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1. Elizabeth (1998)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History

The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox

Votes: 105,335 | Gross: $30.08M

2. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

PG | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History

King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle

Votes: 8,139 | Gross: $2.07M

3. The Madness of King George (1994)

PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.

Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves, Amanda Donohoe

Votes: 18,460 | Gross: $15.24M

4. Sin Nombre (2009)

R | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso, Karla Cecilia Alvarado

Votes: 34,085 | Gross: $2.53M

5. Cromwell (1970)

G | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History

Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic-sympathetic King Charles I.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin

Votes: 6,980 | Gross: $1.37M

6. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)

G | 89 min | Family, Fantasy, Music

A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, Tommy Rettig

Votes: 4,500

7. To Kill a King (2003)

Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.

Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams, James Bolam

Votes: 3,420

8. Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988 TV Movie)

43 min | Comedy, History

After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.

Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry

Votes: 13,990

9. The Windmill (2016)

85 min | Drama, Horror

Seven tourists with troubled pasts find themselves trapped at a satanic mill in rural Holland. As they're attacked for their sins one by one, the night becomes a fight for survival.

Director: Nick Jongerius | Stars: Patrick Baladi, Ben Batt, Charlotte Beaumont, Fiona Hampton

Votes: 4,916

10. The Eagle (1925)

Unrated | 73 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A wanted Russian lieutenant becomes a masked vigilante seeking vengeance upon the man who stole his family's land, only to fall for his charming daughter.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Dresser, Albert Conti

Votes: 2,279 | Gross: $0.32M

11. The Affairs of Cellini (1934)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Frank Morgan, Fay Wray

Votes: 486

12. Hearts and the Highway (1915)

Passed | 50 min | Drama, History

The Earl of Clanranald, obliged against his will to attend a meeting of conspirators against King James (II) of England, is arrested. His death warrant is signed by the King and dispatched ... See full summary »

Director: Wilfrid North | Stars: Lillian Walker, Darwin Karr, Donald Hall, L. Rogers Lytton

13. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
Episode: Catherine Parr (1970)

TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, History, Romance

It is the year 1543 and the King is now grossly fat, semi-lame, and wrinkled. Beset by boredom he longs for a new wife to ease his lonely life, will the twice widowed and scholarly Katherine Parr, fulfill his needs?

Director: Naomi Capon | Stars: Keith Michell, Howard Goorney, Rosalie Crutchley, John Ronane

Votes: 92

14. Torchwood (2006–2011)
Episode: Children of Earth: Day Two (2009)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

The bomb explodes, blowing up Torchwood. Gwen escapes and goes on the run with husband Rhys, with an army detachment under tough female Captain Johnson in pursuit. Dekker gives Frobisher ... See full summary »

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Kai Owen

Votes: 1,445

15. Hell on Wheels (2011–2016)
Episode: The Railroad Job (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Western

Cullen's past haunts Hell on Wheels, leaving the fate of the railroad hanging in the balance.

Director: Michael Nankin | Stars: Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 727

16. Be Amazed (2015– )
Episode: Comparing Death Rows Around the World (2021)

Documentary

If you have trouble controlling your temper and tend to run amok there are quite a number of countries that may decide to put you out of their misery with a trip to death row. Here's what to expect when you're caught.

17. Taboo (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.8 (2017)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Delaney delivers an ultimatum, arrangements for immediate departure begin, while Strange has a final ace to play.

Director: Anders Engström | Stars: Oona Chaplin, Tom Hardy, Jonathan Pryce, Danny Ligairi

Votes: 4,878

18. Elizabeth I's Secret Agents (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, History

England is on her own - a Protestant nation in a predominantly Catholic Europe. 12 years into her reign, the pope declares Elizabeth a heretic, rousing the nation's Catholics against her.

Directors: Chris Durlacher, Julian Jones | Stars: Colin Tierney, Lisa Hilton, Jerry Brotton, Onyeka Nubia

Votes: 51

19. Otra en mi (1996–1997)
Episode: Episode #1.47 (1997)

43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Valentina is rushed to the hospital and since her blood type is very rare only Liliana could be a blood donor. Luis Fernando presses McLaren for answers but he is too evasive. Julián's ... See full summary »

Director: Luis Alberto Restrepo | Stars: Géraldine Zivic, Mauro Urquijo, Ana María Kámper, Sebastián Ospina