Top 20 movies like The Mechanical Genius of Big Ben: Blowing Up History

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The Mechanical Genius of Big Ben: Blowing Up History is of 0 hour(s) and 8 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Discovery UK. It was released on 2017-04-28.

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1. Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life . As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

It has an average vote of 6.87 on TMDB.

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2. The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

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3. Sex: My British Job

Sex: My British Job

Nick Broomfield met Hsiao Hung Pai, a journalist who was working for the Guardian, when making his feature film 'Ghosts' . As an experiment and using the latest in undercover technology, Nick worked with Hsiao to make a Undercover film set in a Chinese brothel in Finchley. There are over 2000 'illegal' brothels in London,largely ignored by the police and the authorities, which employ 80% foreign nationals, mostly illegal, that are easily exploited by the brothel owners.

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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4. Looking at London

Looking at London

A colorful travelogue of London's most historic buildings and the residual damage still left from WWII.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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5. Stephen Fry's Key to the City

Stephen Fry's Key to the City

Stephen Fry tours the City of London, discovering the hidden mysteries of this rich and powerful square mile. Along the way, he visits the Bank of England's vaults, witnesses high drama at the London Metal Exchange as dealers buy and sell stocks, and experiences Dead Man's Walk at the Old Bailey, where many condemned criminals trod their final steps. Plus, as a recipient of the Freedom of the City of London, Stephen finds out just what privileges this gives him.

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6. Dance for All

Dance for All

(Dance for All)

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7. Official Secrets

Official Secrets

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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8. Female Agents (Les Femmes de l'ombre)

Female Agents

May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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9. Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix , probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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10. Pirate Mentality

Pirate Mentality

After a great year for grime, MC Frisco and Risky Roadz go back to its pirate radio roots. - How Pirates Made Grime. Taking grime back from global phenomenon to its pirate radio roots.

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11. Borg vs McEnroe (Borg vs McEnroe)

Borg vs McEnroe

The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.

It has an average vote of 6.927 on TMDB.

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12. Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth

Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth

Was the legendary playwright William Shakespeare really the author of his acclaimed plays? Or was he just a straw man working for a secret society? Norwegian organist and researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have a solid theory on the subject. Shakespearean scholar Robert Crumpton decides to travel to Norway to meet him.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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13. In Ur Eye

In Ur Eye

A short documentary on the gentrification of Hackney.

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14. Return of the Black Death

Return of the Black Death

The black death had devastating effects in centuries past, but what actually caused it and how many lives did it take? The world has not seen a disease outbreak like it before or since. This film tells the story of skeletons recently unearthed in a long-lost plague cemetery beneath the streets of London. Was it the Bubonic Plague, or as scientists now suspect, an Ebola-like virus?

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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15. West End Jungle

West End Jungle

1961 documentary about the history and seedy reality of the sex industry in London's Soho.

It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.

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16. Olympic Games (Les Jeux Olympiques de Londres)

Olympic Games

During the recent Olympic games, held in the city of Loudon. Pathe was granted sole rights to take pictures for the cinematograph of the national games, and the success with which they met in obtaining a clear view of the principal events can easily be judged by those who are fortunate enough to see this film. The first picture shows the grand stand, crowded to its capacity with thousands of enthusiastic fans. In the royal box is the King and Queen, who appear to take a lively interest in the different events. It is an inspiring scene to see the parade of athletes at the opening of the games as each country represented marches by the reviewing stand flying their national colors and saluting their majesties.

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17. A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. The action switches between London and Paris on the eve of the revolution where we witness 'the best of times and the worst of times' - love, hope, the uncaring French Aristocrats and the terror of a revolutionary citizen's army intent on exacting revenge.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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18. Ghost Dance

Ghost Dance

Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, when it's not boring, is the art of letting ghosts come back.' He also says that 'memory is the past that has never had the form of the present.'

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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19. London's Burning (London's Burning)

London's Burning

(London's Burning)

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20. The Duchess

The Duchess

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

It has an average vote of 6.998 on TMDB.

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