1. The Entertainer
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
2. The Lion in Winter
Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
It has an average vote of 7.409 on TMDB.
3. A Subject of Scandal and Concern
A dramatized account of a Victorian cause célèbre, written by John Osborne and concerning the true story of the last person in England to be tried for blasphemy. Richard Burton plays John George Holyoake, a social reformer who goes on trial for speaking in public about his atheist views. Rachel Roberts plays his wife, and the programme is introduced by Face to Face inquisitor John Freeman.
4. Show Boat
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
5. Gypsy
Rose Hovick lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
6. Oliver!
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1998.
It has an average vote of 6.968 on TMDB.
7. The Secret
An American loses all his money and finds himself stranded in England. He finds hope when he meets a female smuggler who has brought jewels into the country inside a teddy bear, but unfortunately, things quickly get out of hand.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
8. The Painted Woman
After becoming involved in a killing, Kiddo gets on board Boyton's ship. When he learns what happened he dumps her on a South Sea island.
9. Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter
Southern beauty Linda Lee Thomas was the driving force behind legendary songwriter Cole Porter. Though Porter was gay, their companionship and love lasted through 35 years of marriage. With innovative arrangements, Cole Porter's timeless songs weave through the narrative, celebrating their love while examining the darker sides of their glamorous lives.
10. Natalka Poltavka (Наталка Полтавка)
This film is the first adaptation of an operetta written by Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko. It follows the trials and tribulations of Natalka and Peter . The sweethearts planned to get married; however, Natalka's father does not approve of the marriage because Petro was not affluent enough to keep Natalka in the manner he thought that she should be kept. Petro goes off to earn the required fortune.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
11. Juanova košile (Juanova košile)
(Juanova košile)
13. Nobleza baturra (Nobleza baturra)
Aragón, Spain, early 20th century. María del Pilar is a honest girl whose good name is dirtied when an old suitor seeking revenge accuses her of losing her virginity outside of marriage. The scandal soon spreads throughout the countryside.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. Výdělečné ženy (Výdělečné ženy)
(Výdělečné ženy)
15. An Inspector Calls
An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
16. After the Fall
Adaptation of Arthur Miller's semi-autobiographical play about Quentin, a Jewish intellectual from New York who must reexamine his life and his troubled relationship with Holga.
17. Venus (Venus)
One night, at the end of the seventies, Venus, Paula and Miguel's band, performs its last concert.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
18. Cyankali (Cyankali)
Drama based on a play by Friedrich Wolf. Hete is pregnant, hoping to have soon a family with her fiancé Paul. When the factory, where she and Paul work, sacks all striking workers, she tries to find a legal way for abortion. But there is only the illegal option - the eponymous cyanide.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
19. The Master Builder
Ibsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a successful architect but he's afraid of the being surpassed by those younger than himself. The arrival of a young woman called Hilda stirs up memories and feelings with stories of a promise he made her many years ago.
20. The Winslow Boy
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.