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Best British Films Of Each Decade? Happy St. George's Day everyone! To celebrate, let's take a look at the very best of British with this new thread. What are some of the greatest British films from each decade? It's a very tough question, especially in the 60's and 70's but lets see what you think! Just post the decades and your three chosen films from each of those decades... |
Interesting question! Here are mine: 2010s (so far): 1. Tyrannosaur (2011) 2. Four Lions (2010) 3. Submarine (2010) 2000s: 1. Moon (2009) 2. Dead Man's Shoes (2004) 3. The Descent (2005) 1990s: 1. Hardware (1990) 2. Trainspotting (1996) 3. Shallow Grave (1994) 1980s: 1. Threads (1984) 2. Brazil (1985) 3. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) 1970s: 1. The Wicker Man (1973) 2. Don't Look Now (1973) 3. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) 1960s: 1. Peeping Tom (1960) 2. The Innocents (1961) 3. The Devil Rides Out (1968) 1950s: 1. Horror of Dracula (1958) 2. Night of the Demon (1957) 3. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) 1940s: 1. Dead of Night (1945) 2. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 3. The Third Man (1949) 1930s: 1. The Lady Vanishes (1938) 2. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) 3. Things to Come (1936) |
I'll start from the 60s 1.Repulsion 2.Peeping Tom 3.Up The Junction 1970s 1.The Wicker Man 2.Don't Look Now 3.Performance 1980s 1.Local Hero 2.Brazil 3.The Cook, The Thief His Wife & Her Lover 1990s 1.Trainspotting 2.Naked 3.Nil By Mouth 2000s 1.Dead Man's Shoes 2.Morvern Callar 3.This Is England 2010s 1.Tyrannosaur 2.Kill List 3.Under The Skin |
Great list, Frankenhooker. We seem to have a fair amount of crossover. |
This should be interesting. I've just compiled my top 3 from the thirties and i really seem to be lacking in viewing British cinema from that era. I can honestly say i have yet to see any of the films Hitchcock made in the thirties. |
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This is proving extremely difficult. I'm only up to the 1960s and have these films listed (sort of in chronological order): Peeping Tom Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Village of the Damned The Curse of the Werewolf The Innocents Lawrence of Arabia Lolita Billy Liar The Haunting Paranoiac This Sporting Life Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Zulu Doctor Zhivago The Nanny Repulsion Alfie Blowup Cul-De-Sac Rasputin, The Mad Monk The Reptile Quatermass and the Pit 2001: A Space Odyssey if…. Witchfinder General The Italian Job Kes How could I possibly narrow that list down to 3? |
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I attempted to go back even further to the 1920s, but quickly realised that I had only seen one British film from the decade: Hitchcock's The Lodger (which incidentally is really good). |
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I've tried to leave personal opinion out of this and just put as few great films in each decade category as possible. 1930s: The 39 Steps All Quiet on the Western Front Sabotage The Lady Vanishes 1940s: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Brief Encounter A Matter of Life and Death Black Narcissus Brighton Rock The Red Shoes 1950s: The Lavender Hill Mob The Man in the White Suit The Ladykillers The Bridge on the River Kwai Dracula 1960s: Peeping Tom The Innocents The Haunting Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Repulsion 2001: A Space Odyssey if…. The Italian Job Kes 1970s: A Clockwork Orange Get Carter Straw Dogs Walkabout Don't Look Now The Wicker Man Monty Python and the Holy Grail The Man Who Fell to Earth Alien Monty Python's Life of Brian 1980s: The Elephant Man The Shining An American Werewolf in London Chariots of Fire Local Hero Brazil 1990s: Shallow Grave Trainspotting James and the Giant Peach 2000s: Chicken Run Gangster No. 1 Spider Dead Man's Shoes Shaun of the Dead The Descent Eastern Promises This Is England The Dark Knight Man on Wire |
3 Attachment(s) For me three of the best British films from the 50's & 60's Attachment 161884 Attachment 161885 Attachment 161886 |
I've never seen Sapphire... will endeavour to check it out. |
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To hell with only three-how possibly could you?:drool: |
Please say we're picking ready for next St. George's day, I can't think straight under pressure :crying: |
3 Attachment(s) 1930's. |
I'm not sure why I didn't include All Quiet on the Western Front on my list because it's a masterpiece which I voted 10/10 at the IMDb. I must go back and edit my list accordingly. |
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