The best Patrick McGoohan’s drama movies

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

19/03/1928- 13/01/2009
Today we present the best Patrick McGoohan’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Patrick McGoohan’s movies.
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Braveheart

Braveheart
8.3/10
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill
7.5/10
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Escape From Alcatraz

Escape From Alcatraz
7.6/10
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
7.3/10
This Disney drama, originally broadcast as a three-part TV episode, tells the story of a vicar's double life. Outwardly, he is the model of upstanding citizenship and loyalty to an oppressive British government. But he is also a notorious smuggler who uses his ill-gotten gains to benefit his impoverished village.

Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers
7.2/10
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 22/12/1971
  • Character: James Stuart
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.

The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina
7.2/10
Thomasina is the pet cat of Mary McDhui, the daughter of Scottish veterinarian Andrew McDhui. When Thomasina falls ill, McDhui declares that the pet should be put down. But when Mary and her father try to bury the cat, Lori MacGregor (Susan Hampshire), who is said to be a witch, shows up and attempts to steal it.

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn
6.5/10
The respected squire of a quiet Cornish village is in reality the leader of a gang of murderous pirates who attack passing ships, kill their crews and steal their cargoes.

All Night Long

All Night Long
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 06/02/1962
  • Character: Johnny Cousin
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.

The Hard Way

The Hard Way
6.5/10
John Connor is a soon-to-retire hitman that agrees to take on one last job. After years plying his deadly trade, he has finally had enough. Seeking to retire to Dublin and maybe salvage his dying marriage, Connor wants to leave the lonely world of the marksman behind him and melt into the background. Unfortunately, his handler O'Neal is reluctant to let him go, and, after much coertion, manages to talk him into accepting one final job.

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
7.8/10
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.

Passage Home

Passage Home
6.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/03/1955
  • Character: Martin McIsaacs
Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A young woman (Diane Cilento) boards the ship as a passenger, resulting in disharmony among the superstitious crew members. Virtuous seaman Anthony Steel protects the girl from the lecherous advances of captain Peter Finch.

The Quare Fellow

The Quare Fellow
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 02/10/1962
  • Character: Thomas Crimmin
Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.

I Am a Camera

I Am a Camera
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 21/07/1955
  • Character: Swedish Water Therapist
Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds her extravagant tastes, Chris goes along for the ride, until their Jewish pal, Fritz, encounters trouble.

The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War
5.9/10
A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.

Nor the Moon by Night

Nor the Moon by Night
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 07/08/1958
  • Character: Andrew Miller
When Alice Lang flies out to Kenya to marry gamekeeper Andrew Miller she is met by his brother Rusty, who is initially opposed to the marriage. The two become attracted to each other, but when Andrew is attacked by a lion, Alice nurses him back to health. Now torn between affection and duty, she must decide which path to follow.

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
5.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/01/1958
  • Character: Jess
About to enter a marriage he wants no part of, rich nobleman Mitchell takes up with gypsy Mecouri. They marry, but she soon discovers he's deeply in debt. (TCM)

Of Pure Blood

Of Pure Blood
6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 19/10/1986
  • Character: Dr. Felix Neumann
A mother investigating her son's mysterious death finds much more than she bargained for. Casting director Alicia Browning (Remick) takes leave of her job in NYC to investigate what happened to her son Mark (Browning) in Germany. Her persistence uncovers perplexing details that lead to the discovery of some very unsettling, and dark personal memories!

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