Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "scottish-highlands"

1. Outlander (2014– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 179,100

2. Braveheart (1995)

R | 178 min | Biography, Drama, War

Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.

Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen

Votes: 1,091,529 | Gross: $75.60M

3. Highlander (1986)

R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart

Votes: 147,482 | Gross: $5.90M

4. The Wicker Man (1973)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.

Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland

Votes: 92,314 | Gross: $0.06M

5. Hunter Killer (2018)

R | 121 min | Action, Thriller

An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.

Director: Donovan Marsh | Stars: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Linda Cardellini

Votes: 73,614 | Gross: $15.77M

6. Brave (2012)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters

Votes: 442,327 | Gross: $237.28M

7. Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History

Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Director: Josie Rourke | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn

Votes: 55,346 | Gross: $16.47M

8. T2 Trainspotting (2017)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle

Votes: 132,975 | Gross: $2.40M

9. Dog Soldiers (2002)

R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scottish wilderness.

Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham

Votes: 65,657

10. The Traitors UK (2022– )

TV-MA | 59 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Twenty-two strangers compete in a series of missions for a chance to win £120k. However, amongst the players lie the 'Traitors', who meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as 'Faithfuls'.

Stars: Claudia Winkleman, Aaron Evans, Meryl Williams, Hannah Byczkowski

Votes: 5,115

11. Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.

Stars: Alexander Morton, Susan Hampshire, Hamish Clark, Dawn Steele

Votes: 3,782

12. The 39 Steps (1935)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle

Votes: 61,551

13. The Queen (2006)

PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama

After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings

Votes: 115,995 | Gross: $56.44M

14. The Eagle (2011)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, István Göz

Votes: 74,063 | Gross: $19.49M

15. The Water Horse (2007)

PG | 112 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

Director: Jay Russell | Stars: Emily Watson, David Morrissey, Alex Etel, Bruce Allpress

Votes: 43,002 | Gross: $40.41M

16. Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.

Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids

Votes: 2,421

17. Brigadoon (1954)

Passed | 108 min | Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart

Votes: 9,371

18. A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands discover a kidnapped girl and are pursued by her captors.

Director: Julian Gilbey | Stars: Alec Newman, Ed Speleers, Melissa George, Kate Magowan

Votes: 30,708

19. Hallam Foe (2007)

R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Jamie Bell, Ruth Milne, John Paul Lawler, Claire Forlani

Votes: 13,127 | Gross: $0.06M

20. The Illusionist (2010)

PG | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.

Director: Sylvain Chomet | Stars: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil, Raymond Mearns

Votes: 36,519 | Gross: $2.23M

21. Wilderness (I) (2006)

R | 93 min | Action, Horror

Juvenile delinquents are sent to a small British island after a fellow prisoner's death, where they have to fight for survival.

Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Alex Reid, Toby Kebbell, Stephen Wight

Votes: 10,344

22. Devil Girl from Mars (1954)

Approved | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock.

Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds, Adrienne Corri

Votes: 2,102

23. When Eight Bells Toll (1971)

GP | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland.

Director: Etienne Périer | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley, Nathalie Delon

Votes: 2,681

24. Lassie (2005)

PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: John Lynch, Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole, Peter Dinklage

Votes: 4,694 | Gross: $0.65M

25. Tunes of Glory (1960)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama

After World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.

Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Susannah York, Dennis Price

Votes: 4,561

26. Age of Heroes (2011)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.

Director: Adrian Vitoria | Stars: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Aksel Hennie, Izabella Miko

Votes: 10,216

27. Beyond Loch Ness (2008 TV Movie)

R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A rash of suspiciously gruesome murders in a sleepy lakeside town has authorities stumped. They soon realize the culprit is not only connected to the lake, but in it. They must figure out what it is and how to stop it before it's too late.

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Brian Krause, Niall Matter, Don S. Davis, Donnelly Rhodes

Votes: 2,107

28. Another Time, Another Place (1983)

R | 118 min | Drama, War

Set in 1943 Scotland during World War II, Janie is a young housewife married to a man named Dougal, 15 years her senior. As part of a war rehabilitation program, Janie and Dougal welcome ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Radford | Stars: Phyllis Logan, Giovanni Mauriello, Gianluca Favilla, Claudio Rosini

Votes: 355

29. Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)

PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Famous but unlucky pursuers of Fantomas from France go to weird Scotland for a final attempt to bring the impudent criminal to justice.

Director: André Hunebelle | Stars: Jean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène Demongeot, Françoise Christophe

Votes: 7,850

30. Kidnapped (1960)

Approved | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In Scotland in 1751, young David Balfour is shanghaied aboard a ship where he meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart with whom he escapes to the Scottish Highlands, dodging the redcoats.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Peter Finch, James MacArthur, Bernard Lee, John Laurie

Votes: 1,609

31. Edie (2017)

102 min | Adventure, Drama

83 year old Edie believes that it is never too late - packing an old camping bag, leaving her life behind and embarking on an adventure she never got to have - climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland.

