FabSwingers.com forum: Best british film

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Of the past twenty years ?

Just watching Hot Fuzz, pmsl

Also Shaun of the Dead

What other films would you put in your top ten ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Harry Brown

ill Manors.

Kidulthood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

inbetweeners

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

dead man shoes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"dead man shoes"

Brilliant film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Little Voice.....just love it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rise of the footsoldier love the hooligan films.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The business & sexy beast

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

lock stock & two smoking barrels & snatch

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By *xodussxMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Do TV series count????

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By * n zCouple
over a year ago

leamington spa

Four weddings and a Funeral.

Truly, madly, deeply.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

English patient

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"English patient "

in my top 5 personally...

kind hearts and coronets..

Lawrence of Arabia..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zulu

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By *autious CoupleCouple
over a year ago

home

This is England ....top notch stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This is England ....top notch stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Zulu "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trainspotting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The full monty x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This is England ....top notch stuff

But Passport to Pimlico is my all time fav!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get carter? Scum? Trainspotting? Lock stock...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The full monty x"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Millions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rise of the footsoldier love the hooligan films."

I love that film.

I'm a big fan of Gary Oldman so I like Sid and Nancy and The Firm

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Zulu "

"Don't throw your bloody spears at me"

Brill film but made 28 yrs earlier than the OP requested

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Sw Scotland

"Of the past twenty years ?

Just watching Hot Fuzz, pmsl

Also Shaun of the Dead

What other films would you put in your top ten ?

Trainspotting

Sexy Beast

Rise of the foot soldier

Lock Stock...

Snatch

They'd all make my top ten no problem!

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Sw Scotland

"Of the past twenty years ?

Just watching Hot Fuzz, pmsl

Also Shaun of the Dead

What other films would you put in your top ten ?

Trainspotting

Sexy Beast

Rise of the foot soldier

Lock Stock...

Snatch

They'd all make my top ten no problem!"

"My Name Is Joe"

The Acid House

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

Dog soldiers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cash back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope and glory

Layercake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

War horse it brought a tear to my eye lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 15/12/12 07:26:36]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dead Mans Shoes

This is England

Kill List

Moon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mcvicar. Long good Friday. Any bond. Nil by mouth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Snatch

Lock Stock

The Sweeney

Hot Fuzz

I'll Manors

Life of Brian

Withnail and I

Trainspotting

The Italian Job

Get Carter

The Long Good Friday

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By *pontanious3Man
over a year ago

West Midlands

Debbie does Dallas !lmao !

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By *om.lionheartMan
over a year ago

Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Secrets and Lies (plus anything else by Mike Leigh)

Remains of the Day (plus anything else by Merchant Ivory)

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

Get Carter, Caine's best.

Harry Brown

The Italian Job

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield

"dead man shoes"
brilliant!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Past twenty years folks

Not going to drag up the classics from pinewood or ealing studios

Is modern film making still producing classics ?

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By *edbagioMan
over a year ago

ripon

layer cake

rise of footsoldier

snatch

lock stock

trainspotting has to be the best

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brassed off.

In the name of the father.

Naked.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The new sweeney film, with plan b!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Battle of Britain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rita, Sue & Bob To

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Little Voice is brilliant.

I also like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and The Full Monty.

Many of the others mentioned are good, but don't make my top films list. Some I've not seen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Feck!!! Can't remember the name if it..... Gang of boys deserted on an island, split in to 2 gangs and turns to blood shed?????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Feck!!! Can't remember the name if it..... Gang of boys deserted on an island, split in to 2 gangs and turns to blood shed?????"

Lord of the Flies??? If I remember correctly!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not limited to and in no particular order...

Ratcatcher...

Secrets and lies...

Withnail and I...

My Summer of Love...

and

course

Trainspotting...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" the descent", far better than the Hollywood big budget "the cave" released about same time, truly chilling .

