A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

English

4.5

♡ 5

Paul Morrissey Director

Dudley Moore as Doctor Watson / Mrs. Ada Holmes / Mr. Spiggot / Piano Player

Prunella Scales as Glynis

Roy Kinnear as Selden the Axe Murderer

Denholm Elliott as Stapleton

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Horrid Henry: The Movie

2011

English

3.7

♡ 14

9%

41%

Action

Adventure

based on children's book

Nick Moore Director

Jo Brand as Demon Dinner Lady

Prunella Scales as Great Aunt Greta

Rebecca Front as Miss Oddbod

Aidan Cook as News Reporter

When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out.

Room at the Top

1958

English

7.5

♡ 16

100%

82%

Action

assault

based on novel or book

Jack Clayton Director

Anthony Newlands as Bernard

Prunella Scales as Council Office Worker

Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton

Richard Pasco as Teddy

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

What Every Woman Wants

1954

English

6.7

♡ 4

Maurice Elvey Director

Joan Sims as Doll

Edwin Richfield as Frank

William Sylvester as Jim Barnes

Prunella Scales as Mary

Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s parents’ tiny house. Meanwhile, Jane’s cousin, Jim - back from the war in Korea - and Mark’s involvement in left-wing politics place further strain on the relationship. Can grandfather help?

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

English

5.5

♡ 1

30%

Michael Winner Director

Alexandra Pigg as Bridget Baines

Anthony Hopkins as Dafydd Ap Llewellyn

Jeremy Irons as Guy Jones

Prunella Scales as Hannah Ap Llewellyn

Guy Jones (Irons) moves to a small British town and joins the local amateur dramatics society as a way to meet people. However he soon finds the drama offstage far outweighs those onstage.

The Littlest Horse Thieves

1976

English

6.8

♡ 8

Charles Jarrott Director

Duncan Lamont as

Tom Laughlin as

Joe Gladwin as Bert

Prunella Scales as Mrs. Sandman

When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them safe. But when they're caught, it's up to the mine owners and the miners themselves to decide what's right.

Second Best

1994

English

6.8

♡ 3

100%

Chris Menges Director

Jodhi May as Alice

Jane Horrocks as Debbie

Prunella Scales as Margery

John Hurt as Uncle Turpin

The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.

Hobson's Choice

1954

English

7.7

♡ 14

91%

Action

based on play or musical

marriage of convenience

northern england

parent child relationship

Romance

David Lean Director

Shirley Stelfox as

Daphne Anderson as Alice Hobson

Julien Mitchell as Sam Minns

Prunella Scales as Vicky Hobson

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.

The Boys from Brazil

1978

English

7.0

♡ 23

72%

66%

Action

based on novel or book

Franklin J. Schaffner Director

Rosemary Harris as Mrs. Doring

Prunella Scales as Mrs. Harrington

Walter Gotell as Mundt

Carl Duering as Trausteiner

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.

Wolf

1994

English

6.3

♡ 69

61%

Mike Nichols Director

Peter Gerety as George

Prunella Scales as Maude

David Hyde Pierce as Roy

James Spader as Stewart Swinton

An aging publisher becomes a demon wolf and, with this newfound youthful vigor, fights to keep his job.

Johnny English

2003

English

6.3

♡ 255

33%

Peter Howitt Director

Ben Miller as Bough, English's Sidekick

Peter Howitt as Man at Crowning Ceremony

John Malkovich as Pascal Sauvage, the Greedy Frenchman

Prunella Scales as The Queen

A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.

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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Room at the Top

What Every Woman Wants

A Chorus of Disapproval

The Littlest Horse Thieves

Second Best

Hobson's Choice

The Boys from Brazil

Wolf

Johnny English