Best British Movies

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Best British Movies
Best British Movies
TOP Movies: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Gravity (2013), The King's Speech (2010), Elizabeth (1998), 28 Days Later (2002), Promising Young Woman (2020), An Inspector Calls (2015), God's Own Country (2017), Cashback (2006), Life of Brian (1979), Avatar (2009), Trainspotting (1996), Woman in Gold (2015), Marvellous (2014), In Bruges (2008), The Dig (2021), Darkest Hour (2017), About Time (2013), Emma. (2020), The Theory of Everything (2014).

List of Best Movies

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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, visually stunning ...
Audience: date night, teens, family outing, kids
Plot: desert, world war one, military, british empire, camel, imperialism, historical character, battles, islam, politics, great war, train ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1962, victorian era ...
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, ottoman empire, arabia, africa ...
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 860K
Gravity (2013)
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, suspense, minimal cast ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: isolation, survival, space travel, space, astronaut, outer space, space station, loneliness, disaster, sole survivor, catastrophe, survivor ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, persia, seattle, houston texas
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The King's Speech (2010)
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, period piece, sincere, uplifting, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: british royal family, british history, world war two, stuttering, royal family, disability, queen, politics, unlikely friendships, british monarchy, king of england, historical character ...
Time: 1930s, year 2010, 2010s, pre world war two, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
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: dark comedy, humorous, clever, witty, cynical ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, heist, dark humor, organized crime, twists and turns, crime gone awry, disorder, gang, nothing goes right, debt, violent, friends ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place: england, united kingdom, london, britain, europe
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 7.4
 105K
Elizabeth (1998)
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, costume drama, period piece, realistic, historical drama ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: queen, british history, royalty, tudors, queen elizabeth i, historical character, politics, british royal family, head of state, royal court, royal family, political intrigue ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, victorian era, year 1998, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 442K
28 Days Later (2002)
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, atmospheric, rough, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: zombie, virus, survival, apocalypse, epidemic, post apocalypse, infected, fear, zombie apocalypse, plague, end of the world, rage ...
Time: year 2002, year 2000, year 2003, distant future, near future ...
Place: london, britain, england, bolivia, europe ...
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Promising Young Woman (2020)
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: disturbing, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: revenge, rape, rape and revenge, revenge from beyond the grave, medical school, feminist, unpunished crime, violence, death of friend, chauvinism, sexual predator, oral sex ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: ohio, nebraska, new york
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An Inspector Calls (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A mysterious Inspector investigates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guests following the suicide of a young woman.
Style: surprise ending, serious, thought provoking, talky, realistic ...
Plot: twists and turns, plot twist, investigation, inspector, uncover truth, introspection, law enforcement, family problems, haunted by the past, suicide, justice, rich and poor ...
Time: 1910s, year 1912, 20th century, edwardian era
Place: england, britain, united kingdom
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God's Own Country (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.
Style: homoerotic, lgbt cinema, sexy, erotic, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, lgbt, gay romance, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, gay love, gay couple, migrant worker, gay lead character, sheep, homosexual ...
Time: year 2017, 90s, 2000s, 2010s
Place: yorkshire, northern england, indiana, romania, britain ...
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 7.1
 91K
Cashback (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
Style: sexy, humorous, surreal, meditative, independent film ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: breakup, supermarket, introspection, artist, stopped time, nudity, sexual attraction, girlfriend, workplace, insomnia, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, time freeze ...
Time: y2k, year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: britain, united kingdom, london, england, europe
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 8.0
 420K
Life of Brian (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, spoof, satirical ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: monty python, religion, satire, ancient rome, mistaken identity, roman empire, ancient, dark humor, medieval, christmas, religious, absurdism ...
Time: 1st century, 20th century, ancient times, year 1979, biblical epic ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, jerusalem, palestine, middle east ...
Is relevant ?
 7.9
 1.4M
Avatar (2009)
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, serious ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot: alien, fantasy world, ecology, culture clash, creature, beautiful scenery, battles, space and aliens, alien life-form, alien planet, space travel, alien encounter ...
Time: future, 2000s, 20th century, year 2009, 22nd century
Place: iran, space western
Is relevant ?
 8.1
 722K
Trainspotting (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
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, dark comedy, cult classic, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: addiction, heroin, drug addiction, drug abuse, existentialism, counterculture, junkie, dark humor, life is a bitch, redemption, dialogue, subculture ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place: scotland, edinburgh scotland, london, england, britain ...
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 7.3
 63K
Woman in Gold (2015)
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, motivational ...
Plot: art, holocaust, lawyer, nazi, courtroom drama, art theft, injustice, justice, painting, legal action, courtroom, world war two ...
Time: year 2015, 1900s, 20th century, 90s
Place: austria, vienna, los angeles, pasadena california, california ...
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 6K
Marvellous (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any ...
