6 Best Arthur Lowe Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 18, 2026

Arthur Lowe brought fussy, pompous comic precision to British screen and stage and was beloved for making self-important characters endearing. Dad’s Army prepares a bumbling Home Guard platoon for invasion, O Lucky Man! exposes British corruption through a coffee salesman, The Ruling Class inherits an earl who believes he’s Jesus, and The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones tumbles through 18th-century society. If… and This Sporting Life round out the list.

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)

TMDB ★ 5.2

Arthur Lowe is in this British musical comedy about an orphaned young man whose romantic and comic misadventures unfold across 18th-century English society.

Directed by Cliff Owen · 1h 34m

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The Ruling Class (1972)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Arthur Lowe features in this satire about a mentally unstable English earl who believes he is Jesus Christ and inherits his family's title.

Directed by Peter Medak · 2h 34m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

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Dad's Army (1971)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A bumbling Home Guard platoon prepares to defend their English town against a feared German invasion.

Directed by Norman Cohen · 1h 35m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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O Lucky Man! (1973)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An ambitious young coffee salesman's surreal journey exposes the corruption of modern Britain.

Directed by Lindsay Anderson · 3h 04m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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If.... (1968)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Three rebellious students at an English boarding school plot a shocking uprising against its oppressive hierarchy.

Directed by Lindsay Anderson · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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This Sporting Life (1963)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Arthur Lowe features in this drama about a brutish rugby player whose athletic success cannot fill the emotional void in his personal life.

Directed by Lindsay Anderson · 2h 14m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Arthur Lowe Movies

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)

The Ruling Class (1972)

Dad's Army (1971)

O Lucky Man! (1973)

If.... (1968)

This Sporting Life (1963)

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