Director: Simon Hunter | Stars: Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan, Amy Manson

Votes: 2,728 | Gross: $0.02M

32. Year of the Comet (1992)

PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, Louis Jourdan, Art Malik

Votes: 1,779 | Gross: $2.79M

33. The Maze (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A Scotsman abruptly breaks off his engagement to pretty Kitty and moves to his uncle's castle in the Scottish highlands. Kitty and her aunt follow Gerald a few weeks later, and discover he ... See full summary »

Director: William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery, Michael Pate

Votes: 1,261

34. Highlander: The Animated Series (1994–1996)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the post-apocalyptic medieval 27th century, Ramirez mentors young Quentin MacLeod who must seek pacified Immortals, gain their knowledge through a non-lethal form of Quickening, and free the land from the evil Immortal overlord Kortan.

Stars: Miklos Perlus, Benedict Campbell, Katie Zegers, Don Dickinson

Votes: 711

35. Scottish Mussel (2015)

96 min | Comedy

Ritchie is a Glaswegian chancer with low hopes and no prospects. Disillusioned with city life, he goes undercover at a Highland conservation centre to make his fortune as an illegal pearl ... See full summary »

Director: Talulah Riley | Stars: Martin Compston, Talulah Riley, Morgan Watkins, Joe Thomas

Votes: 827

36. Christmas in the Highlands (2019 TV Movie)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A New York sales manager is sent to the remote Scottish Highlands at Christmas to acquire a limited edition perfume from a dashing Earl preparing for his annual ball and falls in love instead.

Director: Ryan Dewar | Stars: Dan Jeannotte, Brooke Burfitt, Nicholas Farrell, Geraldine Somerville

Votes: 868

37. The Blue Boy (1994 TV Movie)

52 min | Thriller

Marie Bonnar (Dame Emma Thompson) is an insecure housewife whose husband, Joe (Adrian Dunbar), is having an affair. The two of them take a vacation to rural Scotland, but by sheer bad luck,... See full summary »

Director: Paul Murton | Stars: Emma Thompson, Adrian Dunbar, Eleanor Bron, David Horovitch

Votes: 177

38. Shell (I) (2012)

91 min | Drama

The story of Shell, a girl who lives with her father Pete in a remote gas station in the Scottish Highlands, in their struggle against the elements and the impossible love they feel during the last winter that she will be in that place.

Director: Scott Graham | Stars: Chloe Pirrie, Michael Smiley, Joseph Mawle, Iain De Caestecker

Votes: 1,767

39. My Life So Far (1999)

PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his ... See full summary »

Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Irène Jacob, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Votes: 3,151 | Gross: $0.62M

40. Annie Laurie (1927)

90 min | Drama, Romance

The story of the famous battle between the Scots clans of Macdonald and Campbell, and the young woman who comes between them, Annie Laurie.

Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: Lillian Gish, Norman Kerry, Creighton Hale, Joseph Striker

Votes: 501 | Gross: $0.43M

41. Man to Man (I) (2005)

122 min | Drama

An epic about anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study back in Europe, in an attempt to illustrate the link between man and ape.

Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Iain Glen, Hugh Bonneville

Votes: 2,143

42. Culloden (1964 TV Movie)

69 min | Drama, History, War

The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England.

Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Tony Cosgrove, Olivier Espitalier-Noel, Don Fairservice, George McBean

Votes: 1,730

43. Song of the Selkie (2024)

35 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy | Completed

Set over two time periods, the story is a mix of English and Scots Gaelic and follows Isla; a young girl who returns to the Scottish Highlands with her father, leading her to the mystery of the legendary and mythical being, The Selkie.

Director: Kerry Browne | Stars: Layla Burns, James Robinson, Kerry Browne, Katie Watson

44. Highland Cops (2023– )

59 min | Documentary

Police Scotland's Highlands and Islands Division is like no other police force in the UK. This documentary series follows the work of officers policing an area of 12,000 square miles covering inner-city housing estates to remote island.

Star: James Cosmo

Votes: 33

45. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)

Passed | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.

Directors: Anthony Kimmins, Leslie Arliss, Alexander Korda, Robert Stevenson | Stars: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Morland Graham, John Laurie

Votes: 334

46. The Last Great Wilderness (2002)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

Two men meet while travelling north on separate missions. Charlie wants to catch up with the man who has stolen his wife, while Vicente is trying to escape a contract castration. After ... See full summary »

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Alastair Mackenzie, Jonny Phillips, Ewan Stewart, David Hayman

Votes: 515

47. The Massacre of Glencoe (1972)

58 min | Drama, History

The true story of the events leading up to the infamous massacre of the Macdonalds by the Campbells in February of 1692.

Director: Austin Campbell | Stars: James Robertson Justice, Andrew Crawford, William Dysart, David Orr

Votes: 44

48. Strathblair (1992– )

50 min | Drama

Set in the 1950s, two inexperienced newlyweds struggle to make a go of a rundown hill farm.

Stars: Francesca Hunt, David Robb, Andrew Keir, Derek Riddell

Votes: 40

49. Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama

A young American widow is mysteriously drawn to a historic castle in the Scottish Highlands... and finds herself at the center of a 200-year old ghost story.

Director: Willi Patterson | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, David Robb, Betsy Brantley, Charles Gray

Votes: 202

50. The Black Gloves (2017)

80 min | Horror

The Black Gloves tells the story of a psychologist obsessed with the disappearance of his young patient, and the menacing owl-headed figure that plagued her nightmares. His investigations ... See full summary »

Director: Lawrie Brewster | Stars: Jamie Scott Gordon, Macarena Gómez, Alexandra Hulme, Iain Mitchell Leslie

Votes: 192