Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-buckingham-palace"

1. Scoop (2024)

TV-14 | 102 min | Biography, Drama

How the BBC obtained the bombshell interview with Prince Andrew about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Director: Philip Martin | Stars: Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell, Connor Swindells

Votes: 13,036

2. Batman Forever (1995)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure

Batman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman

Votes: 266,604 | Gross: $184.03M

3. Youth (I) (2015)

R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Jane Fonda

Votes: 83,080 | Gross: $2.70M

4. Cool Runnings (1993)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis

Votes: 113,773 | Gross: $68.86M

5. The Promoter (1952)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy

Edward Machin, an Edwardian-era young rogue of lowly origin, decides he must do what he can to raise his living standards in order to see the world and shape his own destiny.

Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark

Votes: 1,838

6. Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

Feeling unwanted by his wife and children, a wealthy industrialist hires an unemployed young woman to pose as his mistress.

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale, James Ellison

Votes: 1,793

7. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 9,438

8. Stan & Ollie (2018)

PG | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.

Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda

Votes: 39,851 | Gross: $5.47M

9. Murder, My Sweet (1944)

Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger

Votes: 14,703

10. A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Follows estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad as they travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo.

Director: Dustin Rikert | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf, James Robinson, Kellie Blaise

Votes: 1,814

11. Pygmalion (1938)

89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.

Directors: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr

Votes: 9,660 | Gross: $3.05M

12. Annie Live! (2021 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.

Directors: Lear Debessonet, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty

Votes: 2,272

13. Beloved Infidel (1959)

Not Rated | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Toward the end of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald is writing for Hollywood studios to be able to afford the cost of an asylum for his wife. He is also struggling against alcoholism. Into his life comes the famous gossip columnist.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert, Philip Ober

Votes: 1,184

14. Deadly Strangers (1975)

R | 88 min | Thriller

Amidst public warnings of a dangerous patient who's escaped from a mental hospital, a young Belle Adams (Hayley Mills) hitches rides on the highway with various assortment of motorists.

Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Hayley Mills, Simon Ward, Sterling Hayden, Ken Hutchison

Votes: 745

15. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

Passed | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan

Votes: 2,128

16. Shinbone Alley (1970)

G | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

A newspaper man is reincarnated as a cockroach and makes friends with a free-spirited female alley cat.

Directors: John Wilson, David Detiege | Stars: Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, Alan Reed, John Carradine

Votes: 259

17. AKA (2002)

R | 123 min | Drama, Romance

AKA is the story of a disaffected youth's search for love, status, and identity in late 1970s Britain. 18-year old Dean is handsome and bright, but feels hampered by his working-class ... See full summary »

Director: Duncan Roy | Stars: Matthew Leitch, Diana Quick, George Asprey, Lindsey Coulson

Votes: 1,247

18. WWF UK Rampage '91 (1991 TV Special)

Action, Sport

Hulk Hogan vs Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Championship, The Rockers vs The Orient Express, The British Bulldog vs The Berzerker, and more.

Stars: Adnan Al-Kaissy, Mike Chioda, Paul Diamond, Ted DiBiase

Votes: 41

19. In the World of Jack the Ripper (2008 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, Crime, History

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Stars: Corey Johnson, Peter Dean, Tessa Dunlop, Richard Gizbert

Votes: 11

20. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: Memories of Manon: Part 1 (1987)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Yvette Marcel who is Control's god daughter was grabbed by a couple of men, who then threatens to kill her father who is a Canadian agent unless she can find out who her father's informant ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Edward Woodward, Melissa Sue Anderson, Anthony Zerbe, George DiCenzo

Votes: 84

21. All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode: Judging Books by Covers (1971)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama

Archie is irritated at Mike's offbeat friend, who dresses and behaves in a way that leads him to mistakenly conclude he is a homosexual. But Archie soon learns that one of his best friends is gay.

Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers

Votes: 475

22. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: The Magic Cabin (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Staying at Larry Tate's rundown weekend cabin, Samantha uses her magic to fix it up. Two prospective buyers see the lovely cabin and want to buy it from Larry.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Peter Duryea

Votes: 361

23. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Tim Conway and Dame Maggie Smith (1974)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: Carol welcomes guest Maggie Smith in her American TV debut, and they duet on "You're So London"; a couple (Carol, Harvey) is visited by an old college chum (Maggie) who ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Maggie Smith

Votes: 59

24. A Fine Romance (1981–1984)
Episode: Business Problems (1983)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Romance

While Charlie convalesces, Mike struggles to run the business single-handedly but refuses to replace Charlie with someone younger. While lending moral support to her pregnant sister, Laura finds herself thinking about having a family, too.

Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Susan Penhaligon, Richard Warwick

Votes: 21

25. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Scoundrels (1994)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An attorney may have been killed for trying to further bilk people who have lost their life savings in an S&L scandal.

Director: Marc Laub | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 281

26. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: Pilot (1993)

TV-PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

After Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, he joins Lois in investigating space shuttle sabotage, which he must thwart as Superman.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 601

27. Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode: Fully Furnished (1980)

Comedy

Shelley is excited when he discovers a new local junk shop - and also bumps into old school friend Paul at the pub. With their impending house-move on the horizon, Fran seems keen to find a... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Warren Clarke

Votes: 16

28. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode: Joe DiMaggio (1955)

30 min | Family, Game-Show

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf, begin tonight's show blindfolded, at the request of host and moderator, John Daly. The contestant is Major A. N. ... See full summary »

Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf

Votes: 45

29. In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode: Jack the Ripper (1978)

Not Rated | Documentary

An examination of the various theories of the notorious Victorian Age serial killer.

Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Stephen Knight, Donald Rumbelow, Wendy Sturgess

Votes: 41

30. Muppet Babies (1984–1991)
Episode: Plan 8 from Outer Space (1988)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When the Babies see a news bulletin on TV about how Prince Charles and Princess Diana cannot find a nanny for their two sons, they soon think all the nannies on Earth, including theirs, have been abducted by aliens.

Directors: Ray Lee, Karen Peterson, Bob Richardson | Stars: Greg Berg, Dave Coulier, Katie Leigh, Laurie O'Brien

Votes: 19

31. Taskmaster (2015– )
Episode: A Cuddle (2019)

TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Katy Wix is back; she's throwing eggs, sculpting mash and sucking fingers. Plus, Jo Brand reveals her psychic powers.

Director: Andy Devonshire | Stars: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Jo Brand

Votes: 166

32. Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode: A Lady of Letters (2020)

TV-14 | 32 min | Comedy, Drama

Spinster Irene puts pen to paper to complain about the many, many wrongs she sees around her. However, she ends up on the wrong side of the law when she misreads completely the situation of the family living in the house opposite.

Director: Jonathan Kent | Star: Imelda Staunton

Votes: 175

33. Sally Lindsay's Posh Sleepover (2021–2022)
Episode: Mayfair (2021)

45 min | Documentary

Sally's hosts, property developers Kam and Anya, show her the high life in their six-storey Mayfair townhouse, which is worth over £30 million and is just moments from Buckingham Palace.

Director: Peter Coventry | Star: Sally Lindsay

34. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Operation Kahuna (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

In order to steal back an incriminating birthday card, Toony triggers Bill's hypnotic past-life identity as pickpocket Jimmy the Slice. Cartoons: Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (1964), Jerry and Jumbo (1953), Patient Porky (1940), A Peck o' Trouble (1953), Leghorn Swoggled (1951).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

35. All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star (2021–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2021)

TV-PG | 59 min | Reality-TV

The 8 jewellers are set their first challenges by the judges. The Bestseller Challenge asks them to make three silver bangles each. For the Bespoke Challenge client Ben wants a pendant necklace for his mum to wear when meeting the Queen.

