Best British Movies
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Best British Movies
TOP Movies: Elizabeth (1998), Gravity (2013), The Pianist (2002), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Woman in Gold (2015), In Bruges (2008), Promising Young Woman (2020), About Time (2013), Darkest Hour (2017), The Dig (2021), Ex Machina (2014), The Theory of Everything (2014), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), 28 Days Later (2002), The King's Speech (2010), Avatar (2009), Notting Hill (1999), Love Actually (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), Trainspotting (1996).
List of Best Movies
101K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Style:
factual, realistic, stylized, political, epic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
queen, british history, queen elizabeth i, tudors, historical character, politics, head of state, british royal family, royal court, royal family, throne, political intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, 19th century, victorian era, middle ages, 18th century
Place:
england, london, scotland, spain, europe ...
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835K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, scenic, breathtaking, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick
Plot:
space, isolation, survival, astronaut, space station, catastrophe, space travel, disaster, sole survivor, stranded, survivor, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, houston texas
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
humorous, witty, clever, cynical, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, dark humor, crime gone awry, disorder, organized crime, twists and turns, nothing goes right, violent, drugs, gambling, friends, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, united kingdom, london, canada, europe
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845K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, War
Country: France, Poland, Germany, UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he ...
Style:
emotional, harsh, bleak, heartbreaking, touching ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, survival, nazi, genocide, jewish, war, anti semitism, nazism, classical music, suspense, pianist ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century, 1930s, year 1944 ...
Place:
poland, germany, europe, eastern europe, central europe ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 218 min.
Story:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, visually appealing, factual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
desert, world war one, war, military, british empire, imperialism, historical character, battles, politics, camel, train, islam ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, ottoman empire, arabia, africa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, touching, dramatic, uplifting ...
Plot:
art, holocaust, lawyer, courtroom drama, art theft, nazi, injustice, jewish, justice, legal action, world war two, flashback ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
austria, vienna, los angeles, poland, germany ...
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440K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, humorous, cynical, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, irish, hitman, guilt, haunted by the past, dwarf, partners, tourist, friendship, death, gangsters, suicide ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
belgium, bruges, europe, ireland, amsterdam ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, realistic, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
revenge, suspense, vengeance, medical school, rape, rape and revenge, violence, lust, bachelor party, sexual predator, oral sex, women ...
Place:
ohio, new york
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360K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sweet, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
time travel, time loop, life philosophy, fall in love, life, true love, looking for love, changing the past or future, couple relations, sent to the past, father son relationship, young woman ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, cornwall, england
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207K
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with ...
Style:
political, serious, realistic, inspirational, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
world war two, british history, prime minister, winston churchill, politics, leadership, choice, decision, british prime minister, british politics, leader, british empire ...
Time:
year 1940, 1940s
Place:
england, united kingdom, dunkirk, britain, london ...
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77K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, art film, atmospheric, anthropological ...
Plot:
world war two, archaeologist, archeological dig, archaeology, discovery, excavation, scientist, uncover truth, war, family secret, world war one, women ...
Time:
1930s, future, year 1939
Place:
england
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555K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, twist ending, futuristic, mind bending ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, robot, isolation, technology, existentialism, cyberpunk, manipulation, suspense, cyborgs, androids, androids and robots, female robot ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.
Style:
touching, uplifting, emotional, thought provoking, compassionate ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
disability, genius, love, cambridge university, prodigy, husband wife relationship, fall in love, against the odds, physicist, supportive spouse, handicapped, scientist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
oxford university, england, united kingdom
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, chick flick
Plot:
magic, witch, fantasy world, wizards, friendship, magical creature, good versus evil, magic wand, chase, sorcerer, teleportation, magician ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
new york, england, arizona, london, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four Weddings And A Funeral is a British comedy about a British Man named Charles and an American Woman named Carrie who go through numerous weddings before they determine if they are right for one another.
Style:
feel good, romantic, sweet, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
wedding, love, unrequited love, fall in love, funeral, love and romance, friendship, love story, multiple storylines, marriage, lgbtq, wedding ceremony ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, scotland, europe
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421K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the ...
Style:
scary, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, apocalypse, virus, survival, epidemic, fear, end of the world, rage, infected, zombie apocalypse, laboratory ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, manchester, britain ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, uplifting, dramatic, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
british royal family, world war two, royal family, british history, stuttering, disability, unlikely friendships, politics, british monarchy, king of england, historical character, friendship ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, 50s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief ...
Style:
ambiguous ending, psychological, tragicomedy, motivational, touching ...
Plot:
small town, police brutality, rape, death of daughter, loss of daughter, regret, revenge, guilty conscience, anger, desperation, suicide, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, missouri, idaho
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, entertaining, sad, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magic, supernatural, magical, teenager, friendship, chosen one, witch, wizards and magicians, wizards, good versus evil, artifact, magic wand ...
Time:
year 2017, 90s, near future, year 1997, year 1998 ...
Place:
europe, england
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1.3M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, fantasy world, culture clash, beautiful scenery, battles, ecology, creature, space and aliens, alien life-form, space travel, alien planet, scientist ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
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321K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a ...
Style:
feel good, touching, romantic, light, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
fame, love and romance, couples, social differences, love, opposites attract, paparazzi, friendship, power of love, ordinary person, male female relationship, love story ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, europe, united kingdom
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501K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near.
Style:
feel good, romantic, sentimental, touching, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, holiday, love, marriage, love story, relationships, love and romance, fall in love, couples, first love, couple relations, looking for love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, europe, england, marseille, united kingdom ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but ...
Style:
epic, intense, exciting, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
superhero, batman, heroes, secret identity, moral dilemma, corruption, psychopath, organized crime, tragic hero, double life, good versus evil, villain ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, hong kong
Is relevant ?
695K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Style:
disturbing, psychedelic, captivating, stylized, controversial ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
addiction, heroin, drug addiction, drugs, existentialism, dark humor, british, junkie, drug abuse, counterculture, life is a bitch, surrealism ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland, england, europe, london
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138K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
coming of age, ballet, gay, father son relationship, friendship, dancing, working class, childhood, audition, follow your dream, boxing, dancer's life ...
Time:
20th century, year 1984, 90s, 80s
Place:
england, northern england, london, europe
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57K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, kids, teens
Plot:
estate, male female relationship, love and romance, female protagonist, prejudice, looking for love, english countryside, opposites attract, wedding, friendship, love, unrequited love ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, regency period, georgian era
Place:
england, yorkshire
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Style:
exciting, breathtaking, epic, atmospheric, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, treasure, artifact, nazi, chase, escapades, villain, adventurer, desert, journey ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century
Place:
egypt, south america, nepal, africa, himalaya ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley ...
Style:
inspirational, intellectual, serious, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
world war two, genius, mathematics, inventor, inventions and discoveries, computer, prodigy, ambition, gay interest, invention, mathematician, gay ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1939, year 1951, 50s ...
Place:
england, germany, poland, los angeles, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
Style:
touching, realistic, motivational, feel good, uplifting ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
poverty, love, childhood, destiny, orphan, rags to riches, against the odds, society, life is a bitch, street life, cheating, ambition ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2005, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
india, mumbai india, asia, taj mahal
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once ...
Style:
touching, scenic, atmospheric, romantic, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
hotel, self discovery, travel, love, couples, male nudity, female protagonist, looking for love, fall in love, piano, happy ending, love triangle ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
italy, england, europe, london, florence
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