Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

English

7.1

♡ 14

92%

79%

Action

based on novel or book

Stephen Frears Director

Roger Lloyd Pack as Actor 2

John Salthouse as Chauffeur

Gary Oldman as Joe Orton

David Bradley as Undertaker

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.

Nighthawks

1978

English

6.2

♡ 2

40%

Ron Peck Director

John Warburton as

Derek Jarman as

Peter Thomas as

Ken Robertson as Jim

In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.

Metroland

1997

English

6.3

♡ 9

64%

Philip Saville Director

Christian Bale as Chris

Jonathan Aris as Dave

Emily Watson as Marion

Lucy Speed as Punk Girl

In late-1970s suburban London, Chris and Marion have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected visit from his free-spirited friend Toni, a reunion that reminds him of a more carefree time in 1960s Paris. Now, with lingering doubts about his marriage bubbling up, Chris must make the choice between revisiting his youthful abandon with Toni or facing the here and now with Marion.

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

2017

English

5.7

♡ 53

47%

John Cameron Mitchell Director

Elle Fanning as

Ruth Wilson as PT Stella

Nicole Kidman as Queen Boadicea

Stephen Campbell Moore as Record Exec

In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan, who has come to Earth for a party. Together, they navigate the complexities of intergalactic culture and the trials of first love.

I Love My Mum

2018

English

4.5

♡ 14

Alberto Sciamma Director

Dominique Pinon as French Restaurant Manager

Tim Downie as Henry Brentwood

Kierston Wareing as Olga

Sara Martins as Shannelle

A mother and son duo get inadvertently shipped in a container from London to Morocco with nothing but their pajamas. The adventure takes them through Spain and France on a journey to get home and rebuild their rocky relationship.

Indiscreet

1958

English

6.7

♡ 12

100%

70%

Action

based on play or musical

Stanley Donen Director

Cecil Parker as Alfred Munson

Ingrid Bergman as Anna Kalman

Phyllis Calvert as Mrs. Margaret Munson

Stratford Johns as Waiter

Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. While talking about this subject with her sister, in walks Philip Adams and she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for.

Get Charlie Tully

1972

English

5.7

♡ 2

Cliff Owen Director

Burnell Tucker as 2nd US Tourist

Louis Negin as Emilio Ferruchi

Brian Oulton as Funeral Director

Liza Goddard as Liza Missenden Green

Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000, but during their flight out, Charlie is arrested for scamming an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss bank and after Charlie is released, is about to tell him where...when he is suddenly killed by Sid Sabbath's gang, whose girlfriend was dating the (now) deceased! The only leads are four tattoos on the girls Reggie had affairs with while Charlie was in jail, but Sabbath is on Charlie's trail, and the tricked Italians have contracted the mob - to find the money, and then kill him...

Salt and Pepper

1968

English

5.1

♡ 5

32%

Richard Donner Director

Sammy Davis Jr. as Charles Salt

John Le Mesurier as Col. Woodstock

Harry Fielder as Policeman

Oliver MacGreevy as Rack

After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo stop the bad guys in time?

One More Time

1970

English

4.9

♡ 7

Jerry Lewis Director

George Chandler as Bit Part

Sammy Davis Jr. as Charles Salt

Andy Bradford as Man at Ball

Harry Fielder as Man in Pub

London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.

Withnail and I

1987

English

7.5

♡ 25

84%

Bruce Robinson Director

Bruce Robinson as Double for various actors in distant shots

Paul McGann as ... & I

Michael Elphick as Jake

Richard Griffiths as Monty

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

Flawless

2007

English

6.7

♡ 46

56%

Michael Radford Director

Jonathan Aris as Boyle

Natalie Dormer as Cassie

Michael Caine as Hobbs

Demi Moore as Laura

A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.

Rude Boy

1980

English

6.4

♡ 3

Jack Hazan Director

Mick Jones as Lead guitarist Ari Up

Ari Up as Self

Derrick Day as Self

Colin Bucksey as The Police

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public events of the day, including political demonstrations and Clash concerts.

A Tale of Two Cities

1935

English

7.8

♡ 10

93%

83%

Action

based on novel or book

Jack Conway Director

Ramsay Hill as Aristocrat

Sam Flint as Aristocrat

Forrester Harvey as Joe

Edward Hearn as Leader at Bastille

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

The End of the Affair

1999

English

7.0

♡ 16

66%

Neil Jordan Director

Jack McKenzie as Chief Engineer

Jason Isaacs as Father Richard Smythe

Ralph Fiennes as Maurice Bendrix

Julianne Moore as Sarah Miles

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.

The Courier

2019

English

♡ 174

10%

Zackary Adler Director

William Moseley as Agent Bryant

Gary Oldman as Ezekiel Mannings

Dermot Mulroney as Special Agent Roberts

Olga Kurylenko as The Courier

Ezekiel Mannings, a vicious crime boss, is out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after she rescues Nick from certain death, the duo must confront an army of ruthless hired killers in order to survive the night.

Being Julia

2004

English

7.0

♡ 9

76%

older woman younger man relationship

Romance

stage actress

István Szabó Director

Sheila McCarthy as Grace Dexter

Bruce Greenwood as Lord Charles

Jeremy Irons as Michael Gosselyn

Tom Sturridge as Roger Gosselyn

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.

Ballet Shoes

2007

English

6.6

♡ 23

100%

66%

Action

ballet

based on children's book

Sandra Goldbacher Director

Marc Warren as Mr. Simpson

Emma Watson as Pauline Fossil

Peter Bowles as Sir Donald Houghton

Lucy Cohu as Theo Dane

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.

Wondrous Oblivion

2003

English

7.0

♡ 2

67%

Paul Morrison Director

Delroy Lindo as Dennis Samuel

Louis Mahoney as Mr. Johnson

Chris Geere as Mrs. Wilson's Grandson

Philip Whitchurch as Mr. Woodberry

David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting and and standing up for his new friends

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