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byAhobbs_89created21Jul2011|lastupdated21Jul2011

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HereisalistofsomeofthebestBritishfilmsovertheoast20odd
years.Doletmeknowwhatyouthinkandifthereareany
suggestionsyouthinkapt.Ohbtw,IrealiseOneDayandJaneEyre
arenotactuallyreleasedyet,I'macknowledgingthattheyareboth
Britishfilmsandthattheyarepromisingfilms.
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1. HenryV(1989)
7.7/10

InthemidstoftheHundredYears'Warin
1415,theyoungKingHenryVofEngland
embarksontheconquestofFrance.(137
mins.)
Director:KennethBranagh
Stars:KennethBranagh,DerekJacobi,Simon
Shepherd,JamesLarkin
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2. TheWitches(1990)
6.8/10

Ayoungboystumblesontoawitchconvention
andmuststopthem,evenafterhehasbeen
turnedintoamouse.(91mins.)

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(19)

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(43)

Director:NicolasRoeg
Stars:AnjelicaHuston,MaiZetterling,Jasen
Fisher,RowanAtkinson

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3. Chaplin(1992)

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7.6/10

Afilmaboutthetroubledandcontroversiallife
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Director:RichardAttenborough
Stars:RobertDowneyJr.,GeraldineChaplin,
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7.3/10

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Hebefriendsoneofhiscaptors,whoisdrawn
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4. Director:NeilJordan
Stars:StephenRea,JayeDavidson,Forest
Whitaker,MirandaRichardson
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5. MuchAdoAboutNothing(1993)
7.4/10

YoungloversHeroandClaudio,soontowed,
conspiretogetverbalsparringpartnersand
confirmedsinglesBenedickandBeatriceto
wedaswell.(111mins.)
Director:KennethBranagh
Stars:KennethBranagh,EmmaThompson,
KeanuReeves,KateBeckinsale
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6. TheRemainsoftheDay(1993)
7.9/10

Abutlerwhosacrificedbodyandsoulto
serviceintheyearspostWorldWarIrealizes
toolatehowmisguidedhisloyaltyhasbeen.
(134mins.)
Director:JamesIvory
Stars:AnthonyHopkins,EmmaThompson,
JohnHaycraft,ChristopherReeve
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7. Shadowlands(1993)
7.4/10

C.S.Lewis,aworldrenownedChristian
theologian,writerandprofessor,leadsa
passionlesslifeuntilhemeetsaspiritedpoet
fromtheU.S.(131mins.)
Director:RichardAttenborough
Stars:AnthonyHopkins,DebraWinger,Julian
Fellowes,RoddyMaudeRoxby
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8. FourWeddingsandaFuneral(1994)
7.1/10

Overthecourseoffivesocialoccasions,a
committedbachelormustconsiderthenotion
thathemayhavediscoveredlove.(117mins.)
Director:MikeNewell
Stars:HughGrant,AndieMacDowell,James
Fleet,SimonCallow
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9. ShallowGrave(1994)
7.4/10

Threefriendsdiscovertheirnewflatmatedead
butloadedwithcash.(92mins.)
Director:DannyBoyle
Stars:KerryFox,ChristopherEccleston,Ewan
McGregor,KenStott
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10. GoldenEye(1995)
7.2/10

JamesBondteamsupwiththelonesurvivorof
adestroyedRussianresearchcentertostop
thehijackingofanuclearspaceweaponbya
fellowagentbelievedtobedead.(130mins.)
Director:MartinCampbell
Stars:PierceBrosnan,SeanBean,Izabella
Scorupco,FamkeJanssen
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11. SenseandSensibility(1995)
7.7/10

RichMr.Dashwooddies,leavinghissecond
wifeandherthreedaughterspoorbytherules
ofinheritance.Thetwoeldestdaughtersare
thetitularopposites.(131mins.)
Director:AngLee
Stars:EmmaThompson,KateWinslet,James
Fleet,TomWilkinson
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12. BrassedOff(1996)
7.1/10

ThecoalmineinanorthernEnglishvillage
maybeclosing,whichwouldalsomeanthe
endoftheminers'brassband.(107mins.)
Director:MarkHerman
Stars:PetePostlethwaite,TaraFitzgerald,
EwanMcGregor,StephenTompkinson
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13. Hamlet(1996)
7.8/10

Hamlet,PrinceofDenmark,returnshometo
findhisfathermurderedandhismother
remarryingthemurderer,hisuncle.
Meanwhile,warisbrewing.(242mins.)
Director:KennethBranagh
Stars:KennethBranagh,JulieChristie,Derek
Jacobi,KateWinslet
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14. Jude(1996)
7.0/10

