Study, work or travel in the UK. British
culture and life.
Guide to watching British films
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Guide to watching British films
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Sections:
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Introduction |
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| Recent British films | ||
| British Academy Film Awards | ||
| Top 10 | ||
| British films | ||
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| Q&A | ||
| Links |
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Notting Hill
(1999) |
Wallace & Gromit
(1992-95) |
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
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My Fair Lady
(1964) |
Topsy Turvy
(1999) |
 Romantic comedy |
 Animated comedy |
 Romantic comedy |
 Musical |
 Musical drama |
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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
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Brassed Off
(1996) |
The Full Monty
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The World is not Enough (1999)
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 Romantic comedy |
 Musical drama |
 Comedy drama |
 Romantic comedy |
 Action (James Bond) |
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Options: (1) Buy (click on product name) (2) Buy
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Below is a much wider selection of films with a British connection, together
with the year they were released and a description of the type of film. They
may have involved British producers/directors/actors/writers, or the stories
may have been set (at least in part) in Britain. The films cover the period
since the 1930s. How many do you know? See how many you can watch at the cinema,
on TV, on video or on DVD. Links shown in bold are to DVDs (in many cases, video
versions are also available); other links are to videos (DVDs are not available).
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The 39 Steps (1935): Mystery / Thriller |
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About A Boy (2002): Comedy / Drama; Alfie (1966): Drama; An American Werewolf In London (1981): Horror / Comedy |
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Barry Lyndon (1975): Drama / Romance; Bend It Like Beckham (2002): Comedy; Billy Elliot (2000): Drama; Billy Liar (1963): Comedy; Black Narcissus (1947): Drama; Blow Up (1966): Drama / Mystery; Brassed Off (1996): Comedy / Drama; Braveheart (1995): Action / Romance; Brazil (1985): Comedy; The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): Drama; Bridget Jones's Diary (2000): Romance / Comedy; Brief Encounter (1945): Romance; Brighton Rock (1947): Thriller |
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Caravaggio (1986): Drama ; Carry On Up The Khyber (1968): Comedy; Casino Royale (2006): Action; Chariots of Fire (1981): Drama; Chicken Run (2000): Comedy / Family; Clockwise (1986): Comedy; A Clockwork Orange (1971): Drama; The Commitments (1991): Comedy / Drama; The Cruel Sea (1952): Drama; The Crying Game (1992): Drama |
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The Dam Busters (1955): Action; Darling (1965): Drama; The Day of the Jackal (1973): Thriller; Diamonds Are Forever (1971): Action; Die Another Day (2002): Action; Doctor Zhivago (1965): Drama / Romance; Don't Look Now (1973): Mystery / Horror; Dr. No (1962): Action; Dr. Strangelove (1964): Comedy; The Draughtsman's Contract (1982): Comedy / Drama |
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East Is East (1998): Comedy / Drama; Educating Rita (1983): Drama; The Elephant Man (1980): Drama; Elizabeth (1998): Drama; Emma (1996): Romance; The English Patient (1996): Romance / Drama; The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain (1995): Romance / Comedy; Entrapment (1999): Action / Thriller |
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Far From the Madding Crowd (1967): Drama; First Knight (1995): Action / Romance; A Fish Called Wanda (1988): Comedy; For Your Eyes Only (1981): Action; Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994): Comedy / Romance; The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981): Drama; From Russia with Love (1963): Action; The Full Monty (1997): Comedy |
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Gandhi (1982): Drama; Genevieve (1953): Comedy; Get Carter (1971): Action / Thriller; Gladiator (1999): Action / Drama; The Go-Between (1970): Drama; GoldenEye (1995): Action; Goldfinger (1964): Action; Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939): Drama; Gosford Park (2001): Drama; Great Expectations (1946): Drama; The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966): Comedy; Gregory's Girl (1980): Comedy |
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Hamlet (1948): Drama; A Hard Day's Night (1964): Musical / Comedy; Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001): Family; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002): Family; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004): Family; The Haunting (1999): Mystery / Horror; Henry V (1944): Drama; Highlander (1986): Action; Hilary And Jackie (1998): Drama; Hope and Glory (1987): Comedy / Drama; The House Of Mirth (2000): Romance; Howard's End (1992): Drama |
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An Ideal Husband (1999): Comedy; If.... (1968): Drama; The Importance of Being Earnest (1952); The Importance of Being Earnest (2002): Comedy; In Which We Serve (1942): Drama; The Ipcress File (1965): Thriller; Iris (2001): Drama; The Italian Job (1969): Action / Comedy |
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Johnny English (2003): Comedy |
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Kes (1969): Drama; The Killing Fields (1984): Drama; Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949): Comedy |
