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Movies by Lists - 200 Top Rated Mini-Series (144 [205])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
10th Kingdom, TheA father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great Queens Snow White, Cinderella and Riding Hood III have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins.2000David Carson, Herbert WiseAdventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance8.3 (18.4K votes)020211228
Afro SamuraiA Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.2007Fuminori KizakiAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy7.6 (16.4K votes)020220414
AliceEverything you know about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is about to be turned upside down in this modern-day mini-series. The cast includes Kathy Bates, Caterina Scorsone, Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton, and Tim Curry.2009Nick WillingAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.2 (9.7K votes)1720231013
Andromeda Strain, TheA crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.2008Mikael SalomonDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.2 (14.1K votes)020211228
Anne Frank - The Whole StoryThe life of Anne Frank and her family from 1939 to 1945: pre-war fears, invasion of Netherlands by German troops, hiding in Amsterdam, deportation to the camps, return of Anne's father.2001Robert DornhelmBiography, Drama, War8.0 (5.3K votes)120231013
ApparitionsApparitions"" is a supernatural drama series about a priest (Martin Shaw, ""The Chief"") who is working to promote candidates for sainthood and becomes drawn into the world of exorcism as he discovers a dark battle between good and e...2008Joe Ahearne, John StricklandAction, Drama, Horror7.9 (1.9K votes)020231013
Aristocrats18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians an...1999David CaffreyDrama, History7.3 (1.7K votes)120231013
Around the World in 80 DaysA Victorian Age English gentleman takes a wager that he can circle the globe in the unprecedented time of just eighty days.1989Buzz KulikAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance7.2 (3.1K votes)020211228
Assassin's Creed - LineageWhen the Duke of Milan is brutally murdered, the Assassin Giovanni Auditore is dispatched to investigate. The answers he uncovers implicate Italy's most powerful families reaching all the way back to the Vatican itself.2009Yves SimoneauShort, Action, Adventure, Horror7.1 (4.2K votes)020211228
Band of BrothersThe story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.2001David Frankel, Mikael Salomon, Tom Hanks, David Leland, Richard LoncraineDrama, History, War9.4 (410.8K votes)020211228
Bangkok HiltonThe story of Kat Stanton, an Australian woman searching for her father who, whilst travelling back from London to Australia via Thailand, makes friends with Arkie Ragan, a photographer. Kat is tricked into carrying some luggage th...1989Ken CameronDrama, Thriller7.8 (5K votes)020231013
Barchester Chronicles, TheWhen a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cozy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.1982David GilesDrama8.2 (1.2K votes)020230830
Bible, TheA religious dramatic miniseries about God's creation and physical landmark events leading up to the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.2013Crispin Reece, Tony Mitchell, Christopher SpencerAction, Drama, War7.5 (11.3K votes)020211228
Bleak HouseA suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.2005Justin Chadwick, Susanna WhiteCrime, Drama8.3 (10.3K votes)120231013
Blue and the Gray, TheAmerica just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.1982Andrew V. McLaglenDrama, History, War7.5 (1.8K votes)3520231013
Boys from the BlackstuffFive unemployed men would do anything just to have a job in Thatcher's Britain.1982Philip SavilleDrama8.5 (1.7K votes)020240916
Brideshead RevisitedTwo young men meet at Oxford. Charles Ryder, though of no family or money, becomes friends with Sebastian Flyte when Sebastian throws up in his college room through an open window. He then invites Charles to lunch after his teddy bea1981Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-HoggDrama, Romance8.5 (7.1K votes)020211228
Broken TrailA veteran cowboy and his nephew save five Chinese girls from prostitution while trekking from Oregon to Wyoming.2006Walter HillAction, Adventure, Drama, Western7.7 (6.1K votes)020211228
Cambridge SpiesThe true story of a group of Cambridge University Students who are recruited to spy for the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.2003Tim FywellDrama, History7.4 (2.1K votes)020231013
CamelotWhen King Uther dies and Britain faces chaos, Merlin presents an unknown named Arthur as the new king by birthright, as the late king's son, against the ambitious desires of his half-sister, Morgan.2011Mikael Salomon, Stefan Schwartz, Ciaran Donnelly, Jeremy Podeswa, Michelle MacLarenDrama, Fantasy6.5 (24.4K votes)120231001
CarlosThe story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.2010Olivier AssayasBiography, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (14.2K votes)220231013
