English movies about swimming

List of the best English swimming movies selected by visitors to our site: God's Own Country, Finding Your Feet, Brilliantlove, Road Games, Trespass Against Us, Swimming with Men, Final Portrait, Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, My Brother the Devil, Cemetery Junction.

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: 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: 6.7
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: 4.7
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:37

Manchester is a struggling photographer with charm to spare who falls for Noon, a sweet but spunky woman who works as a taxidermist. Noon is also drawn to Manchester, and together they enjoy a wildly enthusiastic sexual relationship that reflects their innocent but deeply passionate love for one another.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France

When hitchhiker Jack rescues Véronique from a road rage altercation, the twosome decide to travel together for safety’s sake after learning a serial killer is cutting a murderous swathe through the region. Tired and hungry, they decide against their better judgment to take up an offer to stay the night at a mysterious elderly couple’s mansion…

Markimdb: 5.8
Genredrama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:16

Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:04

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:20

The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
CountryUnited Kingdom

Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:51

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.

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: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:01

A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom

To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:28

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
Duration02:08

Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renown detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium

Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:47

1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.

Markimdb: 3
Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

Mickey, who happens to be a werewolf and a crime boss, gets all worked up and hairy during a private dance at a strip club. Justice, the dancer, grabs the nearest weapon and lands a fatal blow: her silver fountain pen right through Mickey's wolfed-out eye. This ignites a small-scale war between Mickey's group of werewolf mobsters and the sultry strippers of Vixens.

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: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
Duration01:37

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

Markimdb: 6.4
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:40

An early-20th-century tale of love across class boundaries which tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper. Jed Mercurio’s adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic.

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: 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: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, France

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed the results caused an uproar, turning the Western ideal of beauty on it's head.

Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom

Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

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: 5.9
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:20

1974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.

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: 7.9
Genredocumentary, short, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom

When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were confident and self-assured, those from middle and working class backgrounds were resigned to a challenging life of hard work. This premise was put to the test every seven years when the same group were interviewed about the progression of their lives. 49 years in the making, the changes that occurred to the original 14 make for fascinating television and are in many ways the stories of all our lives. From success and disappointment, marriage and childbirth, to poverty and illness, nearly every facet of life has been captured on film. Now, at the age of 56, the group are once more brought together and, with the benefit of hindsight, assess whether their lives have been ruled by circumstance or self-determination.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration02:33

A young woman who dreams of being a children's author makes an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous, rich old widower.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada
Duration02:44

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:40

A mysterious Inspector investigates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guests following the suicide of a young woman.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genredrama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:46

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:46

This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is being shot over the course of five years, a few weeks at a time.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:38

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:20

An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, France

Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish.

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: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:08

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves, and then plot with each other to switch places. Hallie meets her mother, and Annie meets her father for the first time in years.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:53

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrecomedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration01:37

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism is about ideology-it can also be about idiots.

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: 4.8
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: 5.7
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
Duration01:56

A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy
CountryUnited Kingdom

Ashens goes on a quest to find the legendary and elusive piece of electronic tat known only as the GameChild.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:32

Jack has finally managed to propose to his infertile girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.

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.




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