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1. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
R | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig
Votes: 187,753 | Gross: $75.51M
2. The Crucible (1996)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, History
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen
Votes: 40,195 | Gross: $7.34M
3. Banished (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History
British convicts have been sent to Australia as punishment for their crimes. As they try to live their new lives, they have to live with the new rules. The soldiers also have to adjust.
Stars: Orla Brady, Ewen Bremner, MyAnna Buring, Ryan Corr
Votes: 4,164
4. Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
NC-17 | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness is on the way, but she is ... See full summary »
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward, Michael York
Votes: 2,210 | Gross: $1.61M
5. Born Free (1966)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
Directors: James Hill, Tom McGowan | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye
Votes: 7,022
6. Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A HK cop investigates several similar murders done by Chow's men. Golgo 13, top sniper, is the 4th assassin hired to kill HK drug lord Chow for Americans wanting the HK drug market.
Director: Yukio Noda | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Lun Chia, Etsuko Shihomi, Emi Shindô
Votes: 615
7. The Drum (1938)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, War
During the British Raj, Captain Carruthers works under cover to track smuggled shipments of arms on the restless Northwest Frontier of India. He fears a full-scale rebellion is brewing. To ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltan Korda | Stars: Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson
Votes: 940
8. Passion and Paradise (1989)
Not Rated | 185 min | Crime, Drama, History
Sir Harry Oakes is a wealthy magnate, living amongst the British aristocrats who have made their home in the Bahamas just prior to World War II. Their small community is one of privilege ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Armand Assante, Catherine Mary Stewart, Mariette Hartley, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 131
9. Something of Value (1957)
Approved | 113 min | Drama, War
In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Juano Hernandez
Votes: 1,307
10. Blue Box (2021)
82 min | Documentary
The JNF's Blue Boxes were part of a successful fund raising campaign to support the purchase of land in Palestine. Joseph Weitz was the man who orchestrated the acquisition and expropriation of Palestinian lands.
Director: Michal Weits | Stars: Ren Burttet, Dror Keren, R.H. Thomson, Michal Weits
Votes: 103
11. Jack Holborn (1982)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Jack Holborn is 13-year-old orphan in the 1700's that wants to get a job on a sailing ship to avoid foster homes. Jack was found on the steps of the Holborn catholic church in London, when ... See full summary »
Stars: Patrick Bach, Matthias Habich, Andreas Mannkopff, Monte Markham
Votes: 448
12. Chingachgook, die grosse Schlange (1967)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Chingachgook is about to marry the daughter of the Delaware chief, when the Hurons kidnap her. Chingachgook and his friend Deerslayer try to rescue her though white scalp hunters interfere until the tribes unite against the palefaces.
Director: Richard Groschopp | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Rolf Römer, Helmut Schreiber, Jürgen Frohriep
Votes: 455
13. Big Bullet (1996)
91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After assaulting his tactical commander during a raid gone sour, a dedicated but temperamental cop Sergeant Bill Chu is demoted to the Emergency Unit, long considered to be the police force's dumping ground for problem cops.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Jordan Chan, Tat-Ming Cheung, Theresa Lee
Votes: 1,019
14. The Beatles and India (2021)
96 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary exploring how John, Paul, George and Ringo fell in love with Indian culture while visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his Himalayan ashram in 1968.
Directors: Ajoy Bose, Peter Compton | Stars: Shankara Angadi, Sidharth Bhatia, Steve Turner, Ajoy Bose
Votes: 502
15. Dr. No: The Radio Play (2008 Video)
87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
'Dr No' is a parody of Barry Strutzman's and Albert R. Broccoli's 'Dr.No', revolving around a man with the intent of destroying the Earth's Moon with American space rockets.