CasanovaAfter a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.2005Sheree FolksonBiography, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance7.8 (5.5K votes)020240910
CentennialThe economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.1978Virgil W. Vogel, Paul Krasny, Harry Falk, Bernard McEveetyAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western8.3 (3.7K votes)120240910
Century of the Self, TheA documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.2002Adam CurtisDocumentary8.8 (5.7K votes)020211228
Children Of DuneThe twins of Paul "Muad'dib" Atreides become embroiled in the political landscape of Arrakis ("Dune") and the rest of the universe.2003Greg YaitanesAdventure, Drama, Sci-Fi7.4 (13.6K votes)020211228
Civil War, TheA comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.1990Ken BurnsDocumentary, History, War9.0 (19K votes)220240910
CleopatraPrincess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Caesar's Roman Em...1999Franc RoddamBiography, Drama, History, Romance6.4 (4.3K votes)120231013
Comanche MoonThe adventures and love lives of young Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae leading up to their retirement to the city of Lonesome Dove.2008Simon WincerDrama, Western7.1 (3.3K votes)120240910
Company, TheReal-life figures from the Cold War-era mix with a fictional story based on a group of C.I.A. operatives and their counterparts in the K.G.B., MI6, and the Mossad.2007Mikael SalomonDrama, History, Romance, Thriller7.8 (4.7K votes)020211228
CranfordIn the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip, and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.2007Simon Curtis, Steve HudsonDrama8.3 (10.3K votes)220231013
Crimson Petal and the White, TheSet in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.2011Marc MundenDrama, Romance7.6 (3.3K votes)020211228
Daniel DerondaSet in Victorian London, Gwendolen Harleth is drawn to Daniel Deronda, a selfless and intelligent gentleman of unknown parentage, but her own desperate need for financial security may destroy her chance at happiness.2002Tom HooperDrama, History, Romance7.2 (4.7K votes)020211228
Dark Secret of Harvest Home, TheA young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.1978Leo PennDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (1.3K votes)120230619
Day Of The TriffidsWhen a comet blinds nearly everyone in the world, a genetically-engineered species of plant takes over.1981Ken HannamHorror, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.3 (2.2K votes)020211228
Dead Man's WalkIn this prequel to ""Lonesome Dove"", two young men join the Texas Rangers unit that's on a mission to annex Santa Fe.1996Yves SimoneauWestern7.1 (1.9K votes)220220912
Dead SetDuring a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.2008Yann DemangeComedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.6 (19.5K votes)020211228
Devil's Whore, TheDrama charts the progress of the English Civil War through the story of a young woman, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe, and her three husbands.2008Marc MundenAdventure, Drama, History, Romance, War7.1 (2.5K votes)020211228
DinotopiaAfter a plane crash, two opposing half-brothers find themselves on an amazing lost island where enlightened pacifist humans and intelligent talking dinosaurs have created a utopian medieval society. But imminent disaster approaches.2002Marco BrambillaAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi6.5 (6.7K votes)3120240910
Dr. Horribles Sing-Along BlogAn aspiring supervillain must balance his career and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder.2008Joss Whedon (*)Short, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi8.5 (42.9K votes)020211228
DuneA three-part miniseries on politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah. Based on Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel.2000John HarrisonAdventure, Drama, Sci-Fi7.0 (22.5K votes)020211228
Edge Of DarknessWhen his daughter Emma is murdered, cop Craven discovers that she was in a GAIA group of activists occupied with exposing Northmoor nuclear waste storage facility for illegal activities.1985Martin CampbellCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.4 (3.9K votes)120221212
Elizabeth IMini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.2005Tom HooperBiography, Drama, History, Romance7.9 (6.6K votes)020211228
Elizabeth R When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/ matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.1971Roderick Graham, Richard Martin, Donald McWhinnie, Claude Whatham, Herbert WiseBiography, Drama, History8.7 (1.7K votes)020211228
EmmaEmma Woodhouse seems to be perfectly content, to have a loving father for whom she cares, friends, and a home. But Emma has a terrible habit: matchmaking. She cannot resist finding suitors for her friends, most of all Harriet Smith. 2009Jim O'HanlonComedy, Drama, Romance8.1 (16.4K votes)020211228
Forsyte Saga, TheChronicles the lives of three generations of the upper-middle-class British family, the Forsytes, from the 1870s to 1920.2002Andy Wilson, Christopher Menaul, David MooreDrama, History, Romance8.1 (6.3K votes)120231013
