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Elmer Gantry (1960)

7.8/10
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Dean Jagger

Featuring Burt Lancaster in a compelling, Oscar-winning performance, "Elmer Gantry" is unforgettable screen entertainment surging with power and excit... Read more

La Bete Humaine (1938)

Director: Jean Renoir
Starring: Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Julien Carette

Based on the classic Emile Zola novel, Jean Renoir's "La Bete Humaine" was one of the legendary director's greatest popular successes - and earned sta... Read more

Rosamunde Pilcher's Winter Solstice (2005)

Director: Martyn Friend
Starring: Sinead Cusack, Jan Niklas, Jean Simmons, Geraldine Chaplin, Peter Ustinov

Rosamunde Pilcher ('Coming Home') has another best-selling novel adapted into an absorbing miniseries. The recently bereaved Elfrida Phipps moves to a... Read more

Rough Night in Jericho (1967)

6.4/10
Director: Arnold Laven
Starring: Dean Martin, George Peppard, Jean Simmons, John McIntire, Slim Pickens, Don Gall...

A ruthless racketeer (Dean Martin) has taken over controlling interest of the frontier town of Jericho in the Old West. All except the stagecoach line... Read more

Guys and Dolls (1955)

7.2/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra

Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Jean Simmons star in Joseph Mankiewicz's quality adaptation of the Broadway hit about the gamblers, missionaries and... Read more

Black Narcissus (1947)

8/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Sabu, Jean Simmons

Plagued by uncertainties and worldly desires, five Protestant missionary nuns, led by Deborah Kerr's Sister Clodagh, struggle to establish a school in... Read more

Black Narcissus ( Blu-ray ) (1947)

8/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: David Farrar, Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Sabu

Plagued by uncertainties and worldly desires, five Protestant missionary nuns, led by Deborah Kerr's Sister Clodagh, struggle to establish a school in... Read more

Life at the Top (1965)

6.7/10
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Honor Blackman, Jean Simmons, Laurence Harvey, Michael Craig

Laurence Harvey turns in an excellent performance in this sequel to the highly successful "Room at the Top" which follows the life of a social climber... Read more

The Robe (1953)

6.8/10
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie

A lavish costume drama set during the crucifixion of Jesus and the birth of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Richard Burton, Jean Simmons star. Trivi... Read more

Trio (1950)

7.3/10
Director: Harold French, Ken Annakin
Starring: James Hayter, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie

This trio of short plays based on the work of W. Somerset Maugham comprises: 'The Verger', the tale of a church verger who is forced to find a new car... Read more

Angel Face (1952)

7.3/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Barbara O'Neil, Herbert Marshall, Jean Simmons, Leon Ames, Robert Mitchum

This noir gem stars Robert Mitchum as an ambulance driver who catches the eye of a wealthy femme fatale (Jean Simmons). Hired as a chauffeur for Simmo... Read more

The Big Country (1958)

7.9/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Gregory Peck, Burl Ives, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston

Gregory Peck is the retired sea captain who comes to marry Carroll Baker, but instead is thrown into a battle against Burl Ives and his son's over wat... Read more

The Clouded Yellow (1950)

7/10
Director: Ralph Thomas
Starring: Andre Morell, Jean Simmons, Kenneth More, Trevor Howard, Sonia Dresdel, Barry Jo...

When ex-spy David Somers (Trevor Howard) takes a low-profile job in the country cataloguing a butterfly collection, he finds that dangerous work conti... Read more

Classic Dirk Bogarde: So Long at the Fair / A Tale of Two Cities / The High Bright Sun (1958)

Director: Ralph Thomas, Terence Fisher
Starring: David Tomlinson, Denholm Elliott, Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Jean Simmons, Sus...

Dirk Bogarde is remembered as one of the most accomplished stars of his generation, his eye for detailed characterization and intensity of performance... Read more

L'Atalante (1934)

7.9/10
Director: Jean Vigo
Starring: Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Daste

Naturalism and surrealist fantasy blend beautifully in this restored all-time masterpiece about a young couple who begin their life together sailing d... Read more

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Collection 4 ( A Caribbean Mystery / They Do It with Mirrors / The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side ) (1989)

7.8/10
Director: Christopher Petit, Norman Stone
Starring: Barry Newman, Claire Bloom, Donald Pleasence, Frank Middlemass, Jean Simmons, Jo...

