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HBO Max Amazon Channel
89
9.0
/2141452/
88
/54968/
84
/25945/
4.5
/1998728/
94
/305/
86
/2050091/
94
/41/
cc age 11+

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
8.8
/1935232/
87
/53868/
84
/23365/
4.4
/1967747/
95
/288/
95
/72895/
87
/39/
cc age 11+

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
IMDb 54
8.9
/2181891/
87
/64472/
84
/26941/
4.4
/2634527/
91
/270/
95
/80557/
92
/34/
cc age 11+

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.3
/16298/
69
/248/
67
/190/
3.7
/11103/
96
/52/
85
/377/
86
/24/
cc age 15+

Richard III (1995)
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.
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Disney Plus
77
7.9
/783702/
77
/34811/
75
/16006/
3.7
/923238/
90
/328/
91
/11031/
75
/44/
cc age 13+

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
poster
76
7.3
/34090/
70
/527/
69
/381/
3.6
/16516/
96
/70/
82
/607/
74
/32/
cc age 15+

Gods and Monsters (1998)
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
76
7.8
/748049/
77
/33153/
75
/13900/
3.5
/823761/
74
/251/
85
/9571/
66
/44/
cc age 11+

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
poster
74
7.2
/8052/
68
/142/
68
/76/
3.5
/3335/
82
/39/
81
/364/
82
/16/

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
74
7.8
/11654/
72
/208/
64
/107/
3.6
/6535/
100
/12/
88
/251/

And the Band Played On (1993)
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
poster
Disney Plus
74
7.4
/608311/
73
/20615/
70
/10695/
3.4
/589834/
85
/249/
85
/25915/
68
/37/
cc age 12+

X2 (2003)
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
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MGM Plus
73
7.6
/297098/
76
/10081/
72
/4331/
3.7
/244754/
77
/197/
86
/46741/
66
/33/
cc age 12+

Stardust (2007)
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
poster
72
6.4
/5932/
64
/118/
59
/97/
3.3
/2363/
91
/33/
61
/52/

Scandal (1989)
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.
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Disney Plus
72
7.3
/687139/
74
/26413/
70
/11966/
3.4
/757245/
82
/176/
83
/28287/
64
/33/
cc age 11+

X-Men (2000)
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
poster
71
6.7
/5773/
72
/89/
67
/55/
3.2
/1604/
74
/19/
79
/306/

Jack & Sarah (1995)
Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he discovers he is the proud father of a baby girl, but deficient in the spouse department to the tune of 1.
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Starz
71
6.8
/4006/
67
/163/
61
/89/
3.5
/1762/
100
/14/
61
/20/

The Dresser (2015)
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.
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Kanopy
71
6.8
/23979/
68
/531/
64
/352/
3.5
/12731/
88
/33/
71
/600/
72
/18/

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
71
7.8
/921039/
78
/40172/
73
/19263/
3.6
/968433/
64
/302/
83
/19077/
58
/40/
cc age 11+

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
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Disney Plus
70
7.1
/355989/
73
/30488/
69
/15892/
3.2
/753632/
71
/380/
79
/4550/
65
/47/
cc age 8+

Beauty and the Beast (2017)
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
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Kanopy
69
6.8
/70063/
69
/3730/
64
/1928/
3.3
/33684/
88
/183/
70
/895/
67
/35/
cc age 11+

Mr. Holmes (2015)
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
poster
Kanopy
68
7.1
/9283/
70
/242/
68
/152/
3.6
/5888/
74
/23/
76
/291/

Bent (1997)
Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.
poster
Hoopla
67
6.7
/1922/
64
/57/
58
/29/
3.3
/842/
77
/53/
64
/23/

The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.
poster
67
6.6
/148406/
66
/5849/
63
/4018/
3.2
/374271/
72
/137/
65
/8052/
74
/28/
cc age 5+

Flushed Away (2006)
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.
poster
Disney Plus
67
6.7
/520939/
69
/22843/
64
/10101/
3.0
/528644/
71
/259/
69
/8503/
61
/46/

The Wolverine (2013)
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
67
7.4
/612452/
75
/28646/
73
/15063/
3.3
/770459/
59
/265/
74
/6632/
59
/46/
cc age 12+

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
poster
66
6.7
/53963/
71
/3111/
66
/1237/
3.1
/45036/
64
/166/
85
/1008/
55
/31/
cc age 15+

The Good Liar (2019)
Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.
poster
Hoopla
66
6.6
/10337/
64
/161/
61
/128/
3.1
/2736/
71
/35/
58
/137/
66
/16/