From the Earth to the MoonDramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.1998David Frankel, David Carson, Sally Field, Gary Fleder, Tom HanksAction, Drama, History, Thriller8.6 (13.4K votes)220240910
Further Tales of the CityThis third installment to ""Tales of the City"" finds Mary Ann Singleton struggling to advance in her new career as a TV personality, while Michael Tolliver is playing the field after his break-up with Jon Fielding. After her divorc...2001Pierre GangDrama, Mystery, Romance7.6 (1.7K votes)5620240609
The Godfather - A Novel for TelevisionThe Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added.1977Francis Ford Coppola (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller9.5 (5.4K votes)020220423
GormenghastA villain threatens the rise of a new earl in an ancient kingdom.2000Andy WilsonAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery7.3 (2.9K votes)020211228
Great ExpectationsThe orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor.2011Brian KirkDrama7.5 (7.6K votes)020211228
Hatfields and McCoysDramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.2012Kevin ReynoldsDrama, History, Romance, War, Western8.0 (26.2K votes)020211228
He Knew He Was RightLouis Trevelyan's refusal to trust his wife, Emily, destroys their marriage.2004Tom VaughanDrama6.9 (1.6K votes)020211228
Himalaya with Michael PalinMichael Palin travels the Himalaya mountain region.2004John-Paul Davidson, Roger MillsDocumentary8.3 (1.2K votes)020240910
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, TheA ribald and rowdy romp through the mansions and taverns of Georgian England. Henry Fielding's fallen hero bed-hops his way out of a good home and almost into a hangman's noose, via a series of misadventures and misunderstandings.1997Metin HüseyinAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance7.7 (797 votes)020211228
Hollow Crown, TheA mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.2012Dominic Cooke, Richard Eyre, Rupert Goold, Thea SharrockDrama, History, War8.3 (6.4K votes)020211228
HolocaustThe saga of a Jewish family's struggle to survive the horror of Nazi Germany's systematic marginalization and extermination of their community.1978Marvin J. ChomskyDrama, History, Romance, War8.0 (5K votes)020220414
House of CardsThe schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.1990Paul SeedDrama8.5 (14.1K votes)020211228
House of SaddamA mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.2008Alex Holmes, Jim O'HanlonBiography, Drama, History, War7.5 (5.3K votes)020240910
I ClaudiusThe history of the Roman Empire as experienced by one of its rulers.1976Herbert WiseBiography, Drama, History8.8 (16.9K votes)020211228
If Tomorrow ComesThis mini-series focuses on two people, Tracy Whitney and Jeff Stevens. In the beginning, innocent Tracy, in love with and pregnant by the son of an affluent family, is imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. When she eventually...1986Jerry LondonCrime, Drama, Mystery7.7 (1.9K votes)020231013
Impressionists, The"Three hour mini-series tells the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists - Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Manet. Entirely based on documentary evidence, special effects transport the viewer ins2006Tim DunnDrama8.1 (1.1K votes)020211228
Into the WestTales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.2005Robert Dornhelm, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Jeremy Podeswa, Timothy Van Patten, Michael W. WatkinsAdventure, Drama, Romance, Western8.0 (7.4K votes)120231013
ItIn 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.1990Tommy Lee WallaceDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (122.9K votes)020211228
IvanhoeAfter returning from the Third Crusade in the Holy Land, Ivanhoe discovers that England is under the rule of the corrupt Prince John.1997Stuart OrmeAdventure, Drama, Romance7.4 (1.1K votes)020211228
Jane EyreA young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.1983Julian AmyesDrama, Romance8.0 (3.6K votes)5620231013
Jane EyreA young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.2006Susanna WhiteDrama, Romance8.3 (21.9K votes)120231013
JazzA survey of the musical form's history and major talents.2001Ken BurnsDocumentary, History, Music8.6 (2.5K votes)520240910
Jesus of NazarethBeginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.1977Franco ZeffirelliBiography, Drama, History8.5 (21.5K votes)020211228
Jewel in the Crown, TheThe sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of WWII India, trying amidst the turmoil to come to terms with the drastic changes taking place around them, knowing that their lives will never be the same again.1984Jim O'Brien, Christopher MorahanDrama, History, Romance, War8.4 (2.1K votes)020211228
John AdamsThe life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.2008Tom HooperBiography, Drama, History8.5 (31.3K votes)020211228
Kennedys, TheThe triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.2011Jon CassarDrama, History, Romance7.6 (7.6K votes)220231013