Astonemasonsteadfastlypursuesacousinhe
loves.Howevertheirloveistroubledasheis
married...(123mins.)
Director:MichaelWinterbottom
Stars:ChristopherEccleston,KateWinslet,
LiamCunningham,RachelGriffiths
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15. Secrets&Lies(1996)
8.0/10

Asuccessfulblackwomandiscoversthather
birthmotherisalowerclasswhitewoman,but
thewomandeniesit.Asemotionsrunhigh,
everyone'ssecretsareexposed.(142mins.)
Director:MikeLeigh
Stars:TimothySpall,BrendaBlethyn,Phyllis
Logan,ClaireRushbrook
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16. Trainspotting(1996)
8.2/10

Renton,deeplyimmersedintheEdinburgh
drugscene,triestocleanupandgetout,
despitetheallureofthedrugsandinfluenceof
friends.(94mins.)
Director:DannyBoyle
Stars:EwanMcGregor,EwenBremner,Jonny
LeeMiller,KevinMcKidd
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17. TwelfthNightorWhatYouWill(1996)
7.3/10

Shakespeare'scomedyofgenderconfusion,in
whichagirldisguisesherselfasamantobe
nearthecountsheadores,onlytobepursued
bythewomanheloves.(134mins.)
Director:TrevorNunn
Stars:HelenaBonhamCarter,RichardE.
Grant,ImogenStubbs,StevenMackintosh
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TheFullMonty(1997)
7.2/10

Sixunemployedsteelworkersformamale
stripteaseact.Thewomencheerthemonto
gofor"thefullmonty"totalnudity.(91
mins.)
Director:PeterCattaneo

18. Stars:RobertCarlyle,TomWilkinson,Mark
Addy,WilliamSnape
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19. MrsBrown(1997)
7.3/10

QueenVictoriaisdeeplydepressedafterthe
deathofherhusband,disappearingfrom
public.HerservantBrown...(105mins.)
Director:JohnMadden
Stars:JudiDench,BillyConnolly,Geoffrey
Palmer,AntonySher
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20. NilbyMouth(1997)
7.4/10

ThefamilyofRaymond,hiswifeValandher
brotherBillyliveinworkingclassLondon
district.Also...(128mins.)
Director:GaryOldman
Stars:RayWinstone,KathyBurke,Charlie
CreedMiles,LailaMorse
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21. Elizabeth(1998)
7.5/10

Afilmoftheearlyyearsofthereignof
ElizabethIofEnglandandherdifficulttaskof
learningwhatisnecessarytobeamonarch.
(124mins.)
Director:ShekharKapur
Stars:CateBlanchett,GeoffreyRush,
ChristopherEccleston,JosephFiennes
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22. LittleVoice(1998)
7.0/10

ThepatheticallyshyLVlivesthelifeofa
recluselisteningtoherlatefather'soldrecords
inherroomandintheprocessdrivingher
abusive...(97mins.)
Director:MarkHerman
Stars:BrendaBlethyn,JaneHorrocks,Michael
Caine,EwanMcGregor
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Lock,StockandTwoSmokingBarrels

23. (1998)
8.2/10

AbotchedcardgameinLondontriggersfour
friends,thugs,weedgrowers,hardgangsters,
loansharksanddebtcollectorstocollidewith
eachotherinaseriesofunexpectedevents,all
forthesakeofweed,cashandtwoantique
shotguns.(107mins.)
Director:GuyRitchie
Stars:JasonFlemyng,DexterFletcher,Nick
Moran,JasonStatham
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24. ShakespeareinLove(1998)
7.2/10

AyoungShakespeare,outofideasandshort
ofcash,meetshisidealwomanandisinspired
towriteoneofhismostfamousplays.(123
mins.)
Director:JohnMadden
Stars:GwynethPaltrow,JosephFiennes,
GeoffreyRush,TomWilkinson
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25. SlidingDoors(1998)
6.8/10

ALondonwoman'slovelifeandcareerboth
hinge,unknowntoher,onwhetherornotshe
catchesatrain.Weseeitbothways,in
parallel.(99mins.)
Director:PeterHowitt
Stars:GwynethPaltrow,JohnHannah,John
Lynch,JeanneTripplehorn
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26. EastIsEast(1999)
6.9/10

