Virginia McKenna Movies

Born Free

73/100

The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.

Big Time Operators

71/100

A young couple inherits a debt-ridden old movie theater, appropriately nicknamed "The Flea Pit," and the three eccentric senior citizens who work there.

Carve Her Name with Pride

73/100

Violette Bushell is the daughter of an English father and a French mother, living in London in the early years of World War II. She meets a handsome young French soldier in the park and ... See full summary »

Ring of Bright Water

72/100

Whoever said dog is man's best friend never met Mij! Mij is a cute, cuddly pet shop otter who captures the heart of Graham Merill (Bill Travers). It doesn't take Graham long to realize that... See full summary »

A Town Like Alice

72/100

A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.

Golden Years

61/100

Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime. ... See full summary »

Swallows and Amazons

65/100

On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise... See full summary »

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

66/100

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

Beauty and the Beast

73/100

A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.

Simba

63/100

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.

PT Raiders

69/100

A trio of ex-servicemen begin smuggling innocuous black market items into post-war Britain but through greed they graduate to more sinister cargo.

The Gathering Storm

80/100

The story of British prime minister Winston Churchill, focusing on his place in British life just prior to World War II.

An Elephant Called Slowly

61/100

Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants.

Storm Over Jamaica

59/100

The erotic goings-on among the staff at Mr. Pawley's school in Jamaica are of great interest to young Sylvia, but her curiosity results in tragedy.

The Horse's Mouth

64/100

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

Two Living, One Dead

78/100

Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the supervisor and knocks out another employee...

Puccini

59/100

In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women ... See full summary »

Love/Loss

69/100

A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apart, is there still love between them? How have their separate experiences shaped their lives over this long period apart, and is there still time for them to share the happiness that has so long been denied? As Mary and Joe confront the mistakes of their past and share memories of a previously ... See full summary »

Waters of the Moon

80/100

The Case of the Frightened Lady

77/100

The Blue Dress