In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

English

7.1

♡ 71

93%

74%

ambition

based on play or musical

Drama

Fantasy

History

husband wife relationship

Joel Coen Director

Bertie Carvel as Banquo

Brendan Gleeson as Duncan

Denzel Washington as Macbeth

Sean Patrick Thomas as Monteith

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

T2 Trainspotting

2017

English

7.1

♡ 170

81%

78%

Action

based on novel or book

Danny Boyle Director

Robert Carlyle as Begbie / Begbie's Father

Kelly Macdonald as Diane

Ewan McGregor as Renton

Amy Manson as Woman in Club

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.

Trainspotting

1996

English

8.1

♡ 166

90%

93%

Action

based on novel or book

Danny Boyle Director

Susan Vidler as Allison

Robert Carlyle as Begbie

Hugh Ross as Man

Ewan McGregor as Renton

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

Shallow Grave

1994

English

7.2

♡ 33

Danny Boyle Director

Ewan McGregor as Alex Law

Frances Low as Doctor

Kerry Fox as Juliet Miller

Tony Curran as Travel Agent

When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.

The Dead Outside

2008

English

4.1

♡ 4

17%

Kerry Anne Mullaney Director

Vivienne Harvey as Eleanor

Leo Horsfield as Intruder

Sharon Osdin as Kate

Scott Peden as Woods Attacker

A neurological pandemic has consumed the population. Drug-resistance has mutated the virus into a ravaging psychological plague, rendering the 'the dying' desperate, paranoid and violent

The Angels' Share

2012

English

7.0

♡ 14

88%

Ken Loach Director

John Henshaw as Harry

Lorne MacFadyen as Matthew / PC

Paul Birchard as North American Bidder

Roger Allam as Thaddeus

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.

Highlander II: The Quickening

1991

English

4.2

♡ 33

Russell Mulcahy Director

Pete Antico as Corda

Christopher Lambert as MacLeod

Allan Rich as Neyman

Sean Connery as Ramírez

In the year 2024, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed, and it's up to MacLeod and Ramirez to set things right. Opposition comes from both the planet Zeist (MacLeod and Ramirez's homeworld) and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Also, flashbacks show the story behind MacLeod and Ramirez's exile from Zeist.

When Eight Bells Toll

1971

English

6.0

♡ 2

53%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Etienne Périer Director

Anthony Hopkins as Philip Calvert

Oliver MacGreevy as Quinn

Corin Redgrave as Roy Hunslett

Harry Fielder as Thug on Boat

Phillip Calvert is a British Treasury secret service agent assigned to stop the ruthless pirating of millions in gold bullion off the western coast of the Scottish highlands. His search takes him to the small port town of Torbay on the Isle of Torbay where numerous fishing boats, yachts and people have been mysteriously disappearing. A trail of deceit and subterfuge leads him to Cypriot tycoon and shipping magnate Sir Anthony Skouras and his beautiful wife, Charlotte aboard their luxury yacht anchored off the coast, who may hold the answers to the truth.

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

English

6.6

♡ 5

based on novel or book

Don Sharp Director

Aileen Lewis as Lady on Stairs

John Welsh as Lord Belthane

Timothy West as Porton

David Warner as Sir Edmund Appleton

George Baker as Sir Walter Bullivant

The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian 'sleeper' agents are planning to pre-start World War I by murdering a visiting foreign minister. However, Scudder is murdered and Hannay is framed for the death by the 'sleepers'. Fleeing to Scotland Hannay attempts to clear his name and to stop the agents with the aid of Alex Mackenzie but not only is he is chased by Chief Supt Lomas for Scudder's death but by the agents who are headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...

Death Defying Acts

2007

English

5.8

♡ 6

42%

Gillian Armstrong Director

Saoirse Ronan as Benji McGarvie

Guy Pearce as Harry Houdini

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Mary McGarvie

Timothy Spall as Sugarman

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

The Exchange Student

1967

French

6.5

♡ 7

69%

Jean Girault Director

Paul Faivre as Le propriétaire du poulailler

Ferdy Mayne as MacFarrell

Silvia Dionisio as Une vacancière avec le chien

Carlo Nell as Un professeur

Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...