Guardian Picks the Top 25 British Films of the Last 25 Years
Now this is a best of list we don’t see that often. The Guardian asked their “expert panel of film-makers and critics” to name their top 10 British films since 1984. They then compiled this list of the top 25 British films from the last 25 years and it’s quite an interesting list – from Trainspotting to Sexy Beast to Shaun of the Dead to Hunger. A few of these seem to be bordering on being British (only made by British filmmakers or about British people, not actually set in England, like Slumdog Millionaire or Man on Wire) but they are all great films (at least those that I’ve seen).
1. Trainspotting (1996)
2. Withnail & I (1987)
3. Secrets & Lies (1996)
4. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
5. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
6. Nil By Mouth (1997)
7. Sexy Beast (2000)
8. Ratcatcher (1999)
9. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
10. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
11. Touching the Void (2003)
12. Hope and Glory (1987)
13. Control (2007)
14. Naked (1993)
15. Under the Skin (1997)
16. Hunger (2008)
17. This Is England (2006)
18. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
19. Dead Man’s Shoes (2004)
20. Red Road (2006)
21. Riff-Raff (1981)
22. Man On Wire (2008)
23. My Summer of Love (2004)
24. 24 Hour Party People (2002)
25. The English Patient (1996)
Some of the people that The Guardian polled include director Edgar Wright, writer Peter Morgan, actor Sir Ben Kingsley, and critic Anne Thompson. This really is a good list of great films. Trainspotting is one of those films that I randomly discovered when I was younger along with Sexy Beast, too. As is always the case with one of these lists, I feel like I need to catch up on so many that I haven’t seen, so many new films I need to watch. We suggest you head over to The Guardian for the complete write-up with photos, editorial on each film, and much more. And if you’re interested, you can see a few top 10 lists from their experts as well!
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