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Explore the Best of British Cinema: Top Movies and TV Shows from the United Kingdom

Get ready to immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of the United Kingdom, where iconic movies and TV shows have left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment. From the witty humor of British comedies to the gripping storylines of period dramas, we've curated a list of the best movies and TV shows that showcase the best of British talent.

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Cast
David Suchet David Suchet
8.2 559 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 13
Episodes: 70
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style:  suspenseful
Plot:  detective, based on novel or book, investigation, private investigator, period drama, private detective, belgian, murder mystery
Time:  1930s
Place:  united kingdom
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Luther
Cast
Idris Elba Idris Elba
Dermot Crowley Dermot Crowley
Hermione Norris Hermione Norris
Michael Smiley Michael Smiley
7.9 1.2K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 20
Audience: TV-14
Story:  A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style:  psychological, suspenseful
Plot:  london, england, detective, self-destruction, police, psychopath, murder, serial killer, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Black Butler
Cast
Daisuke Ono Daisuke Ono
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya Sakamoto
7.7 275 votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan, United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 70
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
Plot:  london, england, circus, detective, butler, kidnapping, magic, supernatural, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Cast
Taron Egerton Taron Egerton
Colin Firth Colin Firth
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Mark Strong Mark Strong
7.6 17.9K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Plot:  spy, secret organization, microchip, secret agent, training, based on comic, implant, duringcreditsstinger, ...
Place:  great britain, united kingdom
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Scott & Bailey
7.3 81 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 33
Audience: TV-14
Story:  D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
Plot:  police, female cop, police detective, female detective, buddy cop, police procedural
Place:  england, united kingdom, manchester
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Grantchester
7.2 146 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 74
Audience: TV-14
Story:  In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.
Plot:  detective, detective inspector, village, investigation, priest, period drama, police detective, criminal investigation, ...
Time:  1950s
Place:  united kingdom
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
7.1 59 votes
Genre: Reality
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 68
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  RuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent in all the land.
Plot:  competition, drag queen, talent show, performance art, spin off, lgbt, drag, fashion design, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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The Foreigner
Cast
Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan
Jackie Chan Jackie Chan
Rory Fleck-Byrne Rory Fleck-Byrne
Ray Fearon Ray Fearon
7.0 3.0K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, India
Duration: 114 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Plot:  martial arts, london, england, based on novel or book, restaurant owner, ira (irish republican army), bomb explosion, grieving father, ...
Place:  ireland, united kingdom
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The Great Hack
Cast
Brittany Kaiser Brittany Kaiser
David Carroll David Carroll
Paul-Olivier Dehaye Paul-Olivier Dehaye
Ravi Naik Ravi Naik
6.9 583 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Duration: 114 min.
Story:  Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.
Plot:  propaganda, politics, social network, behavior modification, whistleblower, political thriller, facebook, brexit, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Eden Lake
Cast
Kelly Reilly Kelly Reilly
Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender
Jack O'Connell Jack O'Connell
Finn Atkins Finn Atkins
6.8 2.1K votes
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 91 min.
Audience: R
Story:  When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.
Plot:  lake, beach, husband wife relationship, sadism, camping, rottweiler, bullying, forest, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Paddington in Peru
Cast
Ben Whishaw Ben Whishaw
Hugh Bonneville Hugh Bonneville
Emily Mortimer Emily Mortimer
Samuel Joslin Samuel Joslin
6.8 713 votes
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: United Kingdom, Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
Plot:  rescue, sequel, bear, based on children's book, aunt nephew relationship, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, live action and animation, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Hostage
6.8 107 votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
Plot:  hostage, miniseries, british prime minister, public health, political thriller, french president
Place:  united kingdom
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From Hell
Cast
Johnny Depp Johnny Depp
Heather Graham Heather Graham
Ian Holm Ian Holm Robbie Coltrane Robbie Coltrane
6.7 3.0K votes
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 122 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Style:  absurd
Plot:  london, england, loss of loved one, drug addiction, jack the ripper, based on comic, macabre, aggressive, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Yesterday
Cast
Himesh Patel Himesh Patel
Lily James Lily James
Sophia Di Martino Sophia Di Martino
Ellise Chappell Ellise Chappell
6.7 4.3K votes
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was forgotten.
Plot:  musician, pop singer, liverpool, england, music festival, rock concert, alternative reality, moral dilemma, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Scoop
Cast
Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson
Woody Allen Woody Allen
Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman
Ian McShane Ian McShane
6.6 1.8K votes
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 96 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Plot:  daughter, newspaper, journalist, prostitute, drowning, funeral, upper class, afterlife, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Spectre
Cast
Daniel Craig Daniel Craig
Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz
Lu00e9a Seydoux Lu00e9a Seydoux
Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes
6.6 11.3K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 148 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Plot:  based on novel or book, spy, secret society, secret agent, sequel, boat chase, mi6, british secret service, ...
Place:  austria, united kingdom
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Priest
Cast
Linus Roache Linus Roache
Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson
Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle
Cathy Tyson Cathy Tyson
6.3 149 votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 98 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.
Plot:  child abuse, sexual abuse, faith, confession, communion, celibacy, forbidden love, sin, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Prisoner
Cast
Tahar Rahim Tahar Rahim
Izuka Hoyle Izuka Hoyle
Leonie Benesch Leonie Benesch
Finn Bennett Finn Bennett
5.4 24 votes
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Story:  A young and ambitious prison officer finds herself in the middle of a battle for the criminal underworld as crime lords try to evade justice. But in order to do that, she will have to learn quickly to put her faith in one of the very men she wants to put behind bars.
Style:  suspenseful, intense, fast-paced
Plot:  corruption, betrayal, fugitive, moral ambiguity, trust, justice, thriller, crime
Place:  united kingdom
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