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cc age 12+

The Longest Day (1962)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
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Disney Plus
71
7.1
/19537/
73
/833/
69
/339/
3.3
/14689/
81
/21/
78
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61
/6/
cc age 8+

Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.
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Hoopla
71
68
7.0
/9716/
73
/271/
68
/188/
3.4
/3453/
78
/9/
74
/146/
cc age 7+

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
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67
6.8
/18847/
73
/543/
69
/271/
3.3
/4600/
63
/8/
67
/263/

Battle of the Bulge (1965)
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent it, Hitler orders an all-out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp.
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Disney Plus
64
53
6.5
/2700/
69
/115/
62
/65/
3.0
/2658/
65
/773/
64
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cc age 8+

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace. On the way home his father is murdered by henchmen of Prince John. Robin takes up the life of an outlaw, gathering together his band of merry men with him in Sherwood Forest, to avenge his father's death and to help the people of the land that Prince John are over taxing.
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50
5.9
/4891/
66
/220/
58
/77/
3.0
/3013/
17
/6/
68
/279/
cc age 7+

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. Soon, two children, Tommy and his sister Anika, venture into the house only to meet up with Pippi. The three soon become friends and get into various adventures together, including cleaning the floor with scrubbing shoes, dodging the "splunks", going down a waterfall in barrels, and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to an orphanage. Older children will probably get the most out of this movie.
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40
6.1
/2712/
62
/69/
58
/57/
3.2
/665/
62
/737/

Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
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40
5.4
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The Pirate Movie (1982)
Left behind by her friends on a boat trip, contemporary teen Mabel takes pursuit but is knocked unconscious on an island, where she has a dream involving pirates, sisters, a modern major-general, romance, and adventure.
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Disney Plus
67
37
7.0
/1393/
63
/29/
66
/28/
3.3
/715/
71
/579/

Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb the Citadel, is determined to accompany him, with the help of his uncle. Winter also manages to hire a guide from a neighboring village and competitor, Emil Saxo. The roped party of four men then begins the ascent of the still untouched summit.
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37
7.2
/1223/
63
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66
/24/
3.5
/553/
91
/65/

Across the Bridge (1957)
In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was also a murderer.
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The Roku Channel
58
35
5.9
/2149/
63
/55/
60
/59/
3.1
/600/
46
/4005/

The Call of the Wild (1972)
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.
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65
34
6.8
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67
/14/
61
/27/
3.5
/992/
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Miranda (1948)
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue.
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24
6.7
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Very Important Person (1961)
Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety - only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.
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7.3
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Quartet (1948)
Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."
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6.3
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/22/
3.1
/613/
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/61/

The Sword and the Rose (1953)
Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is "un-hatted" on board ship. In return for her consent to the marriage with France, Henry agrees to let her choose her second husband. When King Louis of France dies, Mary is kidnaped by the Duke of Buckingham. He tries to force her to marry him but she is rescued by her love in an exciting battle on the beach.
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22
6.2
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60
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/23/
3.3
/268/
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/78/

Crooks Anonymous (1962)
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.
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48
20
5.3
/912/
51
/12/
47
/16/
42
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The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks up his brother in the Bastille. The king wants to increase his popularity and stages an assassination against himself where Philippe is dressed as king Louis. But Philippe manages to escape the assassination and everybody believes him to be the real king...
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20
7.1
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/10/
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3.4
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/37/

Trio (1950)
W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.
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18
5.9
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/10/
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/13/
3.2
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/201/

Paper Tiger (1975)
A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.
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6.2
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/20/
3.2
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/7/

The Fast Lady (1962)
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
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11
5.3
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/16/
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
A kidnapped mobster persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.
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5.6
/7/
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The Day Begins Early (1950)
A behind the scene look at Petula Clark's working day in 1948 on "Here Come the Huggetts".
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?
6.7
/14/

London 1942 (1943)
Propaganda short about the capital's efforts to adapt to the third year of war.
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?
5.9
/43/

Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)
A bubble-brained Philadelphia waitress witnesses a murder during the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans and finds herself stalked by the killer.
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?
6.4
/21/

Fenlands (1946)
A look at life in the Fenlands (a coastal, marshy plain in eastern England) in 1940's.
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?
5.3
/52/
50
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Institute for Revenge (1979)
A sophisticated computer named IFR (the film's title is its nickname) supervises an organization dedicated to correcting wrongs against the defenseless and assigns human operatives to track down the evildoers and bring them to justice non-violently.
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56
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6.0
/193/
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/1/
41
/6/

The Pirate (1978)
An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fortunes and must deal with a fanatical terrorist group led by his daughter.
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49
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5.5
/106/
50
/2/
42
/4/