Inearly1970sEngland,aPakistanifather
findstheauthorityhehaspreviously
maintainedchallengedbyhisincreasingly
Anglicizedchildren.(96mins.)
Director:DamienO'Donnell
Stars:OmPuri,LindaBassett,Jordan
Routledge,ArchiePanjabi
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HumanTraffic(1999)
7.0/10

Fivefriendsspendonelostweekendinamix
ofmusic,loveandclubculture.(99mins.)
Director:JustinKerrigan
Stars:JohnSimm,LorrainePilkington,Shaun

27. Parkes,NicolaReynolds
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28. NottingHill(1999)
7.0/10

Thelifeofasimplebookshopownerchanges
whenhemeetsthemostfamousfilmstarin
theworld.(124mins.)
Director:RogerMichell
Stars:HughGrant,JuliaRoberts,Richard
McCabe,RhysIfans
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29. Ratcatcher(1999)
7.5/10

Glasgow,summer,1973.Dustmenare
strikingbagsofgarbageaddtotheblightof
councilflatsandafetidcanal...(94mins.)
Director:LynneRamsay
Stars:TommyFlanagan,MandyMatthews,
WilliamEadie,MichelleStewart
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30. BillyElliot(2000)
7.7/10

Atalentedyoungboybecomestornbetween
hisunexpectedloveofdanceandthe
disintegrationofhisfamily.(110mins.)
Director:StephenDaldry
Stars:JamieBell,JulieWalters,Jean
Heywood,JamieDraven
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31. ChickenRun(2000)
7.0/10

Whenabird"flies"intoachickenfarm,the
fellowchickensseehimasanopportunityto
escapetheirevilowners.(84mins.)
Director:PeterLord,NickPark
Stars:MelGibson,JuliaSawalha,PhilDaniels,
LynnFerguson
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Snatch.(2000)

8.3/10

32. Unscrupulousboxingpromoters,violent
bookmakers,aRussiangangster,incompetent
amateurrobbers,andsupposedlyJewish
jewelersfighttotrackdownapricelessstolen
diamond.(104mins.)
Director:GuyRitchie
Stars:JasonStatham,BradPitt,BenicioDel
Toro,DennisFarina
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33. BridgetJones'sDiary(2001)
6.7/10

ABritishwomanisdeterminedtoimprove
herselfwhileshelooksforloveinayearin
whichshekeepsapersonaldiary.(97mins.)
Director:SharonMaguire
Stars:ReneZellweger,ColinFirth,Hugh
Grant,GemmaJones
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34. CharlotteGray(2001)
6.4/10

AyoungScottishwomanjoinstheFrench
ResistanceduringWorldWarIItorescueher
RoyalAirForceboyfriendwhoislostinFrance.
(121mins.)
Director:GillianArmstrong
Stars:CateBlanchett,JamesFleet,Abigail
Cruttenden,CharlotteMcDougall
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35. GosfordPark(2001)
7.3/10

Thelivesofupstairsguestanddownstairs
servantsatapartyin1932inacountryhouse
inEnglandastheyinvestigateamurder
involvingoneofthem.(137mins.)
Director:RobertAltman
Stars:MaggieSmith,RyanPhillippe,Michael
Gambon,KristinScottThomas
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36. HarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone
(2001)
7.5/10

Rescuedfromtheoutrageousneglectofhis
auntanduncle,ayoungboywithagreat
destinyproveshisworthwhileattending
HogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.
(152mins.)
Director:ChrisColumbus
Stars:DanielRadcliffe,RupertGrint,Richard

Harris,MaggieSmith
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37. Iris(2001)
7.1/10

Truestoryofthelifelongromancebetween
novelistIrisMurdochandherhusbandJohn
Bayley,fromtheirstudentdaysthroughher
battlewithAlzheimer'sdisease.(91mins.)
Director:RichardEyre
Stars:JudiDench,JimBroadbent,Kate
Winslet,HughBonneville
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38. LastOrders(2001)
7.0/10

Agroupofoldfriendsreminisceabouttheir
livesovertheyearsafterthedeathofoneof
theircrew.(109mins.)
Director:FredSchepisi
Stars:MichaelCaine,BobHoskins,Tom
Courtenay,DavidHemmings
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39. 28DaysLater...(2002)
7.6/10

Fourweeksafteramysterious,incurablevirus
spreadsthroughouttheUK,ahandfulof
survivorstrytofindsanctuary.(113mins.)
Director:DannyBoyle
Stars:CillianMurphy,NaomieHarris,
ChristopherEccleston,AlexPalmer
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40. AboutaBoy(2002)
7.1/10

