Best Channel 5 Films & Series to Watch in the UK

The 'Burbs

An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbours are convinced that the new family on the block are part of a murderous Satanic cult.

About a Boy

A womanising, yuppie slacker - who will go at any length to meet and bed single mothers - finds himself examining his life when a 12-year old boy enters his life.

Beverly Hills Cop

Police officer Axel Foley's friend is murdered soon after he arrives in Detroit. Axel takes up the investigation of the case, which leads him to the crime world of Beverly Hills.

Catch Me If You Can

Notorious con artist Frank has duped people worth millions of dollars with his masterful art of deception. With his scams getting bolder, he is soon pursued by FBI agent Hanratty.

The Chernobyl Disaster

A dramatic and detailed 3-part documentary series that reveals the events that led to the 1986 nuclear accident.

Colour Out of Space

When a secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite, the family residing there faces apocalyptic consequence which marks the beginning of the world's end.

Demolition Man

Trapped in a cryogenic deep freeze for several decades, top cop John Spartan is defrosted by the powers that be to catch his old adversary, Simon Phoenix.

Dexter

A forensic expert lives a double life as a vigilante-serial killer who murders wrongdoers who've escaped justice.

The Good Wife

After her politician husband's sex and corruption scandal lands him in prison, Alicia decides to move on from the humiliating betrayal and resume her career as a defence attorney.

The Hill

In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.

Innerspace

When Tuck volunteers to be miniaturised and put into the body of a lab rabbit, he is accidentally injected into a hypochondriac.

Jumanji

Two children come across a magical board game. While playing it, they meet Alan, a man who was trapped in the game, and attempt to free him while facing different kinds of danger.

Kinky Boots

After inheriting his father's ailing shoe factory, Charlie meets a transvestite, Lola, who inspires him to make glamorous boots for cross-dressing men.

Labyrinth

Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth.

Lucifer

Bored with being the Lord of Hell, the devil relocates to Los Angeles, where he opens a nightclub and forms a connection with a homicide detective.

Matilda

A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to deal with her crude, distant family and free her kind teacher from their sadistic headmistress.

The Running Man

A falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must participate in a game show where convicts must battle killers for their freedom.

Splash

A young boy is rescued by a young mermaid. 25 years later, she surfaces in search of her long-lost love. Trouble ensues when a government lab captures her for research.

SpongeBob SquarePants

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Suits

One of Manhattan's top corporate lawyers sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate and hires the only guy that impresses him, a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout.

There's Something About Mary

Ted attempts to track down his high-school sweetheart Mary and hires a private detective. He soon realises that he has to compete with others in order to impress her.

Total Recall

Douglas Quaid tries to find the reason behind his recurring dream about Mars. He learns that a memory has been planted into his brain and the people responsible want him dead.

The X-Files

Conspiracy theorist Fox Mulder and realist Dana Scully pull out all the stops as FBI special agents to investigate and get to the bottom of inexplicable paranormal cases.