List of British films of 2016
2016 saw the death of Alan Rickman .
It also saw the death of David Bowie .
This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have had their premieres in 2016 and were at least partly made by Great Britain or the United Kingdom . It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films and interactive films. It does not include films screened in previous years that had release dates in 2016.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as a list of notable British film artists who died in 2016.
Film premieres
January – March
Opening
Title
Cast and crew
Details
Genre(s)
Ref.
J A N U A R Y
1
The Fall of the Krays
Director: Zackary Adler Cast: Simon Cotton, Kevin Leslie
Signature Entertainment Sequel to The Rise of the Krays Based on the lives of Ronnie and Reggie Kray
Crime
[ 1]
8
Set the Thames on Fire
Director: Ben Charles Edwards Cast: Michael Winder, Max Bennett , Noel Fielding
Based on characters created by Ben Charles Edwards and Al Joshua
Science fiction Fantasy film Comedy drama
[ 2]
15
Breakdown
Director: Jonnie Malachi Cast: Craig Fairbrass , James Cosmo , Emmett J. Scanlan , Mem Ferda
Soda Pictures
Thriller
[ 3]
21
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Director: Burr Steers Cast: Lily James , Sam Riley , Jack Huston , Bella Heathcote , Douglas Booth , Matt Smith , Charles Dance , Lena Headey
Lionsgate Based on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (Co-produced by United States)
Period zombie horror
[ 4]
22
The Lovers and the Despot
Directors: Robert Cannan, Ross Adam
Soda Pictures
Documentary
[ 5]
23
Christine
Director: Antonio Campos Cast: Rebecca Hall , Michael C. Hall , Tracy Letts , Maria Dizzia , J. Smith-Cameron , John Cullum
Curzon Artificial Eye Based on the life of Christine Chubbuck (Co-produced by United States)
Biographical drama
[ 6]
Let's Be Evil
Director: Martin Owen Cast: Isabelle Allen , Jamie Bernadette , Kara Tointon , Elliot James Langridge , Elizabeth Morris
Vertigo Releasing, Signature Entertainment
Sci-fi horror
[ 7]
Under the Shadow
Director: Babak Anvari Cast: Narges Rashidi , Avin Manshadi
Vertigo Releasing (Co-produced by Jordan and Qatar)
Horror
[ 8]
24
The Eagle Huntress
Director: Otto Bell Starring: Aisholpan Nurgaiv
Sony Pictures Classics Based on the life of Aisholpan Nurgaiv (Co-produced by Kazakhstan and United States)
Documentary
[ 9]
Notes on Blindness
Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney
Artificial Eye Based on the life of John M. Hull
Documentary
[ 10]
Sing Street
Director: John Carney Cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo , Lucy Boynton , Jack Reynor
Lionsgate (Co-produced by Ireland and United States)
Musical coming-of-age comedy-drama
[ 11]
25
Complete Unknown
Director: Joshua Marston Cast: Rachel Weisz , Michael Shannon
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Co-produced by United States)
Drama Mystery Thriller
[ 12]
26
Eddie the Eagle
Director: Dexter Fletcher Cast: Taron Egerton , Hugh Jackman , Christopher Walken , Jim Broadbent
Lionsgate Based on the life of Eddie Edwards (Co-produced by Germany and United States)
Comedy biopic
[ 13]
Uncle Howard
Director: Aaron Brookner Starring: Howard Brookner , Aaron Brookner , Jim Jarmusch , Sara Driver , Tom DiCillo , William S. Burroughs , James Grauerholz , Robert Wilson
Lionsgate Based on the life of Howard Brookner (Co-produced by United States)
Documentary
[ 14]
27
Ali and Nino
Director: Asif Kapadia Cast: Adam Bakri , María Valverde
Based on Ali and Nino by Kurban Said
Romantic drama
[ 15]
F E B R U A R Y
1
Hail, Caesar!
Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen Cast: Josh Brolin , George Clooney , Ralph Fiennes , Jonah Hill , Scarlett Johansson , Frances McDormand , Tilda Swinton , Channing Tatum
Universal Pictures (Co-produced by United States)
Comedy
[ 16]
5
Dad's Army
Director: Oliver Parker Cast: Bill Nighy , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Toby Jones , Tom Courtenay , Michael Gambon
Universal Pictures Based on the Dad's Army television series
War comedy
[ 17]
12
War on Everyone
Director: John Michael McDonagh Cast: Alexander Skarsgård , Michael Peña , Tessa Thompson , Caleb Landry Jones , Theo James
Icon Film Distribution
Black comedy Buddy cop
[ 18]
13
Native
Director: Daniel Fitzsimmons Cast: Rupert Graves , Ellie Kendrick , Leanne Best , Joe McAuley, Pollyanna McIntosh Daniel Brocklebank , Ian Hart
Miracle Films
Science fiction
[ 19]
Who's Gonna Love Me Now?
