English movies about rich guys and poor girls

List of the best English films about rich guys and poor girls, selected by visitors to our site: Pride & Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Rebecca, An Adventure in Space and Time, Hunky Dory, The Knot, Truth or Dare, Splitscreen: A Love Story, Stalled, Burnt.

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

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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: 7.7
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:16

Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:30

This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. Wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:50

Musical film about the trials and tribulations of an idealistic drama teacher as she tries to put on the end of year show.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom

A couple endures a series of mishaps right before their wedding day.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrehorror, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:31

A group of college friends celebrate the end of term with a party to end all parties. During a drink and drug-fuelled evening, an innocent game of ‘Truth or Dare’ has a very sore loser, sparking a terrifying sequence of events and a whole new twist on the game of truth or dare – where the truth can kill you.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genremelodrama, short
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:03

Can two people who live on opposite sides of the world have anything in common? This is the story of two parallel lives, one in New York and one in Paris and the journey that will lead them together. Told simultaneously through the eyes of both characters.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

It's Christmas Eve, and a soon-to-be-shit-canned maintenance gopher (Dan Palmer) is changing light bulbs and cleaning toilets instead of drinking egg nog and making out with drunk receptionists at the annual office party. Unfortunately for this forlorn floor-sweeper, he chooses to use the ladies restroom the very second a zombie outbreak occurs! Will he bowl us over and flush away the undead or (like in his pre-apocalypse life) simply remain ...Stalled?

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: 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: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:43

This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, Republic of Ireland, Finland

Laura and Tyler are best friends and drinking buddies whose hedonistic existence falls under the creeping horror of adulthood when Laura gets engaged to Jim – an ambitious pianist who surprisingly decides to go teetotal.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:51

A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

Markimdb: 3.5
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:33

When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out - all because he is trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate!

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: 7.5
Genrefantasy, drama, family, cartoon
CountryFrance, United Kingdom
Duration01:20

A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their lives forever.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, military
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany

The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, cartoon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:25

John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in this hilarious, 3-D animated adaptation of Chapman's brazenly fictionalized life story. (TIFF)

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrethriller, comedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

A PC becomes a vigilante after a head trauma.

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: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:09

Mike Leigh’s much praised 2010 tragicomical drama. During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

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: 7.7
Genredrama, cartoon, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Luxembourg

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

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: 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: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration01:38

    A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:35

    The Guvnors is a violent thriller set amongst the clans and firms of South East London, bringing two generations together in brutal conflict.

    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.

    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: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration02:38

    Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:56

    Professor Phillip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration02:30

    A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:25

    Josh leaves his advertising career at its peak, everyone wants either to be him or to have him. A car accident will leave his daughter in a strange coma and when everyone has given up she starts communicating with him, or is he going mad?

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:29

    British comedian Jimmy Carr unleashes his deadpan delivery and wickedly funny one-liners to a sold-out audience at the UK's Hammersmith Apollo.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredocumentary, music, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    From award-winning director Mat Whitecross and featuring extensive unseen archive footage, Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed, and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.

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

    When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’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: 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: 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: 6.3
    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: 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: 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: 4.8
      Genrehorror
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      A group of volunteers find themselves fighting for their lives when a drug trial goes horribly wrong.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:52

      When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

      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: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand
      Duration02:20

      In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the world had never seen the likes of.

      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: 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: 4.9
      Genrethriller, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
      Duration01:32

      It is 1944 and the D-Day invasion has failed, Germany's army have successfully invaded England and the Nazi war-machine is now heading west towards Wales. A group of women in an isolated Welsh village near the English border wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. They have headed into the mountains to join the Resistance.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUnited Kingdom

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




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