Restoration (1995)
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress in order to divert the queens suspicions. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started. And through his travels and reunions with an old friend, he rediscovers his love for true medicine and what it really means to be a physician.
poster
The Roku Channel
65
6.3
/5950/
65
/284/
60
/138/
3.1
/5350/
73
/142/
66
/102/
59
/32/
cc age 13+

All Is True (2018)
London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.
poster
Netflix
64
5.8
/4427/
66
/434/
62
/204/
2.5
/3449/
67
/21/
76
/146/
60
/5/
cc age 6+

Animal Crackers (2017)
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
poster
Kanopy
76
64
7.6
/5537/
74
/75/
67
/48/
3.7
/2715/
89
/498/

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy's marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the little Dauphin
poster
63
6.0
/3558/
65
/38/
57
/47/
3.1
/1303/
59
/17/
52
/40/

Plenty (1985)
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
poster
Disney Plus
62
6.6
/569105/
67
/19834/
64
/10185/
2.7
/528742/
56
/235/
61
/47595/
58
/38/
cc age 13+

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.
poster
60
6.1
/202969/
63
/6447/
60
/4740/
2.7
/153987/
42
/194/
51
/31742/
51
/33/
cc age 11+

The Golden Compass (2007)
In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
poster
76
60
8.5
/2148/
81
/74/
78
/59/
4.0
/2370/
59
/265/
74
/6632/

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. But do they manage it?
poster
59
6.7
/3784/
65
/74/
63
/72/
3.2
/1090/
28
/18/
76
/117/

Swept from the Sea (1998)
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
6.7
/44016/
67
/1093/
65
/697/
3.2
/23762/
54
/56/
56
/1055/
53
/21/

Apt Pupil (1998)
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
poster
The Roku Channel
57
5.5
/3021/
57
/44/
55
/55/
2.7
/2269/
65
/17/
41
/43/

I'll Do Anything (1994)
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.
poster
69
57
6.9
/4203/
68
/81/
65
/63/
3.2
/2011/
79
/130/

Rasputin (1996)
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
poster
56
6.1
/28849/
65
/1087/
60
/553/
2.9
/16922/
38
/52/
45
/944/
50
/30/

The Shadow (1994)
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
poster
fuboTV
56
6.5
/173333/
68
/5673/
64
/2909/
3.4
/117751/
41
/54/
48
/4001/
44
/19/
cc age 15+

Last Action Hero (1993)
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
poster
Starz
57
54
6.0
/6153/
61
/237/
59
/99/
2.8
/10659/
51
/94/
64
/101/
54
/24/
cc age 15+

The Critic (2024)
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
6.0
/582/
35
/5/
48
/13/
3.2
/244/
57

Priest of Love (1981)
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence writes "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
poster
Hoopla
51
6.1
/5711/
57
/95/
59
/119/
2.9
/1316/
36
/89/
41
/30/
51
/29/

Asylum (2005)
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
poster
49
5.7
/16764/
59
/556/
56
/298/
2.9
/37385/
42
/19/
43
/350/
34
/11/

The Keep (1983)
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.
poster
54
48
5.2
/4013/
59
/172/
54
/170/
2.9
/10798/
50
/6/
51
/158/
cc age 7+

The Magic Roundabout (2004)
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.
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Kanopy
57
46
4.0
/10063/
44
/229/
53
/55/
2.6
/647/
67
/9/
86
/30/
cc age 14+

Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
Jane is the subject of a twisted science experiment where she is placed in a parallel world and is forced to find a way to either alter her reality or be stuck in a time-loop, destined to repeat the same test over and over again, with no memory of her doing it before. But with each 'reset' she starts to retain fragments of memory. With clues pointing to the mysterious Wytness Quantum Research Centre, she tries to find a way out. (The film was shot entirely on an iPhone during the UK’s first lockdown.)
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Hoopla
55
46
6.5
/7135/
65
/187/
63
/136/
3.1
/1018/
14
/7/
65
/433/

Neverwas (2005)
Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What he doesn't reveal at the time of his appointment is that this was the very place where his novelist father, T.L. Pierson, spent many years of his life.
poster
76
45
6.4
/80/
80
/1/
3.5
/741/
97
/31/
73
/12/

The Christophers (2026)
The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.
poster
79
44
7.6
/583/
61
/10/
78
/16/
3.8
/616/
92
/236/
95
/80557/

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.


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