J

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Studio

Titles

20 titles
1
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1945 · 1h 26m · Movie

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

8.0
2
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · 1h 46m · Movie

A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.

8.0
3
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947 · 1h 41m · Movie

A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.

7.7
4
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946 · 1h 44m · Movie

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.

8.0
5
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946 · 1h 58m · Movie

A humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.

7.8
6
Hamlet

Hamlet

1948 · 2h 34m · Movie

Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.

7.6
7
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · 2h 43m · Movie

From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.

8.0
8
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948 · 1h 45m · Movie

In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.

7.8
9
Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947 · 1h 56m · Movie

A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.

7.6
10
I Know Where I'm Going!

I Know Where I'm Going!

1945 · 1h 32m · Movie

A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.

7.4
11
Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

1945 · 1h 36m · Movie

A man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.

7.0
12
Victim

Victim

1961 · 1h 40m · Movie

A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.

7.7
13
This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

1963 · 2h 14m · Movie

Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason t...

7.5
14
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

1942 · 1h 55m · Movie

This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.

7.2
15
A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944 · 2h 4m · Movie

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

7.3
16
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952 · 1h 35m · Movie

After Algernon discovers that his friend Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever-increasing confusion.

7.4
17
Green for Danger

Green for Danger

1946 · 1h 31m · Movie

A Scotland Yard Inspector investigates odd hospital deaths during the London Blitz.

7.4
18
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951 · 1h 30m · Movie

Andrew Crocker-Harris (Michael Redgrave), a classics teacher at an English school, is afflicted with a heart ailment and an unfaithful wife (Jean Kent). His interest in his pupils wanes as he looks towards his final days in employ...

8.0
19
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

1944 · 1h 55m · Movie

Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. They live an ordinary life throughout the years, but everything changes when World War II breaks out.

7.3
20
The Passionate Friends

The Passionate Friends

1949 · 1h 35m · Movie

A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.

7.2