KingpinA drug cartel leader and his family try to keep what is "rightfully" theirs.2003Daniel Sackheim, Allen Coulter, James Hayman, Peter O'Fallon, Michael M. RobinAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (1.1K votes)020211228
Last Don, TheSprawling Mario Puzo novel about an Italian family of gangsters draws the inevitable comparison to "The Godfather", but does find its own direction. Headed by Don Domenico Clericuzio, the family kills a rival gang on the night of the1997Graeme CliffordCrime, Drama7.2 (2.8K votes)020211228
Lipstick on Your Collar7 men work in a military intelligence office in London, 1956. Hopper is bored translating Russian and imagines rock'n'roll musicals set in the office. Francis dreams of Berry's wife.1993Renny RyeComedy, Drama, Musical, War8.1 (1.3K votes)020211228
Little DorritThis mini-series tells the story of Amy Dorrit, who spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father, who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is tra2008Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, Diarmuid LawrenceDrama, Mystery, Romance8.2 (9.4K votes)020211228
Lonesome DoveTwo former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.1989Simon WincerAdventure, Drama, Western8.7 (21.9K votes)020211228
Lost In AustenAmanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennet.2008Dan ZeffDrama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi7.4 (11.2K votes)120231001
Lost Room, TheA detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to an alternate universe.2006Craig R. Baxley, Michael W. WatkinsAction, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi8.2 (30.7K votes)020211228
Mahabharata, TheJealousy and hatred is what separates the Pandavas and Kauravas. The Kauravas fear the Pandavas are after the throne of their father. Yudhishthira of the Pandavas gets told by the deity, Krishna, that he will become king. A war is in1989Peter BrookDrama, War7.8 (1.1K votes)020211228
MasadaAfter the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.1981Boris SagalAction, Drama, History7.8 (2.4K votes)220231013
MerlinLegendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.1998Steve BarronAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance7.1 (22.1K votes)220231013
MessiahAfter two horribly mutilated bodies are discovered, DCI Red Metcalfe is assigned to the case and plunged head-on into a nightmare.2001Diarmuid LawrenceCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (2K votes)020231013
MiddlemarchMiddlemarch is a story of provincial life on the brink of momentous change and a deeply moving saga about a group of people striving to give meaning and value to their lives during the Industrial Revolution.1994Anthony PageDrama, History, Romance7.4 (2.5K votes)020211228
Mildred PierceDivorced single mom Mildred Pierce decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her ambitious elder daughter, Veda.2011Todd Haynes (*)Drama7.6 (21K votes)020211228
More Tales of the CityIn this sequel to the controversial PBS mini-series, Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. Michael ""Mouse"" Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton go on a cruise where t...1998Pierre GangDrama, Romance7.9 (2K votes)220240609
NeverlandSome places may look familiar. Some characters may ring a bell. But in this world, where time stands still, an adventure awaits like none you've ever seen before.2011Nick WillingAdventure, Fantasy6.4 (10.2K votes)020211228
NeverwhereRichard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he's pulled into the fantastical world of London Below. Pursued by the murd1996Dewi HumphreysAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (2.8K votes)020211228
Nightmares & Dreamscapes - From the Stories of Stephen KingA television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.2006Rob Bowman, Mikael Salomon, Mark Haber, Brian Henson, Sergio Mimica-GezzanDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.8 (5.4K votes)108020231112
Noble HouseIan Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Company, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him ""Tai-Pan"" (""supreme leader"") of the ""Noble House"". Unfortunately, with his ...1988Gary NelsonAction, Adventure, Drama, Thriller7.6 (1.6K votes)020231013
North & SouthNorth and South is a four part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.2004Brian PercivalDrama, Romance8.6 (34.1K votes)120231013
North & South [North and South]Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.1985Richard T. HeffronDrama, History, Romance, War8.0 (11.6K votes)220231013
NurembergThe dramatized account of the war crime trials following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.2000Yves SimoneauDrama, History, War7.3 (6.3K votes)020211228
Oliver TwistAn 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.1999Renny RyeCrime, Drama7.7 (826 votes)120231013
Oranges Are Not the Only FruitJessica's extraordinarily strong will and heart enables her to rebel against her fanatical, cult-like upbringing. From seven to seventeen Jess is brainwashed to be one of the 'saved', to devote her life to Jesus, to follow the discri1989Beeban KidronDrama7.7 (971 votes)020211228
