David Lodge Movie Rankings
1
3.1761
Peter Sellers returns as the world's most accident-prone detective in the second film of Blake Edwards' Pink Panther series. When Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer), a parlormaid in the employ of... ... more about Shot in the Dark
2
2.8298
A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist. ... more about Scream and Scream Again
3
2.6961
In this engaging costume melodrama of skulduggery on the low seas set back in the 18th-century, the Royal Crown suspects a bit of smuggling is going on in this locale, and they send Captain Collier (Patrick Allen) and his crew to check it out. ... more about Captain Clegg
4
2.6643
Sir Guy Grand adopts homeless bum Youngman to be heir to his obscene wealth, and immediately begins bringing him into the intricacies of the family business, which is to prey upon people's greed by use of the vast holdings of the Grand empire. ... more about Magic Christian
5
2.5891
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or rather implied, to avoid any libel suit) and says he will suppress the story in return for money. ... more about Naked Truth
6
2.4894
Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. ... more about I'm All Right Jack
7
2.2522
That famous jewel, The Pink Panther, has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. ... more about Return of the Pink Panther
8
2.1879
A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria, but the problems just won't go away. ... more about Ice-Cold in Alex
Not Available on DVD
9
2.1578
A mysterious, very old solicitor Mr. Blunden ('Laurence Naismith' (qv)) visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. ... more about Amazing Mr. Blunden
Not Available on DVD
10
2.1012
A British Army Reserve Major must work with a veteran Captain and a group of incorrigible recruits to attempt what is generally regarded as a suicide mission: the covert destruction of an entire German shipyard in occupied France. ... more about Cockleshell Heroes
Not Available on DVD
11
2.0911
In a village of Huguenot refugees, Jonathan Standish is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for his improper relationship with a married woman. ... more about Pirates of Blood River
Not Available on DVD
12
2.0738
An honest expert on locks, Colley Dawson (Ray Milland) turns safecracker after he meets Benny Carfield (Barry Jones), unscrupulous dealer in antiques; Dawson steals the goods and Carfield disposes of them, and the resulting profits enable Dawson to lead ... more about Safecracker
Not Available on DVD
13
14
1.9997
Not Available on DVD
15
16
1.9447
A group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece. They are shocked to find that, wherever he has been, certain unsolved murders have taken place. ... more about Incense for the Damned
17
1.9312
A movie about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. ... more about Oh! What a Lovely War
18
1.9267
Dinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. While shooting a TV commercial, she and Steve, one of the stunt men, run off together. The advertising executives use their disappearance to generate more publicity for... meat. ... more about Catch Us If You Can
Not Available on DVD
19
1.9115
A lawyer and his client rehearse their case before it goes to trial, each taking on the different roles of the court personnel. ... more about Dock Brief
20
1.8993
Two young women from England's northern counties; the plain Brenda and the flamboyant Yvonne, arrive in London to find fame the fortune. Misdirected and seperated, they seek out on their own with Yvonne becoming a model and Brenda a waitress. ... more about Smashing Time
21
1.8729
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the German's about his intentions before the North Africa campaign. ... more about I Was Monty's Double
Not Available on DVD
22
1.8080
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. ... more about Intelligence Men
Not Available on DVD
23
1.7907
Angela has fallen in love with Nick, a rich salvager, who is leaving on a business trip incommunicado. They arrange to meet at a special place on New Year's Eve and be married, then part. ... more about Women Without Men
Not Available on DVD
24
1.7484
Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire purchase, but the money he earns for overtime working as a bus driver means that he can afford it... ... more about On the Buses
Not Available on DVD
25
1.7440
A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. ... more about Corruption
Not Available on DVD
26
27
1.7059
After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik. ... more about Sahara
Not Available on DVD
28
1.6994
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. ... more about League of Gentlemen
Not Available on DVD
29
1.5624
Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He quickly proves himself not to be officer material. ... more about Private's Progress
Not Available on DVD
30
1.5030
Cut off by the Japanese advance into Burma, Captain Langford (Stanley Baker)and his exhausted British troops take over an enemy-held jungle village. ... more about Yesterday's Enemy
Not Available on DVD
31
1.5020
Peter Sellers has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices. ... more about Two Way Stretch
32
1.4985
Daniel Thatcher is an American sergeant serving with a British tank corps in North Africa. He and most of his unit are captured by the Germans, who learn his identity as a man who once tried to assassinate Josef Goebbels, Hitler's right-hand man. ... more about No Time to Die