Director: Martin Jarvis | Stars: Toby Stephens, Lisa Dillon, David Suchet, John Standing
Votes: 19
16. Janice Meredith (1924)
Passed | 153 min | Drama, History, Romance
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of... See full summary »
Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Macklyn Arbuckle
Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.43M
17. Elephant Gun (1958)
84 min | Adventure, Drama
Brothers compete for a woman's affection while danger lurks at every turn in an African wild game park.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Belinda Lee, Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan, Anna Gaylor
Votes: 193
18. Utopia (II) (2013)
112 min | Documentary, History, News
Exploring offenses practiced by popular media, big business, police forces and Governments helping the Australian 225 year campaign of genocide continue against Aboriginal Australians.
Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Jon Altman, Pat Anderson, Mal Brough
Votes: 445
19. End of Empire (1985– )
50 min | Documentary
Series looking at the end of British imperial rule in various states.
Stars: Robin Ellis, Alec Douglas-Home, Sisir Kumar Bose, C.L.R. James
Votes: 45
20. The Troubles (1981– )
Documentary
Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.
Votes: 10
21. Smuggler's Island (1951)
Passed | 75 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In 1950s Macao, an American expat diver is hired by a mysterious woman to retrieve a sunken cargo that eventually attracts unwanted attention from a crooked banker, corrupt authorities and local pirates.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes, Philip Friend, Marvin Miller
Votes: 126
23. The Massacre That Shook The Empire (2019)
60 min | Documentary, History
On 13 April 1919, British troops shot hundreds of peaceful protesters dead in India. This film shines new light on a deeply controversial moment in Britain's history, and examines its troubling legacy.
Director: Chris Durlacher | Stars: Sathnam Sanghera, Winston Churchill, Reginald Dyer
Votes: 26
24. Bombay Mail (1934)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In India, a police inspector investigates a murder that took place on a train between Calcutta and Bombay.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Shirley Grey, Onslow Stevens, Ralph Forbes
Votes: 107
25. Tiger Man (1983)
85 min | Action
A child and his mother are forced to run away after thugs kill the father and burn down their house. They go to his uncle house where he learns kung-fu and eventually moves to the USA as an adult.
Director: Matt Cimber | Stars: Don Wong, Cecil Peoples, Ming Chin, Lauren Greene
Votes: 18
26. The Patriot Game (1979)
93 min | Documentary, History
A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.
Director: Arthur MacCaig | Star: Winnie Marshall
Votes: 177
27. The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back (1986 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.
Director: Alan Lowery | Stars: John Pilger, Vince Forrester, Mario Fredericks, Bob Hawke
Votes: 45
28. The Heart of the Matter (1983– )
60 min | Drama, Romance, War
Major Scobie is a British official in a West African colony during WWII. Both he and his wife are devout Catholics, and thoroughly unhappy. After he starts an affair with a young girl and breaks the law to hide it, he's consumed by guilt.
Stars: Jack Hedley, Erica Rogers, Manfred Seipold, Wolfgang Kieling
Votes: 10
29. Endgame in Ireland (2001 TV Movie)
240 min | Documentary
A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Anderson, Mick Gold | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Denis Bradley
Votes: 42
30. Vengeance (I) (1930)
Passed | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
John Meadham, has for years been in charge of a West Africa trading post, wire the home office in London that he is tired and worn out, and they need to send a replacement to take over. The... See full summary »
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier, Philip Strange, George C. Pearce
Votes: 46
31. Colorful Islands: Madagascar and Seychelles (1935)
Approved | 8 min | Short, Documentary
A Technicolor travelogue of the islands in the Indian Ocean east of Africa.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 85
32. Savage in the City (1977)
Director: John W. Shadow | Stars: Jim Bruce, Andrew Bull, Victor Buono, Yan Yan Lam
33. Hong Kong Style (1971)
G | 22 min | Documentary, Short
In this promotional documentary, Hong Kong is portrayed as a bustling, energetic modern place, and this is conveyed through a fast-paced editing style and driving musical accompaniment. As ... See full summary »
Director: John Armstrong | Star: Michael Goodliffe
34. The Desired Woman (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Diana Maxwell, a British army officer's-wife cause havoc, desire and jealousy among the men stationed in an isolated outpost in the Sahara desert and other locations.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Irene Rich, William Russell, William Collier Jr., Douglas Gerrard
Votes: 32
35. Les petites perles des Caraïbes (2014 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Barbados (a coral island): Barbados has an area of 432 square kilometers and a population of 287.000 inhabitants (2019); Barbados became independent on 30 ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Bacos
36. The Other Irish Travellers (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Storyville: documentary which takes a personal look at the history of Ireland's vanished Anglo-Irish classes through the quirky family of filmmaker Fiona Murphy.