You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieutenant Green, a radar expert in the Royal Navy. One night, whilst under the influence of alcohol, he welds an old pram to the deck of a foreign destroyer for a joke. The next morning, British Intelligence is desperate to know what the enemy’s new weapon is. To cover his tracks, Green calls it the ‘998’. When he is posted to the destroyer to explain about radar techniques, Green soon realizes that his prank has gone too far.
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67
?
6.6
/273/
63
/3/
70
/4/

Landfall (1949)
A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a British submarine rather than a German U-boat. Unable to live with his actions, he volunteers for a deadly mission. His girlfriend meanwhile tries to prove that he is innocent.
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27
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4.9
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10
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Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney.
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53
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5.8
/303/
43
/3/
60
/7/

Broken Journey (1948)
A plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a glacier. Unable to radio for help because of damaged batteries and with limited food supplies, the survivors must come to a decision -- whether to stay and wait for help they believe is coming or to leave the shelter of the wrecked plane and set out in bad weather to try to reach civilization.
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59
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6.4
/475/
54
/5/
61
/13/

Double Confession (1950)
The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various unsuccessful attempts on his life while the police clear up the mystery.
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64
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6.2
/364/
67
/7/
65
/6/

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
The Huggetts have their first telephone installed, sleep rough on The Mall whilst waiting for the Royal Wedding and deal with a fire at the 'Oatibix' factory.
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66
?
5.8
/264/
76
/3/
66
/5/

The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get to South Africa where he has a new job. So the family decide that they should go to South Africa by truck. With their travelling companion they travel across the desert which includes a brush with the law.
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?
6.3
/37/
80
/1/

We of the West Riding (1946)
Exploring the daily life of a large family in Yorkshire, at work in the textile mills and at play.
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38
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5.0
/220/
10
/1/
54
/5/

Loser Takes All (1956)
Bertrand, an accountant employed by a large London firm, is called to the office of the Managing Director, Dreuther, to explain a mistake in the accounts. Dreuther is highly impressed by the young accountant's skilful explanation of the error and, hearing that Bertrand is soon to marry his spirited young fiancée, tells him to spend the honeymoon not in Bournemouth, but Monte Carlo at the company s expense! However, events in the fabulous Mediterranean paradise do not work out quite as Bertrand had envisaged...
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47
?
5.5
/294/
33
/3/
57
/5/

The Seekers (1954)
a group of British pioneers seek a new life in New Zealand.
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43
?
5.8
/224/
10
/1/
60
/3/

Nor the Moon by Night (1958)
When Alice Lang flies out to Kenya to marry gamekeeper Andrew Miller she is met by his brother Rusty, who is initially opposed to the marriage. The two become attracted to each other, but when Andrew is attacked by a lion, Alice nurses him back to health. Now torn between affection and duty, she must decide which path to follow.
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52
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5.9
/392/
37
/4/
62
/4/

The Planter's Wife (1952)
The wife of a rubber plantation owner must put her marriage problems on hold when her family is forced to defend themselves during a native uprising.
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53
?
6.0
/302/
35
/2/
66
/7/

Value for Money (1955)
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
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58
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5.9
/202/
56
/3/
61
/4/

The Hellions (1961)
Luke Billings (Lionel Jeffries) and his family have a problem with the new police sergeant Sam Hargis (Richard Todd) so they take over a small Transvaal town with the attention of drawing Hargis into a showdown. Hargis tries to get back up from the townsfolk who do not want to know, so is forced to lay low. As things get out of hand one of the Billings boys takes an interest in the storekeeper's wife, Priss Dobbs (Anne Aubrey). Having had enough her husband, Ernie (Jamie Uys) takes up the gun and heads down the main street alone. An act that prompts Hargis to join him. Slowly, the townsfolk turn up to back them up.
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66
?
6.6
/581/
73
/3/
66
/11/

Holiday Camp (1947)
The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.
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53
?
5.3
/476/
45
/5/
63
/9/

Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
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67
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6.2
/268/
74
/5/
66
/5/

Vote for Huggett (1949)
A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a lido/community center.
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50
?
5.9
/786/
41
/6/
51
/20/

The Long Duel (1967)
An idealistic colonial police officer is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability of the Raj's north-west frontier. Despite his official colonial capacity, the policeman is impressed by the ingenuity and integrity of his enemy and is determined to arrest him alive rather than bring him in dead as his superiors might wish.
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64
?
6.9
/481/
55
/4/
68
/9/

The Informers (1963)
When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close to the culprits, they set up a blackmail scheme to warn him off. But when the crooks begin to fall out with each other, the police learn the truth.
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57
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6.2
/424/
56
/6/
53
/6/

Hotel Sahara (1951)
World War II farce about the hotel of the title
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English Criminal Justice (1946)
Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.


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