List: The Best of British Cinema | Curated by Reece Beckett

Feb 17, 2025
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Coming Soon: The Best of British CinemaIntroducing a new fortnightly series on standout British films
Aug 21, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: This is England (2006)Shane Meadows’ semi-autobiographical drama is excellent — political and poignant
Sep 4, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: Aftersun (2022)Charlotte Wells’ excellent debut becomes increasingly poignant with each rewatch.
Sep 18, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: I, Daniel Blake (2016)Ken Loach’s 2016 drama is incredibly poignant and important, capturing some of the U.K.’s biggest problems with tact and accuracy
Oct 2, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: Control (2007)Anton Corbijn’s Ian Curtis biopic is beautiful, poetic and, when necessary, absolutely crushing
Oct 16, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: Kill List (2011)Ben Wheatley’s nerve-shredding thriller is perfect Halloween viewing
Oct 30, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: The War Game (1966)Peter Watkins’ nuclear docu-drama is as terrifying as ever
Nov 13, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: ‘The Old Oak’ (2023)Ken Loach’s final film is formally minimal but emotionally potent
Nov 27, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: Sorry We Missed You (2019)Ken Loach’s painfully relevant social realist drama is frighteningly authentic
Dec 11, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: Elephant (1989)Alan Clarke’s bleak political film coldly captures the Troubles
Dec 26, 2023
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The Best of British Cinema: Boiling Point (2021)Returning to the incredible 2021 film which inspired the series
Jan 8, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: Meantime (1983)Mike Leigh’s drama captures unemployment under Thatcher perfectly
Jan 22, 2024
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Jan 22, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: Dunkirk (2017)Christopher Nolan’s disorienting war film evokes sweaty brows and white knuckles
Feb 5, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: ‘All of Us Strangers’ (2023)British director Andrew Haigh has made great films for over a decade — is ‘All of Us Strangers’ his finest work?
Feb 19, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: The Selfish Giant (2013)Clio Barnard’s working class drama, adapted from Oscar Wilde’s story, is beautifully brutal
Mar 4, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: ‘East is East’ (2003)This comedic story of British-Asian life turns dark
Mar 18, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: ‘How to Have Sex’ (2023)Molly Manning Walker’s debut is a difficult but essential viewing experience
Apr 1, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: ‘Tyrannosaur’ (2011)Paddy Considine’s feature length debut has an emotional power all of its own
Apr 15, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: ‘Weekend’ (2011)Andrew Haigh’s queer romantic drama is unconventional and deeply bittersweet
Apr 29, 2024
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The Best of British Cinema: ‘Made In Britain’ (1982)Alan Clarke’s TV-film paints a bleak, divided portrait of a broken Britain
May 13, 2024
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