Not Available on DVD
33
1.4883
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job". A few favours are called in and Norman becomes the newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. ... more about Press for Time
Not Available on DVD
34
35
1.4381
Norman wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and "walks the beat". This leads to a level of chaos that only Norman could cause. ... more about On the Beat
Not Available on DVD
36
1.4257
Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. ... more about Fiend
Not Available on DVD
37
1.4163
In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabbe arrives in Gibralter to organise defences, but finds only two British divers available to help him. ... more about Silent Enemy
Not Available on DVD
38
1.4105
A businessman blackmails his attractive young secretary into spending a weekend with him. Though he's a creep throughout, he gradually emerges as a sympathetic character. ... more about Hoffman
39
40
1.3740
This early Seventies British comedy takes us through seven short stories based on the Seven Deadly Sins. This film is a montage of different styles, from Spike Milligan's mainly silent "Sloth", to the leering Harry H Corbett in "Lust". ... more about Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Not Available on DVD
41
1.3514
The Helping Hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs! Even the simplest of tasks get bungled by the incompetent but lovable staff, as they get given jobs ranging from taking animals for walks (no ordinary animals ... more about Carry On Regardless
42
1.3284
When Henry Jekyll's experiments with cocaine have gotten out of control, he transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As Hyde he searches the London streets at night for his prey in whorehouses and opium dens. ... more about Edge of Sanity
43
1.3240
When the night watchman of a garage is found murdered, 4 young men are arrested, and put on trial. Under cross examination, the suspects, and the witnesses, give differing accounts of the same incidents, that lead up to the crime. ... more about Boys
Not Available on DVD
44
45
1.2949
Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. ... more about Bloodbath at the House of Death
Not Available on DVD
46
1.2552
Captain S. Melly takes over as the new Commanding Officer at an experimental mixed sex air defence base. It's 1940 and England is under heavy bombardment, but the crew seem more interested in each other than the enemy planes above. ... more about Carry On England
Not Available on DVD
47
1.2461
Professor's Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artefacts there. Low and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. ... more about Carry On Behind
Not Available on DVD
48
1.2461
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. ... more about Mutiny On the Buses
Not Available on DVD
49
50
1.1548
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. ... more about Carry On Girls
Not Available on DVD
51
1.1444
There is a legend about a great bell, called "The Mother of Voices," made of pure gold, three times the size of a man, made by monks many years ago... This is the story told in the marketplace by a Viking called Rolfe. ... more about Long Ships
52
0.9722
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. ... more about Carry On Dick
Not Available on DVD
53
54
55
56
57
58
0.0001
The children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football (soccer) league. Nasty councillor Mr Bates doesn't like them and wants the team his son plays for to win instead so he makes life as difficult as he can for them. ... more about Cup Fever
Not Available on DVD
59
0.0001
Witnessing an assassination, a boy claims the assassins are hunting him. With his older sister, the pair escape numerous attacks and are aided by their grandfather and a resourceful young bystander even under the spectre of martial law. ... more about Eyewitness
60
61
0.0001
A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more and more on the ghost of the man he just murdered to help him find the loot. ... more about Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Not Available on DVD
62
63
64
65
66
0.0001
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason (Keith Mitchell) returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas (Peter Arne). ... more about Hellfire Club
67
0.0001
A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can persuade his dad to allow him to travel to Canada with him. ... more about Hide and Seek
Not Available on DVD
68
69
70
71
72
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
73
74
75
76
0.0001
The film opens in a happy, comfortable upper middle-class home in Victorian London. One night the three children see their father usher two strangers into his study. After an argument he leaves with them and does not return. ... more about Railway Children
77
0.0001
A group of students at an elite music school decide to share a flat in order to cut their living costs and have somewhere to practice together. They get into quite a few scraps and adventures, including impersonating a celebrity quintet. ... more about Raising the Wind
Not Available on DVD
78
79
80
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
81
82
83
84
85
0.0001
Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl who can offer him the experience he lacks. ... more about Two Left Feet
Not Available on DVD
86
87
del.icio.us
Digg
StumbleUpon
Yahoo! My Web
Facebook
Google Bookmarks
ma.gnolia
Newsvine
reddit
Windows Live
