fascination on women.
Director: Josée Dayan | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant, Virna Lisi
Votes: 658
11. The Clandestine Marriage (1998)
90 min | Comedy
A period movie, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocratic heir of a hard-up noble family. ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Miles | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Joan Collins, Timothy Spall, Tom Hollander
Votes: 398
12. Home, Sweet Home (1914)
Passed | 55 min | Drama
John Howard Payne at his most miserable point in life, writes a song which becomes popular and inspires other people at some point in their lives.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Josephine Crowell, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish
Votes: 284
13. The Ghosts of Dickens' Past (1998)
G | 90 min | Biography, Drama
The early life of Charles Dickens and the events that led to his inspiration to write his greatest story.
Director: Bruce Neibaur | Stars: Christopher Heyerdahl, Ralph Allison, Jennifer Bertram, James Bradford
Votes: 121
14.
Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2016)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Meriwether goes to extreme lengths to get Miss Havisham to notice him. Meanwhile, Martha Cratchit's wedding plans are thrown into turmoil.
Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Joseph Quinn, Tuppence Middleton, Mark Stanley, Tom Weston-Jones
Votes: 140
15.
Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2016)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Bucket's patience is rewarded when new evidence leads to a surprise discovery. Compeyson tries to win over Amelia, hoping to influence her business decisions. Honoria faces up to her father's plight, agreeing to meet Sir Leicester.
Director: Mark Brozel | Stars: Joseph Quinn, Tom Weston-Jones, Sophie Rundle, Alexandra Moen
Votes: 110
16.
David Copperfield (1999–2000)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1999)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama
David's happy childhood days in the village of Blunderstone with his mother, Clara (Emilia Fox), and at Great Yarmouth with their servant, Peggotty (Pauline Quirke) and her family, are ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Emilia Fox, Pauline Quirke, Maggie Smith, John Normington
Votes: 80