Stanley Holloway

Sidney James

Jack MacGowran

Hugh Griffith

The residents of a small English village are about to lose their ancient railway. They decide to attempt to rescue it from closure by buying up the line and running it themselves, putting them in direct competition with the local bus company.—Blair Stannard

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)

Anne Baxter

Nigel Davenport

Swinging coffee bars, cigarettes, jazz, youthful delinquency and a copper gets killed. Did Adam Faith pull the trigger? Can Anne Baxter prove his innocence in time?

Mix Me a Person

Mix Me a Person (1962)

Paul Scofield

Patrick Magee

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

King Lear

King Lear (1970)

Dirk Bogarde

John Mills

I.R.A. member Terry (Sir John Mills) modifies his violent views after working undercover in wartime London. When his co-conspirators are arrested, he ensures that his brother Matt (Sir Dirk Bogarde) escapes back to Ireland. Terry follows and the local group have to decide what to do about him and about their imprisoned colleagues being shipped to Belfast.

The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman (1952)

Sean Connery

Estelle Winwood

Albert Sharpe

Darby O'Gill seems to be as full of blarney as any old codger in Ireland, but the stories of leprechauns he tells at the pub are true. In fact, he and the tiny King Brian, ruler of The Little People, are friendly adversaries, continually out-foxing each other. Darby needs a bit of magical help from the wily King when Lord Fitzpatrick replaces him as caretaker with the handsome, strapping young Michael from Dublin. Michael falls in love with Darby's beautiful daughter Katie, which is all right with Darby, but the lad has a rival in a local ruffian, the son of a devious widow who wants her boy to be the caretaker. King Brian's supernatural assistance is necessary to make everything come out all right, but the sneaky leprechaun won't play matchmaker without a fight. Finally, real trouble comes in the form of the Banshee, and Darby will need all his quick wits to save his daughter from the wicked spirit. —J. Spurlin

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)

Jacqueline Bisset

Lionel Stander

Donald Pleasence

A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at a beachfront castle. The owners of the castle, a meek Englishman and his willful French wife, are initially the unwilling hosts to the criminals. Quickly, however, the relationships between the criminal, the wife, and the Englishman begin to shift in humorous and bizarre fashion. —Sean Taylor

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac (1966)

André Maranne

Derren Nesbitt

André Morell

The dumping of radioactive waste in the ocean disturbs a prehistoric monster than can project electric shocks and radioactive beams. After terrorizing the English coast, it is discovered that if the creature is destroyed with conventional weaponry it would spread a dangerous amount radioactive contamination over the entire country, with this fact preventing the military from attacking the monster as it nears London.

The Giant Behemoth

The Giant Behemoth (1959)

Helen Mirren

James Mason

Frank Thring

An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an off-shore island to try once more. On the island he rediscovers his muse in the form of a young girl.

Age of Consent

Age of Consent (1969)

Roy Kinnear

Ronald Lacey

Michael Hordern

This movie features Beatle John Lennon and Roy Kinnear as ill-fated enlisted men under the inept command of Lieutenant Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford). The story unwinds mostly in flashbacks of Lieutenant Goodbody who has lower-class beginnings and education which make him a poor officer who commands one of the worst units of the Army.

How I Won the War

How I Won the War (1967)

Roman Polanski

Sharon Tate

The elderly bat researcher, professor Abronsius and his assistant, Alfred, go to a remote Transylvanian village looking for vampires. Alfred falls in love with the inn-keeper's young daughter Sarah. However, she has been spotted by the mysterious count Krolock who lives in a dark and creepy castle outside the village... —Mattias Thuresson

Dance of the Vampires

Dance of the Vampires (1967)

Jane Birkin

Anita Pallenberg

The eccentric professor Oscar Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When a model (Penny Lane) and her photographer boyfriend move in next to him, he becomes fascinated with her. He drills holes in the walls and ceiling and peeps on her day and night. He loses himself in daydreams and delusions. —Tom Zoerner

Wonderwall

Wonderwall (1968)

Ellen Burstyn

Linda Blair

Max von Sydow

A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up of her 12-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy.

The Exorcist

The Exorcist (1973)

Peter Cushing

Oliver Reed

Kate O'Mara

In this engaging costume melodrama of skulduggery on the low seas set back in the 18th-century, the Royal Crown suspects a bit of smuggling is going on in this locale, and they send Captain Collier and his crew to check it out. As the Captain gets into his investigation, mysterious swamp phantoms cloud up the real issue which seems plain enough to see. Captain Collier suspects that the odd village vicar might be hiding something, and what better way to do that than by fortuitous ghosts to scare away the curious, or by posing as someone he is not?

Night Creatures

Night Creatures (1962)

7 / 10

Comedy

6.2 / 10

Crime
Drama

7.2 / 10

Drama

6.3 / 10

Action
Crime

7.2 / 10

Action
Adventure

7.1 / 10

Action
Comedy

5.7 / 10

Action
Adventure

6.4 / 10

Action
Biography

5.7 / 10

Action
Comedy

7.2 / 10

Comedy
Horror

5.6 / 10

Action
Drama

8 / 10

Action
Horror

6.7 / 10

Action
Adventure