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1. Death to 2021 (2021 TV Special)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy

This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread and occasional delight that 2021 had to offer.

Directors: Jack Clough, Josh Ruben | Stars: Hugh Grant, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu

Votes: 15,768

2. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)

PG | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason, Nigel Patrick

Votes: 1,123

3. Jersey Shore Gone Wilde (2011)

Short, Comedy

Characters from Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" deliver lines from MTV's "Jersey Shore". David Furr and Santino Fontana, stars of the 2011 Tony Nominated Broadway production... See full summary »

Directors: Santino Fontana, David Furr | Stars: David Furr, Santino Fontana

Votes: 25

4. Love Will Tear Us Apart (I) (2013)

86 min | Romance

Genevieve and Adrian, two young friends, are individually seduced by the same young man. As the love triangle develops, the boundaries of their friendship come into question.

Director: Azure Valencia | Stars: Kaleigh Macchio, August Roads, Azure Valencia, Baily Hopkins

Votes: 60

5. Kufr (1973 TV Movie)

46 min | Comedy

A sequence of gags and pranks that the actors Milos Kopecký and Frantisek Filipovský want to trick their fellow men with. In the finale, they are fooled too.

Director: Petr Schulhoff | Stars: Vlastimil Bedrna, Josef Bláha, Jirina Bílá, Frantisek Filipovský

6. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #22.50 (1991)

TV-14 | 30 min | Game-Show

Chris Waddington vs. Terry Stapleton.

Director: John Meade | Stars: Richard Whiteley, Carol Vorderman, Judy Pearsall, Sheridan Morley

7. Lillie (1978)
Episode: Mr. Jersey (1978)

52 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Lillie's affair with a rich jockey who enjoys shocking society worries Patsy, as Squire Abington has a history of abusing women. He wants to marry Lillie, but Edward still refuses to ... See full summary »

Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Francesca Annis, Anton Rodgers, Denis Lill, Peter Egan

Votes: 17

8. Lillie (1978)
Episode: Sunset and Evening Star (1978)

50 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A jewel heist sends Lillie back onstage. She remarries a man 20 years her junior, but can't keep him faithful. Bertie succeeds his mother to become King of England. Jeanne Marie learns the identity of her father.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Francesca Annis, Denis Lill, John Castle, John Justin

Votes: 21

9. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: The Final Problem (2017)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A dark secret in the Holmes family rears its head with a vengeance, putting Sherlock and friends through a series of sick, manipulative psychological and potentially fatal games.

Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss, Una Stubbs

Votes: 29,150

10. Indian Summers (2015–2016)
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Drama

As Jaya's body is discovered, Ralph claims not to know her, but Ian - questioned by the police - mentions that Ramu had claimed she'd stolen from him. As a result, Ramu is arrested and a ... See full summary »

Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Dishaaleny Jack, Craig Parkinson, Sudarshan Kumar, Guy Williams

Votes: 106