British Cinema – Stream On Demand

Orson Welles is Harry Lime on Carol Reed's classic

Continental noir: ‘The Third Man’ on Criterion Channel

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Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles star in Carol Reed’s continental film noir set in the rubble of post-war Vienna. It placed in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll of the greatest films ever made.

‘So Evil My Love’ – Victorian noir on Criterion Channel

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Ray Milland and Ann Todd star in this Gothic noir about a con artist in London who falls in love with his mark.

‘It Always Rains on Sunday’ – the Brit noir landmark free on Kanopy

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Working class realism meets British crime drama in Robert Hamer’s landmark classic, set over a long day in London’s East End.

Helen Mirren is ‘The Queen’ on Paramount+

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Mirren won the Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen costars as Prime Minister Tony Blair in this drama written by Peter Morgan, creator of ‘The Crown.”

Christopher Lee is ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’ on Prime Video

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Roger Moore plays James Bond for the second time in this 1974 spy spectacle that pits him against a deadly asasassin who kills with golden bullets.

‘Thunderball’ – James Bond vs. shark on Prime Video

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Sean Connery is 007 in the fourth Bond film, which sends him to the Bahamas to find a stolen nuclear weapon and battle an underwater army.

‘Night and the City’ – Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney free on Hoopla

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Widmark plays one of cinema’s great heels in Jules Dassin’s superb film noir set in the London underworld of hustlers and gangsters after dark.

‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ – George Lazenby is 007 on Prime Video

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The one and only James Bond film starring George Lazenby is perhaps the most underrated and easily one of the best. Diana Rigg costars.

‘Sexy Beast’ – Ben Kingsley is ruthless on Paramount+

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The debut feature from filmmaker Jonathan Glazer is a fierce yet refreshingly understated British gangster film with a ferocious performance by Kinglsey.

‘Goldfinger’ – James Bond goes blockbuster on Max and MGM+

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Sean Connery helped turn the James Bond spy series into a blockbuster franchise in his third outing as 007, perhaps the most iconic film in the series.