Director: Fiona Murphy
37. The Interrogator (1961 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Set in the British Colony of Cyprus during the Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959). A British officer interrogates a Greek Cypriot member of the EOKA (National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters).
Director: John Jacobs | Stars: Bernard Lee, John Barrie, Conrad Phillips, Sean Lynch
38. The Visionary Lights (2013 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short, History
Col William Light was the first Surveyor General for SA and planned the City of Adelaide, he was born in Penang. His father, Francis, was the founder of the British colony of George Town. Adelaide and George Town, Penang are Sister Cities
Director: Ashley Starkey | Stars: Lindl Lawton, Glen Woodward, Wendy Wu, Stephen Yarwood
39. Zulu-Land (1911)
Short, Drama
Harry Webb finds that for one occupying his station in society, the Bohemian life he is leading is not altogether commensurate with his limited income, and in consequence, when taken to ... See full summary »
40. Royal Mid-Ocean Visit (1954)
9 min | Documentary, Short, News
The story of the 24-hour visit of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Bermuda. As the island pays tribute to the queen, the natural beauty of the countryside and its historical background are shown.
Director: Arthur Cohen | Stars: Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II
41. The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia (2017 TV Special)
59 min | Documentary, History
The story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia.
Stars: Jim Ambuske, Marjory Harper, Jim Hunter, Karly Kehoe
43.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Death at Jamestown
(2001)
TV-PG | Documentary, History, War
Scientists investigate what led to the demise of the British colony of Jamestown, VA around 1610. Were the starvation and outbreaks they faced caused by a string of unfortunate events or did Spain have something to do with it as well?
Director: Alexander Marengo | Star: Liev Schreiber
Votes: 20
44.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Reckoning: 1945... and after
(1974)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
As wretched survivours suffer deprivations amongst the ruins, half of Germany and eastern Europe trade one socialist tyranny for another as the Soviets take power. Japan is occupied by the U. S., but the colonial empires disintegrate.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Stephen Ambrose, William Robertson, Kay Summersby
Votes: 335
45.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for the Mediterranean
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill
Votes: 5
46.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battles for Tunisia
(2001)
Documentary, History, War
The campaign in Tunisia in World War Two saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. We look at the weapons used and tactics and tell the story of the battle itself.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Kenneth Anderson, Claude Auchinleck
Votes: 6
47.
Brits (2000– )
Episode:
Holding the Line
(2000)
50 min | Documentary
Director: Sam Collyns | Star: Peter Taylor
48.
OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode:
Mini-War #1: The Falklands
(2017)
TV-14 | 7 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Oversimplified explains the Falklands War.
Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster
Votes: 33
49.
Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)
Episode:
Shooting and F**king Are the Same Thing
(2021)
74 min | Documentary, History
The story of what tore the revolutions in the 1960s apart. Jiang Qing in China, Michael X in London, Afeni Shakur in New York believed that millions of people's minds were haunted by the ... See full summary »
Stars: H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Adam Curtis, Michael de Freitas
Votes: 121
50.
Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)
Episode:
The Lordly Ones
(2021)
66 min | Documentary, History
It wasn't just the Slave Trade. 150 years ago Britain had wrecked China by forcing opium on the country. It made Britain the richest and most powerful country in the world. But it enslaved ... See full summary »
Star: Adam Curtis
Votes: 102