"A Caribbean Mystery" - Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) is finding her luxury holiday in Barbados sadly dull. Then Major Palgrave is found dead and once mo... Read more

The Films of Jean Vigo (1934)

Director: Jean Vigo
Starring: Dita Parlo, Jean Daste, Michel Simon

The life of masterful French auteur Jean Vigo was cut tragically short at the age of 29, leaving him with a filmography of only four films, all of whi... Read more

Le Quai Des Brumes ( Port of Shadows ) (1938)

7.7/10
Director: Marcel Carne
Starring: Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michele Morgan

Deserter Jean arrives in Le Havre and looks for a shelter before leaving the French territory. Housed in a shed on the docks, he meets the mysterious... Read more

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

8.2/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Voices Of, Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Blythe Danner, Billy Cr...

With its otherworldly beauty and charm Miyazaki's magical tale of adventure and self-discovery is testament to his limiltiless imagination. 18-year-ol... Read more

Great Expectations ( Blu-ray ) (1946)

7.9/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Alec Guinness, Bernard Miles, Jean Simmons, John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Martita...

One of the great translations of literature into film, David Lean's "Great Expectations" brings Charles Dickens's masterpiece to robust on-screen life... Read more

Great Expectations (1946)

7.9/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Alec Guinness, Martita Hunt, Jean Sim...

One of the great translations of literature into film, David Lean's "Great Expectations" brings Charles Dickens's masterpiece to robust on-screen life... Read more

The Egyptian (1954)

6.6/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Edmund Purdom, Gene Tierney, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Victor Mature, Michael...

Based on the novel by Mika Waltari and helmed by 'Casablanca' director Michael Curtiz, The Egyptian, a lavish period soaper, is set several centuries... Read more

Army in the Shadows ( aka Army of Shadows ) (1969)

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Starring: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret

A.k.a. 'Army of Shadows'. Based on Joseph Kessel's novel, this war drama follows several months in the life of French Resistance fighter Philippe Gerb... Read more

Spartacus ( Blu-ray ) (1960)

7.9/10
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, T...

Director Stanley Kubrick directed this tale of the slave rebellion that took place in 71 B.C., led by the famous and indomitable gladiator, Spartacus,... Read more

Spartacus (1960)

7.9/10
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, T...

Director Stanley Kubrick directed this tale of the slave rebellion that took place in 71 B.C., led by the famous and indomitable gladiator, Spartacus,... Read more

Classic Alec Guinness: Great Expectations / To Paris with Love / The Quiller Memorandum (1946)

Director: David Lean, Michael Anderson, Robert Hamer
Starring: Alec Guinness, George Segal, Jean Simmons, John Mills, Max von Sydow, Vernon Gra...

Close the doors, dim the lights, take a seat and leave your troubles behind. The Classic Matinee Triple Bill is your exclusive gold pass to the matine... Read more

Upstairs Downstairs: Series 4 (1974)

7.4/10
Director: Raymond Menmuir, Christopher Hodson, Bill Bain, Derek Bennett
Starring: Angela Baddeley, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Simon Williams, David Langton

All thirteen episodes from the fourth series of the multiple award-winning drama that portrayed the lives, loves and relationships of the well-to-do B... Read more

Twice Upon A Time (2006)

5.9/10
Director: Antoine de Caunes
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Jean Rochefort, Isabelle Nanty, Ian Richardson, Simon Kunz,...

A light comedy observing the long-delayed reunion between two former lovers, Alice (Charlotte Rampling) a British stage actress, and Louis (Jean Roche... Read more

Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

7/10
Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Jean Reno, Stellan Skarsgard, Toni Collette, Rosamund Pike,...

Hector (Simon Pegg) is a quirky, yet irresistible London psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. He tells his girlfriend,... Read more

George and the Dragon (2004)

5.7/10
Director: Tom Reeve
Starring: James Purefoy, Piper Perabo, Patrick Swayze, Michael Clarke Duncan, Bill Treache...

When the knight, Sir George (James Purefoy), returns from the Holy Crusades in Palestine he's seen more than enough bloodshed and wants nothing more t... Read more

Upstairs Downstairs: Series 2 (1972)

7.4/10
Director: Cyril Coke, Lionel Harris, Christopher Hodson, Derek Bennett, Bill Blain
Starring: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Pauline Collins, Simon Williams, Davi...

Life in the Bellamy household is beset by flirtations, affairs, divorce, pregnancy, royalty, blackmail, theft, suffragettes and finally, the King's de... Read more

Upstairs Downstairs: Series 1 (1971)

8.4/10
Director: Herbert Wise, Raymond Menmuir, Joan Kemp-Welch, Derek Bennett, Brian Parker
Starring: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Pauline Collins, Simon Williams, Davi...