Directors: Barak Heymann , Tomer Heymann
Peccadillo Pictures
Documentary
[ 20]
14
A Quiet Passion
Director: Terence Davies Cast: Cynthia Nixon , Jennifer Ehle , Keith Carradine
Soda Pictures Based on the life of Emily Dickinson
Drama Biopic
[ 21]
15
Alone in Berlin
Director: Vincent Pérez Cast: Emma Thompson , Brendan Gleeson , Daniel Brühl
Altitude Film Distribution Based on Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada and the lives of Otto and Elise Hampel (Co-produced by France and Germany)
War drama
[ 22]
16
Genius
Director: Michael Grandage Cast: Colin Firth , Jude Law , Nicole Kidman , Laura Linney , Guy Pearce , Dominic West
Summit Entertainment Roadside Attractions Based on Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg (Co-produced by United States)
Biographical drama
[ 23]
24
Grimsby
Director: Louis Leterrier Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen , Mark Strong , Rebel Wilson , Penélope Cruz , Isla Fisher , Gabourey Sidibe
Columbia Pictures (Co-produced by United States)
Action comedy
[ 24]
M A R C H
4
The Other Side of the Door
Director: Johannes Roberts Cast: Sarah Wayne Callies Jeremy Sisto
20th Century Fox (Co-produced by India and United States)
Supernatural -horror
[ 25]
16
The Pass
Director: Ben A. Williams Cast: Russell Tovey , Arinze Kene
Lionsgate Based on The Pass by John Donnelly
Drama
[ 26]
April – June
Opening
Title
Cast and crew
Details
Genre(s)
Ref.
A P R I L
5
The Call Up
Director: Charles Barker Cast: Max Deacon, Morfydd Clark , Ali Cook
Altitude Film Distribution
Science fiction thriller
[ 27]
Criminal
Director: Ariel Vromen Cast: Kevin Costner , Gal Gadot , Tommy Lee Jones , Gary Oldman , Alice Eve , Ryan Reynolds
Summit Entertainment (Co-produced by United States)
Action Crime -thriller
[ 28]
8
Smoking Guns
Director: Savvas D. Michael Cast: Dexter Fletcher , Daniel Caltagirone , Count Prince Miller , Ewen MacIntosh
SP Distribution
Action Crime -thriller
[ 29]
15
Despite the Falling Snow
Director: Shamim Sarif Cast: Rebecca Ferguson , Sam Reid , Charles Dance
Altitude Film Distribution Based on Despite the Falling Snow by Shamim Sarif (Co-produced by Canada)
Spy
[ 30]
16
Detour
Director: Christopher Smith Cast: Tye Sheridan , Stephen Moyer , Emory Cohen , Bel Powley
Magnet Releasing (Co-produced by South Africa)
Thriller
[ 31]
17
Adult Life Skills
Director: Rachel Tunnard Cast: Jodie Whittaker , Edward Hogg , Brett Goldstein , Alice Lowe
Lorton Distribution Based on the short film Emotional Fusebox by Rachel Tunnard
Comedy
[ 32]
22
Special Correspondents
Director: Ricky Gervais Cast: Rickey Gervais , Eric Bana
Netflix Remake of Envoyés très spéciaux (Co-produced by Canada and United States)
Satirical comedy
[ 33]
23
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Meryl Streep , Hugh Grant
20th Century Fox Based on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins (Co-produced by France)
Biographical comedy
[ 34]
29
Golden Years
Director: John Miller Cast: Bernard Hill , Virginia McKenna , Sue Johnstone , Phil Davis
MoliFilms Entertainment
Crime Comedy drama
[ 35]
M A Y
1
Hot Property
Director: Max McGill Cast: MyAnna Buring , Tom Rhys Harries , Ella Smith , Sam Phillips , Kate Bracken
101 Films Limited
Comedy
[ 36]
Our Kind of Traitor
Director: Susanna White Cast: Ewan McGregor , Stellan Skarsgård , Damian Lewis , Naomie Harris
Lionsgate Based on Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré
Spy thriller
[ 37]
3
Bobby Sands: 66 Days
Director: Brendan J. Byrne Starring: Martin McCann , Fintan O'Toole , Charles Moore , Richard English , Norman Tebbit , Tim Pat Coogan , Dessie Waterworth, Gerry Adams
Wildcard Distribution Based on Bobby Sands and the 1981 Irish hunger strike
Documentary
[ 38]
13
I, Daniel Blake
Director: Ken Loach Cast: Dave Johns , Hayley Squires
eOne Films
Drama
[ 39]
Kill Command
Director: Steven Gomez Cast: Thure Lindhardt , Vanessa Kirby
Vertigo Films
Front Row Filmed Entertainment
Parco Co. Ltd.
