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British cinema: All genres
Hue and Cry (1947)
Charles Crichton
Joe Kirby, a 15 year-old lad living in London's East End, has a passion for adventure stories. When he notices the similarity between a car parked in the street with one he has and seen in his favourite comic, he suspects foul play is afoot...
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Charles Crichton
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Michael Powell
For her entire life, Joan Webster has always known where she is going. Now aged 25, she intends to make her fortune by marrying Sir Robert Bellinger, one of the richest men in England...
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Michael Powell
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
John Guillermin
England, 1944. The German High Command are apprised of the Allies' intention to launch a full-scale invasion of France but remain in the dark as to where the attack will commence...
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John Guillermin
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
John Boulting
Stanley Windrush is an enthusiastic upper crust Englishman who, having completed his stint in the army and at Oxford, is eager to make his mark on the world...
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John Boulting
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
J. Lee Thompson
Tobruk, 1942. With German forces encroaching further into North Africa, a battle-weary English officer, Captain Anson, is ordered to escort two nurses, Diana Murdoch and Denise Norton, to the British lines in Alexandria...
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J. Lee Thompson
If.... (1968)
Lindsay Anderson
The summer holidays over, the boys at an old public school return for the start a new term, which for most will consist of abject misery and abuse meted out to them by their seniors... [More...]
Lindsay Anderson
The summer holidays over, the boys at an old public school return for the start a new term, which for most will consist of abject misery and abuse meted out to them by their seniors... [More...]
L'Illusionniste (2010)
Sylvain Chomet
By the end of the 1950s, the music hall is all but dead. Once the most popular of public entertainments, it has now been overtaken by modern distractions - cinema, rock music and that new phenomenon: television... [More...]
Sylvain Chomet
By the end of the 1950s, the music hall is all but dead. Once the most popular of public entertainments, it has now been overtaken by modern distractions - cinema, rock music and that new phenomenon: television... [More...]
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Anthony Asquith
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised when he discovers that his dear friend, Mr Worthing, is apparently leading a double life... [More...]
Anthony Asquith
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised when he discovers that his dear friend, Mr Worthing, is apparently leading a double life... [More...]
In Which We Serve (1942)
Noel Coward
Captain Kinros is the commander of HMS Torrin, a Royal Navy destroyer whose launch coincides with the outbreak of World War II... [More...]
Noel Coward
Captain Kinros is the commander of HMS Torrin, a Royal Navy destroyer whose launch coincides with the outbreak of World War II... [More...]
Indiscreet (1958)
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
The Innocents (1961)
Jack Clayton
In Victorian England, Miss Giddens accepts the position of a governess to two young children living in a luxurious country estate... [More...]
Jack Clayton
In Victorian England, Miss Giddens accepts the position of a governess to two young children living in a luxurious country estate... [More...]
The Ipcress File (1965)
Sidney J. Furie
When a renowned physicist named Radcliffe mysteriously disappears, security operative Harry Palmer is taken off routine surveillance and assigned to a counterintelligence department headed by Major Dalby... [More...]
Sidney J. Furie
When a renowned physicist named Radcliffe mysteriously disappears, security operative Harry Palmer is taken off routine surveillance and assigned to a counterintelligence department headed by Major Dalby... [More...]
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
Robert Hamer
England, 1947. Rose Sandigate is an ordinary working class housewife living in the East End of London. She is married to a man 15 years her senior, who has two teenage daughters from a previous marriage... [More...]
Robert Hamer
England, 1947. Rose Sandigate is an ordinary working class housewife living in the East End of London. She is married to a man 15 years her senior, who has two teenage daughters from a previous marriage... [More...]
The Italian Job (1969)
Peter Collinson
Within hours of being released from prison, small-time mobster Charlie Croker is visited by the wife of a former associate, Roger Beckermann, who has recently been murdered by the Italian Mafia... [More...]
Peter Collinson
Within hours of being released from prison, small-time mobster Charlie Croker is visited by the wife of a former associate, Roger Beckermann, who has recently been murdered by the Italian Mafia... [More...]
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Don Chaffey
In ancient Greece, Aristo, the benevolent King of Thessaly, is overthrown by his rival, Pelias, but a prophesy foretells that one day Aristo's son Jason will return to reclaim the throne... [More...]
Don Chaffey
In ancient Greece, Aristo, the benevolent King of Thessaly, is overthrown by his rival, Pelias, but a prophesy foretells that one day Aristo's son Jason will return to reclaim the throne... [More...]
Joyeux Noël (2005)
Christian Carion
24th December 1914. Five months into World War I, regiments of French and Scottish troops face off their German opponents in the muddy, snow-covered wastes of No Man's Land... [More...]
Christian Carion
24th December 1914. Five months into World War I, regiments of French and Scottish troops face off their German opponents in the muddy, snow-covered wastes of No Man's Land... [More...]
Juggernaut (1974)
Richard Lester
A few days after the luxury ocean liner SS Britannic has left port, heavily laden with passengers, its owner, Nicholas Porter, receives a phone call making a chilling ransom demand... [More...]
