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BestBritishFilms19892011byAhobbs_89created21Jul2011|lastupdated21Jul2011HereisalistofsomeofthebestBritishfilmsovertheoast20oddyears.Doletmeknowwhatyouthinkandifthereareanysuggestionsyouthinkapt.Ohbtw,IrealiseOneDayandJaneEyrearenotactuallyreleasedyet,I'macknowledgingthattheyarebothBritishfilmsandthattheyarepromisingfilms.

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HenryV(1989)InthemidstoftheHundredYears'Warin1415,theyoungKingHenryVofEnglandembarksontheconquestofFrance.(137mins.)

Director:KennethBranaghStars:KennethBranagh,DerekJacobi,SimonShepherd,JamesLarkinAddtoWatchlist

TheWitches(1990)

Ayoungboystumblesontoawitchconventionandmuststopthem,evenafterhehasbeenturnedintoamouse.(91mins.)

Director:NicolasRoegStars:AnjelicaHuston,MaiZetterling,JasenFisher,RowanAtkinsonAddtoWatchlist

Chaplin(1992)

Afilmaboutthetroubledandcontroversiallifeofthemastercomedyfilmmaker.(143mins.)

Director:RichardAttenboroughStars:RobertDowneyJr.,GeraldineChaplin,PaulRhys,JohnThawAddtoWatchlist

TheCryingGame(1992)ABritishsoldieriskidnappedbyIRAterrorists.Hebefriendsoneofhiscaptors,whoisdrawnintothesoldier'sworld.(112mins.)

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Director:NeilJordanStars:StephenRea,JayeDavidson,ForestWhitaker,MirandaRichardsonAddtoWatchlist

MuchAdoAboutNothing(1993)

YoungloversHeroandClaudio,soontowed,conspiretogetverbalsparringpartnersandconfirmedsinglesBenedickandBeatricetowedaswell.(111mins.)

Director:KennethBranaghStars:KennethBranagh,EmmaThompson,KeanuReeves,KateBeckinsaleAddtoWatchlist

TheRemainsoftheDay(1993)

AbutlerwhosacrificedbodyandsoultoserviceintheyearspostWorldWarIrealizestoolatehowmisguidedhisloyaltyhasbeen.(134mins.)

Director:JamesIvoryStars:AnthonyHopkins,EmmaThompson,JohnHaycraft,ChristopherReeveAddtoWatchlist

Shadowlands(1993)

C.S.Lewis,aworldrenownedChristiantheologian,writerandprofessor,leadsapassionlesslifeuntilhemeetsaspiritedpoetfromtheU.S.(131mins.)

Director:RichardAttenboroughStars:AnthonyHopkins,DebraWinger,JulianFellowes,RoddyMaudeRoxbyAddtoWatchlist

FourWeddingsandaFuneral(1994)

Overthecourseoffivesocialoccasions,acommittedbachelormustconsiderthenotionthathemayhavediscoveredlove.(117mins.)

Director:MikeNewellStars:HughGrant,AndieMacDowell,JamesFleet,SimonCallowAddtoWatchlist

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ShallowGrave(1994)Threefriendsdiscovertheirnewflatmatedeadbutloadedwithcash.(92mins.)

Director:DannyBoyleStars:KerryFox,ChristopherEccleston,EwanMcGregor,KenStottAddtoWatchlist

GoldenEye(1995)

JamesBondteamsupwiththelonesurvivorofadestroyedRussianresearchcentertostopthehijackingofanuclearspaceweaponbyafellowagentbelievedtobedead.(130mins.)

Director:MartinCampbellStars:PierceBrosnan,SeanBean,IzabellaScorupco,FamkeJanssenAddtoWatchlist

SenseandSensibility(1995)

RichMr.Dashwooddies,leavinghissecondwifeandherthreedaughterspoorbytherulesofinheritance.Thetwoeldestdaughtersarethetitularopposites.(131mins.)

Director:AngLeeStars:EmmaThompson,KateWinslet,JamesFleet,TomWilkinsonAddtoWatchlist

BrassedOff(1996)

ThecoalmineinanorthernEnglishvillagemaybeclosing,whichwouldalsomeantheendoftheminers'brassband.(107mins.)

Director:MarkHermanStars:PetePostlethwaite,TaraFitzgerald,EwanMcGregor,StephenTompkinsonAddtoWatchlist

Hamlet(1996)

Hamlet,PrinceofDenmark,returnshometofindhisfathermurderedandhismotherremarryingthemurderer,hisuncle.Meanwhile,warisbrewing.(242mins.)

