English movies about portals to other worlds

List of the best English movies about portals to other worlds selected by visitors to our site: Slaughterhouse Rulez, Billionaire Boy, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, When the Lights Went Out, Inbred, Crashing, National Theatre Live: Skylight, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Slumber, Dark River.

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

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Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:43

Don Wallace arrives at Slaughterhouse, an elite boarding school in the English countryside where the children of the wealthiest are groomed to dominate society. But the monolithic rules of the British upper class change when greed and recklessness unleash an ancient power hidden for centuries and future predators become helpless prey.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:55

The story of Len, who made a billion dollars from inventing a new toilet roll, and his 12-year-old son Joe who appears to have everything he could want but what he really needs is a friend.

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: 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.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryGermany, United Kingdom
Duration01:38

Four young offenders and their workers spend a weekend in the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare.

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: 8.5
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:30

Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan feature in David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry, broadcast live from London’s West End by National Theatre Live.

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

Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—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: 4.7
Genrehorror
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:01

A sleep doctor tries to protect a family from a demon that feeds on people in their nightmares.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:04

After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Sweden
Duration01:32

A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

Markimdb: 2.5
Genrehorror
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:26

The deceased have risen with the instinct to feed on the living as a family is trapped during a zombie apocalypse. Wales. Based on George A. Romero's classic "Night of the Living Dead".

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: 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
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:40

An elderly man pieces together his childhood memories after finding his diary from 1900, which he wrote when he was 13 years old.

Markimdb: 4
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, India

To revenge his past, Aakash Rana plants bomb in a train endangering lives of 500 passengers.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration01:03

Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:52

Laila, a girl on the run from her family is hiding out in West Yorkshire with her drifter boyfriend Aaron. When her brother arrives in town with a gang of thugs in tow, she is forced to flee for her life and faces her darkest night.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:39

Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has high-level connections in politics, finance and the police force. Liam's drive for redemption sees him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom

David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the thuggish Danny (Stephen Graham) and Joseph (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a giant of a man with a mental age of seven. When Danny finds himself in debt to a local crime boss, he feels he is left with no choice but to manipulate Joseph into participating in a series of underground cage fights from which Danny can pay his debts.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrehorror, action, history
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:39

Action epic sees a passionate young man transform into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother Hakan The Ferrocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genremusical, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom

From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death.

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: 8.2
Genrecomedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

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

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: 5.9
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
Duration02:29

    In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:03

    During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Pooh convinces Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to save him.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
    Duration02:30

    A woman learns about the death of her Orthodox Jewish father, a rabbi. She returns home and has romantic feelings rekindled for her best childhood friend, who is now married to her cousin.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, action
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:33

    As the world succumbs to a zombie apocalypse, Cole - a hardened mercenary - is chasing the one person who can provide a cure. Not only to the plague but to Cole's own incumbent destiny.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:51

    Three people, three extraordinary stories. All lived out within a hundred London streets.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Despite their age difference, Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex are very much in love. But as the question of pregnancy rears its head and their neighbour John befriends them, they both start making some truly disastrous decisions.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, short
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:08

    A short film about a robot programmed for love who wants to fix the humans who do not love him back.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:30

    Four teenaged lads set off to get laid in order to stay alive. However, the boys have to attract the girls first in order to complete their mission. Otherwise, they will be hunted and killed by a vicious Werewolf which only seems interested in Virgins.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:39

    Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.

    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: 5.5
    Genrehorror
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:31

    An old monastery in a small, remote village in Suffolk, England has been haunted by a local legend for centuries. Left in ruin and shrouded by the mystery of a dark spirit that wills young couples to suicide, the place has been avoided for years, marked only by a twisted, ancient tree with an ominous hollow said to be the home of great evil. When four friends on holiday explore the local folklore, they realize that belief in a myth can quickly materialize into reality, bringing horror to life for the town.

    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: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryHungary, United Kingdom
    Duration01:48

    Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor, Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer they both hope their wish will be fulfilled.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genreaction
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    An ex-Royal Marine Commando uncovers evidence that could bring down a corrupt official and put him behind bars for life. When his childhood sweetheart is kidnapped, his mission is to rescue her and let nothing stand in his way.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:40

    Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, The Scapegoat tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehistory
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Ingrid and her siblings are on the run from the Beserkers who have begun invading the villages, taking over, savagely using the residents on a game where they vs a Beserker, and if they win, they get to survive - only, no one ever wins. The siblings are trying to escape the Beserkers after they violently murdered and took over their town. However, the Beserkers are on their trail, and want to put them in the game.

    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: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, Republic of Ireland, USA

    After the death of her family in an airplane crash on a flight that she was meant to be on, Stephanie Patrick discovers the crash was not an accident. She then seeks to uncover the truth by adapting the identity of an assassin to track down those responsible.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Serbia
    Duration02:01

      In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

      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: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      Over the course of the fun and vibrant series, Agatha will attempt to solve a number of mysteries in the Cotswolds, from the death of a local witch to the demise of a flirtatious young vet. The will-they-won’t-they relationship between Agatha and on-off love interest James will continue, meanwhile, as the pair pose as a married couple in order to solve a crime.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:31

      At the height of the London blitz, Dr Lennox Collins, pioneer of the new forensic science, is enlisted by DI Wilkins after prostitute Mary Williams is strangled and a swastika carved on her tongue.

      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: 6.9
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in life—national television broadcaster; responsible for killing a guest on live TV; local radio broadcaster; nervous breakdown in Dundee; and a self-published book that was subsequently recalled and pulped. Alan tries to salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events at North Norfolk Digital Radio.




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