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Amazon Prime Video
88
8.1
/192964/
78
/3019/
79
/2014/
4.2
/174084/
99
/97/
93
/3386/
97
/30/
cc age 13+

The Third Man (1949)
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.4
/43771/
74
/909/
70
/457/
3.6
/36725/
90
/79/
81
/1371/
74
/11/
cc age 8+

Oliver! (1968)
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
poster
Kanopy
82
78
7.6
/12662/
75
/241/
73
/219/
3.9
/16150/
100
/33/
86
/139/
87
/18/

Odd Man Out (1947)
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
poster
Kanopy
81
77
7.6
/10558/
73
/190/
72
/187/
3.8
/8323/
100
/35/
88
/153/
88
/12/

The Fallen Idol (1948)
Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, hero-worships his father's butler Baines. His perception of the man changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
poster
75
70
7.2
/8674/
75
/213/
71
/147/
3.5
/4338/
86
/7/
79
/128/

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
poster
75
68
7.2
/6629/
72
/120/
67
/115/
3.6
/3960/
95
/20/
77
/96/

Our Man in Havana (1960)
Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly. He owns a vacuum cleaner shop but isn’t very successful so he accepts an offer from Hawthorne of the British Secret Service to recruit a network of agents in Cuba.
poster
75
67
7.2
/6102/
73
/136/
72
/84/
3.6
/5176/
89
/18/
72
/87/

Night Train to Munich (1940)
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
poster
62
6.9
/920/
61
/11/
75
/10/
3.5
/297/

Follow Me! (1972)
A strait-laced British banker hires an eccentric private detective to follow his free-spirited American wife, whom he suspects is cheating on him.
poster
Hoopla
67
56
6.8
/5679/
69
/104/
62
/93/
3.4
/2270/
75
/8/
62
/24/

Trapeze (1956)
A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
48
6.9
/2413/
68
/68/
65
/39/
3.4
/559/
100
/11/
72
/23/

The Way Ahead (1944)
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
poster
Kanopy
71
45
7.0
/2836/
65
/52/
71
/63/
3.6
/1882/
77
/11/

The Man Between (1953)
A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
poster
Criterion Channel
66
35
6.4
/1272/
67
/27/
66
/25/
3.3
/763/
67
/9/
68
/21/
cc age 8+

A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.
poster
68
34
7.0
/1279/
63
/15/
64
/26/
3.4
/431/
90
/10/
57
/11/

The Stars Look Down (1940)
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.
poster
64
34
6.5
/2168/
61
/30/
66
/45/
3.3
/1121/
63
/9/

The Running Man (1963)
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
poster
62
33
6.9
/1417/
62
/18/
58
/32/
3.4
/714/
56
/392/

Outcast of the Islands (1951)
After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Willems flees the resulting disgrace and criminal charges. He persuades the man who gave him his start in life, the merchant ship captain Lingard, to bring him to a trading post on a remote Indonesian island where he can hide out.
poster
62
33
6.7
/1873/
60
/24/
59
/28/
3.4
/503/
58
/211/

The Key (1958)
In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend, Ross can use the key.
poster
64
24
7.0
/682/
69
/39/
63
/17/
3.4
/288/
54
/173/

The True Glory (1945)
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.
poster
63
22
6.4
/589/
70
/8/
60
/14/
3.4
/246/
83
/6/
36
/4/

Bank Holiday (1938)
A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.
poster
?
7.1
/153/

The New Lot (1943)
A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.
poster
57
?
6.0
/264/
50
/1/
61
/3/

Climbing High (1938)
Wealthy Nicky finds himself engaged to gold-digger Lady Constance, but he really loves scatty model Diana. Complications, slapstick and mountaineering are the result.
poster
54
?
6.5
/253/
56
/3/
43
/3/

A Girl Must Live (1939)
A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
poster
?
4.2
/38/
65
/2/
35
/2/

Who's Your Lady Friend? (1937)
A plastic surgeon dispatches his assistant to bring in a young woman who is scheduled to have a procedure done. Unfortunately, the assistant brings in the wrong woman.
poster
?
6.6
/76/
70
/1/

Letter from Home (1941)
Two evacuee children living in the United States receive a letter from their mother, Mrs Taylor, telling them of her life in Blitz-era London. Glimpses of the events of Mrs Taylor's typical day, including ration shopping and fire warden training, belie the letter's innocuous statements.
poster
?
6.5
/30/
60
/1/

We Serve (1942)
Training film for officers of the ATS, encouraging compassion and understanding for the young woman in their charge.
poster
64
?
6.2
/257/
67
/9/

Penny Paradise (1938)
A Liverpool tug boat captain finds he's won a fortune on the penny pools and it changes his life. However, after giving up his job and throwing a large expensive party, he discovers that he may not really have won after all.
poster
63
?
5.5
/234/
74
/5/
61
/4/

Midshipman Easy (1935)
Set during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic War, Mr Midshipman Easy has just joined the Royal Navy. He is very keen to do well but luckily he has an understanding captain to pull him out of the various adventures he seems to get involved in.
poster
51
?
5.7
/661/
48
/5/
64
/5/
36
/4/

Flap (1970)
Comedy based on the plight of modern Native Americans living on reservations.
poster
63
?
6.8
/390/
60
/3/
64
/6/

Girl in the News (1940)
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.
poster
61
?
5.7
/177/
70
/4/
59
/8/

It Happened in Paris (1935)
A British millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris.
poster
?
5.1
/84/

Talk of the Devil (1936)
A ruthless businessman tries to steal his brother's successful shipping company. He hires a gifted mimic to date one of his brother's daughters to get some inside information about the business. The mimic succeeds only too well, with tragic results.
poster
60
?
6.5
/569/
63
/13/
56
/8/
60
/5/
58
/7/

Kipps (1941)
A young tradesman learns that money doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Drama.
poster
62
?
6.8
/481/
65
/2/
54
/6/

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.
poster
72
?
6.7
/143/
80
/2/
70
/1/

Laburnum Grove (1936)
To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave. His wife believes he is joking, but he has in fact allowed the truth to slip out and now he is danger of being arrested.


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