Director:KennethBranaghStars:KennethBranagh,JulieChristie,DerekJacobi,KateWinsletAddtoWatchlist

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Jude(1996)

Astonemasonsteadfastlypursuesacousinheloves.Howevertheirloveistroubledasheismarried...(123mins.)

Director:MichaelWinterbottomStars:ChristopherEccleston,KateWinslet,LiamCunningham,RachelGriffithsAddtoWatchlist

Secrets&Lies(1996)

Asuccessfulblackwomandiscoversthatherbirthmotherisalowerclasswhitewoman,butthewomandeniesit.Asemotionsrunhigh,everyone'ssecretsareexposed.(142mins.)

Director:MikeLeighStars:TimothySpall,BrendaBlethyn,PhyllisLogan,ClaireRushbrookAddtoWatchlist

Trainspotting(1996)

Renton,deeplyimmersedintheEdinburghdrugscene,triestocleanupandgetout,despitetheallureofthedrugsandinfluenceoffriends.(94mins.)

Director:DannyBoyleStars:EwanMcGregor,EwenBremner,JonnyLeeMiller,KevinMcKiddAddtoWatchlist

TwelfthNightorWhatYouWill(1996)

Shakespeare'scomedyofgenderconfusion,inwhichagirldisguisesherselfasamantobenearthecountsheadores,onlytobepursuedbythewomanheloves.(134mins.)

Director:TrevorNunnStars:HelenaBonhamCarter,RichardE.Grant,ImogenStubbs,StevenMackintoshAddtoWatchlist

TheFullMonty(1997)Sixunemployedsteelworkersformamalestripteaseact.Thewomencheerthemontogofor"thefullmonty"totalnudity.(91mins.)

Director:PeterCattaneo

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Stars:RobertCarlyle,TomWilkinson,MarkAddy,WilliamSnapeAddtoWatchlist

MrsBrown(1997)

QueenVictoriaisdeeplydepressedafterthedeathofherhusband,disappearingfrompublic.HerservantBrown...(105mins.)

Director:JohnMaddenStars:JudiDench,BillyConnolly,GeoffreyPalmer,AntonySherAddtoWatchlist

NilbyMouth(1997)

ThefamilyofRaymond,hiswifeValandherbrotherBillyliveinworkingclassLondondistrict.Also...(128mins.)

Director:GaryOldmanStars:RayWinstone,KathyBurke,CharlieCreedMiles,LailaMorseAddtoWatchlist

Elizabeth(1998)

AfilmoftheearlyyearsofthereignofElizabethIofEnglandandherdifficulttaskoflearningwhatisnecessarytobeamonarch.(124mins.)

Director:ShekharKapurStars:CateBlanchett,GeoffreyRush,ChristopherEccleston,JosephFiennesAddtoWatchlist

LittleVoice(1998)

ThepatheticallyshyLVlivesthelifeofarecluselisteningtoherlatefather'soldrecordsinherroomandintheprocessdrivingherabusive...(97mins.)

Director:MarkHermanStars:BrendaBlethyn,JaneHorrocks,MichaelCaine,EwanMcGregorAddtoWatchlist

Lock,StockandTwoSmokingBarrels

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(1998)AbotchedcardgameinLondontriggersfourfriends,thugs,weedgrowers,hardgangsters,loansharksanddebtcollectorstocollidewitheachotherinaseriesofunexpectedevents,allforthesakeofweed,cashandtwoantiqueshotguns.(107mins.)

Director:GuyRitchieStars:JasonFlemyng,DexterFletcher,NickMoran,JasonStathamAddtoWatchlist

ShakespeareinLove(1998)

AyoungShakespeare,outofideasandshortofcash,meetshisidealwomanandisinspiredtowriteoneofhismostfamousplays.(123mins.)

Director:JohnMaddenStars:GwynethPaltrow,JosephFiennes,GeoffreyRush,TomWilkinsonAddtoWatchlist

SlidingDoors(1998)

ALondonwoman'slovelifeandcareerbothhinge,unknowntoher,onwhetherornotshecatchesatrain.Weseeitbothways,inparallel.(99mins.)