Our Friends in the NorthDrama examining the politics and change across Britain from the Sixties to the Nineties seen through the varying fortunes of four friends.1996Simon Cellan Jones, Pedr James, Stuart UrbanDrama, History8.6 (2.4K votes)020240910
Our Mutual FriendIntertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in Charles Dickens's 1860s London.1998Julian FarinoDrama8.1 (2.6K votes)020231013
Pacific, TheThe Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.2010Jeremy Podeswa, Timothy Van Patten, David Nutter, Carl Franklin, Tony ToAction, Adventure, Drama, History, War8.3 (132.9K votes)120240910
Pennies from HeavenA travelling sheet music salesman with an uptight wife throws everything away for the love of an innocent school teacher in the romantic spirit of the music he loves, that bursts into his life in full song-and-dance numbers.1978Piers HaggardDrama, Musical, Romance8.4 (1.1K votes)020211228
Pillars of the Earth, TheSet against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart.2010Sergio Mimica-GezzanDrama, History, Romance, Thriller, War8.0 (30.3K votes)020211228
Pole to PoleMichael Palin undertakes a journey by the most direct route possible with the most land to cross from the North Pole to the South Pole.1992Clem Vallance, Roger MillsAdventure, Documentary8.5 (1.3K votes)020211228
Political AnimalsA divorced former First Lady is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.2012David Petrarca, Greg Berlanti, Tucker Gates, Michael Morris, Bethany RooneyDrama7.6 (6.6K votes)220240910
Pride and PrejudiceWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.1995Simon LangtonDrama, Romance8.8 (81.5K votes)020211228
Pride and PrejudiceWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.1980Cyril CokeComedy, Drama, Romance7.4 (2.3K votes)020211228
Reilly - Ace of SpiesA dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.1983Martin Campbell, Jim GoddardCrime, Drama8.2 (1.5K votes)020211228
Return to Lonesome DoveHead back to Lonesome Dove in this sequel to one of the most-loved miniseries of all time.1993Mike RobeDrama, Western7.2 (2.8K votes)020220912
RootsA dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.1977Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert MosesBiography, Drama, History, War8.4 (17.1K votes)020211228
Rose RedA group of people with psychic powers are invited to spend the night in a haunted house.2002Craig R. BaxleyHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (23.8K votes)020211228
Second Coming, TheSteven Baxter is the Son of God, and can produce the miracles to prove it. How does the world react when he announces it has to produce a Third Testament within five days, or else it's Judgment Day?2003Adrian ShergoldDrama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller7.5 (1.5K votes)020231013
Sense and SensibilityWidow Dashwood and her three unmarried daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, inherit only a tiny allowance. So they move out of their grand Sussex home to a more modest cottage in Devonshire. There, the prevailing ambition is to 2008John AlexanderDrama, Romance8.0 (11.6K votes)020211228
Shaka ZuluA historical account on the life of the Zulu King Shaka.1986William C. FaureAction, Biography, Drama, History, War7.7 (3.3K votes)120231002
ShakespeaRe-ToldA modern re-telling of four William Shakespeare stories.2005Mark Brozel, Ed Fraiman, Brian Percival, David RichardsComedy, Drama, Romance7.8 (1.4K votes)020231013
Shining, TheA recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.1997Mick GarrisDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller6.1 (16.6K votes)020211228
ShogunAn English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.1980Jerry LondonAdventure, Drama, History, War8.1 (12.3K votes)020211228
Singing Detective, TheTormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.1986Jon AmielDrama, Musical, Mystery, Thriller8.6 (4.3K votes)020211228
Smiley's PeopleThe murder of a Soviet defector forces his old handler, British spymaster George Smiley, out of retirement. His investigation leads to an old nemesis, the Soviet spymaster known only as "Karla". This will be their final dance.1982Simon LangtonDrama, Mystery8.6 (4K votes)020211228
Stand, TheAfter a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evi1994Mick GarrisAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi7.2 (35.2K votes)020211228
State of PlayJournalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.2003David YatesCrime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller8.3 (10.3K votes)5920231013
Storm Of The CenturyA dangerous blizzard hits an isolated town and brings along a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing people for his own desires.1999Craig R. BaxleyUnknown7.3 (21.5K votes)020211228
Streets of LaredoCaptain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern railroad baron to track down Joey Garza, a new breed of killer.1995Joseph SargentDrama, Western7.3 (2.1K votes)220221116
Take, TheBased upon the novel by Martina Cole, this TV series is mostly about Freddie Jackson, portrayed by Tom Hardy, who is just out of prison. He has the right connections and now he's ready to use them.2009David DruryCrime, Drama, Thriller7.8 (8.1K votes)020211228
