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1. The Wicker Man (1973)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.

Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland

Votes: 92,536 | Gross: $0.06M

2. Limbo (VI) (2020)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request.

Director: Ben Sharrock | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Kenneth Collard, Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai

Votes: 5,303

3. Whisky Galore (2016)

TV-14 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.

Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Naomi Battrick, Sean Biggerstaff, James Cosmo, Matt Costello

Votes: 1,976

4. The Edge of the World (1937)

Passed | 74 min | Drama, History, Romance

A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.

Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Niall MacGinnis, Belle Chrystall, John Laurie, Eric Berry

Votes: 1,998

5. The Governess (1998)

R | 115 min | Drama, Romance

In this sensuous romance, Minnie Driver stars as a governess who is hired into a remote Scottish household and strongly affects all those she comes into contact with.

Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Florence Hoath, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Votes: 3,161 | Gross: $3.90M

6. The Isle (2018)

96 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

When their boat sinks, 3 men make it to an Isle they'll wish they had never found.

Director: Matthew Butler-Hart | Stars: Conleth Hill, Alex Hassell, Fisayo Akinade, Tori Butler-Hart

Votes: 11,489

7. Iona (2015)

85 min | Drama

Iona takes her teenage son to the holy island where she was born so they can hide from a violent crime. As her son seeks forgiveness for what he has done Iona comes to terms with her loss of faith.

Director: Scott Graham | Stars: Ruth Negga, Douglas Henshall, Tom Brooke, Michelle Duncan

Votes: 355

8. A Touch of Larceny (1960)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy

Royal Navy Commander Max Easton fakes his defection to the Soviets in order to sue the slandering newspapers for the money he needs to woo a fancy American woman.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: James Mason, George Sanders, Vera Miles, Oliver Johnston

Votes: 661

9. Return to the Edge of the World (1978)

23 min | Documentary, Short, History

Essentially a rerelease of Michael Powell's 'The Edge of the World' (1937), but with color book-ends in which director and actors revisit the island of Foula forty years later and talk about their experiences.

Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Michael Powell, John Laurie, Frankie Reidy, Sydney Streeter

Votes: 213

10. The Brothers (1947)

Approved | 98 min | Drama

The McFarishes and the Macraes are lifelong enemies living on a remote island in the Western Isles of Scotland. Mary Lawson is a Scottish orphan brought up in a convent who arrives on the ... See full summary »

Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Patricia Roc, Will Fyffe, Maxwell Reed, Finlay Currie

Votes: 191

11. Venus Peter (1989)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama

Peter, a young boy living in the fishing village of St Monans, Scotland during 1940s, learns about life and the beauty of imagination from his grandfather and female teacher in this touching semi-autobiographical story about childhood.

Director: Ian Sellar | Stars: Ray McAnally, David Hayman, Sinéad Cusack, Gordon R. Strachan

Votes: 123

12. Back-Room Boy (1942)

82 min | Comedy, Mystery

A lowly BBC employee pulls a prank at the studio and finds himself transferred to an isolated island where he is to set up a weather station at a lighthouse. As if in a fantasy, a ship ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Mason | Stars: Arthur Askey, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Googie Withers

Votes: 313

13. The Crossing (2012)

97 min | Thriller

Eight year old French Girl, Lola Arendt, disappears while on holiday in Scotland. Unable to cope, her parents Martin and Sarah separate. Two years later Lola is miraculously found alive in the exact same place.

Director: Jérôme Cornuau | Stars: Michaël Youn, Fanny Valette, Pauline Haugness, Jules Werner

Votes: 195

14. Mara: The Seal Wife (2021)

40 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

During a moonlit night, Sine vanishes after childbirth, leaving her husband Magnus devastated. A haunting exploration of Sine's past, unearths the traumatic events that connected her to the... See full summary »

Director: Uisdean Murray | Stars: Kevin Kelly, Sarah Pritchard, Cailean Collier, Christy Ann Skivington

Votes: 6

15. Play Me Something (1989)

72 min | Drama

As a group of individuals waits for a plane on a remote Scottish island, an enigmatic stranger tells them a story about an Italian countryman who visits Venice.

Director: Timothy Neat | Stars: John Berger, Hamish Henderson, Lucia Lanzarini, Charlie Barron

Votes: 109

16. The Water King

Drama | Pre-production

The near-loss of a patient drives a disillusioned therapist back to Scotland where she struggles to overcome her resentment against a childhood tragedy that has kept her chained to the past.

Director: Shannon Van Metre

17. Islelanders (2022– )

Comedy

Arran and Lewis, a pair of chancers living in the Scottish islands, finally get a big job - to clear a spooky looking house. But things take a turn with the unexpected return of Arran's sister Maisie.

Stars: Matthew Mcgill, James MacColl, Rachel Flynn, John McQuiston

Votes: 11

18. Lace on Her Petticoat (1952 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

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Director: Andrew Osborn | Stars: Margaret Boyd, Ellis Irving, David Keir, Christine Lindsay

19. In Search of the Wallaby (2012)

12 min | Documentary, Short, Mystery

A documentary crew travel to the Isle of Islay off the west coast of Scotland to investigate the mysterious 2004 discovery of a dead wallaby and end up meditating more on the nature of life in a Scottish island community.

Directors: Alasdair Bayne, Andrew O'Connor

Votes: 6

20. St Kilda: Britain's Loneliest Isle (1928)

15 min | Documentary, Short

Travelogue of a sailing from Glasgow to St Kilda (via other Scottish islands) showing life on St Kilda shortly before it was evacuated.