Director:PeterHowittStars:GwynethPaltrow,JohnHannah,JohnLynch,JeanneTripplehornAddtoWatchlist

EastIsEast(1999)

Inearly1970sEngland,aPakistanifatherfindstheauthorityhehaspreviouslymaintainedchallengedbyhisincreasinglyAnglicizedchildren.(96mins.)

Director:DamienO'DonnellStars:OmPuri,LindaBassett,JordanRoutledge,ArchiePanjabiAddtoWatchlist

HumanTraffic(1999)Fivefriendsspendonelostweekendinamixofmusic,loveandclubculture.(99mins.)

Director:JustinKerriganStars:JohnSimm,LorrainePilkington,Shaun

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NottingHill(1999)

Thelifeofasimplebookshopownerchangeswhenhemeetsthemostfamousfilmstarintheworld.(124mins.)

Director:RogerMichellStars:HughGrant,JuliaRoberts,RichardMcCabe,RhysIfansAddtoWatchlist

Ratcatcher(1999)

Glasgow,summer,1973.Dustmenarestrikingbagsofgarbageaddtotheblightofcouncilflatsandafetidcanal...(94mins.)

Director:LynneRamsayStars:TommyFlanagan,MandyMatthews,WilliamEadie,MichelleStewartAddtoWatchlist

BillyElliot(2000)

Atalentedyoungboybecomestornbetweenhisunexpectedloveofdanceandthedisintegrationofhisfamily.(110mins.)

Director:StephenDaldryStars:JamieBell,JulieWalters,JeanHeywood,JamieDravenAddtoWatchlist

ChickenRun(2000)

Whenabird"flies"intoachickenfarm,thefellowchickensseehimasanopportunitytoescapetheirevilowners.(84mins.)

Director:PeterLord,NickParkStars:MelGibson,JuliaSawalha,PhilDaniels,LynnFergusonAddtoWatchlist

Snatch.(2000)

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Unscrupulousboxingpromoters,violentbookmakers,aRussiangangster,incompetentamateurrobbers,andsupposedlyJewishjewelersfighttotrackdownapricelessstolendiamond.(104mins.)

Director:GuyRitchieStars:JasonStatham,BradPitt,BenicioDelToro,DennisFarinaAddtoWatchlist

BridgetJones'sDiary(2001)

ABritishwomanisdeterminedtoimproveherselfwhileshelooksforloveinayearinwhichshekeepsapersonaldiary.(97mins.)

Director:SharonMaguireStars:ReneZellweger,ColinFirth,HughGrant,GemmaJonesAddtoWatchlist

CharlotteGray(2001)

AyoungScottishwomanjoinstheFrenchResistanceduringWorldWarIItorescueherRoyalAirForceboyfriendwhoislostinFrance.(121mins.)

Director:GillianArmstrongStars:CateBlanchett,JamesFleet,AbigailCruttenden,CharlotteMcDougallAddtoWatchlist

GosfordPark(2001)

Thelivesofupstairsguestanddownstairsservantsatapartyin1932inacountryhouseinEnglandastheyinvestigateamurderinvolvingoneofthem.(137mins.)

Director:RobertAltmanStars:MaggieSmith,RyanPhillippe,MichaelGambon,KristinScottThomasAddtoWatchlist

HarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone

(2001)Rescuedfromtheoutrageousneglectofhisauntanduncle,ayoungboywithagreatdestinyproveshisworthwhileattendingHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.(152mins.)

Director:ChrisColumbusStars:DanielRadcliffe,RupertGrint,Richard

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Iris(2001)

TruestoryofthelifelongromancebetweennovelistIrisMurdochandherhusbandJohnBayley,fromtheirstudentdaysthroughherbattlewithAlzheimer'sdisease.(91mins.)

Director:RichardEyreStars:JudiDench,JimBroadbent,KateWinslet,HughBonnevilleAddtoWatchlist

LastOrders(2001)

Agroupofoldfriendsreminisceabouttheirlivesovertheyearsafterthedeathofoneoftheircrew.(109mins.)

Director:FredSchepisiStars:MichaelCaine,BobHoskins,TomCourtenay,DavidHemmingsAddtoWatchlist

28DaysLater...(2002)

Fourweeksafteramysterious,incurablevirusspreadsthroughouttheUK,ahandfulofsurvivorstrytofindsanctuary.(113mins.)

