English countryside movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant english countryside movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, period drama, realistic, humorous, feel good and period piece films and TV shows about / with english countryside, family relations, countryside, village, love and romance, society, friendship, costume, love and village life plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in UK, USA, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as english countryside: All Creatures Great & Small (2020), Jam and Jerusalem (2006), Blandings (2013), Doctor Thorne (2016), Under the Greenwood Tree (2005), Detectorists (2014), A Summer Story (1988), The Vicar of Dibley (1994), Firelight (1997), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008).
Best films
New films
| Truth Seekers (2020) | 7.0 | |
| Saltburn (2023) | 7.0 | |
| Homebound (2021) | 4.3 | |
| Max & the Midknights (2024) | 6.5 | |
| The Choral (2025) | 6.4 |
List of english countryside movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.
Style:
sweet, funny, sentimental, humorous, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
veterinarian, village life, countryside, english countryside, human animal relationship, dog, cow, rural setting, new life, friendship, animal, scotsman ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
yorkshire, england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Jam & Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Pauline McLynn, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, David Mitchell, and Sally ...
Style:
witty, semi serious, sincere, humorous, sitcom ...
Plot:
british, english countryside, friendship, family relations, village, village life, friends, best friend, social relations, gender, family life, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england, britain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Blandings is a British comedy television series adapted by Guy Andrews from the Blandings Castle stories of P.G. Wodehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 13 January 2013, and stars Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders and Mark Williams. The ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, sitcom, captivating, light ...
Plot:
eccentric family, lord, butler, english countryside, master and servant, family relations, pig, power relations, aristocrat, estate, castle, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt/cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, captivating, cynical ...
Plot:
aristocrat, english countryside, family drama, ward, physician, family relations, victorian england, social differences, couples, society, intrigue, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s, 1840s
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
forbidden love, village life, social differences, fall in love, love and romance, unfulfilled love, looking for love, society, couples, social relations, curses spells and rituals, victorian england ...
Time:
19th century, middle ages, victorian era, 50s
Place:
britain, england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
Style:
funny, sitcom, humorous, not serious, satirical ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, english countryside, friendship, archaeologist, partner, obsessive quest, buddies, treasure, escapades, odd couple, fortune, hidden treasure ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A bittersweet tale of lost love, based on a short story ("The Apple Tree") by John Galsworthy.
Style:
period piece, independent film, touching, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
english countryside, premarital sex, farm, age difference, past, fall in love, nudity, love and romance, school, unfulfilled love, society, urban ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Reverend Granger is assigned as the Vicar of the rural parish of Dibley, but she is not quite what the villagers expected.
Style:
sitcom, retro, semi serious, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
english countryside, church, christmas, friendship, small community, religion, small town, religious, church of england, community, chocolate, congregation ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, britain
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Firelight is a period romance/drama film written and directed by William Nicholson. It was Nicholson's first, and to date only, film as director.
Style:
erotic, feel good, touching, sexy, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
fall in love, victorian england, love affair, governess, couples, hopes, marriage proposal, estate, love and romance, parents and children, happy ending, british ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, victorian era, year 1997, 1830s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Forced by poverty to seek support, the innocent Tess Durbeyfield seeks the help of the D'Urbervilles.
Style:
clever, sincere, costume drama, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
innocence, couples, society, poverty, master and servant, pregnancy, life is a bitch, unrequited love, dishonesty, village life, love and romance, family relations ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 50s
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 216 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1930s rural England, Tilly Trotter is the story of a young girl envied by women for her beauty, lusted after by men, accused of witchcraft and forced to rise above the prejudice of many people in her community.
Style:
period drama
Plot:
english countryside, rural setting, sexual attraction, murder, unfaithful husband, sex with a maid, family relations, rape, countryside, farm, poverty, class differences ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1930s, 1830s
Place:
northern england, england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Burt Reynolds stars as Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, entertaining, realistic
Plot:
english countryside, rehearsal, ambition, showbiz, elderly, comedy of errors, fish out of water, culture clash, actor's life, one last chance, theater, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A woman has a romance with a past his prime musician revered by a man in her life.
Style:
thought provoking, romantic, humorous, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
fandom, musician, infidelity, english countryside, museum, love triangle, music, pregnancy, rock musician, father son relationship, dysfunctional relationship, obsession ...
Place:
england, london
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never ...
Style:
dark comedy, psychological thriller, philosophical, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
college, class differences, obsession, college student, homoerotic friendship, country estate, university, drug use, murder, butler, teenage boy, violence ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, oxford university, united kingdom
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her ...
Style:
gothic, bloody, scary, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
vampire, wedding, female protagonist, dead mother, suicide, dracula, swimming pool, suicide by hanging, feminism, female friendship, maid, female nudity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
yorkshire, england, new york
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknown to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a thirst for human flesh after government officials conduct pest control experiments using ...
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, detective, gothic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
contamination, zombie, english countryside, owl, undead, exploitation, hippie, living dead, terror, female nudity, rural setting, infected ...