Acynical,immatureyoungmanistaughthow
toactlikeagrownupbyalittleboy.(101
mins.)
Director:ChrisWeitz,PaulWeitz
Stars:HughGrant,NicholasHoult,Toni
Collette,SharonSmall
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BendItLikeBeckham(2002)
6.7/10

ThedaughteroforthodoxSikhrebelsagainst
herparents'traditionalismbyrunningoffto
Germanywithafootballteam(soccerin
America).(112mins.)
Director:GurinderChadha

41. Stars:ParminderNagra,KeiraKnightley,
JonathanRhysMeyers,AnupamKher
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42. HarryPotterandtheChamberof
Secrets(2002)
7.3/10

Harryignoreswarningsnottoreturnto
Hogwarts,onlytofindtheschoolplaguedbya
seriesofmysteriousattacksandastrange
voicehauntinghim.(161mins.)
Director:ChrisColumbus
Stars:DanielRadcliffe,RupertGrint,Emma
Watson,RichardHarris
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43. TheHours(2002)
7.6/10

Thestoryofhowthenovel"Mrs.Dalloway"
affectsthreegenerationsofwomen,allof
whom,inonewayoranother,havehadto
dealwithsuicideintheirlives.(114mins.)
Director:StephenDaldry
Stars:MerylStreep,NicoleKidman,Julianne
Moore,EdHarris
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44. TheImportanceofBeingEarnest
(2002)
6.9/10

In1890sLondon,twofriendsusethesame
pseudonym("Ernest")fortheironthesly
activities.Hilarityensues.(97mins.)
Director:OliverParker
Stars:RupertEverett,ColinFirth,Frances
O'Connor,ReeseWitherspoon
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45. TheMagdaleneSisters(2002)
7.8/10

ThreeyoungIrishwomenstruggletomaintain
theirspiritswhiletheyenduredehumanizing
abuseasinmatesofaMagdaleneSisters
Asylum.(119mins.)
Director:PeterMullan
Stars:EileenWalsh,DorothyDuffy,NoraJane
Noone,AnneMarieDuff

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46. SweetSixteen(2002)
7.5/10

Determinedtohaveanormalfamilylifeonce
hismothergetsoutofprison,aScottish
teenagerfromatoughbackgroundsetsoutto
raisethemoneyforahome.(106mins.)
Director:KenLoach
Stars:MartinCompston,MichelleCoulter,
AnnmarieFulton,WilliamRuane
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47. CalendarGirls(2003)
6.9/10

AWomen'sInstitutechapter'sfundraising
effortforalocalhospitalbyposingnudefora
calendarbecomesamediasensation.(108
mins.)
Director:NigelCole
Stars:HelenMirren,JulieWalters,Penelope
Wilton,JohnAlderton
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48. GirlwithaPearlEarring(2003)
7.0/10

Ayoungpeasantmaidworkinginthehouseof
painterJohannesVermeerbecomeshis
talentedassistantandthemodelforoneofhis
mostfamousworks.(100mins.)
Director:PeterWebber
Stars:ScarlettJohansson,ColinFirth,Tom
Wilkinson,JudyParfitt
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49. JohnnyEnglish(2003)
6.1/10

AfterasuddenattackontheMI5,Johnny
English,Britain'smostconfidentyet
unintelligentspy,becomesBritain'sonlyspy.
(88mins.)
Director:PeterHowitt
Stars:RowanAtkinson,JohnMalkovich,
NatalieImbruglia,TashadeVasconcelos
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LoveActually(2003)
7.7/10

Followsthelivesofeightverydifferentcouples
indealingwiththeirlovelivesinvarious
looselyinterrelatedtalesallsetduringafrantic

50. monthbeforeChristmasinLondon,
England.(135mins.)
Director:RichardCurtis
Stars:HughGrant,MartineMcCutcheon,Liam
Neeson,LauraLinney
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51. BeingJulia(2004)
7.1/10

Setin'30sLondon,thefilminvolvesstage
actorsandtheirexperienceswithloveand
revenge.(104mins.)
Director:IstvnSzab
Stars:AnnetteBening,MichaelGambon,
MauryChaykin,JeremyIrons
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52. BulletBoy(2004)
6.5/10

InoneofEastLondon'smostvolatile
neighborhoods,pride,rivalryandrevengeare
theonlycodesonthestreet...(89mins.)
Director:SaulDibb
Stars:AshleyWalters,LukeFraser,Leon
Black,ClarePerkins
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53. DeadMan'sShoes(2004)
7.7/10

