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1. Outlander (2014– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 179,835

2. Shetland (2013– )

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

A local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.

Stars: Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Lewis Howden, Douglas Henshall

Votes: 26,097

3. Aftersun (II) (2022)

R | 102 min | Drama

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't...

Director: Charlotte Wells | Stars: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham

Votes: 94,948

4. Highlander (1986)

R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart

Votes: 147,958 | Gross: $5.90M

5. Trainspotting (1996)

R | 93 min | Drama

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd

Votes: 727,246 | Gross: $16.50M

6. Caddyshack (1980)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Sport

An exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight

Votes: 127,495 | Gross: $39.85M

7. Maleficent (2014)

PG | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Director: Robert Stromberg | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville

Votes: 401,020 | Gross: $241.41M

8. Naked (1993)

Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy, Drama

An unemployed Mancunian vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell

Votes: 44,098 | Gross: $1.77M

9. The New Mutants (2020)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

Director: Josh Boone | Stars: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga

Votes: 89,976 | Gross: $23.86M

10. Filth (I) (2013)

R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.

Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots

Votes: 116,072 | Gross: $0.03M

11. The King's Speech (2010)

R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.

Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 708,886 | Gross: $138.80M

12. Annika (2021– )

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Witty, enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed heads up the Marine Homicide Unit, tasked with solving murders in and around the Scottish waters.

Stars: Nicola Walker, Jamie Sives, Katie Leung, Silvie Furneaux

Votes: 9,404

13. The Witches (1990)

PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson

Votes: 54,785 | Gross: $10.36M

14. Gosford Park (2001)

R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Set in the 1930s, a group of pretentious rich and famous get together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 94,192 | Gross: $41.31M

15. Chicken Run (2000)

G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.

Directors: Peter Lord, Nick Park | Stars: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson

Votes: 212,729 | Gross: $106.83M

16. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 138,368 | Gross: $8.18M

17. Casino Royale (1967)

Approved | 131 min | Comedy

In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.

Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles

Votes: 32,572

18. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy's farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new threat, and Ginger and her team decide to break in.

Director: Sam Fell | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton

Votes: 23,000

19. Crime (2021– )

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

When an Edinburgh schoolgirl is abducted, DI Ray Lennox investigates her disappearance whilst confronting his own past trauma.

Stars: Dougray Scott, Joanna Vanderham, Ken Stott, Sarah McCardie

Votes: 6,223

20. Taggart (1983–2010)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.

Stars: Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Robert Robertson, Iain Anders

Votes: 2,019

21. The Last King of Scotland (2006)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington

Votes: 196,379 | Gross: $17.61M

22. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

G | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.

Directors: Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball | Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe

Votes: 40,804 | Gross: $18.53M

23. The Ghost Writer (2010)

PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 171,014 | Gross: $15.54M

24. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.

Directors: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, Dave Michener, John Musker | Stars: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek

Votes: 54,580 | Gross: $38.60M

25. Made of Honor (2008)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

Hannah surprises Tom, her best friend who is secretly in love with her, with the news of her engagement to a wealthy man. Things take a complicated turn when she asks Tom to be her maid of honor.

Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison

Votes: 76,176 | Gross: $46.01M

26. The Alamo (2004)

PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, History, War

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.

Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Emilio Echevarría, Jason Patric

Votes: 22,358 | Gross: $22.41M

27. Young Adam (2003)

NC-17 | 98 min | Crime, Drama

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer

Votes: 14,687 | Gross: $0.77M

28. Six Four (2023– )

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Follows police detective Chris and his wife, former undercover officer Michelle, whose teenage daughter goes missing.

Stars: Vinette Robinson, Kevin McKidd, Nalini Chetty, Richard Coyle

Votes: 1,424

29. Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)

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

Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.

Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids

Votes: 2,438

30. Scot Squad (2014– )

30 min | Comedy, Crime

Mockumentary comedy series following the life of scottish police officers from different areas of the force. In a fly on the wall style.

Stars: Joe Hullait, Jack Docherty, Karen Bartke, Manjot Sumal

Votes: 406

31. Black Sea (2014)

R | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with gold.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, David Threlfall

Votes: 40,945 | Gross: $1.17M

32. A Call to Spy (2019)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency - SOE - to recruit and train women as spies.

