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Ransom
1974 • Drama • Thriller • Action
Following a series of bomb attacks in London, a group of terrorists seize Britain's ambassador to Scandinavia. With the ambassador now a hostage in his residence, another group…
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
Another Country
1984 • Drama • Romance
In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to his becoming a spy.
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Brothers of the Head
2006 • Music • Drama
In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish rock'n'roll act. A dark tale of sex, strangeness and rock music.
Why matched: genres Music, Drama
Waterloo
1970 • Drama • History • War
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
The Remains of the Day
1993 • Drama • Romance
A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. T…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Clockwise
1986 • Comedy
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. Wi…
Why matched: genres Comedy
Scoop
2006 • Mystery • Comedy
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Why matched: genres Mystery, Comedy
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