31 Mar 2017
Poorna
An Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.
Top Billed Cast
Timothy Spall Albert Pierrepoint
Juliet Stevenson Annie Pierrepoint
Mary Stockley Ruth Ellis
Lizzie Hopley Dorothea Waddingham
Joyia Fitch Elizabeth Volkenrath
Sheyla Shehovich Irma Grese
Simon Armstrong Minister
Ann Bell Violet Van Der Elst
Tobias Menzies Lieutenant Llewelyn
Eddie Marsan James 'Tish' Corbitt
Nicholas Blane Governor of Strangeways
Clive Brunt Warder at Strangeways
Cavan Clerkin George Cooper
James Corden Kirky
Claire Keelan Jessie Kelly
Christopher Fulford Sykes
Bernard Kay Uncle Tom
Maggie Ollerenshaw Mary Pierrepoint
Tim Woodward Governor of Holloway
Clive Francis Field Marshall Montgomery
Similar movies
Poorna Poorna Rosewood 
Rosewood 21 Feb 1997
Rosewood
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Shout 
Shout 04 Oct 1991
Shout
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
Walkabout to Hollywood 
Walkabout to Hollywood 11 Feb 1980
Walkabout to Hollywood
Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician. The film shows how Gulpilil is always working to bridge the gap between the tribal Aboriginal and Western worlds. He divides his time between a traditional tribal lifestyle and his artistic work, which has included major film roles, collaboration with contemporary dance and music groups and teaching Aboriginal dance and culture. Bill and David travel to Hollywood where David was the most popular Australian in the world at that time, with FOUR films playing in America – WALKABOUT, STORM BOY, THE LAST WAVE and MAD DOG MORGAN. After relating to both the black and native American cultures and filming a quick scene for a big Hollywood picture, he pines to head back through the Outback to his beloved Arnhem Land. Edited by Simon Dibbs and shot by Ray Henman.
Walking Tall 
Walking Tall 22 Feb 1973
Walking Tall
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
Scum 
Scum 12 Sep 1979
Scum
Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.
The Ron Clark Story 
The Ron Clark Story 13 Aug 2006
The Ron Clark Story
A passionate and innovative teacher leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to this students, Ron Clark must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to drive them toward their potential.
Ebony McQueen Ebony McQueen Ebony McQueen
A 1960s-early ’70s coming-of-age story inspired by rock legend Dave Stewart’s teen years in the North East of England and the discs and soundtracks that sparked his journey to becoming a musician.
The Body of Emmett Till 
The Body of Emmett Till 17 Jul 2016
The Body of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. This short documentary was commissioned by "Time" magazine for their series "100 Photos" about the most influential photographs of all time.
Secrets of War 
Secrets of War 03 Jul 2014
Secrets of War
Tuur and Lambert are best friends. But the war is closing in and is about to change their lives forever. Tuurs dad joined the resistance and even his big brother seems so be part of it. Lamberts family on the other hand choose to obey the Germans. Then a new girls from the city shows up, befriending the boys but telling her secret to only one of them. A choice that separates the boys and ultimately gets her in trouble.
Straight Outta Compton 
Straight Outta Compton 11 Aug 2015
Straight Outta Compton
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Forever Rich 
Forever Rich 01 Oct 2021
Forever Rich
This is the story of Richie and his journey to become the greatest rap-artist in the Netherlands. One evening he is violently mugged by a group of teenagers and loses his most prized possession: an expensive watch. When images of the humiliating robbery go viral, Richie's hard-earned reputation is damaged.
The Outrun 
The Outrun 27 Sep 2024
The Outrun
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Nixon 
Nixon 22 Dec 1995
Nixon
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.
Eye of the Needle 
Eye of the Needle 24 Jul 1981
Eye of the Needle
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
The Accused 
The Accused 14 Oct 1988
The Accused
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
Sixty Glorious Years 
Sixty Glorious Years 18 Nov 1938
Sixty Glorious Years
Continuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.
Moulin Rouge 
Moulin Rouge 23 Dec 1952
Moulin Rouge
In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.
Farinelli 
Farinelli 01 Dec 1994
Farinelli
The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
Drazen 
Drazen 31 Oct 2024
Drazen
This biopic follows basketball legend Dražen Petrović's life, from his early years in Croatia to his rise to NBA stardom and career cut short by tragedy.