The U.K. is at the top table, no doubt.
Your favourite British films
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symyjym
Banned
Yep, I think I was about 9 or 10 when I watched it. It had everything, the blind woman who sees the future, the setting of Venice, 70's soft porn and dwarf
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Yep, I think I was about 9 or 10 when I watched it. It had everything, the blind woman who sees the future, the setting of Venice, 70's soft porn and dwarf
Just a shame you couldn't really appreciate Julie Christie when u were nine or ten!
el punal
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The Lady Killers
Man For All Seasons
Zulu
The Ipcress File
The Italian Job
Get Carter
The Long Good Friday
The Third Man
Don't Look Now
The Guard
No American re-make cobblers here. Many starring Michael Caine, when he's good he's very good, but he has made some right turkeys in his time. For sumptuous acting, Paul Scofield in a Man For All Seasons. The Guard I believe is an Irish film but hilarious with Brendan Gleeson starring, and Mark Strong as the cynical, sweary London baddie.
Man For All Seasons
Zulu
The Ipcress File
The Italian Job
Get Carter
The Long Good Friday
The Third Man
Don't Look Now
The Guard
No American re-make cobblers here. Many starring Michael Caine, when he's good he's very good, but he has made some right turkeys in his time. For sumptuous acting, Paul Scofield in a Man For All Seasons. The Guard I believe is an Irish film but hilarious with Brendan Gleeson starring, and Mark Strong as the cynical, sweary London baddie.
fat old seagull
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Raleigh Chopper
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Say what you like about British films but nobody and I mean nobody could make a film like the 'confessions'
Absolute smut, seaside postcard nudity, farcical comedy, crap acting all rolled into one.
Only we could manage to do that.
Absolute smut, seaside postcard nudity, farcical comedy, crap acting all rolled into one.
Only we could manage to do that.
A room for Romeo Brass
The Trip (series in UK, released as a film elsewhere in the world)
A Matter of Life and Death
Nil By Mouth
Stuart: A life backwards
Local Hero
2001
The Browning Version (1990's version)
Ice Cold in Alex
In Bruges (gotta be in my top 5 of all time)
Frank
Locke
Under Milk Wood
And many more I can't think of now.
The Trip (series in UK, released as a film elsewhere in the world)
A Matter of Life and Death
Nil By Mouth
Stuart: A life backwards
Local Hero
2001
The Browning Version (1990's version)
Ice Cold in Alex
In Bruges (gotta be in my top 5 of all time)
Frank
Locke
Under Milk Wood
And many more I can't think of now.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
super-seagulls
Soup! Why didn’t I get any Soup?
Oh almost forgot 'In Bruges' is that British?
The Kid Frankie
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- Sep 5, 2012
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A surprisingly good watch was Kingsman: The Secret Service. Had it down as another poor James Bond effort before I watched it. Turned out to be an absolute blinder.
Anglo-American I believe. I'm claiming it for us Brits.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I agree. The same could be said of the Carry On fims, total smut, and with ham acting.
Incredibly though, they have plenty of fans.
Oh, Alan Bennet's The Wind In The Willows. Just magical.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Another vote for Locke - one man, one Range Rover, one motorway, many tonnes of fast pouring concrete, one extramarital affair and the delicious Tom Hardy, what's not to like? Criminally underrated film.
Generally like Shane Meadows and Considine, but Romeo Brass is gash imho.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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I see your Wind in the Willows and raise you Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Genevieve
Local Hero
Whisky Galore
Dambusters
A Bridge Too Far
Comrades
Gregory's Girl
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Battle of Britain
Henry V
The Lion in Winter
A Man for All Seasons
Elizabeth
The Italian Job
Local Hero
Whisky Galore
Dambusters
A Bridge Too Far
Comrades
Gregory's Girl
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Battle of Britain
Henry V
The Lion in Winter
A Man for All Seasons
Elizabeth
The Italian Job
symyjym
Banned
I would still class it as an eye opener, a bit like Jenny Agutter was in Walkabout, which is another classic British film we can add to the list.
- Jan 3, 2012
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Don't think anyone has mentioned yet:
Kes.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morming,
Funeral in Berlin
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Four Weddings and a Funeral.
The Full Monty.
Hope and Glory
The Remains of the Day.
Kes.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morming,
Funeral in Berlin
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Four Weddings and a Funeral.
The Full Monty.
Hope and Glory
The Remains of the Day.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
Forgot about The Full Monty, a very good film, especially the older guy who taught them to dance, he was brilliant.
I have seen him in a few things since, a very good actor.
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
You're the first I've met that's ever seen it, I'll also go with your Business and Away Days, I'll throw in Nil By Mouth
I haven't seen it mention on here, pedants probably call it a "play" Mike Leigh's Meantime is an absolute work, Phil Daniels Tim Roth Gary Oldman Pam Ferris Alfred Molina Marion Bailey to name a few, I love it..... "It's mud" "I can see its mud!"