Many people think that Great Britain is only stiffness, austerity, bad weather and afternoon tea. However, this country has presented the world with many more interesting and striking features. One of them is amazing cinematography. Make sure of this with a personal example by paying attention to the 20 best British films that everyone should watch!
1. Emma (2020)
The main character is well-read, has a sharp mind and ingenuity, an ironic sense of humor and a strict conviction that she sees the true essence of people. The girl decides to become a "matchmaker" for those around her, although she almost swears that she will never marry.
2. Three seconds (2019)
In an attempt to whitewash his name, Pete Koslov (Yuel Kinnaman) assists the FBI and participates in operations. In the course of one of them, the plan is thwarted. Finding himself in the thick of dangerous events, the hero realizes that the police are not going to save him.
3. Race of the century (2018)
Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) is on the brink of bankruptcy. To save the situation, and at the same time to fulfill his old dream, the man makes a risky decision to become a participant in the Golden Globe yacht race. Walking the distance, the man realizes that it is not as easy as he thought, so he rushes into an adventure.
4. Two Queens (2018)
Having become the royal special of France, Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) returns to Scotland. Here she will not only have to prove herself as a wise queen, but also try to make peace with her cousin Elizabeth (Margot Robbie).
5. Code "Red" (2018)
During the war years, Joan Stanley (Judy Dench) served as an intelligence officer for the USSR and obtained strategically important information in the UK. Thanks to her, the Third World War was prevented. Now the woman is retired and is living out quiet years in a small village. But once unknown people knock on her door and announce the arrest of the heroine.
6. Festival (2018)
Nick Taylor (Joe Thomas) is dumped by a girl, which makes him depressed. To cheer up the guy, his friend Shane (Hammed Animashaun) invites the hero to a large-scale music festival. What will this trip turn out to be for two sly comrades?
7. Dark times (2017)
A biographical film about the life and politics of the well-known Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman). Coups and conspiracies, intricate maneuvers and strategies, political intrigues and personal tragedies - this film has everything to seriously get carried away.
8. On the shore (2017)
Edward (Billy Hole) and Florence (Saoirse Ronan) are graduates from different universities. And this is far from the only difference in their preferences. Despite the opposite interests, young people decide to get married, but their relationship begins to deteriorate due to a piquant but dramatic nuance.
9. Party (2017)
A group of friends gathered to celebrate Janet's (Christine Scott Thomas) career advancement. The party is in full swing, but then the heroine's husband appears, and the fun ends abruptly.
10. Golem (2016)
London Limehouse has swallowed up a series of mysterious and bloody murders. Detective Kildare (Bill Nighy) will deal with their consequences and look for criminals.
11. New era Z (2016)
Due to a poisonous fungus, humanity is struck by a terrible disease: people turn almost into walking zombies and eat each other. There are not many survivors, there is a laboratory for the development of a vaccine. Infected children are imprisoned in it, to whom the fungus was transmitted in the womb, so they differ from adult monsters in the presence of intelligence. Why do scientists need these smart but dangerous and carnivorous children?
12. Shootout (2016)
The two groups are planning a meeting in a secluded place with the aim of selling firearms. But everything does not go according to plan when it turns out that one of the parties brought the wrong product.
13. Diva (2016)
Florence Jenkins (Meryl Streep) all her life dreamed of getting on the big stage and singing for a huge audience. Although the relatives of the main character strongly support this desire, there is one serious problem: Florence does not know how to sing at all, or at least get into the musical rhythm.
14. Street cat named Bob (2016)
James (Luke Treadaway) is recovering from drug addiction and achieves good results. Thanks to the assistance of the social services, he receives housing. Here the guy discovers a ginger cat, from which he is unsuccessfully trying to get rid of. But maybe it's for the best?
15.45 years old (2015)
The elderly couple of protagonists are soon having their 45th wedding anniversary. The couple are going to organize a small celebration, but the husband suddenly receives a letter related to the long tragic death of his first love. Will this be an obstacle for the upcoming holiday and marriage in general?
16. All-Seeing Eye (2015)
A group of military men are planning an operation to detain and then eliminate a gang of terrorists. When everything is ready for battle, a little girl is in the zone of the alleged skirmish. Defenders have a difficult choice to make.
17. Suffragette (2015)
The plot revolves around the movement of suffragettes in the 19th and 20th centuries. The main characters are trying to defend themselves and other women, fight discrimination, advocate for the right to officially be part of the political and economic life of the country.
18. Lady in the van (2015)
Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) is a playwright writer who meets an interesting old lady Mary (Maggie Smith). A new acquaintance turns out to have a very bright and rich past. And the woman is sure that the police are after her.
19. 71 (2014)
In the north-eastern part of Ireland, a civil war is planned, which has swept a wave of uprisings and looting. The fighter Gary Hook (Jack O'Connell) falls into the epicenter of events. The guy is confused and clearly does not know all the details of what is happening. Will he be able to survive on the blood-drenched streets of Belfast?
20. Pride (2014)
Despite the certain paradox of the plot, its events are taken from real historical events. A group of LGBT representatives, despite the resistance of the authorities and the majority of those around them, are collecting money in order to give it to the families of the striking miners.