Best British Film

You can include Ireland if you like, I won't give the IRA your address. My vote is unequivocably for the peerless Withnail and I.
And no, surprisingly enough, I don't care for Trainspotting that much.

The Alec Guiness films from Ealing:

"Kind Hearts and Coronets"...the best of the group. Dark, wicked humor

"The Man in the White Suit" - hilarious

"The Lavender Hill Mob" - also great

"The Ladykillers" as previously mentioned. Just delightful.

I've always been a big fan of this black comedy. Great cast and truly hilarious.

Honorable mentions go to Lawrence of Arabia and The 39 Steps.

Why not leave well enough alone? The original "Ladykillers" is a classic!

They've tweaked parts of the plot and updated the setting to the American South (a cross between Ocean's 11 and Oh, Brother....) but agree they're treading on hallowed ground.

Would have preferred to see 'To The White Sea' a postponed project starring Brad Pitt......a major movie with NO DIALOGUE would have been rather interesting. I've also read they're planning a musical starring James Gandolfini. Don't know their motivations for doing remakes but I much prefer when they stick to original ideas.

I very much liked "The Man who Wasn't There", because they filmed it in black and white. The Coens aren't afraid to take risks, which is to their credit.

I don't know why in the world they'd do a remake.

love the old Alec Guiness movies!

Trainspotting
Room With a View
The Long Good Friday
Elizabeth

Here's a good link from the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/455170.stm

Other good Irish(not British)films are The Butcher Boy,The Crying Game,The Field....hmm,I just noticed all these start with "THE". Anyway,those are the best Irish Films That Start With "The":)
I loved A Man For All Seasons,too. There have been many excellent British(and Irish) films.

that's my favorite British film

Really cool movie

:7

That is a cool movie, but I like "Snatch" better.

Both made before Guy Ritchie married Madonna and started to suck.

n/t

Such a wonderful film!

....."...I SAID...ISN'T IT AAAALLLL FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY!" :D

Hope and Glory--WWII through the eyes of a small boy
Priest--A young priest struggles with his sexual orientation and issues of confidentiality within the parish
Secrets and Lies--A woman is reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption
The General--An Irish crime boss, played by Jon Voigt
The Crying Game--The movie with the famous "surprise middle"
In the Name of the Father--An Irish father and son are falsely imprisoned for a bombing
A Man for All Seasons--The life of Sir Thomas More, who opposed Henry VIII
Wilde--The story of Oscar Wilde, and his "ruin"
Far from the Madding Crowd--The Thomas Hardy novel about a love triangle
The Knack--A shy math teacher asks his roommate how to be popular with women
The Ladykillers--Little known and absolutely hilarious
Kind Hearts and Coronets--Alec Guinness must eliminate the relatives who stand between him and a large inheritance
The Wrong Box--One of the last and best of the traditional British comedies
Clockwise--John Cleese boards the wrong train, and his whole life falls apart, bit by bit
Peeping Tom--A truly creepy film about a murderous photographer
The Lady Vanishes--One of the funniest Hitchcock films

Is that enough suggestions for your next trip to the video store?

Had to kiss (and be naked with) Jude Law and Ioan Gruffud.

What a hardship. :-)

As Oscar reportedly did; embarrassed by his weight. Sharing scenes with naked Jude & Ioan was, indeed, a tough job. Stephen was up to it!

Not to mention the brief (clothed) appearance by a very young Orlando Bloom.

A Fish Called Wanda, Bridge on the River Kwai, Brazil, the Commitments!

directed by Stephen Frears.......story of British playwright Joe Orton and the relationship that ended his life.

or the original "Man Who Knew Too Much". All from his UK period.

Followed by Brazil, A Clockwork Orange, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Dr. Strangelove.