Director:DannyBoyleStars:CillianMurphy,NaomieHarris,ChristopherEccleston,AlexPalmerAddtoWatchlist

AboutaBoy(2002)

Acynical,immatureyoungmanistaughthowtoactlikeagrownupbyalittleboy.(101mins.)

Director:ChrisWeitz,PaulWeitzStars:HughGrant,NicholasHoult,ToniCollette,SharonSmallAddtoWatchlist

BendItLikeBeckham(2002)ThedaughteroforthodoxSikhrebelsagainstherparents'traditionalismbyrunningofftoGermanywithafootballteam(soccerinAmerica).(112mins.)

Director:GurinderChadha

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Stars:ParminderNagra,KeiraKnightley,JonathanRhysMeyers,AnupamKherAddtoWatchlist

HarryPotterandtheChamberof

Secrets(2002)HarryignoreswarningsnottoreturntoHogwarts,onlytofindtheschoolplaguedbyaseriesofmysteriousattacksandastrangevoicehauntinghim.(161mins.)

Director:ChrisColumbusStars:DanielRadcliffe,RupertGrint,EmmaWatson,RichardHarrisAddtoWatchlist

TheHours(2002)

Thestoryofhowthenovel"Mrs.Dalloway"affectsthreegenerationsofwomen,allofwhom,inonewayoranother,havehadtodealwithsuicideintheirlives.(114mins.)

Director:StephenDaldryStars:MerylStreep,NicoleKidman,JulianneMoore,EdHarrisAddtoWatchlist

TheImportanceofBeingEarnest

(2002)In1890sLondon,twofriendsusethesamepseudonym("Ernest")fortheirontheslyactivities.Hilarityensues.(97mins.)

Director:OliverParkerStars:RupertEverett,ColinFirth,FrancesO'Connor,ReeseWitherspoonAddtoWatchlist

TheMagdaleneSisters(2002)

ThreeyoungIrishwomenstruggletomaintaintheirspiritswhiletheyenduredehumanizingabuseasinmatesofaMagdaleneSistersAsylum.(119mins.)

Director:PeterMullanStars:EileenWalsh,DorothyDuffy,NoraJaneNoone,AnneMarieDuff

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SweetSixteen(2002)Determinedtohaveanormalfamilylifeoncehismothergetsoutofprison,aScottishteenagerfromatoughbackgroundsetsouttoraisethemoneyforahome.(106mins.)

Director:KenLoachStars:MartinCompston,MichelleCoulter,AnnmarieFulton,WilliamRuaneAddtoWatchlist

CalendarGirls(2003)

AWomen'sInstitutechapter'sfundraisingeffortforalocalhospitalbyposingnudeforacalendarbecomesamediasensation.(108mins.)

Director:NigelColeStars:HelenMirren,JulieWalters,PenelopeWilton,JohnAldertonAddtoWatchlist

GirlwithaPearlEarring(2003)

AyoungpeasantmaidworkinginthehouseofpainterJohannesVermeerbecomeshistalentedassistantandthemodelforoneofhismostfamousworks.(100mins.)

Director:PeterWebberStars:ScarlettJohansson,ColinFirth,TomWilkinson,JudyParfittAddtoWatchlist

JohnnyEnglish(2003)

AfterasuddenattackontheMI5,JohnnyEnglish,Britain'smostconfidentyetunintelligentspy,becomesBritain'sonlyspy.(88mins.)

Director:PeterHowittStars:RowanAtkinson,JohnMalkovich,NatalieImbruglia,TashadeVasconcelosAddtoWatchlist

LoveActually(2003)Followsthelivesofeightverydifferentcouplesindealingwiththeirlovelivesinvariouslooselyinterrelatedtalesallsetduringafrantic

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monthbeforeChristmasinLondon,England.(135mins.)

Director:RichardCurtisStars:HughGrant,MartineMcCutcheon,LiamNeeson,LauraLinneyAddtoWatchlist

BeingJulia(2004)

Setin'30sLondon,thefilminvolvesstageactorsandtheirexperienceswithloveandrevenge.(104mins.)

Director:IstvnSzabStars:AnnetteBening,MichaelGambon,MauryChaykin,JeremyIronsAddtoWatchlist

BulletBoy(2004)

InoneofEastLondon'smostvolatileneighborhoods,pride,rivalryandrevengearetheonlycodesonthestreet...(89mins.)