Director: Lydia Dean Pilcher | Stars: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache

Votes: 9,374

33. Sweet Sixteen (I) (2002)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Martin Compston, Michelle Coulter, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane

Votes: 15,797 | Gross: $0.03M

34. Lip Service (2010–2012)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Sex, lies and true love in modern Scotland. Following the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something lesbians living in Glasgow.

Stars: Fiona Button, Heather Peace, James Anthony Pearson, Natasha O'Keeffe

Votes: 4,563

35. 200 Cigarettes (1999)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses.

Director: Risa Bramon Garcia | Stars: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz

Votes: 16,374 | Gross: $6.85M

36. The Illusionist (2010)

PG | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.

Director: Sylvain Chomet | Stars: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil, Raymond Mearns

Votes: 36,557 | Gross: $2.23M

37. River City (2002– )

30 min | Drama, Family

Drama series set in a close-knit Glasgow community.

Stars: Sally Howitt, Stephen Purdon, Frank Gallagher, Jordan Young

Votes: 299

38. Loch Ness (1996)

PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A scientist tries to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster.

Director: John Henderson | Stars: Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm, Harris Yulin

Votes: 4,872

39. The Loud House Movie (2021)

TV-Y7 | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

With his parents and all 10 sisters in tow, Lincoln Loud heads to Scotland and learns that royalty runs in the family in this global musical journey.

Director: Dave Needham | Stars: Asher Bishop, David Tennant, Michelle Gomez, Jill Talley

Votes: 2,894

40. Something Big (1971)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Western

A man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander in order to exchange her for a Gatling gun that's being sold by a gun runner.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Dean Martin, Brian Keith, Carol White, Honor Blackman

Votes: 1,079

41. Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.

Director: Maya Forbes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide

Votes: 17,064 | Gross: $1.43M

42. Another Time, Another Place (1983)

R | 118 min | Drama, War

Set in 1943 Scotland during World War II, Janie is a young housewife married to a man named Dougal, 15 years her senior. As part of a war rehabilitation program, Janie and Dougal welcome ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Radford | Stars: Phyllis Logan, Giovanni Mauriello, Gianluca Favilla, Claudio Rosini

Votes: 356

43. A Fond Kiss (2004)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance

Sparks fly in Glasgow's south side when a young Asian man enters into a relationship with a Caucasian woman.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Ahmad Riaz, Shamshad Akhtar

Votes: 7,312

44. Them (I) (2023)

142 min | Action, Sci-Fi

During a lockdown caused by climate change, vaccum cleaner salesman David Blackwood pulls up near the shoreline before making his trip to the big city, where he witnesses a UFO landing on the beach.

Director: Frank McGowan | Stars: Wendy Andrew, Ronnie Green, Martin Griffith, Leigh Haggar

45. When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)

PG-13 | 92 min | Biography, Drama

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Bradley Johnson

Votes: 4,695 | Gross: $1.07M

46. Burke & Hare (1972)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Paul Luty, Roy Macready, Derren Nesbitt, Susan Coates

Votes: 563

47. Sacrifice (II) (2016)

Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

After digging up a bizarrely mutilated corpse on her land, physician Tora Hamilton uncovers a lethal connection to ancient pagan rituals.

Director: Peter A. Dowling | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Rupert Graves, Ian McElhinney, Joanne Crawford

Votes: 4,834

48. Aberdeen (2000)

106 min | Drama

A mom dying in Aberdeen, Scotland, asks her coke snorting, nympho, London lawyer daughter to get her estranged, alcoholic dad in Oslo, Norway, to Aberdeen. He's drunk at the airport, so they travel together by car and ferry.

Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Jean Johansson, Charlotte Rampling

Votes: 3,472 | Gross: $0.06M

49. Raven (2002–2018)

30 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Raven, an ancient and immortal Scottish warlord, guides his young charges - warriors - in a gruelling set of challenges to discover who will triumph and emerge as the Ultimate Warrior.

Stars: James Mackenzie, Aisha Toussaint, Ilirian Bushi, Craig Clelland

Votes: 380

50. The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

Approved | 90 min | Action, Adventure, History

Two noble Scottish brothers deliberately take opposite sides when Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to claim the throne of Scotland in order to preserve the family fortune.

Director: William Keighley | Stars: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell

Votes: 1,787