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1. The Bounty (1984)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox

Votes: 30,489 | Gross: $8.60M

2. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, amongst other things, its all-nude revues.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, Will Young

Votes: 16,455 | Gross: $11.03M

3. This Happy Breed (1944)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. They live an ordinary life throughout the years, but everything changes when World War II breaks out.

Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills, Kay Walsh

Votes: 4,001

4. Stage Beauty (2004)

R | 106 min | Drama

A female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desdemona in Othello. But what will become of the male actor she once worked for and eventually replaced?

Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Derek Hutchinson

Votes: 10,743 | Gross: $0.78M

5. In Which We Serve (1942)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War

This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.

Director: Noël Coward | Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson

Votes: 6,450 | Gross: $0.45M

6. Last Orders (2001)

R | 109 min | Drama

A group of old friends reminisce about their lives over the years after the death of one of their crew.

Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings

Votes: 6,736 | Gross: $2.33M

7. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

During WWII, several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Arthur Margetson

Votes: 5,163

8. John Paul Jones (1959)

126 min | Action, Biography, History

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien

Votes: 1,436

9. Bon Voyage (2003)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

An actress, a writer, a student, and a government worker band together in an effort to escape Paris as the Germans move into the city.

Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen, Grégori Derangère

Votes: 5,041 | Gross: $2.35M

10. The Little Hut (1957)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Romance

While shipwrecked on a deserted island, best friends Philip Ashlow and Henry Brittingham-Brett compete against each other for the affections of the only woman available, Philip Ashlow's neglected wife, Susan.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, David Niven, Walter Chiari

Votes: 1,015

11. Borstal Boy (2000)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance

Irish teenager political activist and future writer Brendan Behan is befriended in a British borstal (reformatory) by a liberal warden.

Director: Peter Sheridan | Stars: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Eamon Glancy, Ian McElhinney

Votes: 2,571 | Gross: $0.09M

12. Convoy (1940)

78 min | Drama, War

A tale of the highs and lows of life protecting the vital convoys between America & England during WWII.

Director: Pen Tennyson | Stars: Clive Brook, John Clements, Edward Chapman, Judy Campbell

Votes: 441

13. Land of Fury (1954)

90 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In 1821,among the first British sailors to set foot on New Zealand, Phillip Wayne befriends a Maori tribe's chief, marries in England and returns to New Zealand with a small group of followers to settle.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Noel Purcell, Inia Te Wiata

Votes: 275

14. Born for Glory (1935)

Approved | 69 min | Action, Drama, War

In 1914, after a German warship picks-up survivors from a sinking British warship it undergoes repairs off a deserted island but it faces sabotage attempts and attacks from one of the escaped rescued sailors.

Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Betty Balfour, John Mills, Barry MacKay, Jimmy Hanley

Votes: 184

15. The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953)

Approved | 230 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The British Admirality assigns two officers, Richard Dale and Alan Duncan, to gather evidence to convict Captain Kidd of piracy in the English courts. They sail for New York to learn the ... See full summary »

Directors: Derwin Abrahams, Charles S. Gould | Stars: Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford, George D. Wallace

Votes: 55

16. London 1942 (1943)

14 min | Documentary, Short

Propaganda short about the capital's efforts to adapt to the third year of war.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Robert Speaight, Bill Owen

Votes: 9

17. Stagecoach West (1960–1961)
Episode: By the Deep Six (1960)

60 min | Western

Simon Kane offers a British sailor a ride in his stagecoach when he spots him standing forlornly by the side of the road. The sailor tells Simon he jumped ship in San Francisco and a band ... See full summary »

Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Robert Bray, Mort Mills, James Burke, Ashley Cowan

Votes: 19

18. The Danny Kaye Show (1963–1967)
Episode: Episode #4.15 (1966)

Comedy, Music

For the last show of 1966, Danny is jointed by singer Caterina Valente, composer Gilbert Becaud, little Victoria Meyerink and series regulars Harvey Korman and Joyce Van Patten. In one ... See full summary »

Stars: Danny Kaye, Gilbert Bécaud, Harvey Korman, Victoria Paige Meyerink