Style: uplifting, touching, serious, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot: human spirit, disability, hopes, society, sport team, clergy, football, soccer, friendship, death of mother, mascot, clown ...
Time: 20th century
Place: england
Is relevant ?
 7.9
 459K
In Bruges (2008)
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: neo noir, dark comedy, humorous, atmospheric, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: dark humor, hitman, guilt, haunted by the past, tourist, suicidal, friendship, death, suicide, assassin, dialogue, character study ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, future, medieval times, 21st century
Place: belgium, bruges, ireland, europe, bolivia ...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
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, entertaining, atmospheric, sad, epic ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: magic, magical, witch, supernatural, sorcerer, imaginary, chosen one, dragon, wizards and magicians, friendship, harry potter, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, year 1997, 20th century, year 1998 ...
Place: london, europe, england
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 82K
The Dig (2021)
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: costume drama, period piece, thought provoking, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: world war two, archaeologist, archeological dig, archaeology, discovery, excavation, scientist, parents, family secret, uncover truth, war, history lesson ...
Time: 1930s, 2020s, 20th century, future, year 1939
Place: england
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 7.4
 219K
Darkest Hour (2017)
Genre: 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: period piece, political, inspirational, serious, suspense ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: world war two, british history, prime minister, politics, winston churchill, british politics, british prime minister, choice, decision, biopic, wartime, leader ...
Time: year 1940, 1940s, 2010s, year 2017
Place: england, britain, united kingdom, dunkirk, london ...
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 383K
About Time (2013)
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, sincere, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot: time travel, time loop, life philosophy, fall in love, true love, couple relations, looking for love, changing the past or future, sent to the past, life, father son relationship, young woman ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place: london, england, united kingdom, cornwall
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 62K
Emma. (2020)
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: feel good, humorous, entertaining, costume drama, captivating ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, teens, kids
Plot: love and romance, male female relationship, estate, prejudice, looking for love, female protagonist, couples, english countryside, friendship, wedding, unrequited love, fall in love ...
Time: 19th century, 2020s, victorian era, future, 1800s ...
Place: england, yorkshire
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The Theory of Everything (2014)
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, inspirational, compassionate, heartbreaking ...
Audience: chick flick, kids, teens
Plot: disability, genius, love, physicist, cambridge university, mathematics, prodigy, husband wife relationship, supportive spouse, scientist, against the odds, biopic ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 60s, 90s ...
Place: oxford university, england, united kingdom
Is relevant ?
 8.5
 904K
The Pianist (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, War
Country: France, Poland, Germany, UK, USA
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, reflective, heartbreaking ...
Audience: adult
Plot: holocaust, world war two, survival, genocide, nazi, classical music, wartime, war, nazism, pianist, nazi occupation, hunger ...
Time: 1940s, year 2002, 20th century, year 1945, 1930s ...
Place: poland, germany, europe, eastern europe, persia ...
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
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: black comedy, dark comedy, ambiguous ending, psychological, depressing ...
Plot: small town, police brutality, rape, small town life, loss of daughter, billboard, regret, revenge, guilty conscience, anger, suffering, death of daughter ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place: missouri, usa, america, persia, idaho
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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, light, exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, witch, wizard, fantasy world, sorcerer, good versus evil, magical creature, friendship, magic wand, chase, harry potter, teleportation ...
Time: 1920s, year 2016, 2010s, 20th century
Place: new york, arizona, london, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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The Imitation Game (2014)
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, clever, intellectual, captivating, serious ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: world war two, mathematics, genius, inventor, inventions and discoveries, code, code breaking, prodigy, mathematician, invention, computer, ambition ...
Time: 1940s, year 2014, 20th century, 1950s, 2010s ...
Place: england, london, britain, idaho, los angeles ...
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 582K
Ex Machina (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
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, futuristic, philosophical, twist ending, mind bending ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: artificial intelligence, robot, androids, existentialism, technology, cyberpunk, isolation, cyborgs, manipulation, androids and robots, female robot, psychology ...
Time: future, 2010s, year 2015, year 2014, year 2016 ...
Place: england
Is relevant ?
 9.0
 2.8M
The Dark Knight (2008)
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: suspense, neo noir, exciting, atmospheric, epic ...
Audience: manly, date night, kids, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: superhero, batman, heroes, secret identity, tragic hero, psychopath, moral dilemma, corruption, organized crime, joker, double life, villain ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place: usa, london, hong kong
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
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, uplifting, realistic, motivational, feel good ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot: poverty, childhood, rags to riches, destiny, orphan, society, against the odds, life is a bitch, love, street life, cheating, ambition ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 2005 ...
Place: india, mumbai india, asia, britain, taj mahal
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A Room with a View (1985)
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: scenic, touching, period piece, atmospheric, costume drama ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: self discovery, couples, hotel, travel, love, passion, female protagonist, fall in love, looking for love, piano, male nudity, happy ending ...
Time: 1900s, victorian era, edwardian era, 19th century, year 1985 ...
Place: italy, england, europe, britain, london ...
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