Radio Times Five-Star Films Streaming Information

Historical drama starring Judi Dench and Billy Connolly. Queen Victoria's staff are concerned about her prolonged period of mourning following the death of Prince Albert. They summon servant John Brown, a favourite riding companion of her late husband, to help lift her depression.

Psychological thriller directed by David Lynch, starring Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring and Justin Theroux. An aspiring actress lands in Hollywood and is quickly drawn into the mystery of an amnesiac woman who has arrived at her lodgings. Meanwhile, a director battles sinister forces to try and complete his latest film.

Classic Oscar-winning comedy short from Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Delivering a piano would appear to be a straightforward task for most people but not for Laurel and Hardy, who not only have to cope with each other but a huge flight of stairs as well.

Classic western starring Henry Fonda, Victor Mature and Linda Darnell. Marshal Wyatt Earp tries to clean up the lawless western town of Tombstone with the help of his brothers and gambler Doc Holliday. But trouble with the Clanton Gang leads to the legendary "gunfight at the OK Corral".

Drama based on a true story, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally and Brenda Fricker. Christy Brown was born with cerebral palsy in 1932 into a large Dublin family. Poverty and ignorance add to young Christy's difficulties, but he is determined to express himself using his left foot, the only part of his body he has control over.

Silent historical epic starring Albert Dieudonné. In 1790s Paris, young soldier Napoleon Bonaparte witnesses the growth of the first French Revolution. During the turbulent unrest of the following years, he gradually rises to military prominence before facing his greatest challenge yet: marching over the Alps to invade Italy. Image © Alamy.

Documentary. Following his near-fatal poisoning by a nerve agent in 2020, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, along with his family and a group of dogged investigative reporters, resolves to find out who was behind the plot to silence him.

Classic thriller starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. Before being arrested for murder, Ben Harper tells his two children where he has hidden a large sum of stolen money. They soon find themselves terrorised by Ben's ex-cell mate Harry Powell, a psychopathic preacher with "love" and "hate" tattooed on his hands.

Drama starring Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke. Set in the claustrophobic environment of a south London housing estate, Gary Oldman's directorial debut charts a dysfunctional family's bleak existence and its struggles with drug addiction, alcoholism and domestic violence.

Romantic comedy starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. Comrade Ninotchka is sent to Paris to investigate the dubious activities of a Soviet trade delegation. The stern commissar is soon enjoying the capitalist way of life and discovering that love is more than a mere chemical reaction.

Road movie starring Frances McDormand. Following the death of her husband and the loss of her job, a sixty-something Nevadan sells her belongings and buys a van, which she uses to travel the States while working odd jobs. Along the way, she meets a number of fellow travellers and starts to embrace America's "nomad" communities.

Classic spy thriller starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. Advertising executive Roger Thornhill finds his life in deadly peril when he is mistaken for the mysterious "Mr Kaplan" by ruthless members of an enemy spy network. Failing to convince them of his identity, Thornhill tracks down the one man who can prove his story only to find himself accused of murder.

Classic romantic drama starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains. Following a nervous breakdown, dowdy and repressed Charlotte Vale undergoes psychiatric treatment and emerges transformed. However, beauty and confidence are no defence against the heartache she experiences when she falls in love with Jerry Durrance, a married man.

Classic musical starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Gabey, Chip and Ozzie are three sailors on a 24-hour pass in New York with high hopes of a memorable day. Their first order of business, however, is to find some female company before their time is up.

Epic spaghetti western starring Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards and Charles Bronson. A cold-blooded killer is hired to ensure the progress of the railroad through a nascent frontier town. Standing in its way is recently widowed Jill McBain, whose property has a water supply that is vital for the venture.

Animated comedy short. A man discovers a frog that can sing and dance, and chooses to exploit this amazing wonder for fame and fortune. Unfortunately, he seems to be the only person the frog will perform for... Image © Alamy.

Biographical drama starring Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt. During the Second World War, American physicist J Robert Oppenheimer and fellow scientists race against time to develop an atomic bomb before the Nazis. But, during the 1950s Red Scare, his name is dragged through the mud by US officials.

Fantasy directed by Jean Cocteau, starring Jean Marais, François Périer and Maria Casarès. Orphée, a young poet, encounters a mysterious princess and becomes fascinated by the strange coded messages she receives. Her infatuation with him leads to conflict with the powers that rule life and death.

Comedy starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. When a rare pop-up book is stolen before Paddington can buy it as a birthday present for his aunt Lucy, the little bear is arrested as the prime suspect in the theft. While Paddington is attempting to make the most of his incarceration, the true thief is using clues hidden in the book to locate the immense fortune of its late author.

Drama starring Antonio Banderas. Ageing film director Salvador Mello, struggling with a creative impasse and his own mortality, is invited to a screening of one of his early works. He reconnects with his old leading man whose drug problems caused the pair to fall out decades previously, and in turn finds himself tempted by heroin as a way to numb his pain.

Classic silent drama directed by GW Pabst, starring Louise Brooks. Beautiful and amoral Lulu concocts a scheme to coerce her rich, high-class lover into marrying her. But when it all goes wrong, the femme fatale experiences a bleak downward spiral. Image © Alamy.

Drama starring Song Kang-ho and Lee Sun-kyun. The Kim family live hand-to-mouth on the edges of Seoul, until under-qualified son Ki-woo hustles his way into a job as a private tutor for the wealthy but gullible Parks. His parents and sister then devise an audacious con that results in the whole family being employed in the Park household. The Kims settle into their newly comfortable lifestyle, but an unexpected visitor threatens to disrupt everything.

Classic social drama starring Subir Bannerjee. This first film in Satyajit Ray's landmark trilogy follows the early years of Apu, whose childhood in rural Bengal is marked by poverty, as well as the happy hours he spends playing with his older sister, Durga. As father Harihar strives to earn a living from writing, the family's situation gradually worsens.

First World War drama from director Stanley Kubrick, starring Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker and Adolphe Menjou. Ordered to attack an impregnable German position, French troops fall back after only a few yards. When it is decided to court-martial three men for cowardice, their colonel does his best to defend them but discovers that political manoeuvring can be just as deadly as the front line.