Director:SaulDibbStars:AshleyWalters,LukeFraser,LeonBlack,ClarePerkinsAddtoWatchlist

DeadMan'sShoes(2004)

Adisaffectedsoldier(Considine)returnstohishometowntogetevenwiththethugswhobrutalizedhismentallychallengedbrother(Kebbell)yearsago.(90mins.)

Director:ShaneMeadowsStars:PaddyConsidine,GaryStretch,TobyKebbell,StuartWolfendenAddtoWatchlist

EnduringLove(2004)

Twostrangersbecomedangerouslycloseafterwitnessingadeadlyaccident.(100mins.)

Director:RogerMichellStars:RhysIfans,DanielCraig,SamanthaMorton,BillWestonAddtoWatchlist

FindingNeverland(2004)

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ThestoryofJ.M.Barrie'sfriendshipwithafamilywhoinspiredhimtocreatePeterPan.(106mins.)

Director:MarcForsterStars:JohnnyDepp,KateWinslet,JulieChristie,RadhaMitchellAddtoWatchlist

HarryPotterandthePrisonerof

Azkaban(2004)It'sHarry'sthirdyearatHogwartsnotonlydoeshehaveanew"DefenseAgainsttheDarkArts"teacher,butthereisalsotroublebrewing.ConvictedmurdererSiriusBlackhasescapedtheWizards'PrisonandiscomingafterHarry.(142mins.)

Director:AlfonsoCuarnStars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,RupertGrint,RichardGriffithsAddtoWatchlist

LayerCake(2004)

Asuccessfulcocainedealergetstwotoughassignmentsfromhisbossontheeveofhisplannedearlyretirement.(105mins.)

Director:MatthewVaughnStars:DanielCraig,SiennaMiller,MichaelGambon,TomHardyAddtoWatchlist

Millions(2004)

Ethics,beinghumanandthesoulcometotheforewhena7yearoldfindsabagofPoundsjustdaysbeforethecurrencyisswitchedtoEurosandlearnswhatwearereallymadeof.(98mins.)

Director:DannyBoyleStars:AlexEtel,JamesNesbitt,DaisyDonovan,LewisMcGibbonAddtoWatchlist

ShaunoftheDead(2004)Amandecidestoturnhismoribundlifearoundbywinningbackhisexgirlfriend,reconcilinghisrelationshipwithhismother,anddealingwithanentirecommunitythathasreturnedfromthedeadtoeattheliving.(99mins.)

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VeraDrake(2004)

AbortionistVeraDrakefindsherbeliefsandpracticesclashwiththemoresof1950sBritainaconflictthatleadstotragedyforherfamily.(125mins.)

Director:MikeLeighStars:ImeldaStaunton,JimBroadbent,HeatherCraney,RichardGrahamAddtoWatchlist

TheChroniclesofNarnia:TheLion,the

WitchandtheWardrobe(2005)FourkidstravelthroughawardrobetothelandofNarniaandlearnoftheirdestinytofreeitwiththeguidanceofamysticallion.(143mins.)

Director:AndrewAdamsonStars:TildaSwinton,GeorgieHenley,WilliamMoseley,SkandarKeynesAddtoWatchlist

TheConstantGardener(2005)

Awidowerisdeterminedtogettothebottomofapotentiallyexplosivesecretinvolvinghiswife'smurder,bigbusiness,andcorporatecorruption.(129mins.)

Director:FernandoMeirellesStars:RalphFiennes,RachelWeisz,HubertKound,DannyHustonAddtoWatchlist

TheDescent(2005)

Acavingexpeditiongoeshorriblywrong,astheexplorersbecometrappedandultimatelypursuedbyastrangebreedofpredators.(99mins.)

Director:NeilMarshallStars:ShaunaMacdonald,NatalieMendoza,AlexReid,SaskiaMulder

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HarryPotterandtheGobletofFire(2005)Harryfindshimselfmysteriouslyselectedasanunderagedcompetitorinadangeroustournamentbetweenthreeschoolsofmagic.(157mins.)

Director:MikeNewellStars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,RupertGrint,EricSykesAddtoWatchlist

TheHitchhiker'sGuidetotheGalaxy

(2005)MeresecondsbeforetheEarthistobedemolishedbyanalienconstructioncrew,journeymanArthurDentissweptofftheplanetbyhisfriendFordPrefect,aresearcherpenninganeweditionof"TheHitchhiker'sGuidetotheGalaxy."(109mins.)

