English films about stereotypes

List of the best English films about stereotypes according to the audience: The Riot Club, Special Correspondents, Gambit, Farming, Grimsby, Hector and the Search for Happiness, Suspension of Disbelief, Jackboots on Whitehall, Suffragette, National Theatre Live: Hamlet.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Country
Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration01:47

Two first-year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy
CountryCanada, United Kingdom, USA
Duration02:05

A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:29

An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

Markimdb: 6
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Nigeria, USA, France

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:18

Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, South Africa, USA
Duration01:54

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrethriller
CountryUnited Kingdom

Martin is a screenwriter, who finds himself in one of his own plays: A young woman is found dead in the Thames and no one really knows, what has happened to her.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantastic, comedy, cartoon, military
CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, Belgium

A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration02:35

    Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:44

    Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to international cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:28

    Urban fairytale set in Manchester. A series of tragic events that blight a young boy's life are reversed one Christmas Eve, giving him and those around him the happy ending that they were destined to have.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family, military
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration01:49

    Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
    Duration01:30

    Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous criminals also have plans to steal the money...

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, comedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:28

    Leanne and Rhona are two ordinary flatmates whose lives are thrown into disarray after witnessing a gangland shooting. They find themselves whisked into witness protection, given new identities and left to fend for themselves in a grubby flat Swindon - and all before they can so much as collect their toothbrushes. Staying undercover doesn’t prove easy…

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:04

    Jason Kelly is one week away from marrying his boss's uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick, to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy. Between riotous frat parties, bar fights, and an epic night of karaoke, Dick is on a quest to live his life to the fullest and bring Jason along for the ride.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration02:31

    The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

    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: 5.5
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden
    Duration01:30

    Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple, fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash—$400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that's when very bad things start happening to good people.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada

    A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrethriller, comedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:40

    Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons; among them his love life, his laundry and the origin of all fear.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    On the evening of her 18th birthday, Molly Dawes finds herself drunk and is sick in the doorway of an army recruitment office. She looks into the window of the office and sees a life-sized photograph of an army girl, everything that Molly isn't but wants to be - respected. The following morning, Molly finds herself back in the recruitment office and is eventually persuaded to complete an aptitude test. No-one thinks she can stick it out, including herself. But slowly and surely, Molly is maturing and learning to believe in herself. She digs in and finds a strength that she never thought she had.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Tipped as the most exciting British magician to emerge in decades, Dynamo: Magician Impossible is the story of an ordinary boy from Bradford living an extraordinary life. The series sees the 28-year-old travelling the globe as the unassuming anti-hero who just happens to astound everyone he meets, whether it's an international footballer or Hollywood actor. Throughout the series, Dynamo: Magician Impossible will take viewers on his magical journey before stunning them with incredible, headline-grabbing stunts beyond the realms of possibility.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    As a snow storm closes in, one final plane takes off. The plane reports to the ground that both pilots are dead, while the slowly dwindling number of passengers on the plane wish that they’d never left the ground.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Trevor is 'between jobs'. He spends his days avoiding his nagging heifer of a wife by hiding out in his allotment shed and painting figurines for his wargames with his agoraphobic friend, Graham, and dreaming of his heroic alter-ego, the battle mage Casimir the Destroyer. When Mr Parsons, one of the other allotment tenants, petitions to have Trevor removed from his disgrace of a plot (he's not there to grow stuff!) an argument ensues that leaves Trevor with a corpse to hide. Unfortunately, this untimely accident coincides with the zombie apocalypse and Mr Parsons' return is just the beginnings of Trevor's problems. More pressing is whether or not he should try and save his wife and her beautiful best friend, who both he and Graham have a thing for.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:44

    A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:37

    The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter romance and danger.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Sweden
    Duration01:34

    40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:27

    Something nasty is lurking inside a secure storage unit. When a group of people get trapped inside, they need to find a way to get out of a building that's designed to keep things in...

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Denmark, Canada, Croatia
    Duration01:30

    A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.

    Markimdb: 2.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:34

    John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredocumentary, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:29

    A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Mexico
    Duration02:28

    Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia
    Duration01:38

    The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany
    Duration01:33

    A noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genredrama, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:40

      Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:10

      Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:32

      During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      33 years after the infamous Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, three metal detector enthusiasts hunting for Saxon gold in the same region, capture incredible footage of UFO's whilst filming their expedition. As night falls and with their navigation equipment failing, they find themselves facing a terrifying encounter with an unforgiving alien presence.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:01

      The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "the Guv'nor."

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom
      Duration02:10

      Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:34

      Nearly 40 years ago aliens crash-landed in the UK. They look like us, but are forced to live in a ghetto. Border control officer Lewis falls in love with one.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, family, cartoon, short
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration00:08

      'You want to put her in a home; you tell her; tell her now!' hisses one brother to the other. But Mother won't go, and their own lives quickly unravel as she clings to life. Director Daisy Jacobs uses two-metre-high painted characters in full-size sets to tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly relative. The Bigger Picture is quite simply the most innovative animated short you will see this year.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genreaction, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      Douglas, a broken, solitary, Spitfire Ace, must overcome his past to lead a Lancaster bomber crew in the pivotal aerial war over Berlin, in 1944.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:35

      A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:34

      Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 to London’s East 17. SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless youths. Amidst the chaos is the Paper Chazers gang, a rare morally conscious group who trade scavenged food for money. After Chazers gang member, Junior (Kedar Williams-Stirling), witnesses his brother, murder he must decide whether to get revenge of stick to the gangs moral code... In this superbly paced and artistic film, present-day social issues, and murky city streets, provide a perfect canvas for imagination and action.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, short
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:00

      A lonely typographer with a cruel speech impediment but an eloquent inner voice must face his greatest fear.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, documentary, music
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:37

      A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.




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