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1. The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Not Rated | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Director: Farhad Safinia | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer
Votes: 51,139
2. Ball of Fire (1941)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers
Votes: 14,093
3. Countdown (1982– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Game-Show
The long-running words and numbers game.
Stars: Susie Dent, Carol Vorderman, Richard Whiteley, Rachel Riley
Votes: 1,473
4. I've Loved You So Long (2008)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
Director: Philippe Claudel | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill
Votes: 20,725 | Gross: $3.17M
5. Countdown: Championship of Champions (1984– )
Game-Show
Stars: Susie Dent, Carol Vorderman, Rachel Riley, Richard Whiteley
6. Dreaming of Words (2021)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Njattyela Sreedharan, a fourth standard drop-out, compiles a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages. Travelling across four states and doing extensive research, he spent ... See full summary »
Director: Nandan | Stars: Njattyela Sreedharan, P.K. Pokker, K.P. Mohanan, Seetharam Master
7. Joy Et Cetera (2019)
15 min | Short, Sci-Fi
At a nondescript government agency suspended in time, a group of lexicographers are about to (yet again) start eradicating unnecessary, objectionable words by unanimous vote, when in walks ... See full summary »
Director: Kurtcebe Turgul
Votes: 99
8.
The Wheel (2020– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
63 min | Game-Show
Three contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrity experts. Can the famous faces help them to win life-changing cash? That all depends on the spin of The Wheel.
Director: Chris Power | Stars: Michael McIntyre, Richard Arnold, Mel B, Susie Dent
Votes: 10
9.
Guessable? (2020– )
Episode:
Darren And The Worm With Wings
(2021)
45 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Sara Pascoe and team captains Darren Harriott and Alan Davies are joined by lexographer Susie Dent and comedians Nick Helm, Russell Kane and Desiree Burch this week.
Directors: Ollie Bartlett, Paul Taylor | Stars: Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Darren Harriott, John Kearns
Votes: 7