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1. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 712,823 | Gross: $83.47M
2. L'Argent (1928)
195 min | Drama, Romance
The business tycoon Nicolas Saccard is nearly ruined by his rival Gunderman, when he tries to raise capital for his company. To push up the price of his stock, Saccard plans a publicity ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Marie Glory, Pierre Alcover, Yvette Guilbert
Votes: 1,158
3. The Silk Express (1933)
Passed | 61 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A trainload of silk puts Neil Hamilton on the fast track to murder in this full-throttle thrill ride costarring Sheila Terry and Guy Kibbee. As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Neil Hamilton, Sheila Terry, Arthur Byron, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 189
4. Belly on Fire (1982)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Short documentary about the mass deaths of mainly native children in Papua New Guinea due to a stomach disease or enteritis commonly known as Pigbel or Pikbel. Documents the discovery, ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Wooding | Stars: Jim Berinson, Tim Murrell
5.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Small Game for Big Hunters
(1966)
TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A man dressed in Safari clothes is found in Hertfortshire with an arrow in his back, and falls into a coma-like state. All clues lead to a delusional Colonel living nearby. Whilst Emma ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Bill Fraser, James Villiers
Votes: 310
6.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
The Love Doctor/The Pleasure Palace/Possessed
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Film star Kim Holland wants a weekend of anonymity; stuffy lawyer Gordon Hughes traces his roots and is disillusioned; and Lorna Hendricks needs help in finding out why her daughter Stephanie is acting so oddly.
Directors: Earl Bellamy, Cliff Bole | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Loni Anderson, Barbi Benton
Votes: 70
7.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
Episode:
The Dying Detective
(1994)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man dies of a mysterious tropical disease on which his cousin, his heir, is the sole authority.
Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams, Jonathan Hyde
Votes: 827
8.
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode:
Affair in Sumatra
(1956)
30 min | Drama
A woman of mixed parentage must choose between her people and the man she loves.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Rita Gam, Basil Rathbone, Greta Granstedt
Votes: 29
9.
Adventures of the Seaspray (1966– )
Episode:
Evil Spirit
(1967)
Adventure, Family
Captain Wells discovers his old friend, the skipper of a rival schooner, has contracted a deadly tropical disease which he has spread among the natives with whom he has done business.
Director: Eddie Davis | Stars: Walter Brown, Susanne Haworth, Gary Gray, Leoni Lesinawi
10.
The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode:
Ebola Spreads to Uganda
(2019)
News
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
11.
Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode:
17 September 2019: Evening Bulletin
(2019)
30 min | News
Stars: Tony Morris, Lucy Meacock, Rachel Townsend, Richard Scorer
12.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Guadalcanal
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the battle for Guadalcanal and the capture of this strategically crucial island in World War 2 during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Hirohito
Votes: 7
13.
The Ascent of Man (1973)
Episode:
The Ladder of Creation
(1973)
Documentary, History
Two naturalists independently discover natural selection, while a chemist's discoveries lead to an understanding of how life began.
Director: Dick Gilling | Star: Jacob Bronowski
Votes: 50