Alec Guinness
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Mute Witness
Billy is mute, but it hasn't kept...
Billy is mute, but it hasn't kept her from becoming a successful makeup artist. While in Russia, working on a film directed by her sister's boyfriend, Andy, Billy finds herself trapped in the studio one night and is horrified to see a snuff film being made. Billy escapes and, with the help of her sister, Kate, alerts authorities about what she saw. Unfortunately, in doing so, she makes an enemy of the Russian mafia, who funded the snuff film.
The Ladykillers (1955)
A gang of five diverse oddball criminal...
A gang of five diverse oddball criminal types rent a two-room apartment in an old house on a London cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow with three pet parrots. The group's mastermind, Professor Marcus, tells her a cover story that they are members of an amateur string quintet and would like to use the rooms to hone their musical skills. In reality, they're plotting to rob an armored bank van and plan to use Mrs. Wilberforce's naiveté and her Victorian sensibilities to their advantage.
The Lavender Hill Mob
Alec Guiness and Stanley Holloway are gold...
Alec Guiness and Stanley Holloway are gold smugglers in this crime comedy from Oscar-nominated director Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda).
Lawrence of Arabia
Winner of seven Academy Awards and regarded...
Winner of seven Academy Awards and regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, David Lean's 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia is based on the life of eccentric British Officer T.E. Lawrence...
Doctor Zhivago
Winner of five Oscars, David Lean's Doctor...
Winner of five Oscars, David Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965) follows a Russian doctor (Omar Sharif) pursuing the woman he loves (Julie Christie) during Russia's turbulent political changes of World War I...
The Bridge on the River Kwai
WWII drama from director David Lean (Lawrence...
WWII drama from director David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia) – winner of seven Academy Awards in 1957 (including Best Film) and named the 11th Best British movie ever by the BFI in 1999.
A Passage To India
David Lean's 1984 final film, an adaptation...
David Lean's 1984 final film, an adaptation of the historical novel by E.M. Forster.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
The final Star Wars includes Jabba the...
The final Star Wars includes Jabba the Hutt, Ewoks, and a second Death Star.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
The 'best' Star Wars film, where Jedi...
The 'best' Star Wars film, where Jedi Master Yoda was introduced to the world.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
The original Star Wars adventure that started...
The original Star Wars adventure that started it all...
The Man in the White Suit
A man's fantastic invention, an always clean...
A man's fantastic invention, an always clean suit that never breaks, puts him in hot water with higher forces in the clothing industry in this comedy nominated for Best British Film at the BAFTAs and Best Screenplay at the Oscars.
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Classic crime comedy following a man who,...
Classic crime comedy following a man who, after his mother's death, attempts to kill off all eight relatives that stand between him and the inheritance.
Murder By Death
A comedy written by Neil Simon about...
A comedy written by Neil Simon about an eccentric millionaire who invites the world's greatest detectives to his home to involve them in a baffling murder case.