Science fiction horror
[ 40]
15
American Honey
Director: Andrea Arnold Cast: Sasha Lane , Shia LaBeouf , Riley Keough
Focus Features (Co-produced by United States)
Drama
[ 41]
Prevenge
Director: Alice Lowe Cast: Alice Lowe
Kaliedoscope
Comedy slasher
[ 42]
16
Loving
Director: Jeff Nichols Cast: Joel Edgerton , Ruth Negga , Marton Csokas , Nick Kroll , Michael Shannon
Focus Features Based on the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia (Co-produced by United States)
Historical drama
[ 43]
23
Me Before You
Director: Thea Sharrock Cast: Emilia Clarke , Sam Claflin , Jenna Coleman , Charles Dance , Janet McTeer , Matthew Lewis , Brendan Coyle , Vanessa Kirby , Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Warner Bros. Pictures Based on Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (Co-produced by United States)
Romantic drama
[ 44]
J U N E
8
100 Streets
Director: Jim O'Hanlon Cast: Idris Elba , Gemma Arterton
Vertigo Releasing
Drama
[ 45]
11
A Cambodian Spring
Director: Christopher Kelly
Dartmouth Films
Documentary
[ 46]
14
India in a Day
Director: Richie Mehta
Documentary
[ 47]
15
Tommy's Honour
Director: Jason Connery Cast: Peter Mullan , Jack Lowden , Ophelia Lovibond , Sam Neill
Timeless Films Based on Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son by Kevin Cook (Co-produced by United States)
Historical drama
[ 48]
18
The White King
Director: Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel Cast: Lorenzo Allchurch, Olivia Williams , Ólafur Darri Ólafsson , Jonathan Pryce
Signature Entertainment Based on The White King by György Dragomán (Co-produced by Hungary)
Science fiction drama
[ 49]
22
Away
Director: David Blair Cast: Juno Temple , Timothy Spall
Metrodome Distribution
Drama
[ 50]
Kids in Love
Director: Chris Foggin Cast: Will Poulter , Alma Jodorowsky , Jamie Blackley , Cara Delevingne
Signature Entertainment
Coming-of-age drama
[ 51]
26
Whisky Galore!
Director: Gillies MacKinnon Cast: Gregor Fisher , Eddie Izzard , Sean Biggerstaff , Naomi Battrick , James Cosmo , Ellie Kendrick , Kevin Guthrie
GEM Entertainment
Comedy
[ 52]
27
The Legend of Tarzan
Director: David Yates Cast: Alexander Skarsgård , Samuel L. Jackson , Margot Robbie , Djimon Hounsou , Jim Broadbent , Christoph Waltz
Based on Tarzan stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs Warner Bros. (Co-produced by Australia and the United States)
Adventure
[ 53]
July – September
Opening
Title
Cast and crew
Details
Genre(s)
Ref.
J U L Y
1
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Director: Mandie Fletcher Cast: Jennifer Saunders , Joanna Lumley
Fox Searchlight Pictures Based on the Absolutely Fabulous television series
Female buddy film Comedy
[ 54]
Anthropoid
Director: Sean Ellis Cast: Cillian Murphy , Jamie Dornan
Bleecker Street Based on the 1942 Operation Anthropoid (Co-produced by Czech Republic and France)
Historical drama War
[ 55]
The Darkest Universe
Directors: Will Sharpe , Tom Kingsley Cast: Will Sharpe , Tiani Ghosh, Joe Thomas , Sophia Di Martino , Raph Shirley, Chris Langham
Drama Mystery
[ 56]
8
A Dark Song
Director: Liam Gavin Cast: Steve Oram , Catherine Walker , Mark Huberman , Susan Loughnane
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Co-produced by Ireland)
Horror
[ 57]
The Lighthouse
Director: Chris Crow Cast: Mark Lewis Jones , Michael Jibson , Ian Virgo
Soda Pictures Based on the Smalls Lighthouse incident
Psychological thriller Drama
[ 58]
27
The Killing$ of Tony Blair
Directors: Sanne van den Bergh, Greg Ward Starring: George Galloway
Journeyman Pictures
Documentary
[ 59]
A U G U S T
19
David Brent: Life on the Road
Director: Ricky Gervais Cast: Ricky Gervais , Ben Bailey Smith
Entertainment One
Mockumentary comedy
[ 60]
Kubo and the Two Strings
Director: Travis Knight Cast: Charlize Theron , Art Parkinson , Ralph Fiennes , Rooney Mara , George Takei , Matthew McConaughey
Focus Features (North America), Universal Pictures (International)
stop-motion animated action fantasy
Swallows and Amazons
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe Cast: Rafe Spall , Andrew Scott , Kelly Macdonald
StudioCanal Based on Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Family adventure
[ 61]
26
The Chamber
Director: Ben Parker Cast: Johannes Bah Kuhnke , Charlotte Salt, James McArdle , Elliot Levey