Adisaffectedsoldier(Considine)returnstohis
hometowntogetevenwiththethugswho
brutalizedhismentallychallengedbrother
(Kebbell)yearsago.(90mins.)
Director:ShaneMeadows
Stars:PaddyConsidine,GaryStretch,Toby
Kebbell,StuartWolfenden
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54. EnduringLove(2004)
6.4/10

Twostrangersbecomedangerouslycloseafter
witnessingadeadlyaccident.(100mins.)
Director:RogerMichell
Stars:RhysIfans,DanielCraig,Samantha
Morton,BillWeston
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FindingNeverland(2004)

7.8/10

55. ThestoryofJ.M.Barrie'sfriendshipwitha
familywhoinspiredhimtocreatePeterPan.
(106mins.)
Director:MarcForster
Stars:JohnnyDepp,KateWinslet,Julie
Christie,RadhaMitchell
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56. HarryPotterandthePrisonerof
Azkaban(2004)
7.8/10

It'sHarry'sthirdyearatHogwartsnotonly
doeshehaveanew"DefenseAgainsttheDark
Arts"teacher,butthereisalsotrouble
brewing.ConvictedmurdererSiriusBlackhas
escapedtheWizards'Prisonandiscoming
afterHarry.(142mins.)
Director:AlfonsoCuarn
Stars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,Rupert
Grint,RichardGriffiths
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57. LayerCake(2004)
7.4/10

Asuccessfulcocainedealergetstwotough
assignmentsfromhisbossontheeveofhis
plannedearlyretirement.(105mins.)
Director:MatthewVaughn
Stars:DanielCraig,SiennaMiller,Michael
Gambon,TomHardy
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58. Millions(2004)
7.0/10

Ethics,beinghumanandthesoulcometothe
forewhena7yearoldfindsabagofPounds
justdaysbeforethecurrencyisswitchedto
Eurosandlearnswhatwearereallymadeof.
(98mins.)
Director:DannyBoyle
Stars:AlexEtel,JamesNesbitt,Daisy
Donovan,LewisMcGibbon
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ShaunoftheDead(2004)
8.0/10

Amandecidestoturnhismoribundlifearound
bywinningbackhisexgirlfriend,reconciling
hisrelationshipwithhismother,anddealing
withanentirecommunitythathasreturned
fromthedeadtoeattheliving.(99mins.)

59. Director:EdgarWright
Stars:SimonPegg,NickFrost,KateAshfield,
LucyDavis
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60. VeraDrake(2004)
7.7/10

AbortionistVeraDrakefindsherbeliefsand
practicesclashwiththemoresof1950s
Britainaconflictthatleadstotragedyforher
family.(125mins.)
Director:MikeLeigh
Stars:ImeldaStaunton,JimBroadbent,
HeatherCraney,RichardGraham
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61. TheChroniclesofNarnia:TheLion,the
WitchandtheWardrobe(2005)
6.9/10

Fourkidstravelthroughawardrobetothe
landofNarniaandlearnoftheirdestinytofree
itwiththeguidanceofamysticallion.(143
mins.)
Director:AndrewAdamson
Stars:TildaSwinton,GeorgieHenley,William
Moseley,SkandarKeynes
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62. TheConstantGardener(2005)
7.5/10

Awidowerisdeterminedtogettothebottom
ofapotentiallyexplosivesecretinvolvinghis
wife'smurder,bigbusiness,andcorporate
corruption.(129mins.)
Director:FernandoMeirelles
Stars:RalphFiennes,RachelWeisz,Hubert
Kound,DannyHuston
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63. TheDescent(2005)
7.2/10

Acavingexpeditiongoeshorriblywrong,as
theexplorersbecometrappedandultimately
pursuedbyastrangebreedofpredators.(99
mins.)
Director:NeilMarshall
Stars:ShaunaMacdonald,NatalieMendoza,
AlexReid,SaskiaMulder

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64. HarryPotterandtheGobletofFire
(2005)
7.6/10

Harryfindshimselfmysteriouslyselectedasan
underagedcompetitorinadangerous
tournamentbetweenthreeschoolsofmagic.
(157mins.)
Director:MikeNewell
Stars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,Rupert
Grint,EricSykes
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65. TheHitchhiker'sGuidetotheGalaxy
(2005)
6.8/10

MeresecondsbeforetheEarthistobe
demolishedbyanalienconstructioncrew,
journeymanArthurDentissweptofftheplanet
byhisfriendFordPrefect,aresearcher
penninganeweditionof"TheHitchhiker's
GuidetotheGalaxy."(109mins.)
Director:GarthJennings
Stars:MartinFreeman,YasiinBey,Sam
Rockwell,ZooeyDeschanel
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66. MatchPoint(2005)
7.7/10