Director:GarthJenningsStars:MartinFreeman,YasiinBey,SamRockwell,ZooeyDeschanelAddtoWatchlist

MatchPoint(2005)

Ataturningpointinhislife,aformertennisprofallsforafemmefataltypewhohappenstobedatinghisfriendandsoontobebrotherinlaw.(124mins.)

Director:WoodyAllenStars:ScarlettJohansson,JonathanRhysMeyers,EmilyMortimer,MatthewGoodeAddtoWatchlist

MrsHendersonPresents(2005)

LauraHendersonbuysanoldLondontheaterandopensitupastheWindmill,aperformancehallwhichgoesdowninhistoryfor,amongotherthings,itsallnuderevues.(103mins.)

Director:StephenFrearsStars:JudiDench,BobHoskins,ChristopherGuest,WillYoungAddtoWatchlist

OnaClearDay(2005)

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FrankdeterminestosalvagehisselfesteemandtacklehisdemonsbyattemptingtheultimatetestofenduranceswimmingtheEnglishChannel.(98mins.)

Director:GabyDellalStars:PeterMullan,BrendaBlethyn,BillyBoyd,SeanMcGinleyAddtoWatchlist

Pride&Prejudice(2005)

SparksflywhenspiritedElizabethBennetmeetssingle,rich,andproudMr.Darcy.ButMr.Darcyreluctantlyfindshimselffallinginlovewithawomanbeneathhisclass.Caneachovercometheirownprideandprejudice?(129mins.)

Director:JoeWrightStars:KeiraKnightley,MatthewMacfadyen,BrendaBlethyn,DonaldSutherlandAddtoWatchlist

TheCurseoftheWereRabbit(2005)

Wallaceandhisloyaldog,Gromit,setouttodiscoverthemysterybehindthegardensabotagethatplaguestheirvillageandthreatenstheannualgiantvegetablegrowingcontest.(85mins.)

Director:SteveBox,NickParkStars:PeterSallis,HelenaBonhamCarter,RalphFiennes,PeterKayAddtoWatchlist

CasinoRoyale(2006)

Armedwithalicencetokill,SecretAgentJamesBondsetsoutonhisfirstmissionas007andmustdefeataweaponsdealerinahighstakesgameofpokeratCasinoRoyale,butthingsarenotwhattheyseem.(144mins.)

Director:MartinCampbellStars:DanielCraig,EvaGreen,JudiDench,JeffreyWrightAddtoWatchlist

TheHistoryBoys(2006)Anunrulyclassofgiftedandcharmingteenageboysaretaughtbytwoeccentricand

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innovativeteachers,astheirheadmasterpushesforthemalltogetacceptedintoOxfordorCambridge.(109mins.)

Director:NicholasHytnerStars:RichardGriffiths,FrancesdelaTour,CliveMerrison,SamuelAndersonAddtoWatchlist

Kidulthood(2006)

Adayinthelifeofagroupoftroubled15yearoldsgrowingupinwestLondon.(89mins.)

Director:MenhajHudaStars:AmlAmeen,RedMadrell,NoelClarke,AdamDeaconAddtoWatchlist

TheLastKingofScotland(2006)

BasedontheeventsofthebrutalUgandandictatorIdiAmin'sregimeasseenbyhispersonalphysicianduringthe1970s(121mins.)

Director:KevinMacdonaldStars:JamesMcAvoy,ForestWhitaker,GillianAnderson,KerryWashingtonAddtoWatchlist

TheQueen(2006)

AfterthedeathofPrincessDiana,QueenElizabethIIstruggleswithherreactiontoasequenceofeventsnobodycouldhavepredicted.(103mins.)

Director:StephenFrearsStars:HelenMirren,MichaelSheen,JamesCromwell,AlexJenningsAddtoWatchlist

Starterfor10(2006)

Setin1985,workingclassstudentBrianJackson(McAvoy)navigateshisfirstyearatBristolUniversity.(92mins.)

Director:TomVaughanStars:JamesMcAvoy,AliceEve,RebeccaHall,JosephFriendAddtoWatchlist

ThisIsEngland(2006)

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AstoryaboutatroubledboygrowingupinEngland,setin1983.Hecomesacrossafewskinheadsonhiswayhomefromschool,afterafight.Theybecomehisnewbestfriendsevenlikefamily.BasedonexperiencesofdirectorShaneMeadows.(101mins.)

