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1. Firebrand (2023)

120 min | Drama, History

Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.

Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Eddie Marsan, Jude Law, Sam Riley

Votes: 569

2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 694,386 | Gross: $261.99M

3. Emma (1996)

PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming

Votes: 41,713 | Gross: $22.20M

4. Killing Me Softly (2002)

R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A young American woman living in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may have a dark and dangerous past.

Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Ulrich Thomsen

Votes: 19,378

5. Dredd (2012)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Rachel Wood

Votes: 295,234 | Gross: $13.41M

6. Out of Darkness (2022)

R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

In the Old Stone Age, a disperate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisioned.

Director: Andrew Cumming | Stars: Iola Evans, Arno Lüning, Rosebud Melarkey, Tyrell Mhlanga

Votes: 4,205

7. Lee (2023)

R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of photographer Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Director: Ellen Kuras | Stars: Josh O'Connor, Alexander Skarsgård, Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough

Votes: 311

8. Jane Eyre (2011)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Su Elliot

Votes: 93,227 | Gross: $11.24M

9. Ammonite (2020)

R | 117 min | Drama, History, Romance

1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.

Director: Francis Lee | Stars: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle

Votes: 23,508

10. The Last King of Scotland (2006)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington

Votes: 196,396 | Gross: $17.61M

11. All Is True (2018)

PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History

A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Nonso Anozie

Votes: 5,477 | Gross: $1.20M

12. Quills (2000)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine

Votes: 56,810 | Gross: $7.06M

13. Emily (2022)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

"Emily" imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world's most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers, who died, too soon, at age 30.

Director: Frances O'Connor | Stars: Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling

Votes: 8,228

14. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)

PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.

Director: Will Sharpe | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones

Votes: 20,573

15. A Private War (2018)

R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, War

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Alexandra Moen, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay

Votes: 21,050 | Gross: $1.63M

16. 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: 74,176 | Gross: $19.49M

17. The House of the Spirits (1993)

R | 145 min | Drama, Romance

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife, and their family face turbulent years in South America in this adaptation of Isabel Allende's best-seller.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Maria Conchita Alonso, António Assunção

Votes: 25,048 | Gross: $6.27M

18. The Duchess (2008)

PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.

Director: Saul Dibb | Stars: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Rampling

Votes: 87,424 | Gross: $13.82M

19. Suite Française (2014)

107 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

During the early years of German occupation of France in World War II, romance blooms between Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams), a French villager, and Lieutenant Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), a German soldier.

Director: Saul Dibb | Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Margot Robbie, Eric Godon

Votes: 28,589

20. Topsy-Turvy (1999)

R | 160 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith

Votes: 13,503 | Gross: $6.20M

21. Tulip Fever (2017)

R | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance

An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.

Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger

Votes: 22,985 | Gross: $2.43M

22. Proof of Life (2000)

R | 135 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse, Pamela Reed

Votes: 58,976 | Gross: $32.60M

23. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Romance

Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, David Alexander

Votes: 29,767 | Gross: $12.29M

24. The Invisible Woman (2013)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.

Director: Ralph Fiennes | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander

Votes: 10,510 | Gross: $1.23M

25. Screen Two (1985–1998)

TV-14 | 120 min | Drama

In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.

Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones

Votes: 248

26. The Delivered (2019)

112 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Fanny lives in an English farmhouse in 1657 when militant Puritans rule. Two fugitives with radical new ideas arrive. When the sheriff arrives, things deteriorate badly prompting Fanny to make drastic decisions about her life.

Director: Thomas Clay | Stars: Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds

Votes: 1,831

27. Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

R | 132 min | Drama, Romance

In mid-1800s England, Oscar is a young Anglican priest, a misfit and an outcast, but with the soul of an angel. As a boy, even though from a strict Pentecostal family, he felt God told him ... See full summary »

Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 7,206 | Gross: $1.51M

28. Oasis (2017 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Richard Madden, Anil Kapoor, Antje Traue, Mark Addy

Votes: 5,514

29. Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)

162 min | Biography, Drama, History

The events, trials and tribulations of the city of Makkah in 7th century AD.

Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Mahdi Pakdel, Sareh Bayat, Mina Sadati, Ali Reza Shoja'noori

Votes: 12,082

30. Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

Drama about life at Rugby School in Victorian England. The headmaster is fair but not effective and life is brutal for the young boys because of bullying and its consequences. The acting ... See full summary »

Director: David Moore | Stars: Julian Wadham, Alex Pettyfer, Stephen Fry, Jemma Redgrave

Votes: 1,078

31. Nomad: The Warrior (2005)

R | 112 min | Drama, History, War

A historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes.

Directors: Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer | Stars: Kuno Becker, Jason Scott Lee, Jay Hernandez, Doskhan Zholzhaksynov

Votes: 3,978 | Gross: $0.08M

32. The Tale of Thomas Burberry (2016)

3 min | Short, Drama

160 years in the making, a story inspired by the pioneering discoveries of our founder, reimagining key events that have shaped Burberry's history.

Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Lily James, Mark Lockhart, Sienna Miller

Votes: 800

33. Wallis & Edward (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world. Wallis and Edward is an ... See full summary »

Director: David Moore | Stars: Joely Richardson, David Westhead, Lisa Kay, Helena Michell

Votes: 520

34. The Oscars (2014 TV Special)

TV-14 | 175 min | Comedy, Music, Reality-TV

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrates the previous year's (2013) achievements in film.

Director: Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Anne Hathaway, Barkhad Abdi, Bradley Cooper

Votes: 4,137

35. 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: 2,418

36. Brick Lane (2007)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama

In 1980s London, Nazneem, a young Bangladeshi woman, feels her soul is quietly dying in her arranged marriage, until the day hot-headed Karim comes knocking at her door.

Director: Sarah Gavron | Stars: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Naeema Begum

Votes: 3,277 | Gross: $1.09M

37. The Mystic Masseur (2001)

PG | 117 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In 1950s Trinidad, a frustrated writer supports himself as a masseur--and soon becomes a revered mystic and politico.

Director: Ismail Merchant | Stars: Om Puri, James Fox, Aasif Mandvi, Albert Laveau

Votes: 475 | Gross: $0.40M

38. Van Gogh

Biography | Pre-production

An intoxicating biopic about the art world's "mad genius" Vincent Van Gogh.

39. The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995 TV Movie)

Unrated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

Television adaptation of the Henry James' classic novel "Turn of the Screw", with changes in location and character names. A live-in nanny discovers two children haunted by the spirits and deeds of their former caregivers.

Director: Tom McLoughlin | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Florence Hoath, Aled Roberts, Michael Gough

Votes: 410

40. The Criminal (1999)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama

A musician is plunged into a world of femmes fatales, espionage, deceit, state-ordered executions and trial by media.

Director: Julian Simpson | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Bernard Hill, Eddie Izzard, Natasha Little

Votes: 376

41. The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers (2009)

TV-MA | 11 min | Short, Fantasy

A fantastic Gothic fairy-tale about two brothers with a death-wish and a fairy companion who tries to show them that life is worth living. Starring Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend.

Directors: Arran Brownlee, Corran Brownlee | Stars: Rupert Friend, Tom Mison, Keira Knightley

Votes: 430

42. The 2021 European Film Awards (2021 TV Special)

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Director: Nadja Zonsarowa | Stars: Olivier Afonso, Muzoon Almellehan, Gustaf Berger, Susanne Bier

43. The Star (1998 TV Short)

Short

Comedy drama about a young boy who decides to go to heaven.

Director: David Moore | Star: Phil McKee

44. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009 TV Special)

120 min

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Directors: Geraldine Dowd, Yemisi Brookes | Stars: Jonathan Ross, Claudia Winkleman, Amy Adams, Gemma Arterton

Votes: 58

45. A Secret Audience (1998)

Drama, Short

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Director: David Morrissey | Stars: Finbar Lynch, Jonathan Newth, Paul Bailey, Michael Hagitateris

46. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: Look Me in the Eye (1994)

TV-14 | 80 min | Drama

A newlywed woman becomes embroiled in an erotic world of sexual fantasy.

Director: Nick Ward | Stars: Caroline Catz, Joseph Long, Paloma Baeza, Chattie Salaman

Votes: 52