British films you love?

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

The Parole Officer
Frenzy
Life is Sweet
A Fish Called Wanda
Never Let Me Go

Kind Hearts and Coronets
Hell Drivers
The Wicker Man
Get Carter
Ice Cold in Alex
The Third Man
The 39 Steps
The Lady Vanishes
Off the top of my head - happy watching!

With your user name you'd have to mention Kind Hearts And Coronets, Ascoyne!

The Railway Children is obviously not primarily aimed at adults but it's a lovely film, nevertheless. There's also Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for those who would like to traumatise their children with the Childcatcher...

Ten Rillington place
Whistle down the wind
Cook, thief, his wife and her lover

Just remembered another Richard Attenborough film: Seance on a Wet Afternoon. Psychological suspense thriller. Pops up on Film 4 from time to time. I'd love to see it again. Film 4 is a good source for all sorts of older films.

Goodnight Mr Tom, Kes and When the Wind Blows

Operation Daybreak with a very young Martin Shaw - not sure if it is strictly british but it has a mainly british cast. It is a WW2 film based on a true story to assassinate Nazi Reinhard Heydrich. Me and My Dsis watch it one afternoon years ago and loved it - have the tissues ready at the end!

Carry On Films (not my taste)

The Bridal Path

The Curse of the Were Rabbit

AllMimsy yes, I felt duty bound

Right up there in my top 5 films, Ascoyne!

Rambo

The Damned United

*Son of Rambow sorry

The beach- felt like I was the only person who hadn't read the book but liked the film even though Leo was miscast
Slum dog millionaire although I don't think I could watch it again
The shining (didn't realise this was British)
The hole (the one with thora birch), forgotten teen horror with a pre fame Kiera knightly and Lawrence fox
American werewolf in London- the music and special effects are so good
The wolves of willoughby chase- a great kids film that actually passes the beschdel test too
Labyrinth loved this as a kid but think it's a bit creepy now
The last emperor if any film deserved lots of oscars it was this
Nuns on the run- so dated now but such good British slapstick comedy
Backbeat- love 60s cool
My left foot
When the whales came
Mrs brown- billy Connelly showing he can play it straight
Peters friends
Stealing beauty liv Tyler coming of age film
Sliding doors, probably my favourite ever rom com as I generally don't like the genre
The land girls and rogue trader- when it looked like Anna friel would become a big film actress
This years love, I saw this at the cinema but no ones ever heard of it!
The magdalene sisters, RIP Geraldine mcewan, she was so evil in this

About a boy

Sunshine on leith
Grow your own
Parole office agreed!
Looking for Eruc
Sanded United
Africa United
Mike Bassett England manager
Enigma
Kings speech
The Angels share
Night of the demon
Frenzy (my favourite Hitchcock)

Miss potter
Frost/Nixon
The ghost
23 Oaces to Baker Street (1956)
Fourth protocol
I could (and might) go on and on!

Lots of my faves been mentioned. Haven't seen Kill List mentioned yet.

A great one for a rainy afternoon is Mandy (1952) yes its a bit of a weepie but the closing scene always blows me away.

Spring and Port Wine
Hope and Glory
Letter to Brezhnev
Dancin' thru the Dark - Another one for Willy Russell fans.

Tamara Drewe
Tyranasus
Looking for Eric
4 Lions are my favourites from the past few years.

Jilting Joe

Starring Geraldine Somerville,but as usual not available to view,as made by the BBC. Bought and paid for by all of us. Try finding a copy

My week with Marilyn
Notes on a scandal
Starter for ten
An education
Tamara drew
The infidel
Cuban Dury
Made in Dagenham
Calendar girls
The commitments

I love old British films (there is a good John Mills one on this afternoon on film 4) but I was surprised by how MANY old films got mentioned when someone asked for British films, we do still make them!

28 days later
Dog soldiers
Dead mans shoes

39 steps (Hitchcock).
The Third Man.
Passport To Pimlico.
A Matter Of Life And Death.