Director:ShaneMeadowsStars:ThomasTurgoose,StephenGraham,JoHartley,AndrewShimAddtoWatchlist

United93(2006)

ArealtimeaccountoftheeventsonUnitedFlight93,oneoftheplaneshijackedon9/11thatcrashednearShanksville,Pennsylvaniawhenpassengersfoiledtheterroristplot.(111mins.)

Director:PaulGreengrassStars:DavidAlanBasche,OliviaThirlby,LizaColnZayas,J.J.JohnsonAddtoWatchlist

VforVendetta(2005)

InafutureBritishtyranny,ashadowyfreedomfighter,knownonlybythealiasof"V",plotstooverthrowitwiththehelpofayoungwoman.(132mins.)

Director:JamesMcTeigueStars:HugoWeaving,NataliePortman,RupertGraves,StephenReaAddtoWatchlist

Atonement(2007)

FledglingwriterBrionyTallis,asa13yearold,irrevocablychangesthecourseofseveralliveswhensheaccusesheroldersister'sloverofacrimehedidnotcommit.BasedontheBritishromancenovelbyIanMcEwan.(123mins.)

Director:JoeWrightStars:KeiraKnightley,JamesMcAvoy,BrendaBlethyn,SaoirseRonanAddtoWatchlist

BecomingJane(2007)AbiographicalportraitofaprefameJaneAustenandherromancewithayoungIrishman.(120mins.)

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Director:JulianJarroldStars:AnneHathaway,JamesMcAvoy,JulieWalters,JamesCromwellAddtoWatchlist

BoyA(2007)

ThestoryofayoungexconJack,newlyreleasedfromservingaprisonsentenceforamurderhecommittedasachild.(106mins.)

Director:JohnCrowleyStars:AndrewGarfield,PeterMullan,ShaunEvans,SiobhanFinneranAddtoWatchlist

BrickLane(2007)

AyoungBangladeshiwoman,Nazneen,arrivesin1980sLondon,leavingbehindherbelovedsisterandhome...(102mins.)

Director:SarahGavronStars:TannishthaChatterjee,SatishKaushik,ChristopherSimpson,NaeemaBegumAddtoWatchlist

Control(2007)

AprofileofIanCurtis,theenigmaticsingerofJoyDivisionwhosepersonal,professional,andromantictroublesledhimtocommitsuicideattheageof23.(122mins.)

Director:AntonCorbijnStars:SamRiley,SamanthaMorton,CraigParkinson,AlexandraMariaLaraAddtoWatchlist

HarryPotterandtheOrderofthe

Phoenix(2007)WiththeirwarningaboutLordVoldemort'sreturnscoffedat,HarryandDumbledorearetargetedbytheWizardauthoritiesasanauthoritarianbureaucratslowlyseizespoweratHogwarts.(138mins.)

Director:DavidYatesStars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,RupertGrint,BrendanGleesonAddtoWatchlist

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HotFuzz(2007)

ExceptionalLondoncopNicholasAngelisinvoluntarilytransferredtoaquaintEnglishvillageandpairedwithawitlessnewpartner.Whileonthebeat,Nicholassuspectsasinisterconspiracyisafootwiththeresidents.(121mins.)

Director:EdgarWrightStars:SimonPegg,NickFrost,MartinFreeman,BillNighyAddtoWatchlist

Stardust(2007)

Inacountrysidetownborderingonamagicalland,ayoungmanmakesapromisetohisbelovedthathe'llretrieveafallenstarbyventuringintothemagicalrealm.(127mins.)

Director:MatthewVaughnStars:CharlieCox,ClaireDanes,SiennaMiller,IanMcKellenAddtoWatchlist

Sunshine(2007)

AteamofinternationalastronautsissentonadangerousmissiontoreignitethedyingSunwithanuclearfissionbombin2057.(107mins.)

Director:DannyBoyleStars:CillianMurphy,RoseByrne,ChrisEvans,MichelleYeohAddtoWatchlist

TheBoyintheStripedPajamas(2008)

SetduringWorldWarII,astoryseenthroughtheinnocenteyesofBruno,theeightyearoldsonofthecommandantataconcentrationcamp,whoseforbiddenfriendshipwithaJewishboyontheothersideofthecampfencehasstartlingandunexpectedconsequences.(94mins.)

