English movies about radio

List of the best English radio movies selected by our site visitors: Retreat, Kon-Tiki, Battle of the Sexes, Circus Columbia, Monsters, A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio, Hope and Glory, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Suburbicon, A Matter of Life and Death.

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

Country
Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:30

Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, adventure, biography, history
CountryNorway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Duration01:49

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:59

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Germany, Slovenia, Belgium, Serbia
Duration01:53

A story set in the former Yugoslavia and centered on a guy who returns to Herzegovina from Germany with plenty of cash and hopes for a good new life.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, military
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:34

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.

Markimdb: 5
Genrehorror, detective
CountryArgentina, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Rod leads a radio show dedicated to horror. Until suddenly the announcer begins to receive strange calls from a child who desperately asks for help. At first thinks that it is a bad joke until he discovers that this is not the case. These calls hide a dark secret…

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryRepublic of Ireland, France, United Kingdom, Romania, USA
Duration01:53

Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War II. For young Billy Rowan, the nightly bombings provide a frightening show, but they include opportunities to rummage through the rubble with friends in the mornings. As Billy plays, his family struggles to remain intact as they suffer through the anguish and losses of wartime.

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.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, China
Duration02:35

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

Markimdb: 8
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, military
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:44

When a young airman miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake, and dispatch an angel to collect him.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom

A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:26

When 19-year-old Adam agrees to do a day's driving for his mum's gangster boyfriend Peter, it takes him on a 24-hour journey into a nightmarish world of murder, sex trafficking and revenge, in the company of aging hit man Roy.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration02:33

A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast another 10 years of her parent's successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither of them will ever forget.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:18

An adult victim of childhood sexual abuse confronts the horrors of his past.

Markimdb: 4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:41

On the death of his father, Tim Webber returns to his childhood village in Somerset to find something sinister is disturbing the idyllic peace of the villagers.

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: 5.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a brutal London gang poised on the brink of a lucrative human-trafficking deal.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genredrama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:30

Three different deaths. Three unique stories. Who is lying and who is telling the truth?

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

Anna's marriage is on the rocks after her husband John discovered she was having an affair with a much younger man. Confronted by her other half in the honeymoon suite of a Stratford-Upon-Avon hotel, Anna must try to save their marriage, deal with hapless hotel staff and come up with a plan to get through the experience. Unknown to either John or Anna, the suite’s bathroom is occupied by a semi-naked and comatose 21-year-old, who’s trying to sleep off a stag do.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:22

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

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: 4.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:23

When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by the violent Trey, her little 16 year old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means joining a rival girl gang led by the volatile and damaged man-hating Danielle.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:32

The story of Joseph a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.

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: 6.2
Genredrama, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration01:41

    The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, China
    Duration01:42

    John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?

    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: 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: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    In the mean streets of London's East End, a former Serbian commando and a fourteen-year old boy plot revenge against a powerful crime lord and his ruthless lieutenants. As our heroes prepare to take on their enemies, the boy is mentored in the dark arts of assassination and learns the true meaning of friendship, honor and respect.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration02:12

    There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
    Duration01:41

      An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      Sitcom about a former rural parish vicar trying to cope with the varied demands of running an inner-city church.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:36

      Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an unexpected tragedy occurs in the strict girls' school they attend, a mysterious epidemic of fainting breaks out that threatens the mental sanity and beliefs of the tormented people involved, both teachers and students.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Canada
      Duration02:04

      Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:32

      Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:30

      A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

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

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

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:35

      In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.

      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: 6.8
      Genredrama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      Biographer Margaret Lea travels to the isolated rural mansion of the famous writer Vida Winter, who asks her to write her biography. Although initially she is reluctant, as Vida is known for constantly distorting the facts of her life, Margaret soon becomes fascinated with the story of a dark childhood, a disturbing tale that leads her to finally confront the traumas of her own past.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:45

      This sequel to the popular British comedy sees a new teacher (David Tennant) take over. When he enters his school in the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition, he and his pregnant wife, and the schoolchildren, embark on an epic road trip that ends up with a birth and a donkey, where he must embrace his fears and become a hero.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium
      Duration02:31

        Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

        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: 4.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        Two schoolboy delinquents learn a lesson that they will never forget when a teacher at the end of his tether decides to abduct them.

        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: 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: 7.4
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, China, Hong Kong, Austria, United Kingdom, Morocco
        Duration02:29

          Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

          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.




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