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The Mark of Cain
2007 • Drama • War
After a bomb kills their company commander in Iraq, British soldiers Treacle and Shane are ordered to round up suspects and use torture on the detainees. Back home, the press ge…
Why matched: genres Drama, War
Vera Drake
2004 • Drama
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Why matched: genres Drama
The Duke
2021 • Drama • Comedy • History
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gal…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
We Live in Time
2024 • Drama • Romance
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Blitz
2024 • Drama • History • War
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
All or Nothing
2002 • Drama
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory…
Why matched: genres Drama
Child 44
2015 • Thriller • Crime
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
Why matched: genres Thriller, Crime
Topsy-Turvy
1999 • Music • Drama • Comedy
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work,…
Why matched: genres Music, Drama