Director:MarkHermanStars:AsaButterfield,DavidThewlis,RupertFriend,ZacMattoonO'BrienAddtoWatchlist

TheDuchess(2008)

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Achronicleofthelifeof18thcenturyaristocratGeorgiana,DuchessofDevonshire,whowasreviledforherextravagantpoliticalandpersonallife.(110mins.)

Director:SaulDibbStars:KeiraKnightley,RalphFiennes,DominicCooper,CharlotteRamplingAddtoWatchlist

HappyGoLucky(2008)

AlookatafewchaptersinthelifeofPoppy,acheery,colorful,NorthLondonschoolteacherwhoseoptimismtendstoexasperatethosearoundher.(118mins.)

Director:MikeLeighStars:SallyHawkins,AlexisZegerman,SamuelRoukin,ElliotCowanAddtoWatchlist

IsAnybodyThere?(2008)

Setin1980sseasideEngland,thisisthestoryofEdward,anunusualtenyearoldboygrowingupinanoldpeople'shomerunbyhisparents...(94mins.)

Director:JohnCrowleyStars:MichaelCaine,BillMilner,AnneMarieDuff,RalphRiachAddtoWatchlist

HowtoLoseFriends&AlienatePeople

(2008)ABritishwriterstrugglestofitinatahighprofilemagazineinNewYork.BasedonTobyYoung'smemoir"HowtoLoseFriends&AlienatePeople".(110mins.)

Director:RobertB.WeideStars:SimonPegg,KirstenDunst,MeganFox,KelanPannellAddtoWatchlist

Hunger(2008)

IrishrepublicanBobbySandsleadstheinmatesofaNorthernIrishprisoninahungerstrike.(96mins.)

Director:SteveMcQueenStars:StuartGraham,LaineMegaw,BrianMilligan,LiamMcMahon

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SlumdogMillionaire(2008)AMumbaiteen,whogrewupintheslums,becomesacontestantontheIndianversionof"WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire?"Heisarrestedundersuspicionofcheating,andwhilebeinginterrogated,eventsfromhislifehistoryareshownwhichexplainwhyheknowstheanswers.(120mins.)

Director:DannyBoyle,LoveleenTandanStars:DevPatel,FreidaPinto,SaurabhShukla,AnilKapoorAddtoWatchlist

SonofRambow(2007)

DuringalongEnglishsummerintheearly1980s,twoschoolboysfromdifferingbackgroundssetouttomakeafilminspiredbyFirstBlood.(96mins.)

Director:GarthJenningsStars:BillMilner,WillPoulter,JessicaHynes,AnnaWingAddtoWatchlist

TheDamnedUnited(2009)

AlookatBrianClough's44dayreignasthecoachofLeedsUnited.(98mins.)

Director:TomHooperStars:ColmMeaney,HenryGoodman,DavidRoper,JimmyReddingtonAddtoWatchlist

AnEducation(2009)

Acomingofagestoryaboutateenagegirlin1960ssuburbanLondon,andhowherlifechangeswiththearrivalofaplayboynearlytwiceherage.(100mins.)

Director:LoneScherfigStars:CareyMulligan,PeterSarsgaard,AlfredMolina,OliviaWilliamsAddtoWatchlist

HarryBrown(2009)Anelderlyexservicemanandwidowerlookstoavengehisbestfriend'smurderbydolingout

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hisownformofjustice.(103mins.)

Director:DanielBarberStars:MichaelCaine,EmilyMortimer,DavidBradley,CharlieCreedMilesAddtoWatchlist

HarryPotterandtheHalfBlood

Prince(2009)AsHarryPotterbeginshissixthyearatHogwarts,hediscoversanoldbookmarkedas"thepropertyoftheHalfBloodPrince"andbeginstolearnmoreaboutLordVoldemort'sdarkpast.(153mins.)

Director:DavidYatesStars:DanielRadcliffe,EmmaWatson,RupertGrint,MichaelGambonAddtoWatchlist

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Christopher HoltonI second Four Lions and Sexy Beast. Also 24 Hour Party People.Like Reply Aug 25, 2015 1:04am

Harsha Romain Vithanage Lyceum International SchoolAwesome list of great british cinema... :))Like Reply Jun 16, 2015 5:45pm

Caro Sharp University of Surrey, United KingdomGreat to have such a good selectionLike Reply Jan 18, 2015 9:00pm

Ana Pham Great list , also like Sexy Beast ,Four LionsLike Reply Dec 8, 2014 4:06am

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