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The Lady Vanishes (1938): Mystery / Romance; The Ladykillers (1955): Comedy; Land Girls (1998): Drama; The Lavender Hill Mob (1951): Comedy; Lawrence of Arabia (1962): Action; Licence to Kill (1989): Action; The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943): Romance / Drama; Life is Sweet (1990): Comedy; Little Voice (1998): Comedy; Live and Let Die (1973): Action; Living Daylights (1987): Action; Local Hero (1983): Comedy; Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998): Crime / Thriller; The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962): Drama; The Long Good Friday (1980): Drama / Thriller; Love Actually (2003): Comedy |
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The Madness of King George (1994): Drama / Comedy; A Man For All Seasons (1966): Drama; The Man in the White Suit (1951): Comedy; Mansfield Park (1999): Drama; Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel And Laurence (1998): Comedy / Romance; Mary Poppins (1964): Musical / Family; A Matter of Life and Death (1946): Romance; Mona Lisa (1986): Comedy / Thriller; Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975): Comedy; Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979): Comedy; Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983): Comedy; Moonraker (1979): Action; Mrs. Brown (1997): Drama / Romance; Much Ado About Nothing (1993): Comedy / Romance; The Mummy (1999): Action / Horror; My Beautiful Laundrette (1985): Drama / Romance; My Fair Lady (1964): Musical / Romance; My Left Foot (1989): Drama; My Name is Joe (1998): Drama / Romance |
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Never Say Never Again (1983): Action; Nicholas Nickleby (2003); Nil By Mouth (1997): Drama; Notting Hill (1999): Comedy / Romance |
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Octopussy (1983): Action; Oliver Twist (1948): Drama; Oliver! (1968): Musical / Family; Onegin (1999): Drama |
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Passport to Pimlico (1949): Comedy; Peeping Tom (1960): Drama / Thriller; Performance (1970): Drama; Pink Floyd The Wall (1982): Musical / Drama; The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969): Drama |
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The Queen (2006): Drama |
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The Railway Children (1970): Drama / Family; The Red Shoes (1948): Romance / Drama; The Remains of the Day (1993): Romance / Drama; Rob Roy (1995): Action / Romance; Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves (1991): Action; Room at the Top (1958): Drama; A Room With A View (1985): Drama / Romance |
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960): Drama; Secrets & Lies (1995): Drama; Sense and Sensibility (1995): Romance; The Servant (1963): Drama; Shadowlands (1993): Drama / Romance; Shakespeare in Love (1998): Romance / Comedy; Sliding Doors (1998): Romance / Comedy; Small Faces (1995): Drama; SpiceWorld (1997): Musical / Comedy |
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A Taste of Honey (1961): Drama; The Third Man (1949): Mystery / Thriller; This Sporting Life (1963): Drama; Thomas And The Magic Railroad (2000): Family; Tom Jones (1963): Comedy; Tomorrow Never Dies (1997): Action; Topsy-Turvy (1999): Drama / Musical; Trainspotting (1996): Drama |
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Under Milk Wood (1973): Comedy / Animation |
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A View to a Kill (1985): Action |
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Waking Ned (1998): Comedy; Wallace & Gromit A Close Shave (1995), A Grand Day Out (1992), The Wrong Trousers (1993): Comedy / Animation; Whisky Galore (1949): Comedy; The Wicker Man (1973): Mystery / Thriller; Wilde (1997): Drama; Withnail and I (1987): Comedy; Women in Love (1969): Romance / Drama; The World Is Not Enough (1999): Action |
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Zulu (1964): Action |
Where can I find the words to a film (the script)?
Some film scripts are available on the internet. One list of film scripts is
provided by Simply Scripts at http://www.simplyscripts.com/fullmovie.html
Alternatively, use a search engine (such as Google at http://www.google.com)
with the name of a film (in quotes if it has more than one word) and the words
"script", "transcript" or "screenplay". For example,
if you use a search +"Notting Hill"+script you should be able to find
a copy of the words to the film "Notting Hill". Sometimes the film's
script is available as a book. To find this, you can go to the website of an
online bookshop such as Amazon
and enter the film's name in the search.
How can I see films cheaply?
Many cinemas offer discounts to students (you will need to show your ISIC or
NUS card). Some cinemas offer cheaper tickets on a certain day of the week (for
example, on Mondays) or at certain times of day (for example, before 5pm). If
you are in London, you can become a student member of the National Film Theatre
(NFT): for details, see: http://www.bfi.org.uk/nft.
If you can use a video/DVD player, a cheaper way to watch films is to borrow
videos or DVDs from a rental shop or from your local library, or maybe from
a friend. Check the television programme schedules to see if there are any interesting
films to watch at home.
If I buy a British DVD or video, will I be able to watch it in my own country?
To play a DVD, your DVD player needs to be able to recognise the region and the video format. There are two main video formats: NTSC and PAL; British DVDs use PAL. There are 6 main regions: 1 - US/Canada; 2 - UK/Europe/Japan/South Africa/Middle East; 3 - Asia; 4 - Australia/New Zealand; 5 - Russia/Africa/Mongolia; 6 - China.
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Best
of British (music from British films) Artists: Various Label: Channel 4 Music Date: April 2002 |
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