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With Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Powell, Sophia Ally, Tuppence Middleton. The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- 2019-10-25
Produced by Martin Scorsese, The Current War stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, America's most celebrated inventor who created the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the...
Mar 23, 2024 · Everything in a trailer needs to be essential, compelling, and encourage audiences to see the film. And over the years, few films have managed to deliver a truly spectacular trailer that stands the test of time.
- Ben Gibbons
- Senior Author
- 20 Great Expectations
- 19 The Third Man
- 18 My Fair Lady
- 17 Four Weddings and A Funeral
- 16 Hamlet
- 15 The Full Monty
- 14 Notting Hill
- 13 Billy Elliot
- 12 Bridget Jones's Diary
- 11 Gosford Park
The original Great Expectations was so well received it managed to achieve five Academy Award nominations. It’s a book-to-movie adaption of the novel by Charles Dickens. The story follows Pip from his childhood and the years that follow. He starts off as a humble blacksmith’s apprentice until he meets an escaped convict, Magwitch; the catalyst to h...
The Third Man is considered one of the best British films of all time. It’s a visually stunning psychological thrillerthat grabs your attention from the get-go. The movie brings you into the world of Holly Martins, an unemployed novelist arriving in a post-war Vienna. Holly is first invited to Vienna to take up a job offer, however, there’s no smoo...
My Fair Lady details the transformation of Eliza Doolittle from Cockney working-class lass to a high society lady of London. Somewhat snobby Professor Henry Higgins sets himself on the mission to turn Eliza into a stereotypically ‘proper’ English lady and is without any doubts that he will succeed in his goal. Eliza agrees to the lessons, with the ...
Four Weddings and a Funeral features none other than British rom-com regular, Hugh Grant. He plays Charles, the hero of the story and a complete commitment-phobe. He attends a wedding as the best man in beautiful Somerset and meets Carrie. For both, it’s love at first sight. However, theirs is a clumsy romance with potentially opportunistic meeting...
Hamlet is one of the well-known works of William Shakespeare. His most iconic tragedy sees the unfortunate series of events that Hamlet, son of the King of Denmark, must endure. After the death of his father, Hamlet returns home to attend his funeral, but also to attend his mother’s rather quick re-marriage to his uncle, Claudius, whom he absolutel...
The Full Montyintroduces you to best friends Gaz and Dave in Sheffield. They’re unemployed, on the dole, and looking to make some money. They steal scrap metal from nearby closed steel mills to supplement their income, bringing along Gaz’s son for the ride, but it’s not enough. Gaz’s ex-wife becomes impatient with his inability to keep up with chil...
Notting Hillfeatures Hugh Grant playing bookstore owner, Will Thacker. His unassuming life is changed forever when the famous actress, Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) walks into his store one day. Nothing really happens during their first meeting, however, as fate would have it they cross paths once more. After an incident involving a clumsy incident in...
Billy Elliot follows a boy growing up in the North of England, Billy, who turns his nose at the toxic masculinity imposed on him by his father. Much to his father’s dismay, rather than focusing on boxing training, Billy forms a love for ballet. However, regardless of the opposition met by both his father and older brother, Billy perseveres to follo...
Bridget Jones’s Diarywas the start of a total of three movies, each one as good as the last, detailing the turbulent life of Bridget. It’s a British rom-com classic and Renee Zellweger proved to be the perfect casting for the role. What’s more, British icons of the romantic movie world, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, also grace the story with their pr...
Gosford Park presents the grandeur side of Britain and takes you back to 1932 to follow a recent murder occurring at the elaborate country estate, Gosford Park. It’s a brilliantly portrayed taletold from both sides of society; the high-class guests and the working-class servants. The guests at Gosford Park have gathered to attend a weekend shooting...
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...
Nov 20, 2017 · This is especially true to movies, where well-deployed lighting can be the difference between merely a good film and a great one. Films can manipulate one’s perception of light — normally something we have little control over — and use it to create a certain, calculated vibe.
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From iconic classics like “The Third Man” and “Lawrence of Arabia” to modern hits like “The King’s Speech” and “1917,” British movies have made significant contributions to the world of cinema.
