6 Best Sid James Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 15, 2026

Comedy feel good

Sid James brought a gravelly, cheeky charm to British comedy and became an indispensable anchor of the Carry On series with his unmistakable laugh. Carry On Cabby, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Cowboy and Carry On Up the Khyber are the standouts, with a rival all-female taxi firm, a Roman misunderstanding, a Wild West town and a colonial uprising. The Lavender Hill Mob and Hell Drivers round out the list.

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Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Joan Sims appears in this comedy where British colonial officers scramble to maintain their composure as a native uprising looms.

Directed by Gerald Thomas · 1h 28m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video

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Carry On Cowboy (1965)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A sanitation engineer is hired by mistake to clean up a lawless Wild West town instead of a gunslinger.

Directed by Gerald Thomas · 1h 33m

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix

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Carry On Cleo (1964)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A hapless Briton is mistaken for a Roman soldier and swept into the intrigues of Cleopatra's court.

Directed by Gerald Thomas · 1h 34m

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, BFI Player Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: FlixFling

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Carry On Cabby (1963)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A cab company owner's neglected wife secretly starts a rival taxi firm with an all-female staff.

Directed by Gerald Thomas · 1h 31m

Where to watch

Stream: Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel · Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Hell Drivers (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A truck driver at a corrupt haulage company uncovers a dangerous scheme involving reckless speed and sabotage.

Directed by Cy Endfield · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, TCM

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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Alec Guinness plays a mild-mannered bank clerk who masterminds an elaborate gold bullion heist.

Directed by Charles Crichton · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.