Movies and TvShows featuring "american-in-the-uk" theme.
In each episode, aspiring magicians from all over the world come to perform their best trick to try and fool Penn & Teller. If the two professional magicians can't recreate the trick, the contestant wins a trip to Las Vegas to perform as an opening act in Penn & Teller's show. However, if Penn & Teller can duplicate the trick, they will win and the magician will leave without a prize.
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
As the world faces a threat of global destruction, the Protagonist becomes involved in a mission that takes him into the world of international espionage. With the help of a secret organization and the power of time inversion, he must stop an arms dealer who is in control of technology that can reverse the entropy of objects. Along the way, he faces danger, betrayal, and a race against time to save the world.
An American expat named Mickey Pearson runs a successful marijuana empire in London. He decides to sell off his business to a billionaire so he can retire peacefully. However, his decision triggers a series of events involving plots, schemes, bribery, and blackmail as various individuals try to steal his empire. Mickey must navigate through these challenges and protect his business and his wife.
Dempsey and Makepeace is an action-packed TV show set in London, following the adventures of an American cop and a British detective as they join forces to fight crime.
Industry is a TV show set in the competitive world of investment banking in London. It follows a group of ambitious twenty-somethings as they navigate the cutthroat corporate culture, deal-making, and social differences. The show explores themes of rivalry, friendship, deception, and seduction, while also delving into personal issues such as drug use and infidelity.
A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.
Set in the early 1900s, Mr Selfridge follows the story of an American businessman named Harry Selfridge as he opens a groundbreaking department store in London. Alongside his ambitious plans and marketing strategies, Harry must navigate personal and professional challenges in a rapidly changing society.
Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches for answers.
Sherlock Holmes and Watson must stop a nemesis from executing a plot that puts all of England in danger. As they engage in a battle of wits and brawn, the duo unravels a series of mysteries and uncovers a dark conspiracy.
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. With the help of his team, Banning fights to save the President and stop the terrorists from succeeding in their mission. As they navigate through a city under attack, they must uncover the truth behind the plot and bring the culprits to justice before it's too late. With high-stakes action and intense suspense, London Has Fallen keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister. George and Ken plan a jewel heist and bring in two Americans, Wanda and Otto, to help. The team plans to betray each other after the heist. Wanda seduces George's lawyer, Archie, to find out where the loot is. Chaos and comedy ensue as Wanda and Archie fall in love, Ken seeks revenge on Otto, and the diamonds are finally recovered.
A tough, working-class petty criminal is drawn into the treacherous world of diamond smuggling and morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in the murky underworld.
Iris and Amanda, two women struggling in their relationships, decide to swap homes for the holidays. While in their new locations, they each meet a man and find love. Along the way, they learn valuable life lessons and discover what truly makes them happy.
A Chicago detective travels to Scotland after an emerging serial killer’s crimes match those that he investigated five years earlier, one of which was the crime scene of his murdered girlfriend.
Set in the glittering, class-conscious city of London, this docu-series follows a group of elite British socialites and American expats who run in similar social circles, but are worlds apart. From weekend getaways in the English countryside, to high tea at one of London’s exclusive polo-clubs, both groups adhere to London’s strict unwritten rules of engagement where reputation is everything. Although they lead lives of unimaginable wealth, in London’s high society, fortune has less influence than bloodlines and respect is not easily earned.
After the death of his uncle, a teenage boy named Alex Rider discovers that his uncle was a spy for the secret intelligence service. He is recruited and trained to become a spy himself in order to avenge his uncle's death. Along the way, he uncovers a super villain's plot to unleash a computer virus that could threaten the world. Alex must use his wits and skills to stop the villain and save the day.
New York detective Eddie Arlette is sent to London to work for Scotland Yard, where he must navigate a new culture and solve crimes with the help of his new roommates, including his pet dog, Pete.
An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. As they try to extract his lost memory through hypnotherapy, they uncover a twisted plot of manipulation, amnesia, and a love triangle. The art auctioneer must overcome his gambling addiction and confront his past in order to find the painting and expose the true intentions of his partners.
A mild-mannered American mathematician and his British wife move to a small village in Cornwall, England. The husband's pacifist nature is put to the test when a gang of aggressive locals escalates their harassment to violence.