StudioCanal UK (Co-produced by United States)
Survival
[ 62]
29
Brotherhood
Director: Noel Clarke Cast: Noel Clarke , Stormzy , Bashy
Lionsgate Sequel to Adulthood and final instalment of the Hood trilogy
Drama
[ 63]
S E P T E M B E R
1
The Light Between Oceans
Director: Derek Cianfrance Cast: Michael Fassbender , Alicia Vikander , Rachel Weisz
Entertainment One Films Based on The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman (Co-produced by Australia, New Zealand and United States)
Romantic period drama
[ 64]
2
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Director: Alexandre Aja Cast: Jamie Dornan , Sarah Gadon , Aaron Paul
Soda Pictures (Co-produced by Canada and United States)
Supernatural thriller
[ 65]
Morgan
Director: Luke Scott Cast: Kate Mara , Anya Taylor-Joy , Toby Jones
20th Century Fox (Co-produced by United States)
Science fiction horror
[ 66]
One More Time with Feeling
Director: Andrew Dominik Starring: Nick Cave , Warren Ellis , Susie Bick
Picturehouse Based on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Skeleton Tree
Documentary
[ 67]
Una
Director: Benedict Andrews Cast: Rooney Mara , Ben Mendelsohn , Riz Ahmed
Thunderbird Releasing Based on Blackbird by David Harrower (Co-produced by Canada and United States)
Drama
[ 68]
5
Bridget Jones's Baby
Director: Sharon Maguire Cast: Renée Zellweger , Colin Firth , Patrick Dempsey , Emma Thompson
Universal Pictures Sequel to Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Co-produced by France and United States)
Comedy
[ 69]
7
The Journey
Director: Nick Hamm Cast: Timothy Spall , Colm Meaney
IFC Films (Co-produced by Ireland)
Drama
[ 70]
8
Free Fire
Director: Ben Wheatley Cast: Brie Larson , Sharlto Copley , Armie Hammer , Cillian Murphy , Jack Reynor , Babou Ceesay , Enzo Cilenti , Sam Riley
StudioCanal UK
Action comedy
[ 71]
Message from the King
Director: Fabrice Du Welz Cast: Chadwick Boseman , Luke Evans , Teresa Palmer , Alfred Molina
Netflix (Co-produced by Belgium, France and United States)
Action -thriller
[ 72]
9
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Director: André Øvredal Cast: Emile Hirsch , Brian Cox , Olwen Catherine Kelly
IFC Midnight (Co-produced by United States)
Horror
[ 73]
The Girl with All the Gifts
Director: Colm McCarthy Cast: Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton , Glenn Close , Paddy Considine
Warner Bros. Pictures Based on The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Post-apocalyptic zombie horror
[ 74]
On the Milky Road
Director: Emir Kusturica Cast: Emir Kusturica , Monica Bellucci , Sloboda Mićalović , Predrag Manojlović
Based on Words with Gods (Co-produced by Republika Srpska, Serbia, Mexico and United States)
Drama
[ 75]
Trespass Against Us
Director: Adam Smith Cast: Michael Fassbender , Brendan Gleeson
Lionsgate (Co-produced by United States)
Crime drama
[ 76]
A United Kingdom
Director: Amma Asante Cast: David Oyelowo , Rosamund Pike , Terry Pheto , Jack Davenport , Tom Felton
20th Century Fox Based on Colour Bar by Susan Williams (Co-produced by France)
Drama Biopic
[ 77]
10
A Monster Calls
Director: J. A. Bayona Cast: Lewis MacDougall , Sigourney Weaver , Felicity Jones , Liam Neeson
Summit Entertainment Based on A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (Co-produced by Spain and United States)
Dark fantasy drama
[ 78]
Lady Macbeth
Director: William Oldroyd Cast: Florence Pugh , Cosmo Jarvis , Paul Hilton , Naomi Ackie, Christopher Fairbank
Altitude Film Distribution Based on Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov
Drama
The Levelling
Director: Hope Dickson Leach Cast: Ellie Kendrick , David Troughton , Jack Holden , Joe Blakemore
Peccadillo Pictures
Drama
[ 79]
The Limehouse Golem
Director: Juan Carlos Medina Cast: Bill Nighy , Olivia Cooke , Douglas Booth
Lionsgate Based on Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd
Horror -mystery
[ 80]
Lion
Director: Garth Davis Cast: Dev Patel , Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman , Rooney Mara
Entertainment Film Distributors Based on A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley (Co-produced by Australia and United States)
Biopigraphical drama
[ 81]
Their Finest
Director: Lone Scherfig Cast: Gemma Arterton , Bill Nighy , Sam Claflin