Richard Lester
A few days after the luxury ocean liner SS Britannic has left port, heavily laden with passengers, its owner, Nicholas Porter, receives a phone call making a chilling ransom demand... [More...]
Kes (1969)
Ken Loach
Billy Casper is a solitary teenager living in a glum Yorkshire mining town. Bullied at school and abused at home by his older brother Jud, he rebels through small acts of juvenile delinquency that strain his relationship with his mother... [More...]
Ken Loach
Billy Casper is a solitary teenager living in a glum Yorkshire mining town. Bullied at school and abused at home by his older brother Jud, he rebels through small acts of juvenile delinquency that strain his relationship with his mother... [More...]
The Key (1958)
Carol Reed
In 1941, David Ross, an American sergeant serving in the Canadian army, is reassigned to command a Royal Navy tugboat, whose purpose is to drag stricken cargo vessels to shore... [More...]
Carol Reed
In 1941, David Ross, an American sergeant serving in the Canadian army, is reassigned to command a Royal Navy tugboat, whose purpose is to drag stricken cargo vessels to shore... [More...]
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Robert Hamer
In the early 1900s, Louis Mazzini, tenth Duke of Chalfont, finds himself in prison, condemned for murder. On the eve of his execution, he begins to write an account of how he came to arrive at such a sorry end... [More...]
Robert Hamer
In the early 1900s, Louis Mazzini, tenth Duke of Chalfont, finds himself in prison, condemned for murder. On the eve of his execution, he begins to write an account of how he came to arrive at such a sorry end... [More...]
King Lear (1971)
Peter Brook
In his ninth decade, a weary King Lear decides to surrender his power and distribute his estates amongst his three daughters, according to how much love they have for him... [More...]
Peter Brook
In his ninth decade, a weary King Lear decides to surrender his power and distribute his estates amongst his three daughters, according to how much love they have for him... [More...]
The Krays (1990)
Peter Medak
In the 1950s and '60s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were the most notorious gangland leaders in London. The twins' reign of terror ended in 1968 when they were arrested and convicted of murder... [More...]
Peter Medak
In the 1950s and '60s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were the most notorious gangland leaders in London. The twins' reign of terror ended in 1968 when they were arrested and convicted of murder... [More...]
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Alfred Hitchcock
A group of British travellers are stranded in a hotel in a remote European country. After holidaying with some friends, Iris Henderson is on her way back home to get married... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
A group of British travellers are stranded in a hotel in a remote European country. After holidaying with some friends, Iris Henderson is on her way back home to get married... [More...]
The Ladykillers (1955)
Alexander Mackendrick
Old Mrs Wilberforce is delighted when she finds a respectable-looking gentleman to rent one of the rooms in her dilapidated London guesthouse... [More...]
Alexander Mackendrick
Old Mrs Wilberforce is delighted when she finds a respectable-looking gentleman to rent one of the rooms in her dilapidated London guesthouse... [More...]
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Mario Zampi
When Henry Russell, a renowned practical joker, dies, he leaves his entire estate to his four surviving relatives. They will each inherit £50,000, providing they fulfil the terms specified in the dead man's will... [More...]
Mario Zampi
When Henry Russell, a renowned practical joker, dies, he leaves his entire estate to his four surviving relatives. They will each inherit £50,000, providing they fulfil the terms specified in the dead man's will... [More...]
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Charles Crichton
For twenty years, Henry Holland has been an unassuming bank employee overseeing the delivery of gold bullion. Although he has a reputation for scrupulous honesty, he has been secretly concocting a plan to steal the gold so he can enjoy a comfortable retirement... [More...]
Charles Crichton
For twenty years, Henry Holland has been an unassuming bank employee overseeing the delivery of gold bullion. Although he has a reputation for scrupulous honesty, he has been secretly concocting a plan to steal the gold so he can enjoy a comfortable retirement... [More...]
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
David Lean
In the early years of the First World War, Oxford-educated archaeologist T.E. Lawrence finds himself in Cairo, a deskbound lieutenant in the British Army... [More...]
David Lean
In the early years of the First World War, Oxford-educated archaeologist T.E. Lawrence finds himself in Cairo, a deskbound lieutenant in the British Army... [More...]
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Basil Dearden
Seven men, from very different walks of life, are surprised when they receive a book containing half of a five pound note and an invitation to a luncheon... [More...]
Basil Dearden
Seven men, from very different walks of life, are surprised when they receive a book containing half of a five pound note and an invitation to a luncheon... [More...]
Licence to Kill (1989)
John Glen
On his wedding day, CIA agent Felix Leiter assists British agent James Bond in capturing the notorious drugs baron Franz Sanchez... [More...]
John Glen
On his wedding day, CIA agent Felix Leiter assists British agent James Bond in capturing the notorious drugs baron Franz Sanchez... [More...]
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Michael Powell
London, 1943. Humiliated in a Home Guard training exercise by an impulsive young army officer, General Clive Wynne-Candy casts his mind back forty years to the time when he too was a dashing man of action... [More...]
Michael Powell
London, 1943. Humiliated in a Home Guard training exercise by an impulsive young army officer, General Clive Wynne-Candy casts his mind back forty years to the time when he too was a dashing man of action... [More...]