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

If we are outside of the 20 yr limit then I would say The 39 Steps

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many good films have came out of Britain old ones n news ones

Quadrothenia , bank job , long Good Friday , the lavender hill mob , amongst others

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Layer Cake.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nil by Mouth

Naked

In the Loop

An Awfully Big Adventure (think this was British...full of Brits anyhoo)

Shaun of the Dead

Trainspotting

Dead Man's Shoes

I'm sure there are lot's more but these are the ones that sprung to mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Last 20 years? Ooooh that's a toughie... Okay, here goes....

Remains of the Day

In Bruges

Layer Cake

The Wrong Trousers

Hot Fuzz

Each for very different reasons.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

The Shawshank Redemption.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A few good ones.......

The Italian Job

Get Carter

Sunshine

The Hill

Withnail & I

28 Days Later

Life of Brian

The Long Good Friday

24 Hour Party People

2001: A Space Odyssey

Don't Look Now

There have been many mentioned already but these are some of mine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Shawshank Redemption."

And that was a "British" film because.....?????? Answers on a postcard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dog soldiers

Also: 28 Days Later and Nil By Mouth.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best British film ever has to be quadrophinia

Mcvicar

Scum

This is England

Breaking glass

Lock stock

Full monty

green street

The wall

Tommy

That's my top 10 British films

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"dead man shoes"

One of the best things I've seen! All of Shane meadows stuff is great, This is England was amazing too! Cracking soundtrack!

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"The Shawshank Redemption.

And that was a "British" film because.....?????? Answers on a postcard.

Oh!

. Sorry....by the time I'd got down to post my thread, I'd forgotten the OP title...doh!

Er.....Layer Cake then.

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By *alisburycplCouple
over a year ago

Salisbury

Good choice,

Any old Ealing film,I think!

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By *iceguy 1966Man
over a year ago

in pa postcode

Sweet Sixteen

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By *weet DevilMan
over a year ago

dukinfield

yanks

kez

chariots of fire

and one i made lol

who cums the most lol

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"Good choice,

Any old Ealing film,I think!"

I'd agree, like The Lavender Hill mob but it's got to have been made in the past 20 years.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"yanks

kez

chariots of fire

and one i made lol

who cums the most lol "

Last one sounds good. You got it 3D? I'd hate to ask for the Directors Cut but extended version might be fun. Kes and Chariots are too old

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"dead man shoes"

My fave film!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trainspotting.. Class film all round... Superb acting,, true to life,, and music to blow you away...

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By *amslam1000Man
over a year ago

willenhall

Skyfall

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Secrets and Lies

The English Patient

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Come off it Twin Town is the best

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"Skyfall

An excellent film. Does it count as being British?

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By *edbagioMan
over a year ago

ripon

28 days later was class

watched rise of the footsoldiers last night;took dog out for a walk after felt like bashing evryone

bet it was a good night watching it at the pics.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Band of brothers.

It was all made in England. With only a few Americans actors in it.

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By *H.coupleCouple
over a year ago

edinburgh

"dead man shoes"

absolutely amazing film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How about rocky horror show.......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ice cold in Alex

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ice cold in Alex "

Great film, but it's more than twenty years old

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything with Lolly Badcock

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rita, Sue & Bob To

love it...i grew up on that estate, and went to the same school!!!!, Yeah

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"Ice cold in Alex "

Yep, good film. Good cinematography.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Past twenty years folks

Not going to drag up the classics from pinewood or ealing studios

Is modern film making still producing classics ?"

no..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

lock stock2 barrels

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

28days later ,defend the block, Shaun of the dead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lock Stock

Snatch

Kidulthood

Adulthood

In Bruges

Dead Man's Shoes

Monty Pyphon and the Holy Grail

28 Days later

A Taste of Honey

Gregory's Girl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nil by mouth (best by far)

The firm (Gary oldman )

green street

Football factory

Harry brown

Snatch

Lock stock

and the ultimate .....QUADRAPHENIA.....

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