Lionsgate Based on Their Finest Hour and a Half by Lissa Evans
War comedy-drama
[ 82]
11
Denial
Director: Mick Jackson Cast: Rachel Weisz , Tom Wilkinson , Andrew Scott , Timothy Spall
Bleecker Street Based on History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier by Deborah Lipstadt (Co-produced by United States)
Historical drama
[ 83]
12
City of Tiny Lights
Director: Pete Travis Cast: Riz Ahmed , James Floyd , Billie Piper , Cush Jumbo , Roshan Seth , Antonio Aakeel
Icon Film Distribution Based on City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
Crime thriller
[ 84]
The Exception
Director: David Leveaux Cast: Lily James , Jai Courtney , Janet McTeer , Christopher Plummer
Signature Entertainment Based on The Kaiser's Last Kiss by Alan Judd (Co-produced by United States)
Romantic war drama
[ 85]
Paris Can Wait
Director: Eleanor Coppola Cast: Diane Lane , Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin , Élise Tielrooy
GEM Entertainment (Co-produced by United States)
Comedy
[ 86]
15
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
Director: Ron Howard Starring: The Beatles (archive), Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr
StudioCanal PolyGram Entertainment Based on the life of The Beatles (Co-produced by United States)
Documentary
[ 87]
22
Don't Knock Twice
Director: Caradog W. James Cast: Katee Sackhoff , Lucy Boynton , Javier Botet , Nick Moran
Signature Entertainment
Supernatural -horror
[ 88]
25
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Director: Tim Burton Cast: Eva Green , Asa Butterfield , Chris O'Dowd
20th Century Fox Based on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Co-produced by United States)
Fantasy film
[ 89]
26
Chubby Funny
Director: Harry Michell Cast: Harry Michell, Augustus Prew , Isabella Laughland, Asim Chaudhry , Alice Lowe , Olivia Ross, Julian Rhind-Tutt , Anna Maxwell Martin
Comedy drama
[ 90]
October – December
Opening
Title
Cast and crew
Details
Genre(s)
Ref.
O C T O B E R
9
Mindhorn
Director: Sean Foley Cast: Julian Barratt , Essie Davis , Kenneth Branagh , Andrea Riseborough
StudioCanal
Comedy
[ 91]
14
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Director: Ang Lee Cast: Joe Alwyn , Kristen Stewart , Chris Tucker , Garrett Hedlund , Makenzie Leigh , Vin Diesel , Steve Martin
TriStar Pictures Based on Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain (Co-produced by Taiwan and United States)
War drama
[ 92]
The Ghoul
Director: Gareth Tunley Cast: Tom Meeten , Alice Lowe , [[Rufus Jones (actor])|Rufus Jones]], Niamh Cusack , Geoffrey McGivern
Arrow Films
Thriller
[ 93]
16
HyperNormalisation
Director: Adam Curtis
BBC
Documentary
[ 94]
21
Kaleidoscope
Director: Rupert Jones Cast: Toby Jones , Anne Reid , Sinead Matthews , Deborah Findlay
Sparky Pictures
Thriller
[ 95]
26
Oasis: Supersonic
Director: Mat Whitecross Starring: Oasis
Entertainment One Lorton Distribution Based on the life of Oasis
Documentary
[ 96]
28
The Comedian's Guide to Survival
Director: James Mullinger Cast: James Buckley , Myanna Buring , Paul Kaye , Neil Stuke , Vas Blackwood
GSP Studios International Signature Entertainment (Co-produced by Canada)
Comedy
[ 97]
Ethel & Ernest
Director: Roger Mainwood Cast: Jim Broadbent , Brenda Blethyn
Universal Pictures Vertigo Films Based on Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs
Animated biography
[ 98]
Starfish
Director: Bill Clark Cast: Tom Riley , Joanne Froggatt
Munro Film Services
Drama
[ 99]
29
This Beautiful Fantastic
Director: Simon Aboud Cast: Jessica Brown Findlay , Tom Wilkinson , Andrew Scott , Jeremy Irvine
Romantic drama
[ 100]
N O V E M B E R
3
A Street Cat Named Bob
Director: Roger Spottiswoode Cast: Luke Treadaway , Ruta Gedmintas , Joanne Froggatt
Sony Pictures Releasing Based on A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob by James Bowen
Biographical drama
[ 101]
9
Allied
Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Brad Pitt , Marion Cotillard
Paramount Pictures (Co-produced by United States)
Romantic thriller
[ 102]
10
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Director: David Yates Cast: Eddie Redmayne , Katherine Waterston , Dan Fogler , Alison Sudol , Ezra Miller
Warner Bros. Pictures Prequel to the Harry Potter film series (Co-produced by United States)
