British movies

List of the best British movies selected by visitors to our site: The Prestige, The Life of David Gale, V for Vendetta, The Imitation Game, The King's Speech, Brief Encounter, The Dig, Interstellar, The 39 Steps, Crooked House.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:05

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA
    Duration02:10

    A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
    Duration02:12

      In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrethriller, drama, military, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:54

        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 Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
        Duration01:58

        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 to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:26

        Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        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 futureā€Ž.

        Markimdb: 8.6
        Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
        Duration02:49

          Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genrethriller, comedy, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration01:24

          Canadian Richard Hannay, residing in London, meets secret agent Annabella Smith immediately following a shots fired incident. She asks to go home with him. Back at Hannay's flat the mysterious woman confides that she fears for her life and is on a critical mission relating to protecting state air ministry secrets. Later that night assassins murder her. Believed by the police to be her killer, Hannay is forced to go on the run and flees to Scotland in a desperate attempt to see Annabella's mission through before it's too late. Along the way he chances upon beautiful Pamela, who unwillingly becomes his accomplice in the mission.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama, crime, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:11

          A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:24

          The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom

          To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontƫ family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy
          Duration01:50

          Laura and John, grieved by a terrible loss, meet in Venice, where John is in charge of the restoration of a church, two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada
          Duration02:44

          A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration02:05

          Mr Wickers and his class go on one final school trip after they finish their GCSEs.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom

          Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration00:40

          A comedy drama that crashes straight into the lives and loves of six twenty-something adults living together as Property Guardians in a disused hospital.

          Markimdb: 8.8
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:28

            Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
            CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
            Duration02:33

            Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genredrama, biography, history
            CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
            Duration02:30

            Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
            Duration02:34

            When the child Arthurā€™s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthurā€™s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrefantasy, adventure, family
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration02:25

            Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his causeā€”elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

            Markimdb: 8
            Genredrama, music, biography
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration02:09

            Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet ā€“ finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
            Duration02:29

            Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
            Duration02:27

            Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:54

              When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genreaction, comedy, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

              American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that heā€™s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

              Markimdb: 8
              Genrefamily, documentary
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

              An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

              Markimdb: 8.1
              Genredrama, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:35

              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 of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genremelodrama, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:25

              A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, music
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:36

              After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:44

              For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries heā€™s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

              Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrethriller
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

              When a high-rise climb goes wrong, best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves stuck at the top of a 2,000-foot TV tower.

              Markimdb: 6.7
              Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:47

              When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrethriller, drama, adventure, biography
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
              Duration01:33

              The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

              Markimdb: 8
              Genredrama, crime, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom

              Accused is a British television anthology series created by Jimmy McGovern. The drama series first aired on 15 November 2010 on BBC One and has run for two series. Each episode follows a different character as they await their verdict in court, and tells the story behind how they find themselves accused. The series has featured actors and actresses such as Christopher Eccleston, Benjamin Smith, Juliet Stevenson, Andy Serkis, Marc Warren, Naomie Harris, Sean Bean and Anne-Marie Duff as the accused in each episode.The series follows previous drama series by McGovern, including anthology series The Street and Moving On. After the cancellation of The Street in 2009 by Granada Television, McGovern formed RSJ Films to produce independent drama programmes and consequently devised the Accused anthology series. Accused is written by McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst and Alice Nutter and is filmed in Manchester. In 2011 it won an International Emmy for best drama series.

              Markimdb: 5.8
              Genrethriller, comedy, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:57

              Jo is chained down in a dead end supermarket job while all her friends are all out on their own separate adventures. But a chance encounter with some diamond thieves sends their separate worlds on a collision course with not only each other, but fate itself.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genredrama, military, history
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, France, USA
              Duration02:27

              The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genredrama, biography
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, India

              Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:47

              A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genredrama
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:32

              James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrecomedy, drama
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:05

              Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
              Duration02:10

                Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.

                Markimdb: 5.9
                Genremelodrama, music
                CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Italy
                Duration01:38

                In order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.

                Markimdb: 6
                Genredrama
                CountryUnited Kingdom
                Duration00:40

                Set two years after his daughter went missing, The Child In Time follows Stephen Lewis, a children's author, as he struggles to find purpose in his life without her. His wife Julie has left him, and his best friends Charles and Thelma have retired to the countryside, battling demons of their own. With tenderness and insight, the movie explores the dark territory of a marriage devastated, the loss of childhood, the fluidity of time, grief, hope, and acceptance. The Child In Time is a lyrical and heart-breaking exploration of love, loss, and the power of things unseen.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genrecomedy, documentary
                CountryUnited Kingdom
                Duration01:18

                Stephen Merchant, the Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award winning co-creator of The Office and Extras in his first ever live stand-up comedy tour and it has been well worth the wait. The Guardian says "his performance is priceless...he can do funny just by being there" and The Times states that "the man is hilarious". Stepping into the lime light, Stephen Merchant is in search of a wife, discussing the problems of being 6ft7 in life, but also when it comes to the ladies, watching porn on VHS and re-enacting the first play he ever wrote! This is one not to be missed!

                Markimdb: 6.2
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUnited Kingdom
                Duration01:42

                Justice needs to be served at Britain's most notorious young offenders institute.

                Markimdb: 5.3
                Genrehorror
                CountryUnited Kingdom

                Yorkshire, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It's a dream that quickly descends into a panic stricken nightmare as the family discovers a horrifying truth, a truth that will make the history books. The house is already occupied by the most violent poltergeist ever documented, a poltergeist that will tear you from your bed as you sleep and drag you helplessly into the darkness.




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