Ataturningpointinhislife,aformertennis
profallsforafemmefataltypewhohappens
tobedatinghisfriendandsoontobebrother
inlaw.(124mins.)
Director:WoodyAllen
Stars:ScarlettJohansson,JonathanRhys
Meyers,EmilyMortimer,MatthewGoode
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67. MrsHendersonPresents(2005)
7.1/10

LauraHendersonbuysanoldLondontheater
andopensitupastheWindmill,a
performancehallwhichgoesdowninhistory
for,amongotherthings,itsallnuderevues.
(103mins.)
Director:StephenFrears
Stars:JudiDench,BobHoskins,Christopher
Guest,WillYoung
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OnaClearDay(2005)

68.
7.0/10
Frankdeterminestosalvagehisselfesteem
andtacklehisdemonsbyattemptingthe
ultimatetestofenduranceswimmingthe
EnglishChannel.(98mins.)
Director:GabyDellal
Stars:PeterMullan,BrendaBlethyn,Billy
Boyd,SeanMcGinley
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69. Pride&Prejudice(2005)
7.8/10

SparksflywhenspiritedElizabethBennet
meetssingle,rich,andproudMr.Darcy.But
Mr.Darcyreluctantlyfindshimselffallingin
lovewithawomanbeneathhisclass.Caneach
overcometheirownprideandprejudice?(129
mins.)
Director:JoeWright
Stars:KeiraKnightley,MatthewMacfadyen,
BrendaBlethyn,DonaldSutherland
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70. TheCurseoftheWereRabbit(2005)
7.5/10

Wallaceandhisloyaldog,Gromit,setoutto
discoverthemysterybehindthegarden
sabotagethatplaguestheirvillageand
threatenstheannualgiantvegetablegrowing
contest.(85mins.)
Director:SteveBox,NickPark
Stars:PeterSallis,HelenaBonhamCarter,
RalphFiennes,PeterKay
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71. CasinoRoyale(2006)
8.0/10

Armedwithalicencetokill,SecretAgent
JamesBondsetsoutonhisfirstmissionas
007andmustdefeataweaponsdealerina
highstakesgameofpokeratCasinoRoyale,
butthingsarenotwhattheyseem.(144
mins.)
Director:MartinCampbell
Stars:DanielCraig,EvaGreen,JudiDench,
JeffreyWright
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TheHistoryBoys(2006)
6.8/10

Anunrulyclassofgiftedandcharmingteenage
boysaretaughtbytwoeccentricand

72. innovativeteachers,astheirheadmaster
pushesforthemalltogetacceptedintoOxford
orCambridge.(109mins.)
Director:NicholasHytner
Stars:RichardGriffiths,FrancesdelaTour,
CliveMerrison,SamuelAnderson
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73. Kidulthood(2006)
6.8/10

Adayinthelifeofagroupoftroubled15
yearoldsgrowingupinwestLondon.(89
mins.)
Director:MenhajHuda
Stars:AmlAmeen,RedMadrell,NoelClarke,
AdamDeacon
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74. TheLastKingofScotland(2006)
7.7/10

BasedontheeventsofthebrutalUgandan
dictatorIdiAmin'sregimeasseenbyhis
personalphysicianduringthe1970s(121
mins.)
Director:KevinMacdonald
Stars:JamesMcAvoy,ForestWhitaker,Gillian
Anderson,KerryWashington
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75. TheQueen(2006)
7.4/10

AfterthedeathofPrincessDiana,Queen
ElizabethIIstruggleswithherreactiontoa
sequenceofeventsnobodycouldhave
predicted.(103mins.)
Director:StephenFrears
Stars:HelenMirren,MichaelSheen,James
Cromwell,AlexJennings
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76. Starterfor10(2006)
6.8/10

Setin1985,workingclassstudentBrian
Jackson(McAvoy)navigateshisfirstyearat
BristolUniversity.(92mins.)
Director:TomVaughan
Stars:JamesMcAvoy,AliceEve,RebeccaHall,
JosephFriend
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ThisIsEngland(2006)

77.
7.7/10
Astoryaboutatroubledboygrowingupin
England,setin1983.Hecomesacrossafew
skinheadsonhiswayhomefromschool,after
afight.Theybecomehisnewbestfriendseven
likefamily.Basedonexperiencesofdirector
ShaneMeadows.(101mins.)
Director:ShaneMeadows
Stars:ThomasTurgoose,StephenGraham,Jo
Hartley,AndrewShim
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78. United93(2006)
7.6/10

