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In compiling this list of the best British movies of all-time, we surveyed a diverse array of actors, directors, writers, producers, critics and industry heavyweights, from Wes Anderson, Mike...
1. Lawrence of Arabia. 1962 3h 38m PG. 8.3 (319K) Rate. 100 Metascore. The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. Director David Lean Stars Peter O'Toole Alec Guinness Anthony Quinn. 2. The Red Shoes. 1948 2h 15m Not Rated.
BFI Top 100 British films. "In 1999 the British Film Institute surveyed 1,000 people from the world of British film and television to produce the BFI 100 list of the greatest British films of the 20th century. Voters were asked to choose up to 100 films that were 'culturally British'."
- Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) Directed by: David Lean. Starring: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif. Strip away its scale and grandeur and Lawrence Of Arabia seems to be the kind of rags-to-riches tale that's two-a-shilling in cinema: an ordinary man shaking off mediocrity to answer the call of greatness.
- Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979) Directed by: Terry Jones. Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam.
- The Red Shoes (1948) Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Starring: Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring. There's a reason why most reviews of Black Swan harked back to this post-War Powell and Pressburger classic: this is the definitive ballet-dancer-finds-life-clashing-with-art film.
- Don't Look Now (1973) Directed by: Nicolas Roeg. Starring: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland. Featuring the most famous dwarf this side of Thorin Oakenshield, deeply poignant turns from Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, and that famous did-they-didn't-they sex scene (they didn't), Nic Roeg's great masterpiece has slowly seeped into British filmmaking lore.
Greatest British movies which are set in Britain or have a majority of British characters. If the cast has a mixture of nationalities and the location hasn't been made clear in the movie, then I look towards the director/writer to determine whether the movie can be classified as British.
Alexander Mackendrick and Tony Richardson each directed three films. Ealing Studios produced seven films on the list, all between 1949 and 1955. Alec Guinness is the most represented actor, with nine films – six in starring roles and three in supporting roles.
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From Time Out, here's the 100 best British films as chosen by a panel of 150 film industry experts, including directors Sam Mendes, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Wes Anderson, actors David Morrissey, Sally Hawkins and Thandie Newton, newspaper and magazine critics and the heads of the UK's major cultural organisations.
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