TakenThree families experience alien abductions over a period of five decades.2002Breck Eisner, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, John Fawcett, Tobe Hooper, Jeremy KaganDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.8 (19.9K votes)020211228
Tales of the CityThe stories of several colorful characters living in San Francisco.1993Alastair ReidDrama, Mystery, Romance8.3 (4.3K votes)120240609
Tenant of Wildfell Hall, TheAn adaptation of Anne Bronte's novel; a young widow takes her son and moves to Yorkshire.1996Mike BarkerDrama, Romance7.3 (3.1K votes)120240910
Tess of the D'UrbervillesThe story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections.2008David BlairDrama, Romance7.6 (6.1K votes)020211228
Thorn Birds, TheIn the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?1983Daryl DukeDrama, Romance7.9 (9.8K votes)220231013
Tin ManA re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz".2007Nick WillingAdventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western7.1 (13.6K votes)020211228
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyIn the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6's echelons.1979John IrvinDrama, Mystery, Thriller8.5 (8.4K votes)020211228
Tipping The VelvetThe story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.2002Geoffrey SaxDrama, Romance7.7 (8K votes)020220414
To Play the KingFrancis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.1993Paul SeedDrama8.3 (4.4K votes)020231013
To the Ends of the EarthIn 1812, young British aristocrat Edmund Talbot travels by ship to Australia, and learns more about himself and about life than he had ever bargained for.2005David AttwoodDrama7.2 (2.3K votes)020211228
Town Like Alice, ASet against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades. From the steamy jungles of Malaya to the dusty and desol...1981David StevensDrama, Romance, War8.3 (1K votes)020231013
TraffikThe Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan. While he's on trial, his trophy wife, a former Olympic swimmer, discovers steely ruthlessness within herself. In Pakistan, t...1989Alastair ReidCrime, Drama8.4 (1.6K votes)020231013
Triangle, TheA shipping magnate hires four experts from various fields to investigate what happened to his ships that went missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The team discovers a threat that might unravel time itself and cause the world to end.2005Craig R. BaxleyAction, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.5 (9.6K votes)5720231013
Tudor Trilogy, TheA six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.1970Naomi Capon, John GlenisterDrama, History, Romance8.4 (1.3K votes)020211228
V - The Final BattleA small group of human resistance fighters fight a desperate guerilla war against the genocidal extra-terrestrials who dominate Earth.1984Richard T. HeffronAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi7.7 (9.1K votes)020231013
Vanity FairAn adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic story of parvenue Becky Sharp's rise from obscure and humble origins to her subsequent ignominious fall from Society; set against the backdrop of Regency England and continent...1998Marc MundenDrama, Romance7.7 (1.7K votes)4520231013
Virgin Queen, TheFrom teenage princess to accomplished queen, torn between duty and personal longing, the reign of Elizabeth I is exposed in this lavish drama filmed against a backdrop of some of Great Britain's most beautiful houses and landscapes.2006Coky GiedroycBiography, Drama, History, Romance7.5 (3K votes)020211228
Way We Live Now, TheAugustus Melmotte, a European-born city financier whose background is as mysterious as his business. Only weeks after his arrival in London, he announced a new venture and promises instant fortune.2001David YatesDrama, Romance7.6 (3.2K votes)020231013
Wild PalmsA multi-national corporation attempts to take over America while small pockets of resistance hold out against rampant technology.1993Keith Gordon, Kathryn Bigelow, Peter Hewitt, Phil JoanouDrama, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi7.1 (2.2K votes)020211228
Winds of War, TheThe trials of the Henry and Jastrow families in the early years of World War II.1983Dan CurtisDrama, Romance, War8.1 (4.3K votes)220230328
Wives and DaughtersThe daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend.1999Nicholas RentonDrama8.1 (7.2K votes)120230715
World Without EndThe English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.2012Michael Caton-JonesDrama, History, Romance, Thriller7.0 (8.5K votes)020211228
XIII - The Conspiracy [XIII - The Movie]The assassination of the US President places a man in the center of an even larger plot.2008Duane ClarkAction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (7.1K votes)120231013
ZenDetective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy.2011John Alexander, Jon Jones, Christopher MenaulCrime, Drama, Mystery7.7 (3.7K votes)120231013