ArealtimeaccountoftheeventsonUnited
Flight93,oneoftheplaneshijackedon9/11
thatcrashednearShanksville,Pennsylvania
whenpassengersfoiledtheterroristplot.(111
mins.)
Director:PaulGreengrass
Stars:DavidAlanBasche,OliviaThirlby,Liza
ColnZayas,J.J.Johnson
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79. VforVendetta(2005)
8.2/10

InafutureBritishtyranny,ashadowyfreedom
fighter,knownonlybythealiasof"V",plotsto
overthrowitwiththehelpofayoungwoman.
(132mins.)
Director:JamesMcTeigue
Stars:HugoWeaving,NataliePortman,Rupert
Graves,StephenRea
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80. Atonement(2007)
7.8/10

FledglingwriterBrionyTallis,asa13yearold,
irrevocablychangesthecourseofseverallives
whensheaccusesheroldersister'sloverofa
crimehedidnotcommit.BasedontheBritish
romancenovelbyIanMcEwan.(123mins.)
Director:JoeWright
Stars:KeiraKnightley,JamesMcAvoy,Brenda
Blethyn,SaoirseRonan
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BecomingJane(2007)
7.1/10

AbiographicalportraitofaprefameJane
Austenandherromancewithayoung
Irishman.(120mins.)

81. Director:JulianJarrold
Stars:AnneHathaway,JamesMcAvoy,Julie
Walters,JamesCromwell
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82. BoyA(2007)
7.7/10

ThestoryofayoungexconJack,newly
releasedfromservingaprisonsentencefora
murderhecommittedasachild.(106mins.)
Director:JohnCrowley
Stars:AndrewGarfield,PeterMullan,Shaun
Evans,SiobhanFinneran
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83. BrickLane(2007)
6.7/10

AyoungBangladeshiwoman,Nazneen,arrives
in1980sLondon,leavingbehindherbeloved
sisterandhome...(102mins.)
Director:SarahGavron
Stars:TannishthaChatterjee,SatishKaushik,
ChristopherSimpson,NaeemaBegum
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84. Control(2007)
7.8/10

AprofileofIanCurtis,theenigmaticsingerof
JoyDivisionwhosepersonal,professional,and
romantictroublesledhimtocommitsuicideat
theageof23.(122mins.)
Director:AntonCorbijn
Stars:SamRiley,SamanthaMorton,Craig
Parkinson,AlexandraMariaLara
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85. HarryPotterandtheOrderofthe
Phoenix(2007)
7.5/10

WiththeirwarningaboutLordVoldemort's
returnscoffedat,HarryandDumbledoreare
targetedbytheWizardauthoritiesasan
authoritarianbureaucratslowlyseizespower
atHogwarts.(138mins.)
Director:DavidYates
Stars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,Rupert
Grint,BrendanGleeson
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86. HotFuzz(2007)
7.9/10

ExceptionalLondoncopNicholasAngelis
involuntarilytransferredtoaquaintEnglish
villageandpairedwithawitlessnewpartner.
Whileonthebeat,Nicholassuspectsasinister
conspiracyisafootwiththeresidents.(121
mins.)
Director:EdgarWright
Stars:SimonPegg,NickFrost,Martin
Freeman,BillNighy
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87. Stardust(2007)
7.7/10

Inacountrysidetownborderingonamagical
land,ayoungmanmakesapromisetohis
belovedthathe'llretrieveafallenstarby
venturingintothemagicalrealm.(127mins.)
Director:MatthewVaughn
Stars:CharlieCox,ClaireDanes,SiennaMiller,
IanMcKellen
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88. Sunshine(2007)
7.3/10

Ateamofinternationalastronautsissentona
dangerousmissiontoreignitethedyingSun
withanuclearfissionbombin2057.(107
mins.)
Director:DannyBoyle
Stars:CillianMurphy,RoseByrne,Chris
Evans,MichelleYeoh
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89. TheBoyintheStripedPajamas(2008)
7.8/10

SetduringWorldWarII,astoryseenthrough
theinnocenteyesofBruno,theeightyearold
sonofthecommandantataconcentration
camp,whoseforbiddenfriendshipwitha
Jewishboyontheothersideofthecampfence
hasstartlingandunexpectedconsequences.
(94mins.)
Director:MarkHerman
Stars:AsaButterfield,DavidThewlis,Rupert
Friend,ZacMattoonO'Brien
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TheDuchess(2008)