Directors: Bobbie Mann, Paul Robello | Stars: Margaret MacDonald, George Blair, Mae MacDonald, Malcolm Macdonald

Votes: 39

21. SAS: Who Dares Wins (2015– )
Episode: Exposure (2020)

47 min | Reality-TV

25 men and women, including an ex-SAS operator working undercover as a mole, face the latest intense course - beginning with a swim to a remote Scottish island.

Directors: Freddie Foss-Smith, Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Amy Ruffell, Phil Turner, Max Shapira | Stars: Ant Middleton, Mark Billingham, Jason Fox, Matthew Ollerton

Votes: 27

22. Killing Eve (2018–2022)
Episode: Making Dead Things Look Nice (2022)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Eve takes on an even bigger revenge mission against The Twelve and realises she may need Villanelle's help. Villanelle has a dalliance with the new assassin. Carolyn's latest string of intel may lead her home.

Director: Stella Corradi | Stars: Ken Mcloone, Jodie Comer, Marie-Sophie Ferdane, Sandra Oh

Votes: 1,660

23. Killing Eve (2018–2022)
Episode: Oh Goodie, I'm the Winner (2022)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Eve and Villanelle reunite before pursuing their own missions, which leads Villanelle to another assassin in The Twelve. Eve moves closer to achieving her revenge mission. Carolyn faces a ghost from her past.

Director: Emily Atef | Stars: Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh, Kim Bodnia, Anjana Vasan

Votes: 1,794

24. Killing Eve (2018–2022)
Episode: Hello, Losers (2022)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Eve and Villanelle focus on making a seismic stab at The Twelve, risking their own lives; Carolyn arrives home as a traitor, she has a finite amount of time to use her intel as leverage to get herself back in the game.

Director: Stella Corradi | Stars: Sandra Oh, Marie-Sophie Ferdane, Jodie Comer, Nathalie Barclay

Votes: 7,753

25. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Baliscate Chapel, Tobermory, Isle of Mull (2010)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

The team travel to the Isle of Mull to investigate a series of strange structures found deep in a forest. There is suspicion the site may be a previously unknown Christian Church, or it could be a simple farmers dwelling.

Director: Michael Douglas | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 27

26. Spooked: Scotland (2022)
Episode: Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran (2022)

44 min | Reality-TV

At Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran the team not only encounters some very vocal spirits, but they also face the wrath of the fairies. They will need to come up with a unique way of communicating with these mischievous creatures.

Director: Chris McMillan | Stars: Gail Porter, Chris Fleming, Evelyn Hollow, Ryan O'Neill

Votes: 12

27. Digging for Britain (2010– )
Episode: Age of Bronze and Iron (2011)

TV-14 | Documentary

A team of archaeologists investigate the mysterious Cladh Hallan site in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland and discover skeletons that challenge previous notions about Bronze Age Britain.

Director: Emma Parkins | Stars: Alice Roberts, Alex Baldwin, Henry Chapman, Amanda Clarke

Votes: 8

28. Islelanders (2022– )
Episode: Pilot (2022)

14 min | Comedy

Two Scottish island chancers get a much needed big job to clear a spooky house. But things take an odd turn with the unexpected return of a family member.

Director: Alessio Avezzano | Stars: Matthew Mcgill, James MacColl, Rachel Flynn, John McQuiston

29. Chemistry of Death (2023– )
Episode: Where the Wind Blows (2023)

44 min | Crime, Thriller

With Hunter and Jenny both in danger, they must work together to outsmart the killer if they hope to survive. After the events in Manham, Hunter is called onto a new case on a remote ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Harry Treadaway, Samuel Anderson, Lucian Msamati, Jeanne Goursaud

Votes: 175

30. Chemistry of Death (2023– )
Episode: Written in Bone (2023)

43 min | Crime, Thriller

Hunter fights to save the evidence from a huge storm which has cut off all communications with the mainland. With only the tools he has on him, can Hunter piece together the facts to reveal... See full summary »

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Harry Treadaway, Neve McIntosh, David Hayman, Amy Manson

Votes: 145

31. Chemistry of Death (2023– )
Episode: Island On Fire (2023)

40 min | Crime, Thriller

With the storm now in full force, Hunter is trapped on the island with Fraser with no possibility of backup from the mainland. Things ramp up when the killer strikes again. Can Hunter find ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Harry Treadaway, Neve McIntosh, David Hayman, Amy Manson

Votes: 128

32. Chemistry of Death (2023– )
Episode: The Clouds Part (2023)

47 min | Crime, Thriller

As Hunter puts the final pieces of the puzzle together, he suddenly sees the case in a new light and realises that nobody is who they appear to be. But it's not clear that Hunter will be ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Harry Treadaway, Jeanne Goursaud, David Hayman, Neve McIntosh

Votes: 137

33. The Edinburgh Auction House (2023– )
Episode: Treasure Island & A Gold Coin (2023)

44 min | Documentary

Sybelle heads to a Scottish island home packed with four generations of family heirlooms and hopes are high when they discover a rare gold coin.

Directors: Andrew Laing, Alexandra Rowe, Philip Shotton | Stars: Sybelle Thomson, Nick Hancock

34. The World According to Kids (2017– )
Episode: Fear & Danger (2017)

Documentary

The members of a drama-class in Gloucester, a choir in Liverpool and pupils from a school on the Isle of Mull discuss fear and danger.

Directors: Josie Besbrode, Nicola Comber, Andrew Dedman, Danny Fildes, Kate Walker, Pamela Gordon | Stars: Aaliyah Cinello, Fay Ripley