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The 100 Best British Films

In October 2021, Empire film magazine updated an earlier list of the 100 best British films. You may be wondering what makes a film British, well Empire gives no clear parameters for that. In this list we have films financed by American money or directed by foreign directors, but no doubt they all have elements that can class them as British.

  • 100. 45 Years (2015)
  • 99. The Ipcress File (1965)
  • 98. Oh! What A Lovely War (1969)
  • 97. 24 Hour Party People (2002)
  • 96. Nil By Mouth (1997)
  • 95. Gregory’s Girl (1981)
  • 94. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
  • 93. Brazil (1985)
  • 92. Four Lions (2010)
  • 91. The Remains Of The Day (1993)
  • 90. Dracula (1958)
  • 89. The Railway Children (1970)
  • 88. Gandhi (1982)
  • 87. Hope And Glory (1987)
  • 86. The Killing Fields (1984)
  • 85. Billy Liar (1963)
  • 84. Hamlet (1948)
  • 83. Skyfall (2012)
  • 82. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
  • 81. Paddington (2014)
  • 80. Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939)
  • 79. The King’s Speech (2010)
  • 78. Henry V (1989)
  • 77. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two (2011)
  • 76. Naked (1993)
  • 75. Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
  • 74. Starred Up (2013)
  • 73. Atonement (2007)
  • 72. The Man In The White Suit (1951)
  • 71. Control (2007)
  • 70. Casino Royale (2006)
  • 69. Blow-Up (1966)
  • 68. Senna (2010)
  • 67. In The Loop (2009)
  • 66. Man On Wire (2008)
  • 65. Hunger (2008)
  • 64. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
  • 63. Chariots Of Fire (1981)
  • 62. Secrets And Lies (1996)
  • 61. The Full Monty (1997)
  • 60. A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
  • 59. Peeping Tom (1960)
  • 58. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  • 57. My Name Is Joe (1998)
  • 56. Shakespeare In Love (1998)
  • 55. Tom Jones (1963)
  • 54. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
  • 53. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
  • 52. The 39 Steps (1935)
  • 51. Wallace & Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005)
  • 50. Hot Fuzz (2007)
  • 49. Look Back In Anger (1959)
  • 48. Topsy Turvy (1999)
  • 47. The Wicker Man (1973)
  • 46. The English Patient (1996)
  • 45. Black Narcissus (1947)
  • 44. Sexy Beast (2000)
  • 43. Great Expectations (1946)
  • 42. The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
  • 41. Monsters (2010)
  • 40. Mr. Turner (2014)
  • 39. The Italian Job (1969)
  • 38. The Descent (2005)
  • 37. 28 Days Later (2002)
  • 36. If…. (1968)
  • 35. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
  • 34. A Man For All Seasons (1966)
  • 33. Zulu (1964)
  • 32. Sense And Sensibility (1995)
  • 31. Performance (1970)
  • 30. The Ladykillers (1955)
  • 29. Kes (1969)
  • 28. Borat (2006)
  • 27. Dead Man’s Shoes (2004)
  • 26. Shallow Grave (1994)
  • 25. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943)
  • 24. Moon (2009)
  • 23. Rebecca (1940)
  • 22. Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (1961)
  • 21. Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
  • 20. A Matter Of Life And Death (1946)
  • 19. The Long Good Friday (1980)
  • 18. Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
  • 17. Billy Elliot (2000)
  • 16. Goldfinger (1963)
  • 15. Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
  • 14. The Third Man (1949)
  • 13. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
  • 12. This Is England (2005)
  • 11. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  • 10. Withnail & I (1987)
  • 9. Local Hero (1983)
  • 8. Trainspotting (1996)
  • 7. Kind Hearts And Coronets (1948)
  • 6. Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
  • 5. Brief Encounter (1945)
  • 4. Don’t Look Now (1973)
  • 3. The Red Shoes (1948)
  • 2. Monty Python’s Life Of Brian (1979)
  • 1. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

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