Movies and TV shows set in united kingdom – page 5

List of movies set in united kingdom

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The Tower (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
TV show
Story: A veteran beat cop and teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London, leaving a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Griffiths on the roof, only for them to go missing. Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins is ...
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, tense, detective ...
Plot: british police, female police detective, teenage girl, police investigation, corruption, refugee, immigrant family, internal affairs, police, police detective, immigrant, murder investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, united kingdom, britain, england
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Sorry We Missed You (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Belgium
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A story exploring the issue of hardship in modern-day Britain through a young couple scraping to get by in a casual jobs market. A hard-up delivery driver and his carer wife are pushed to breaking point as they struggle to keep their family afloat ...
Style: social, political, psychological, sincere, realistic ...
Plot: poverty, working class, father daughter relationship, social realism, father son relationship, teenage boy, job interview, couples, life is a bitch, adaptation, dishonesty, intrigue ...
Time: 2010s, year 1984, year 1996, year 2008
Place: united kingdom
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Taboo (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Style: serious, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized, rough ...
Plot: murder, british empire, family business, dark secret, incest overtones, brother sister incest, witchcraft, greed, investigation, conspiracy, homecoming, obsession ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s, georgian era, victorian era, regency period
Place: england, britain, syria, united kingdom, london ...
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 7.7
 43K
Torchwood (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. Torchwood follows the exploits of a small team of alien ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, detective, captivating ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, chick flick
Plot: supernatural, gay, paranormal investigation, investigation, doctor who, lgbt, alien, save the world, creature, homosexual, heroic mission, time travel ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: wales, europe, united kingdom, england
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 6.8
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Yesterday (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: UK, China, Japan, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles.
Style: romantic, feel good, sincere, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: the beatles, musician, rock star, moral dilemma, alternate reality, music, alternate dimension, alternate timeline, plagiarism, parallel universe, rock concert, male female friendship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, year 2004, 21st century
Place: england, liverpool, united kingdom, los angeles, moscow russia
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National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Performing from within the walls of a deconsecrated Manchester church, Kenneth Branagh takes the lead role in this ambitious production of William Shakespeare's tragic tale of ambition and treachery.
Style: captivating, suspense, psychological, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot: king, shakespeare, revenge, tragic hero, prophecy, femme fatale, betrayal, rise and fall, medieval, throne, assassination, state affairs ...
Time: middle ages
Place: scotland, united kingdom
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Exit (2020)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Events take a sinister turn one night in London, when two very different couples arrive at a double-booked apartment. Actions have consequences and not all debts are paid for with money. Leaving, it's harder than you think.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, scary, psychological ...
Plot: survival horror, brutality, extreme violence, escape attempt, insanity, chase, abuse, mind game, couples, torture, survival, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom
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Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface. This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.
Style: detective, feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot: nun, investigation, british police, crime investigation, private investigator, crime solving, uncover truth, who done it, teamwork, monk, murder investigation, christian ...
Time: future, 60s
Place: united kingdom
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Hope Gap (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A couple's visit with their son takes a dramatic turn when the father tells him he plans on leaving his mother.
Style: disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating
Plot: breakup, family relations, marriage, love, divorce, father son relationship, marital separation, infidelity, poetry, family life, mother son relationship, faith ...
Place: united kingdom
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Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself. This ...
Style: funny, humorous, detective, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: childhood, mole, train, obsession, friendship, rat, rabbit, courtroom, lawyer, monty python, rodent, mammal ...
Time: year 1996
Place: england, united kingdom, europe
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The Zombie Diaries (2006)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In the early part of the 21st Century, an unknown virus began spreading among the populous. Within weeks it had engulfed the entire planet, from the smallest communities to the greatest cities. Upon the death of its host, the virus would reanimate ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, apocalyptic, scary ...
Plot: found footage, infection, zombie, survival, dystopian future, deadly creature, rescue, experiment gone awry, danger, chaos and mayhem, gory, on the run ...
Time: 21st century
Place: united kingdom, england, london, europe
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Back to Life (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: When Miri Matteson returns home after eighteen years, can she integrate back into her old life? With a terrible event from her past hanging over her, it won’t be easy.
Style: captivating
Plot: women in prison, murderer, uncover truth, society, life is a bitch, dark humor, relationship problems, female protagonist, ex convict, small town, life, social issues ...
Place: united kingdom
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Earl and Fairy (2008)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Hakushaku to Yōsei is a series of light novels written by Mizue Tani and published in Japan by Shueisha. The story is serialized in Cobalt magazine and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi. Shueisha has commercially released two drama CDs and a manga ...
Style: shoujo, anime, humorous, disturbing, entertaining ...
Plot: fairy, magic, spirit, relationships, wizards and magicians, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, male female relationship, escapades, couple relations, magical creature, victorian england ...
Time: victorian era
Place: united kingdom
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Danny Boy (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Soldier Brian Wood, is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner. The two men go head to head in a legal and moral conflict that takes us from the battlefield, at so-called Checkpoint Danny Boy, to the courtroom and one of ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: iraq war, american soldier, war crime, ex soldier, accused of murder, military, framed for a crime, military officer, soldier, framed for murder, accusation, war violence ...