Critically acclaimed, "Upstairs Downstairs" maintains its position as one of the most successful and watched dramatic series in television history. A... Read more

Upstairs Downstairs: Series 3 (1973)

7.4/10
Director: Cyril Coke, Lionel Harris, Christopher Hodson, Derek Bennett, Bill Blain
Starring: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Pauline Collins, Simon Williams, Davi...

The dramatic story of the aristocratic Bellamy family and their loyal servants accurately portrays life as it was from Edwardian England, through Worl... Read more

Yes (2004)

6.8/10
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Sheila Hancock

Sally Potter's daring and artful meditation on the dynamics of romantic and sexual relationships stars Joan Allen as 'She' the frustrated housewife of... Read more

The Thorn Birds (1983)

8/10
Director: Daryl Duke
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Jean Simmons, Ken Howard, Mare Winningham, Pip...

A priest torn between God and human passion. A beautiful girl desiring only what she cannot have. Five decades of ambition, fear, longing and revenge.... Read more

The Scarlet Tunic (1998)

5.5/10
Director: Stuart St Paul
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Emma Fielding, Jack Shepherd, John Sessions, Simon Callow, Lynda...

A romantic re-working of a Thomas Hardy short story (The Melancholy Hussar) with a tale of doomed love and passion set in the beauty of Dorset. Desert... Read more

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

7.1/10
Director: S. Craig Zahler
Starring: David Arquette, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, Zahn McClarnon, Michael Pare, Kurt...

In a small town where peace is maintained by Sheriff Hunt (Kurt Russell), violence has arrived with scavenger Purvis (David Arquette), who stumbles in... Read more

The Army of Crime (2009)

Director: Robert Guediguian
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yann Tregouet, Lola N...

French World War II drama chronicling the famous 1944 'Red Poster' case, in which a group of foreign partisans defied French apathy to form their own... Read more

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

7.4/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harri...

With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndica... Read more

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation ( Blu-ray ) (2015)

7.4/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harri...

With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndica... Read more

Chancer: Series 1 (1990)

7.7/10
Starring: Philip Glenister, Susannah Harker, Clive Owen, Leslie Phillips, Ralph Riach, Sim...

One of Clive Owen's earliest TV roles was as the arrogantly charming conman, Stephen Crane, in this series that screened at the tail end of the yuppie... Read more

Blake's 7: Series 3 (1980)

8/10
Director: David Maloney, Vere Lorrimer, Gerald Blake, Fiona Cummings, Desmond McCarthy, Mary Ridge
Starring: Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Josette Simon, Stephen Pacey, Gareth...

The story of an interplanetary rebellion group battling for survival against an all-powerful totalitarian government was first shown on BBC television... Read more

Exiled (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Johnnie To
Starring: Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, Roy Cheung, Ka Tun...

A Hong Kong gangster film that feels more like a Sergio Leone western with its lush, languid pace and ironically comic touches. Wo (Nick Cheung) has... Read more

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

8/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley, Sean Harris,...

Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Ap... Read more

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Blu-Ray) (2018)

8/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley, Sean Harris,...

Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Ap... Read more

The Borgias: Season 1 (2011)

7.9/10
Starring: Colm Feore, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Irons, Joanne Whalley, Holliday Grainger, David...

"The Borgias" is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renai... Read more

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare Retold (2005)

Director: Ed Fraiman
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Zoe Tapper, Dean Len...

Polly (Imelda Staunton) and Theo (Bill Paterson) have come to Dream Park to celebrate the engagement of their daughter in this updated BBC version of... Read more

Mission: Impossible - 5 Movie Collection (1996)

7.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma, John Woo, J J Abrams, Brad Bird, Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight,...

The first five films from the spy franchise starring Tom Cruise as a special agent. In 'Mission Impossible' (1996) Ethan Hunt (Cruise), an IMF (Imp... Read more

The Living Room: Series 3 (2006)

5.6/10
Director: Simon Baumfield, Mark Albiston, Nathan Morris, James Anderson, Makerita Urale
Starring: Steve Abel, Tusiata Avia, Rod Bridgeman, Ed Davis, Caitlin Devoy, Grenell Family...

From Sticky Pictures comes the award-winning third season of the show that showcases Aotearoa's creative culture. With inspirational and creative 'ho... Read more

Ellery Queen: Adventures 5 - 12 (1975)

8.4/10
Starring: David Wayne, Dean Stockwell, Dina Merrill, Eva Gabor, Eve Arden, Jim Backus, Jim...

Long before "Murder, She Wrote", "Ellery Queen" was entertaining viewers with the exact same crime format: a mysterious murder, a long list of clues,... Read more