British films you love?

[lucysmam]

Dp's after something to watch & says it has to be British...no idea why ...any suggestions?

Peter Greenaway is British, of course. So:

Draughtman's Contract
Drowning By Numbers
The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover
Prospero's Books
The Pillow Book (ruined by Ewan MacGregor being awful)

Keeping Mum (2005)

My husband liked Wild Bill and Attack the Block - both British comedies.

(I actually quite liked them too, although they're not my usual type of film.)

A Matter of Life and Death.

It's my favourite film and terribly British.

I really want to watch 'Filth', not sure if its any good but I love James Mcavoy.

I'm looking forward to watching 'Pride' too, don't think its out on Netflix or DVD yet though!! Unhelpful

Sorry if these have been done -
16 years of alcohol
Eden lake
Dear frankie
Sweet 16

Has anyone recommended Sightseers yet? You can't get much more British than Crich Tram Museum

Oh yes to dead mans shoes and the wicker man.

Ooh and one that I think hasn't been mentioned yet:

Chariots of Fire

Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz - good comedies. Starred Up is a recent good prison drama.

Shifty. Brush urban thriller.

Tyrannosaur. It's a hard watch, but definitely very good. Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman.

QUADROPHENIA

Sorry for shouting!

And, technically, no, Rebecca isn't British, but all the accents are so it's good enough for me

Oh YES to The Draughtsman's Contract. Such an amazing film, loved it so much and haven't seen for years.

And YY to Chariots of Fire. So British and lovely.

Is Sightseers the one where they go on killing spree around Britain? I wonder if it's on Netflix

The Angel's Share

I believe the rule of thumb as to whether a film is on UK Netfilx is "Do I really want to see it?" If the answer is yes, then it probably isn't .

Another Simon Pegg/Nick Frost one is 'Paul'. Set in UFO-ey Nevada so not exactly British...but really funny.

Also Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels-anyone mentioned that yet? How about that and Snatch as a double feature, OP?

The Tall Guy. - Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, music by Madness... Very underrated film including an excellent love scene with Emma Thompson getting toast stuck on her bare bottom.

Any Shane Meadows, but particularly A Room for Romeo Brass

YY to Local Hero (been in that phone box!) and Chariots of Fire.

A room with a view
Whitnail and I
Rebecca
Great Expectations
Jane Eyre
Sightseers
Howards end
Harry Potter firms

Forgot to add
Billy Elliot and Gosford park

madness of king George

Last Orders. Was on TV a couple of weeks ago. Amazing cast - Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins. Loved it.