Place: united kingdom
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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Eight years have passed since Sara Wolfe and Eddie Baker escaped the House on Haunted Hill. Now the kidnapped Ariel, Sara's sister, goes inside the house with a group of treasure hunters to find the statue of Baphomet, worth millions and ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, rough, splatter, psychological ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, ghost, murder, evil, haunted house, uncover truth, survival, deadly creature, vengeance, supernatural ability, danger, death in the family ...
Time: 1930s
Place: europe, britain, united kingdom
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Emma: A Victorian Romance (2005)
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But then she ...
Style: anime, serious, sentimental, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: social differences, forbidden love, working class, fall in love, couples, society, love and romance, family business, maid, social class, slice of life, tragedy ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: united kingdom, london, europe, england
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The Murders at White House Farm (2020)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 277 min.
TV show
Story: Factual drama based on the notorious Whitehouse Farm murders, and the ensuing police investigation and court case.
Style: suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Plot: murder, murder trial, true crime, police investigation, schizophrenic, adopted son, murder mystery, murder case, farmhouse, murder investigation, investigation, crime investigation ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: united kingdom
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From Hong Kong with Love (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre. It is a parody of James Bond movies featuring Les Charlots with scenes shot in Hong Kong. Mickey Rooney featured in the film as well as Bernard Lee ...
Style: parody, spoof, spy comedy, eurospy
Plot: spy, espionage, loser, car crash, spying, cleaning lady, monarch, royal palace, millionaire, car chase, airplane, kidnapping ...
Time: 70s
Place: united kingdom, hong kong, buckingham palace
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Damascus Cover (2017)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: spy, mission, arab israeli conflict, adaptation, danger, lone hero, justice, murder, life is a bitch, sex, gunfight, female nudity ...
Time: year 1989
Place: syria, middle east, west germany, israel, united kingdom
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Black Butler (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday, a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of despair, Ciel strikes a deal with a demon - his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon ...
Style: anime, exciting, dark fantasy, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick
Plot: supernatural, butler, investigation, master and servant, jack the ripper, demon, supernatural ability, evil force, young heroes, deal with the devil, murder, aristocracy ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century
Place: england, london, united kingdom, europe
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From Hell (2001)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Style: gothic, atmospheric, suspense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, jack the ripper, freemason, police investigation, conspiracy, prostitution, a vision, murder, violent, graphic violence, goth, psychic ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2001, 1880s, 1800s ...
Place: england, london, britain, ireland, europe ...
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Being Human (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The central premise of Being Human is that various types of supernatural beings exist alongside human beings, with varying degrees of menace; that three of these supernatural beings are opting to live amongst human beings rather than apart from ...
Style: scary, semi serious, captivating, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, vampire, werewolf, supernatural ability, ghost, roommate, friendship, social misfits, imaginary, supernatural power, misfit, transformation ...
Time: 2000s
Place: europe, wales, united kingdom
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Luther (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style: detective, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: uncover truth, murder, talented, police detective, police investigation, psychopath, police, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, cop ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, england, united kingdom, europe
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Ideal (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Ideal is a British dark comedy sit-com, originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz. It is set in ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, surreal, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: petty criminal, drug dealing, marijuana, stoner, dishonor among criminals, buddies, slacker, dark humor, trippy, cannabis, surrealism, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom, northern england, manchester, europe
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Jubilee (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Queen Elizabeth I visits late twentieth-century Britain to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.
Style: offbeat, mind bending, grindhouse, dark, touching ...
Plot: punk rock, time travel, rock and roll, distopia, rock, surrealism, murder, dystopian future, post apocalypse, counterculture, dystopia, girl gang ...
Time: distant future, future, 17th century, 70s
Place: britain, england, london, united kingdom, europe
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Spectre (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Style: suspense, entertaining, exciting, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: james bond, spy, espionage, secret agent, secret service, 007, chase, one man army, british secret service, kidnapping, rogue agent, terrorist ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 21st century
Place: london, rome italy, italy, north africa, big ben london ...
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Birdsong (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min.
TV show
Story: As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, stylized, epic ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: world war one, soldier, trench warfare, love affair, military, lovers, lovers apart, great war, war, battles, election, underground ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
Place: france, united kingdom, europe
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Interview with a Hitman (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, assassin, mafia, killer, betrayal, who to trust, criminal heroes, danger, crime boss, revenge, gangster, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: romania, london, united kingdom, england, bucharest
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William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The film is based on the story of William of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. Shown in the same life of William of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton met at the University of Saint Andrews, besides the romance that they maintained, the break of it ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, disturbing
Plot: royal family, love, love and romance, heir to the throne, private vs public, young couple, couples, social differences, paparazzi, fall in love, couple relations, princess ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, britain, united kingdom, europe
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Priest (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an ...
Style: independent film, touching, powerful, spiritual, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay, homosexuality, catholic priest, sex with a priest, forbidden love, sexual repression, closeted homosexual, homosexual, sexual abuse, religion, glbt, lgbt ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: england, united kingdom, europe, iraq, liverpool
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