Fantasy film
[ 103]
16
Stockholm, My Love
Director: Mark Cousins Cast: Neneh Cherry
BFI Video , BFI Films (Co-produced by Sweden)
Drama musical
[ 104]
19
Compulsion
Director: Craig Goodwill Cast: Analeigh Tipton , Jakob Cedergren , Marta Gastini
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment (Co-produced by Canada and Italy)
Erotic thriller
[ 105]
20
The Receptionist
Director: Jenny Lu Cast: Teresa Daley, Chen Shiang-chyi , Amanda Fan, Josh Whitehouse
Munro Films (Co-produced by Taiwan)
Drama
[ 106]
28
I Am Bolt
Directors: Benjamin Turner, Gabe Turner Starring: Usain Bolt , Serena Williams , Asafa Powell , Pelé , Ziggy Marley
Picturehouse Entertainment Based on the life of Usain Bolt
Documentary Sports
[ 107]
29
Silence
Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Andrew Garfield , Adam Driver , Tadanobu Asano , Ciarán Hinds , Liam Neeson
StudioCanal UK Based on Silence by Shūsaku Endō (Co-produced by Italy, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and United States)
Historical period drama
[ 108]
D E C E M B E R
13
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Directors: Paul W. S. Anderson Cast: Milla Jovovich , Ali Larter , Shawn Roberts , Ruby Rose
Sony Pictures Releasing Loosely based on the video game series Resident Evil Sequel to Resident Evil: Retribution (Co-produced by Australia, Canada, France, Germany and United States)
Science fiction Action
[ 109]
Other premieres
Culturally British Films
The following list comprises films not produced by Great Britain or the United Kingdom but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfill at least 3 of the following criteria:
The film is adapted from a British source material.
The story is set, at least partially, in the United Kingdom.
The film was shot, at least partially, in the United Kingdom.
Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.
Title
Country of origin
Adaptation
Film Setting
Film Locations
British Cast and Crew
Alice Through the Looking Glass
United States
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
London , England
Gloucester Docks , Shepperton Studios and Longcross Studios , United Kingdom
James Bobin (director), Matt Lucas , Rhys Ifans , Helena Bonham Carter , Sacha Baron Cohen , Alan Rickman , Stuart Dryburgh (cinematographer)
The BFG
United States
The BFG by Roald Dahl
London , England
Bamburgh Castle , Blenheim Palace , Skye in Scotland and London , United Kingdom
Ruby Barnhill , Mark Rylance , Penelope Wilton , Rebecca Hall , Rafe Spall , Joanna Johnston (costume designer)
The Conjuring 2
United States
Inspired by the Enfield Poltergeist
London , England
The Warrington and Marylebone station in London , United Kingdom
Frances O'Connor , Benjamin Haigh, Simon McBurney , Robin Atkin Downes
Doctor Strange
United States
London , England
Buckinghamshire , Kent , London and Surrey , United Kingdom
Benedict Cumberbatch , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Benedict Wong , Scott Adkins , Tilda Swinton , Ben Davis (cinematographer)
Jason Bourne
United States China
London , England
Hertfordshire and London , United Kingdom
Riz Ahmed , Paul Greengrass (director), John Powell (film composer) , David Buckley (film composers), Barry Ackroyd (cinematographer)
London Has Fallen
United States
London , England
Somerset House , United Kingdom
Gerard Butler , Charlotte Riley , Colin Salmon , Patrick Kennedy , Bryan Larkin , Michael Wildman , Andrew Pleavin , The Chamber Orchestra of London, Ed Wild (cinematographer), Michael J. Duthie (editor)
The Lost City of Z
United States
The life of Percy Fawcett
London , England
Greyabbey Village, Strangford Lough , Craigavon House, Methodist College Belfast , Belfast City Hall , Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Bangor Castle , Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Charlie Hunnam , Robert Pattinson , Sienna Miller , Tom Holland , Angus Macfadyen
Love & Friendship
France Ireland Netherlands
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
England
Kate Beckinsale , Stephen Fry , Emma Greenwell , Morfydd Clark , James Fleet , Jemma Redgrave , Tom Bennett
British award winners
Mark Rylance received multiple best supporting actor awards for his performance in Bridge of Spies .