Time:
70s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1974
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
England, 1932. Today is Dolly Thatcham's wedding day, and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that accompany such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph, Dolly's lover ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, period piece, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
wedding, wedding day, bride and groom, unrequited love, lovers reunited, under the surface, introspection, love and romance, family problems, parents and children, love triangle, passion ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1932
Place:
europe, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Rob Haley (Dougray Scott), an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his wife. With encouragement from his infamous friend and real life TV Chef Gordon Ramsay, Rob decides to spice up his life by turning a ...
Style:
culinary, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
cooking, chef, cooking and food, restaurant, food, lifestyle, fall in love, starting over, love affair, countryside, english countryside, wine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
father son relationship, single father, poaching, real life father and son playing father and son, english countryside, landowner, hunting, poacher, gypsy, family relations, social differences, family life ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1955
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nora dreams of one day owning her own interior design firm in America. What she gets instead is distant relative Edmund’s old countryside estate in England.
Style:
romantic drama, feel good, lighthearted, romantic comedy
Plot:
english countryside, country estate, inheritance, personal growth, small town, heartwarming, opposites attract, second chance, friendship, fish out of water, american abroad, meet cute ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Forever Green is a television programme originally broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1992. It was made for London Weekend Television by Picture Partnership Productions, now named Carnival Films.
Style:
pastoral, uplifting
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
countryside, environmentalism, english countryside, family drama, domestic drama, small town life, conservation, community, heartwarming, slice of life, social issues, coming of age ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
Patriach Alex reigns over the magnificent country estate Endellion with a mildness that infuriates his eldest son Stephen, a high-powered financier, but perfectly suits his younger, more relaxed son Charles. After many years of unruffled ...
Style:
family saga, tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
jealousy, english countryside, family drama, family problems, family secret, mansion, eccentric family, life is a bitch, family relations, scandal, revenge, summer ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When the daughter of the town's new priest goes missing during the harvest festival, a desperate search begins, uncovering the town's dark history and resurfacing tales of a mysterious, malevolent spirit that demands sacrifice.
Style:
tense, sinister, mystic, mystical, captivating ...
Plot:
folk horror, child abduction, paganism, sacrifice, priest, macabre, missing child, supernatural, english countryside, mysterious disappearance, disappearance, mysticism ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When bodies begin turning up in the tranquil English countryside that he has recently made home, a forensic anthropologist helps local police in a race against time.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
forensics, murder investigation, murder, killing, english countryside, murder mystery, investigation, crime investigation, anthropology, female corpse, corpse, anthropologist ...
Place:
scotland, united kingdom, britain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A new porter embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. Simultaneously, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by the Lord and Lady as they also weather the epic failure of the ...
Style:
family saga, romantic drama, witty, hilarious, tense ...
Plot:
class conflict, forbidden romance, aristocracy, english countryside, young daughter, coming of age, erection, male nudity, patriarchy, social satire, profanity, butler ...
Time:
year 1931, 1930s
Place:
united kingdom, london, england, britain
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Maurice Allington, the alcoholic, sexually promiscuous, and unappealing lead character owns a country inn called "The Green Man." He frightens and regales his guests, when he's not trying to seduce them, with tales of ghosts ans ...
Style:
atmospheric, sinister, creepy, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, alcoholism, good versus evil, occult, a vision, english countryside, haunted house, ghost story, loneliness, male protagonist, promiscuity ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A painful break up prompts Grace to visit her friend Liv who is living in the idyllic English countryside with her boyfriend Edward and his dog Polly. The trio start the weekend in high spirits but it soon turns into chaos, as well-kept secrets are ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, twist ending, dark comedy ...
Plot:
slow burn, friendship, female protagonist, secrets, betrayal, manipulation, domestic drama, english countryside, female friendship, intimate, mistrust, unsettling ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Famed highway robber Dick Turpin finds himself on the run in the English countryside having accidentally kidnapped the Earl of Pembroke's feisty daughter, Elizabeth. As her fiance Winthroppe attempts to track them down, Elizabeth begins to fall ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, psychological, disturbing, costume drama ...
Plot:
romantic rivalry, love triangle, kidnapping, highwayman, criminal on the run, relationship problems, love interest, on the lam, romantic relationship, romantic triangle, love and romance, love affair ...
Time:
18th century
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 260 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
detective, twist ending, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, murder investigation, sleuth, hercule poirot, logic, deduction, adaptation, revelation, uncover truth, murder mystery, riddles and clues ...
Time:
1930s
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the story of the Mitford sisters, six sisters who refused to play by the rules and whose often-scandalous lives made headlines around the world. Set in the 1930s, it is a tale of betrayal, scandal, heartache and even imprisonment.
Style:
historical drama, family saga, period piece, costume drama, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
scandal, biopic, sisters, betrayal, politics, sibling rivalry, controversy, english countryside, aristocracy, imprisonment, gossip, fascism ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
britain, london
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