6.9/10

90. Achronicleofthelifeof18thcentury
aristocratGeorgiana,DuchessofDevonshire,
whowasreviledforherextravagantpolitical
andpersonallife.(110mins.)
Director:SaulDibb
Stars:KeiraKnightley,RalphFiennes,Dominic
Cooper,CharlotteRampling
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91. HappyGoLucky(2008)
7.0/10

AlookatafewchaptersinthelifeofPoppy,a
cheery,colorful,NorthLondonschoolteacher
whoseoptimismtendstoexasperatethose
aroundher.(118mins.)
Director:MikeLeigh
Stars:SallyHawkins,AlexisZegerman,
SamuelRoukin,ElliotCowan
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92. IsAnybodyThere?(2008)
6.8/10

Setin1980sseasideEngland,thisisthestory
ofEdward,anunusualtenyearoldboy
growingupinanoldpeople'shomerunbyhis
parents...(94mins.)
Director:JohnCrowley
Stars:MichaelCaine,BillMilner,AnneMarie
Duff,RalphRiach
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93. HowtoLoseFriends&AlienatePeople
(2008)
6.5/10

ABritishwriterstrugglestofitinatahigh
profilemagazineinNewYork.BasedonToby
Young'smemoir"HowtoLoseFriends&
AlienatePeople".(110mins.)
Director:RobertB.Weide
Stars:SimonPegg,KirstenDunst,MeganFox,
KelanPannell
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94. Hunger(2008)
7.6/10

IrishrepublicanBobbySandsleadsthe
inmatesofaNorthernIrishprisoninahunger
strike.(96mins.)
Director:SteveMcQueen
Stars:StuartGraham,LaineMegaw,Brian
Milligan,LiamMcMahon

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95. SlumdogMillionaire(2008)
8.0/10

AMumbaiteen,whogrewupintheslums,
becomesacontestantontheIndianversionof
"WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire?"Heis
arrestedundersuspicionofcheating,andwhile
beinginterrogated,eventsfromhislifehistory
areshownwhichexplainwhyheknowsthe
answers.(120mins.)
Director:DannyBoyle,LoveleenTandan
Stars:DevPatel,FreidaPinto,Saurabh
Shukla,AnilKapoor
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96. SonofRambow(2007)
7.0/10

DuringalongEnglishsummerintheearly
1980s,twoschoolboysfromdiffering
backgroundssetouttomakeafilminspiredby
FirstBlood.(96mins.)
Director:GarthJennings
Stars:BillMilner,WillPoulter,JessicaHynes,
AnnaWing
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97. TheDamnedUnited(2009)
7.6/10

AlookatBrianClough's44dayreignasthe
coachofLeedsUnited.(98mins.)
Director:TomHooper
Stars:ColmMeaney,HenryGoodman,David
Roper,JimmyReddington
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98. AnEducation(2009)
7.3/10

Acomingofagestoryaboutateenagegirlin
1960ssuburbanLondon,andhowherlife
changeswiththearrivalofaplayboynearly
twiceherage.(100mins.)
Director:LoneScherfig
Stars:CareyMulligan,PeterSarsgaard,Alfred
Molina,OliviaWilliams
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HarryBrown(2009)
7.2/10

Anelderlyexservicemanandwidowerlooksto
avengehisbestfriend'smurderbydolingout

99. hisownformofjustice.(103mins.)
Director:DanielBarber
Stars:MichaelCaine,EmilyMortimer,David
Bradley,CharlieCreedMiles
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100. HarryPotterandtheHalfBlood
Prince(2009)
7.5/10

AsHarryPotterbeginshissixthyearat
Hogwarts,hediscoversanoldbookmarkedas
"thepropertyoftheHalfBloodPrince"and
beginstolearnmoreaboutLordVoldemort's
darkpast.(153mins.)
Director:DavidYates
Stars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,Rupert
Grint,MichaelGambon
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Christopher Holton
I second Four Lions and Sexy Beast. Also 24 Hour Party People.
Like Reply Aug 25, 2015 1:04am
Harsha Romain Vithanage Lyceum International School
Awesome list of great british cinema... :))
Like Reply Jun 16, 2015 5:45pm
Caro Sharp University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Great to have such a good selection
Like Reply Jan 18, 2015 9:00pm
Ana Pham
Great list , also like Sexy Beast ,Four Lions
Like Reply Dec 8, 2014 4:06am
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