Eddie Redmayne received multiple best actor nominations for his performance in The Danish Girl . He won the same award in four of the five award ceremonies the previous year with The Theory of Everything .
Charlotte Rampling received multiple best actress nominations for her performance in 45 Years .
Kate Winslet received multiple awards and nominations for her supporting role in Steve Jobs .
Christian Bale received multiple nominations for his supporting role in The Big Short .
Idris Elba received multiple nominations for his supporting role in Beasts of No Nation .
Roger Deakins , the acclaimed cinematographer, received multiple nominations for Sicario .
Sandy Powell received multiple nominations for costume design in both Carol and Cinderella .
Sam Smith received multiple awards for Best Original Song with Writing's on the Wall written for Spectre in collaboration with Jimmy Napes .
Ridley Scott received multiple nominations for directing The Martian .
Nick Hornby received multiple nominations for adapting Colm Tóibín 's Brooklyn to the 2015 film.
John Boyega won the EE Rising Star Award.
Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world : the Academy Awards , British Academy Film Awards , Critics' Choice Awards , Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards , that were held during 2016, celebrating the best films of 2015. The British nominations were led by Room , Brooklyn , Carol and The Martian , with Ex Machina and 'The Danish Girl going on to win a number of technical awards, whilst Mark Rylance and Kate Winslet won multiple best supporting actor and supporting actress awards for Bridge of Spies and Steve Jobs , respectively. British films did, however, notably lose out to Spotlight and The Revenant from the United States , and Mad Max: Fury Road from Australia .
Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2015 were held on 28 February 2016.[ 152]
British winners:
British nominations:
Brooklyn (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay)
The Danish Girl (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Best Original Song)
The Martian (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects)
Prologue (Best Animated Short Film)
Room (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay)
Shok (Best Live Action Short Film)
Youth (Best Original Song)
Adam Benzine (Best Documentary – Short Subject) – Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
Alex Garland (Best Original Screenplay) – Ex Machina
Andy Nelson (Best Sound Mixing) – Bridge of Spies and Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Anohni (Best Original Song) – Racing Extinction
Basil Khalil (Best Live Action Short Film) – Ave Maria
Charlotte Rampling (Best Actress) – 45 Years
Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor) – The Big Short
Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor) – The Danish Girl
Eve Stewart (Best Production Design) – The Danish Girl
Imogen Sutton (Best Animated Short Film) – Prologue
Jamie Donoughue (Best Live Action Short Film) – Shok
Joshua Oppenheimer (Best Documentary – Feature) – The Look of Silence
Kate Winslet (Best Supporting Actress) – Steve Jobs
Mark Burton (Best Animated Feature Film) – Shaun the Sheep Movie
Mark Taylor (Best Sound Mixing) – The Martian
Matt Charman (Best Original Screenplay) – Bridge of Spies
Michael Standish (Best Production Design) – The Danish Girl
Nick Hornby (Best Adapted Screenplay) – Brooklyn
Oliver Tarney (Best Sound Editing) – The Martian
Paul Massey (Best Sound Mixing) – The Martian
Richard Williams (Best Animated Short Film) – Prologue
Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography) – Sicario
Sandy Powell (Best Costume Design) – Carol and Cinderella
Stuart Wilson (Best Sound Mixing) – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Tom Hardy (Best Supporting Actor) – The Revenant
Tom Wood (Best Visual Effects) – Mad Max: Fury Road
British Academy Film Awards
The 69th British Academy Film Awards honoring the best films of 2015 were held on 14 February 2016.[ 153]
British winners:
British nominations:
45 Years (Outstanding British Film)
A Syrian Love Story – (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
Brooklyn (Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Adapted Screenplay, Outstanding British Film)
Carol (Best Film, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography)
The Danish Girl (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Outstanding British Film)
Elephant (Best Short Film)
Ex Machina (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, Best Special Visual Effects)
The Lady in the Van (Best Actress in a Leading Role)
The Lobster – (Outstanding British Film)
The Martian (Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Special Visual Effects)
Room (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Shaun the Sheep Movie (Best Animated Film)
Steve Jobs (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay)
The Survivalist (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
Theeb (Best Film Not in the English Language)
Alex Garland (Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – Ex Machina
Andy Nelson (Best Sound) – Bridge of Spies and Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Bel Powley (EE Rising Star Award)
Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor) – The Big Short
Debbie Tucker Green (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – Second Coming
Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor in a Leading Role) – The Danish Girl
Esther Smith (Best Short Film) – Elephant
Idris Elba (Best Supporting Actor) – Beasts of No Nation
Julie Walters (Best Actress in a Supporting Role) – Brooklyn
Maggie Smith (Best Actress in a Leading Role) – The Lady in the Van
Mark Burton (Best Animated Film) – Shaun the Sheep Movie
Mark Ardington (Best Special Visual Effects) – Ex Machina
Nick Helm (Best Short Film) – Elephant
Paul Norris (Best Special Visual Effects) – Ex Machina
Richard Starzak (Best Animated Film) – Shaun the Sheep Movie
Ridley Scott (Best Director) – The Martian
Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography) – Sicario
Sandy Powell (Best Costume Design) – Carol and Cinderella
Sean McAllister (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – A Syrian Love Story
Stephen Fingleton (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – The Survivalist
Stuart Wilson (Best Sound) – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Taron Egerton (EE Rising Star Award)
Critics' Choice Awards
The 21st Critics' Choice Awards was held on 17 January 2016.[ 154]
British winners:
British nominees:
Brooklyn (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design)
Carol (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Costume Design, Best Score, Best Hair and Makeup)
The Danish Girl (Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup)
Ex Machina (Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Best Original Song)
The Look of Silence (Best Documentary Feature)
The Martian (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects)
Room (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay,
Shaun the Sheep Movie (Best Animated Feature)
Spectre (Best Actor in an Action Movie, Best Original Song)
Writing's on the Wall from Spectre (Best Original Song)
Steve Jobs (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress)
Simple Song#3"' from 'Youth (Best Original Song)
Alex Garland (Best Original Screenplay) – Ex Machina
Charlotte Rampling (Best Actress) – 45 Years
Daniel Craig (Best Actor in an Action Movie) – Spectre
Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor) – The Danish Girl
Emily Blunt (Best Actress in an Action Movie) – Sicario)
Eve Stewart (Best Production Design) – The Danish Girl
Jason Statham (Best Actor in a Comedy) – Spy
Helen Mirren (Best Supporting Actress) – Trumbo
Kate Winslet (Best Supporting Actress) – Steve Jobs
Mark Rylance (Best Supporting Actor) – Bridge of Spies
Michael Standish (Best Production Design) – The Danish Girl
Milo Parker (Best Young Actor/Actress) – Mr. Holmes
Nick Hornby (Best Adapted Screenplay) – Brooklyn
Ridley Scott (Best Director) – The Martian
Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography) – Sicario
Sandy Powell (Best Costume Design) – Carol and Cinderella
Tom Hardy (Best Supporting Actor) – The Revenant
The 22nd Critics' Choice Awards was held on 11 December 2016.[ 155]
British winners:
British nominees:
A Monster Calls (Best Young Actor/Actress)
Allied (Best Costume Design)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects)
Florence Foster Jenkins (Best Costume Design, Best Actor in a Comedy Movie)
Hail, Caesar! (Best Comedy)
Lion (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score)
Loving (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay)
Andrew Garfield (Best Actor) – Hacksaw Ridge
Anna Pinnock (Best Art Direction) – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
David Mackenzie (Best Director) – Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant (Best Actor) Florence Foster Jenkins
Joanna Johnston (Best Costume Design) – Allied
Joe Walker (Best Editing) – Arrival
Kate Beckinsale (Best Actress in a Comedy Movie) – Love & Friendship
Lewis MacDougall (Best Young Actor/Actress) – A Monster Calls
Micachu (Best Original Score) – Jackie
Stuart Craig (Best Art Direction) – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Tilda Swinton (Best ACtress in an Action Movie) – Doctor Strange
Golden Globe Awards
The 73rd Golden Globe Awards was held on 10 January 2016.[ 156]
British winners:
British nominees:
Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards was held on 29 January 2016.[ 157]
British winners:
The Danish Girl (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role)
Room (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Roles)
Idris Elba (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) – Beasts of No Nation
British nominees:
Brooklyn (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role)
Carol (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role)
The Danish Girl (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, )
Everest (Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture)
Room (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role)
Steve Jobs (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – Trumbo
Christian Bale (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) – The Big Short
Eddie Redmayne (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role) – The Danish Girl
Helen Mirren (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role) – Trumbo , (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role) – Woman in Gold
Idris Elba (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) – Bridge of Spies
Rafe Spall (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The Big Short
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