Directors: Cherry Sandhu, Kate Thomas-Couth, Rob Weekes, James Morgan | Stars: Katherine Ryan, Solange Azagury-Partridge, Shaun Leane

Votes: 11

36. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode: Where There's Smoke (2010)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael and Jesse's plans to steal a safe deposit box are interrupted when Fi and a businessman's wife are kidnapped while Fi and Sam prepare to work security for a party.

Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, Bruce Campbell

Votes: 467

37. The Goldbergs (2013–2023)
Episode: The Strangest Affair of All Time (2022)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

When Murray goes out of town, Jane Bales attempts to make a power grab at the Ottoman Empire, forcing Beverly to retaliate; Adam is thrilled to learn that Dave Kim also plans to attend NYU.

Director: Lew Schneider | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia

Votes: 159

38. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #5.28 (2022)

140 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Jeremy asks - Are the Government to blame for the NHS backlog not Covid-19? Should schoolchildren have written angry letters about Boris Johnson? Should Prince Charles move to Buckingham Palace when he becomes King?

Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Geoff Norcott

39. Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode: Buckingham (2022)

44 min | Documentary, History

Buckingham Palace is known throughout the world as the headquarters of the royal family, and is one of our most recognisable palaces.

Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond

Votes: 5

40. The Queen's Guards: A Year in Service (2022)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2022)

45 min | Documentary

25 Platoon have finished training and pass out from Catterick ready to start their new lives in central London, living only metres away from Buckingham Palace.

Directors: James Hilton, Oliver Meade, Ben Phethean | Star: Adrian Bower

41. The Daily Show (1996– )
Episode: Rachel Maddow (2011)

TV-14 | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

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Director: Chuck O'Neil | Stars: Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow, John Oliver

Votes: 30

42. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #5.91 (2022)

140 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Jeremy asks - Should Keir Starmer resign if fined? Is it fair to ban Harry and Megham from the Buckingham Palace balcony? Is it OK to sunbathe in your front garden? Storm asks - Should we stop calling Royals by their titles?

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Ash Sarkar, Mike Parry

43. Hotel Hell (2012–2016)
Episode: The Juniper Hill Inn: Part 1 (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Reality-TV

Gordon Ramsay checks in to some of America's worst hotels.

Director: Jay Hunter | Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Robert Dean II, Ari Nikki, Giulian Jones

Votes: 195

44. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )
Episode: Arnold Schwarzenegger/Ronnie Corbett/Miranda Hart/Usher (2012)

TV-14 | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

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Director: Steve Smith | Stars: Graham Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Corbett, Miranda Hart

Votes: 33

45. Call Me Kat (2021–2023)
Episode: Call Me Consciously Uncoupled (2023)

TV-14 | Comedy

Kat and Max have some news to share, but attempt to keep it a secret until after Sheila's big birthday bash; Carter breaks a pre-wedding superstition and thinks he is cursed.

Director: Phill Lewis | Stars: Mayim Bialik, Swoosie Kurtz, Kyla Pratt, Julian Gant

Votes: 92

46. Kirstie's Homemade Christmas (2009– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2009)

Documentary

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Directors: Christine Butler, Lisa McCann | Stars: Kirstie Allsopp, Will Shakespeare, Mich Turner

47. Fifteen to One (1988–2003)
Episode: 1988 Final (1988)

Game-Show

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Stars: William G. Stewart, Kevin Ashman, Les Atkinson, Mal Collier

48. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #73.108 (2015)

TV-14 | Game-Show

Chris Betteridge vs. Scott Babb.

Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Nicki Chapman

49. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #74.18 (2016)

TV-14 | Game-Show

David Armstrong vs. Natalie Helme.

Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Richard Arnold

50. Royal Recipes (2017– )
Episode: Garden Parties and Picnics (2017)

44 min | Documentary

Paul sets up the barbecue to cook Prince Philip's signature dish Gaelic steaks. Annie reveals how Queen Victoria made picnics fashionable when she visits Chiswick House in south west London.

Directors: Colin Lennox, Tom Parr | Stars: Michael Buerk, Paul Ainsworth, Annie Gray, Stephen Hallam