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6.8

♡ 5

55%

Peter Watkins Director

Victor Henry as Freddie K

Jeremy Child as Martin Crossley

Doreen Mantle as Miss Crawford

Jean Shrimpton as Vanessa Ritchie

Britain's biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter, receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an autonomous performer -- he is little more than a puppet for the government, promoting whatever agenda they see fit. When a beautiful artist, Vanessa Ritchie, is commissioned to paint his portrait, she pushes Shorter to question his obedience to his manipulative handlers.

Young Winston

1972

6.7

♡ 5

55%

Richard Attenborough Director

Ronald Hines as Adjutant

Jeremy Child as Austen Chamberlain

Anthony Hopkins as Lloyd George

Jane Seymour as Pamela Plowden

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.

Taffin

1988

5.6

♡ 8

42%

Francis Megahy Director

Jeremy Child as Martin

Dermot Morgan as Micky Guest

Dearbhla Molloy as Mrs. Martin

Pierce Brosnan as Taffin

When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.

Sharpe Sharpe's Enemy

1994

7.8

♡ 9

19th century

Adventure

based on novel or book

Tom Clegg Director

Philip Whitchurch as Cpt. Frederickson

Sean Bean as Cpt. / Maj. Richard Sharpe

Tony Haygarth as Pot Au Feu

Jeremy Child as Sir Augustus Farthingdale

Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage for ransom. Sharpe is given the 60th Rifles and a Rocket troop, as well as his majority to rescue the women. But while Sharpe may be able to deal with his old enemy, he has yet to face a newer threat, the French Major Pierre Ducos.

Doomwatch

1972

5.5

♡ 7

20%

Peter Sasdy Director

Jeremy Child as David Broome

Ian Bannen as Dr. Del Shaw

Geoffrey Keen as Sir Henry Leyton

Michael Brennan as Tom Straker

The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

Safe Conduct

2002

French

6.9

♡ 1

76%

Bertrand Tavernier Director

Robert Glenister as Capt. Townsend

Tim Pigott-Smith as Fleming

Jeremy Child as Jeremy

Marie Gillain as Olga

During the Nazi occupation of France as two filmmakers attempt to navigate their careers without compromising their ideals. Facing pressure from the Vichy government, assistant director Jean Devaivre uses his position at the German-controlled studio Continental Films as a cover for his resistance activities, while screenwriter Jean Aurenche uses his wits to keep from being involved in the creation of any collaborationist propaganda.

High Road to China

1983

6.1

♡ 5

64%

Brian G. Hutton Director

Bess Armstrong as Eve Tozer

Ric Young as Kim Su Lee

Tom Selleck as O'Malley

Jeremy Child as Silversmith

A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.

The Madness of King George

1994

7.2

♡ 30

93%

80%

husband wife relationship

based on play or musical

parliament

Nicholas Hytner Director

Roger Hammond as Baker

Jeremy Child as Black Rod

Amanda Donohoe as Lady Pembroke

Helen Mirren as Queen Charlotte

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.

The Stud

1978

4.3

♡ 6

29%

Quentin Masters Director

Del Baker as 2nd Thane Thug

Walter Gotell as Ben Khaled

Jeremy Child as Lawyer

Peter Dennis as Marc

Fontaine Khaled is the wife of a wealthy but boring businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, The Hobo, and partying. She hires a manager, Tony, to run her club, but it is understood that his job security is dependent on him satisfying her nymphomaniac demands.

Separate Lies

2005

6.4

♡ 5

72%

Julian Fellowes Director

Jeremy Child as Angus Burrell

Emily Watson as Anne Manning

Tom Wilkinson as James Manning

Terence Stamp as Joe

Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.

Play Dirty

1969

6.8

♡ 17

100%

André De Toth Director

Jeremy Child as 2nd Lieutenant

Michael Caine as Capt. Douglas

Nigel Green as Col. Masters

Patrick Jordan as Maj. Alan Watkins

During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.

The Iron Lady

2011

6.4

♡ 39

51%

argentina

Phyllida Lloyd Director

Matthew Marsh as Alexander Haig

Jeremy Child as Cabinet Ministers

Olivia Colman as Carol Thatcher

John Sessions as Edward Heath

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001

Hindi

8.1

♡ 62

95%

93%

Adventure

Ashutosh Gowariker Director

Akhilendra Mishra as Arjan

Aamir Khan as Bhuvan

Rachel Shelley as Elizabeth Russell

Jeremy Child as Maj. Cotton

In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.

Quadrophenia

1979

7.2

♡ 14

100%

Franc Roddam Director Sting

Sting as Ace Face

Jeremy Child as Agency Man

Michael Elphick as Father

Timothy Spall as Projectionist

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.

A Fish Called Wanda

1988

7.5

♡ 43

96%

John Cleese Director

John Bird as Clerk of the Magistrate's Court

Jeremy Child as Mr. Johnson

Kevin Kline as Otto

Jamie Lee Curtis as Wanda Gershwitz

While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.

Darkest Hour

2017

7.4

♡ 282

84%

83%

Joe Wright Director

Lily James as Elizabeth Layton

Jeremy Child as Lord Stanhope

Samuel West as Sir Anthony Eden

Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Diana: Her True Story

1993

4.7

♡ 3

Biography

Drama

princess diana

Kevin Connor Director

Jeremy Child as Alfred Drake-Kinney

Anthony Calf as Capt. James Hewitt

Jemma Redgrave as Carolyn Bartholomew

David Threlfall as Prince Charles

Television film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same name by Andrew Morton.

Foster

2011