Top rated wildly improbable movies on BritBox

Check out today’s highest ranked wildly improbable movies on BritBox! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best wildly improbable movies on BritBox, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 A Room with a View (1986)

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

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1986-03-07 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands

Rating

rating icon 6.974
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #11 for
    prissy
  2. Ranked #13 for
    scrawny
  3. Ranked #42 for
    sabbatical

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2 North by Northwest (1959)

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

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1959-07-08 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint

Rating

rating icon 7.982
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #55 for
    cat-and-mouse
  2. Ranked #83 for
    most thrilling
  3. Ranked #116 for
    like The Da Vinci Code

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3 The Imitation Game (2014)

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

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2014-11-14 | History / Drama

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley

Rating

rating icon 8.004
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #11 for
    sad
  2. Ranked #70 for
    hagiography
  3. Ranked #75 for
    critically acclaimed

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4 Trainspotting (1996)

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

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1996-02-23 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner

Rating

rating icon 8.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #36 for
    with cockney accent
  2. Ranked #148 for
    smart and witty dialogue
  3. Ranked #182 for
    showing underbelly

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5 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.

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1939-07-28 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Robert Donat, Greer Garson

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #49 for
    sabbatical
  2. Ranked #53 for
    mawkish
  3. Ranked #59 for
    wallflower

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6 Mrs Brown (1997)

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.

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1997-07-18 | Drama / History

Cast

Judi Dench, Billy Connolly

Rating

rating icon 6.708
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #56 for
    prissy
  2. Ranked #62 for
    Period Drama
  3. Ranked #78 for
    sad

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7 The 39 Steps (1935)

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

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1935-06-06 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll

Rating

rating icon 7.359
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #40 for
    vaudevillian
  2. Ranked #41 for
    with MacGuffins
  3. Ranked #54 for
    innocent man

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8 Charade (1963)

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines. But why does Peter keep changing his name?

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1963-12-05 | Comedy / Mystery

Cast

Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn

Rating

rating icon 7.685
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #78 for
    cat-and-mouse
  2. Ranked #106 for
    like Knives Out
  3. Ranked #155 for
    smooth talker

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9 The Stunt Man (1980)

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

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1980-06-27 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback

Rating

rating icon 6.622
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #17 for
    monomaniacal
  2. Ranked #103 for
    vivid depiction
  3. Ranked #121 for
    vertiginous

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10 Another Country (1984)

In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to him becoming a spy.

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1984-06-01 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Rupert Everett, Colin Firth

Rating

rating icon 6.465
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #54 for
    callow
  2. Ranked #60 for
    dumbfounded
  3. Ranked #71 for
    crème de la crème

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