Generation Kill2008nanDrama, War8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena2011nanAction, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Black Mirror2011nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller8.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Battlestar Galactica2003nanAction, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Angels in America2003nanDrama, Fantasy, Romance8.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Cosmos1980nanDocumentary9.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Frozen Planet2011nanDocumentary9.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Blue Planet2001nanDocumentary9.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Human Planet2011nanDocumentary9.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Beatles Anthology1995nanDocumentary, Music9.1 (Unkn) Excluded
The War2007nanDocumentary, History, War9.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Wonders of the Solar System2010nanDocumentary, Family8.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Space2001nanDocumentary8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Long Way Round2004nanDocumentary, Adventure8.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Wonders of the Universe2011nanDocumentary, Family8.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Baseball1994nanDocumentary, History, Sport9.2 (Unkn) Excluded
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear2004nanDocumentary, History8.7 (Unkn) Excluded
The Elegant Universe2003nanDocumentary8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Prime Suspect1991nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
The Corner2000nanCrime, Drama8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Rich Man, Poor Man1976nanDrama8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Long Way Down2007nanDocumentary8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
North and South, Book II1986nanDrama, History, Romance, War8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Top of the Lake2013nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance2006nanShort, Drama, Sci-Fi7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
The Dresden Files2007nanCrime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Drive2007nanAction, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Lexx1996nanAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Mary Bryant2005nanAdventure, Drama7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions2008nanDocumentary, History8.8 (Unkn) Excluded
WWII in HD2009nanDocumentary, History, War8.7 (Unkn) Excluded
The Nazis: A Warning from History1997nanDocumentary, History, War8.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Lost: Missing Pieces2007nanDrama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Soupçons2004nanDocumentary, Crime, Drama7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom2007nanDocumentary8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The Final Cut1995nanDrama8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments2004nanDocumentary, Comedy, Horror8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Stephen Fry in America2008nanDocumentary7.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Chiefs1983nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (Unkn) Excluded
How the West Was Won1976nanDrama, Western8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero1983nanAnimation, Action, Sci-Fi8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Men Who Built America2012nanDocumentary, Biography, History8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The Promise2011nanDrama, Mystery, War8.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town2010nanComedy, Horror, Mystery7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Single Father2010nanDrama7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Criminal Justice2008nanCrime, Drama, Mystery7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Piece of Cake1988nanDrama, War8.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Island at War2004nanDrama, War7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Roots: The Next Generations1979nanBiography, Drama, History, War7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
The Line of Beauty2006nanDrama, Romance7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Queen1993nanBiography, Drama, Romance, War7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
The Buccaneers1995nanAdventure, Drama, Romance7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Thief2006nanCrime, Drama, Thriller7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Collision2009nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
The Capture of the Green River Killer2008nanBiography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Diary of Anne Frank2009nanBiography, Drama, History, War7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Fallen2007nanAdventure, Fantasy6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Traffic2004nanCrime, Drama, Thriller7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
The Starter Wife2007nanComedy, Drama, Romance6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
The Last Enemy2008nanAdventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Out of Order2003nanDrama, Romance6.9 (Unkn) Excluded