English films about the attraction of opposites

List of the best English films about the attraction of opposites according to the audience: Frequencies, Pride & Prejudice, My Beautiful Laundrette, A Touch of Class, Beautiful People, Battle of the Brave, The Grass Is Greener, The Hitman's Bodyguard, The Kissing Booth, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.

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Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
Duration01:45

The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration02:09

Pride & Prejudice is a humorous story of love and life among English gentility during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters. If Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:37

A British-Pakistani man renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:49

Steve, a happily married American man living in London meets Vicki, an English divorcée and run off to Marbella for a rollicking week of sex. They then return to London to set up a cozy menage, despite the fact that he loves his wife and children, and now realize that he and Vicki have also fallen in love.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama, military
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:47

In London, during October 1993, England is playing Holland in the preliminaries of the World Cup. The Bosnian War is at its height, and refugees from the ex-Yugoslavia are arriving. Football rivals, and political adversaries from the Balkans all precipitate conflict and amusing situations. Meanwhile, the lives of four English families are affected in different ways by encounter with the refugees.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
CountryCanada, United Kingdom, France

In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:44

Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than the house. Soon, Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old fashioned love triangle.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, comedy
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:06

The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:42

When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:17

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:20

Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom

In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:30

With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genremelodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:37

After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:57

Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

Based on a true story, this four-part drama tells the story of the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool, in 2007. It explores Melanie’s and Steve’s ordeal, and tells of how Rhys’ murderer and associates were eventually brought to justice.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China
Duration02:35

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, India
Duration02:20

Gautam is an incorrigible flirt, who runs after every girl he sees. Meera is a pretty girl with desi values and attire, who comes to London from Delhi for a fresh start. Veronica is the spoilt bombshell who loves partying and drinking. Though different from each other, these three are perfect friends staying under one roof until friendship becomes confusing, and love becomes complicated.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom

Katia, a young Polish woman adrift in London, meets Bob, an American tattoo artist. Katia is drawn to his mysterious aura and the taboo culture of body modification, but Bob has a dark, secret desire to leave his mark on the world and little does Katia know that her fascination with him will put her life in danger.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
Duration01:37

A tough, renegade cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genreaction, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom

A Dicken’s classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China, Canada
Duration01:35

    After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry and Mary Brown. Although Paddington's amazement at urban living soon endears him to the Browns, someone else has her eye on him: Taxidermist Millicent Clyde has designs on the rare bear and his hide.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:34

    After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium

    A Viking Princess is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the King. Under the guidance of the God Odin, she travels the world gaining wisdom and building the army she needs to win back her throne.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:31

    A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration02:09

    When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:47

    A dramatisation of Christopher Reid's narrative poem that tells the story of an unnamed book editor who, fifteen years after their break-up, is meeting his former love for a nostalgic lunch at Zanzotti's, the Soho restaurant they used to frequent.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:00

    Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A young couple grieving the recent death of their daughter move to the countryside where they are haunted by their tragedy and a sinister darkness.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home. But 10 years later, when he’s sent to London, his past catches up to him.

    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: 7.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:29

    When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredocumentary, music
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration00:54

    The band stormed Europe in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, western
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:00

    Yesterday wilderness. Tomorrow civilisation. In the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s, the shantytown of Jericho is the home of a community that will live, thrive and die in the shadow of the viaduct they’ve been brought together to build.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, West Germany
    Duration02:21

    During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the lonely British girls. One relationship that develops is between married John, an Army Captain, and the aristocratic Helen, whose naval husband is away at war. Helen loves her husband, but Helen and John are looking for some comfort during the difficult times.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, action, short
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:07

    Follows a group of war-torn Templar knights who are put to the test against a strange beast that stalks the lands of England. This battle is what Myths and Legends are made of. An independent fan film.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA, Australia
    Duration01:59

    England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genredrama, crime, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium, USA, Germany, France
    Duration01:43

    London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.

    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: 7.9
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryNorway, Denmark, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Sweden

    When the Nazis secure a heavy water plant to realize their plan to create an atomic bomb, the Norwegian Allies struggle to sabotage the operation.

    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: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryGermany, United Kingdom
    Duration01:38

      As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. Their journey is filled with danger, but it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins.

      Markimdb: 8.7
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, Belgium, Luxembourg, China, Germany
      Duration02:25

      Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.

      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: 7.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:01

      A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.

      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: 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.




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