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  1. A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Whimsical interpretation of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies.

    BBC Two

  2. Devil's Canyon

    Western set in a brutal Arizona prison.

    BBC Two

  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Comedy horror in which an athletic Californian girl takes on medieval vampires.

    BBC One

  4. Duets

    Comedy drama about six very different people who travel to a karaoke contest in Nebraska.

    BBC One

  5. They Flew Alone

    Anna Neagle stars as Amy Johnson, the 1930s pilot who broke numerous records.

    BBC Two

  6. Follow the Fleet

    An ex-dancer turned sailor and his navy buddy romance a nightclub singer and her sister.

    BBC Two

  7. Quantrill's Raiders

    A maverick outlaw is persuaded to attempt a daring raid.

    BBC Two

  8. Felicia's Journey

    Unsettling drama about an Irish woman who moves to England to search for her boyfriend.

    BBC Two

  9. The Lady Vanishes

    Hitchcock thriller. A couple investigate when a woman disappears. With Margaret Lockwood.

    BBC Two

  10. Boys Don't Cry

    Drama based on a true story about a teenage girl from who reinvents herself as a man.

    BBC Two

  11. Gandhi

    The celebrated blockbuster recounting the life of Mohandas K Gandhi.

    BBC Two

  12. The Hitch-Hiker

    Thriller. Two friends on a fishing trip pick up a hitcher who turns out to be a murderer.

    BBC Two

  13. Hotel Reserve

    Thriller starring James Mason as a medical student who is wrongly accused of spying.

    BBC Two

  14. White Man's Burden

    Drama. In a fictitious America, blacks are the wealthy majority.

    BBC One

  15. During One Night

    A soldier is desperate to lose his virginity after a friend is castrated on a mission.

    BBC Two

  16. Broken Arrow

    Classic western about the conflict between whites and Apaches in 1870s Arizona.

    BBC Two

  17. Stage Door

    Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers star as aspiring actresses hoping to hit the big time.

    BBC Two

  18. Flying down to Rio

    Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their first screen partnership.

    BBC Two

  19. Where the Money Is

    Comedy drama about an ageing but charming bank robber who has a stroke in prison.

    BBC One

  20. The Trench

    World War I drama evoking the tedium of trench life on the eve of the Battle of the Somme.

    BBC Two

  21. The Big Steal

    Suspenseful thriller about an army officer who is framed for a payroll robbery.

    BBC Two

  22. Firecreek

    A gang of hired killers shatter the calm of a small town. Stars James Stewart.

    BBC Two

  23. The Wooden Horse

    Drama based on a true story of one of the most ingenious escape bids of World War II.

    BBC Two

  24. Every Girl Should Be Married

    A shop assistant sets her sights on marrying a doctor.

    BBC Two

  25. The Victors

    World War II drama charting the adventures of a platoon of Allied soldiers in Europe.

    BBC Two

  26. Anastasia

    An exiled group of White Russians claim to have discovered the daughter of the Tsar.

    BBC Two

  27. True Grit

    Western adventure about a US marshal who helps a young girl avenge her father's murder.

    BBC Two

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    Wonder Boys

    Comic drama about a troubled professor struggling with writer's block.

    BBC Four

  29. A Tale of Two Cities

    Historical drama set during the French Revolution.

    BBC Two

  30. Second Chorus

    An agent tries to use her influence to get two student trumpeters into Artie Shaw's band.

    BBC Two

  31. Contemporary Visions

    Short films featuring contemporary artists using a variety of techniques and materials.

    BBC Two

  32. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    Musical biography of the popular dance duo of the early 20th century.

    BBC Two

  33. Merrill's Marauders

    An officer strives to motivate his loyal infantrymen in Burma during WWII.

    BBC Two

  34. Keeping the Faith

    Two childhood friends, now a Catholic priest and a rabbi, fall for the same woman.

    BBC One

  35.

    The Sky's the Limit

    Tired of being a hero, a World War II pilot (Fred Astaire) pretends to be a civilian.

    BBC Two

  36. The Price of Kissing

    Drama in which four young people embark on a journey of friendship, love and sadness.

    BBC One

  37. South Pacific

    Remake of the musical about love and prejudice on a Pacific island during World War II.

    BBC Two

  38.

    The Great Escape

    A group of Allied POWs mount a daring breakout from a supposedly inescapable Nazi camp.

    BBC Two

  39. Into the Arms of Strangers

    Oscar-winning documentary about the Jewish children evacuated from Germany.

    BBC Two

  40. Diary of a City Priest

    Drama about a Catholic priest who accepts a position at an inner-city church.

    BBC Two

  41. Julius Caesar

    Dramatisation of the life of Julius Caesar.

    BBC Two

  42. American Movie

    Documentary about a small-town independent American film-maker.

    BBC Two

  43.

    Cat People

    A woman's mysterious origins hide a curse which threatens to destroy those close to her.

    BBC Two

  44. Tape

    Three school friends dissect the painful memories of their high school years.

    BBC Two

  45. Faithful

    Drama. A hitman meets his match in a depressed housewife he has been hired to kill.

    BBC One

  46. Committed

    A woman goes searching for her husband, only to find him living with a waitress.

    BBC Two

  47. Cosi

    A shiftless Australian gets a job in a psychiatric hospital directing Cosi Fan Tutte.

    BBC Two

  48. The Journey of August King

    In 1815 a North Carolina farmer resolves to help a runaway slave, despite the risks.

    BBC One

  49. Metroland

    Drama about two youngsters growing up together in suburban London.

    BBC Two

  50. Stella Street

    Feature-length comedy parodying of the petty foibles and feuds of celebrity existence.

    BBC Two

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