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1. The Prestige (2006)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine
Votes: 1,446,829 | Gross: $53.09M
2. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Romance
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge
Votes: 53,891 | Gross: $12.23M
3. Oliver! (1968)
G | 153 min | Drama, Family, Musical
After being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor in 1830s London.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed
Votes: 41,533 | Gross: $16.80M
4. From Hell (2001)
R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 164,551 | Gross: $31.60M
5. Oliver Twist (2005)
PG-13 | 130 min | Crime, Drama
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jeremy Swift, Ian McNeice
Votes: 34,343 | Gross: $1.99M
6. Iron Jawed Angels (2004 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
A little known, yet integral piece of American history: based on the lives of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two young radical women who were instrumental in getting women the right to vote in America.
Director: Katja von Garnier | Stars: Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale, Anjelica Huston, Frances O'Connor
Votes: 6,451
7. Oliver Twist (2022 Podcast Series)
Drama
Follows Oliver a young orphan of 19th century English workhouses who had a life of grinding poverty. After being evicted from the workhouse, he walks many miles to London and finds a whole new life with a gang of young pickpockets.
Stars: Patricia Allison, Kit Connor, Nicola Coughlan, Brian Cox
Votes: 54
8. Oliver Twist (1999)
386 min | Crime, Drama
An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Stars: Sam Smith, David Ross, Julie Walters, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 841
9. Father Murphy (1981–1983)
Not Rated | 48 min | Drama, Family, Western
John Murphy leads a struggle against a mining boss that causes some children to be orphaned. he poses as a priest to circumvent the authorities. He and schoolteacher Mae struggle to provide everyday needs for two dozen children.
Stars: Merlin Olsen, Katherine Cannon, Timothy Gibbs, Moses Gunn
Votes: 343
10. The Hunger (II) (2020)
90 min | Documentary, History
The Story of the Irish Famine of the 1840s.
Director: Ruán Magan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Cormac Ó'Gráda, Niamh Gallagher, Mary C. Kelly
Votes: 102
11. Oliver Twist (I) (1982 TV Movie)
103 min | Crime, Drama
The classic Charles Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern, Timothy West
Votes: 567
12. No Man of Her Own (1932)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Dorothy Mackaill, Grant Mitchell
Votes: 1,693
13. Courage Mountain (1990)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In this version of "Heidi," a young Swiss girl is sent off to boarding school at the beginning of World War I.
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Juliette Caton, Charlie Sheen, Joanna Clarke, Nicola Stapleton
Votes: 927 | Gross: $1.39M
14. Cider with Rosie (1971 TV Movie)
94 min | Biography
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Rosemary Leach, Stephen Grendon, Philip Hawkes, Peter Chandler
Votes: 82
15. Der Bucklige von Soho (1966)
90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A woman is kidnapped and her identity is stolen by criminals attempting to collect her inheritance.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Günther Stoll, Pinkas Braun, Monika Peitsch, Siegfried Schürenberg
Votes: 600
16. Victorian Slum House (2016– )
59 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
A group of 15 volunteers aged between 10 and 59 are transported back to Victorian London as they spend three weeks living and working in a recreation of the notorious Old Nichol slum in Bethnal Green in London's East End.
Star: Michael Mosley
Votes: 211
17. The Braggart (2005)
13 min | Short
First she said she was in a movie. Then she said she had cancer. Mona's imagination has earned her a reputation of a liar. Then, suddenly, no one believes her when she needs them the most.
Director: David Andalman | Stars: Anna Friedman, Alyssa Bowman, Max Robinson, Corey Strohmeyer
Votes: 22
18. The Corner (1916)
50 min | Drama
David Waltham is the head of a syndicate, which corners the food supply. His wife hears of her husband's operation and begs him to consider the poor, who will be unable to pay the prices ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Edwards | Stars: George Fawcett, Willard Mack, Clara Williams, Louise Brownell
19. Eric Freeman Sweet Memories of Newent (2019 Video)
53 min | Family, Biography
Director: Tish Faith | Stars: Eric Freeman, Tish Faith
20.
A House Through Time (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2019)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Historian David Olusoga pays his first visit to Ravensworth Terrace and investigates a vengeful lawyer, a scientist faced with financial ruin and a doctor entangled in a workhouse scandal.
Director: Nicola Seare | Stars: David Olusoga, Deborah Sugg Ryan
Votes: 16
21.
Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1989)
TV-PG | 27 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Charlie, Syd, and their mother discover that being out on their own is tougher than expected. With their father, Charles Sr., content with becoming unburdened by the responsibilities of family, the three possibly face further separation.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Joe Geary, Lee Whitlock, Twiggy, Ian McShane
Votes: 7
22.
Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1989)
TV-PG | 27 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
With their mother in a workhouse, and as their father continues to dawdle through life, Charlie and Syd face a new life at a School for Orphans and Destitute Children. When Syd volunteers for the Navy, Charlie finds himself on his own.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Joe Geary, Lee Whitlock, Twiggy, Ian McShane
23.
Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1989)
TV-PG | 27 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
After Charles Sr. helps discharge Charlie from the School for Orphans, Charlie discovers his innate ability as an actor, and convinces his father to reunite with his mother. Then, when life challenges the Chaplins once again, Syd returns.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Joe Geary, Lee Whitlock, Twiggy, Ian McShane
Votes: 6
24.
The Irregulars (2021)
Episode:
Chapter Seven: The Ecstasy of Death
(2021)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
After demanding the truth from Watson, Bea joins a plan to catch the Linen Man. Jessie fights her fears. Spike scrambles to keep his friends together.
Director: Joss Agnew | Stars: McKell David, Thaddea Graham, Jojo Macari, Harrison Osterfield
Votes: 447
25.
Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode:
Quarter to Midnight
(2022)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A famous mystery writer is at the centre of Eliza's investigation when a series of murders copy scenes in his books. Meanwhile, the Duke is also juggling problems at work with a new superintendent and a troubled young detective.
Director: Ivan Zivkovic | Stars: Stuart Martin, Vladimir Cvejic, Igor Kovacevic, Petar Cirica
Votes: 290
26.
Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode:
Episode #22.3
(2021)
44 min | Reality-TV
The 3rd leg of their road trip takes Roo and David around Yorkshire and the north-west en route to auction in Dundee. David buys a bargain carved cat and learns about workhouses, while Roo learns about Victorian loos and buys two brooches.
Directors: Sam Hughes, Harriet Leaf | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, David Harper, Arusha Irvine
27.
At Home with the Georgians (2010– )
Episode:
Safe as Houses
(2010)
Documentary
Director: Phil Cairney | Stars: Amanda Vickery, Richard Dixon, Amy Marston, Hannah Boyde
Votes: 7
28.
Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs (2012– )
Episode:
Class War
(2012)
Documentary, History
Director: Hugo Macgregor | Stars: Pamela Cox, Roy Hattersley, Peter Higginbotham, Linda Huckle
29.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Episode #4.1
(2013)
TV-14 | 67 min | Drama, Romance
Mary is still inconsolable six months after Matthew's death, Edith supports Michael going to Germany to divorce his wife, Molesley looks for a job, and there is a surprise applicant for Ms. O'Brien's job.
Director: David Evans | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 1,960
30.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
Episode:
Rising from the Ashes
(2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
Viola Davis and Brian Cox learn about relatives they never knew about whose fights against the odds inspire their descendants. Also, both learn of long-lost relatives who have been on the show.
Director: Sabin Streeter | Stars: Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Viola Davis, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Votes: 39
31.
Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.12
(2016)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Bucket may have finally found the evidence he needs to link Fagin to Jacob Marley. Compeyson comes closer to getting his hands on Amelia's inheritance, but is prevented from attending an important meeting.
Director: Mark Brozel | Stars: John Heffernan, Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Quinn, Tom Weston-Jones
Votes: 117
32.
Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2016)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Bucket's patience is rewarded when new evidence leads to a surprise discovery. Compeyson tries to win over Amelia, hoping to influence her business decisions. Honoria faces up to her father's plight, agreeing to meet Sir Leicester.
Director: Mark Brozel | Stars: Joseph Quinn, Tom Weston-Jones, Sophie Rundle, Alexandra Moen
Votes: 110
33.
David Copperfield (1999–2000)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1999)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama
David's happy childhood days in the village of Blunderstone with his mother, Clara (Emilia Fox), and at Great Yarmouth with their servant, Peggotty (Pauline Quirke) and her family, are ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Emilia Fox, Pauline Quirke, Maggie Smith, John Normington
Votes: 80
34.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Sir Ian McKellen
(2017)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The actor and civil-rights activist delves into his family history and discovers one of his ancestors was a Victorian political activist, another was linked to the theatre. He learns his family have a link to an ancient landmark.
Director: Leo Burley | Stars: Ian McKellen, Cherie Lunghi, Anne Featherstone, Keith Hanley
Votes: 74
35.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Fearne Cotton
(2017)
Documentary, Biography, History
Fearne Cotton learns about her Welsh great-grandfather who worked down a coal mine at 13 and ended up as a chemist.
Director: David Vincent | Stars: Fearne Cotton, Phil Davis
Votes: 43
36.
Most Haunted (2002–2019)
Episode:
Llanfyllin Workhouse - Part 1
(2018)
60 min | Horror, Reality-TV
The team travel to rural mid-Wales to investigate the Union Workhouse near Llanfyllin, Powys. Will they make contact with the spirit of a school-master who is said to haunt the building?
Stars: Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie, Glen Hunt, Stuart Torevell
Votes: 6
37.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– )
Episode:
Mandy Moore
(2018)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Actress Mandy Moore is shocked to discover ancestors that lived in Australia, and travels far, determined to unlock the mystery of how they got there. She's touched by the courage of those ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Ekedahl | Star: Mandy Moore
Votes: 18