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Top Films from Medium Sized Studios in the United Kingdom

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Billy Elliot 2000 Stephen Daldry 749
2 The Triplets of Belleville 2003 Sylvain Chomet 882
3 Henry V 1989 Kenneth Branagh 984
4 The Wrong Trousers 1993 Nick Park 1253
5 Gods and Monsters 1998 Bill Condon 1369
6 Land and Freedom 1995 Ken Loach 1377
7 The War Game 1965 Peter Watkins 1408
8 A Simple Plan 1998 Sam Raimi 1494
9 Truly, Madly, Deeply 1990 Anthony Minghella 1608
10 Ratcatcher 1999 Lynne Ramsay 1684
11 Primary Colors 1998 Mike Nichols 1711
12 One Day in September 1999 Kevin Macdonald 1792
13 Man on Wire 2008 James Marsh 1809
14 42: Forty Two Up 1999 Michael Apted 1830
15 Wonder Boys 2000 Curtis Hanson 1878
16 Band of Brothers 2001 David Frankel, Mikael Salomon, Tom Hanks, David Leland, Richard Loncraine, David Nutter, Phil Alden Robinson, and Tony To 1915
17 A Close Shave 1995 Nick Park 2003
18 The Snapper 1993 Stephen Frears 2119
19 Enchanted April 1992 Mike Newell 2176
20 Love and Death on Long Island 1997 Richard Kwietniowski 2178
21 Dirty Pretty Things 2002 Stephen Frears 2277
22 Edward II 1991 Derek Jarman 2283
23 Much Ado about Nothing 1993 Kenneth Branagh 2289
24 Sweet Sixteen 2002 Ken Loach 2391

Channel Four Films

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Trainspotting 1996 Danny Boyle 117
2 Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994 Mike Newell 267
3 The Full Monty 1997 Peter Cattaneo 366
4 Secrets & Lies 1996 Mike Leigh 389
5 Shaun of the Dead1 2004 Edgar Wright 394
6 Paris, Texas 1984 Wim Wenders 473
7 The Crying Game 1992 Neil Jordan 547
8 My Beautiful Laundrette 1985 Stephen Frears 610
9 Naked 1993 Mike Leigh 632
10 The Straight Story 1999 David Lynch 738
11 Safe 1995 Todd Haynes 754
12 Dancer in the Dark1 2000 Lars von Trier 780
13 Elizabeth 1998 Shekhar Kapur 798
14 Slumdog Millionaire2 2008 Danny Boyle 872
15 Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988 Terence Davies 899
16 Touching the Void1 2003 Kevin Macdonald 906
17 Sexy Beast1 2000 Jonathan Glazer 920
18 Shallow Grave 1994 Danny Boyle 1023
19 Vagabond 1985 Agnès Varda 1170
20 Alice 1988 Jan Svankmajer 1213
21 The Long Day Closes 1992 Terence Davies 1250
22 An Angel at My Table 1990 Jane Campion 1265
23 El Norte 1983 Gregory Nava 1316
24 24 Hour Party People1 2002 Michael Winterbottom 1370
25 Dead Man's Shoes2 2004 Shane Meadows 1496
26 Buena Vista Social Club 1999 Wim Wenders 1498
27 The Motorcycle Diaries1 2004 Walter Salles 1531
28 Life Is Sweet 1990 Mike Leigh 1669
29 Brassed Off 1996 Mark Herman 1704
30 Salaam Bombay! 1988 Mira Nair 1719
31 The Madness of King George 1994 Nicholas Hytner 1721
32 Vanya on 42nd Street 1994 Louis Malle 1745
33 Trust 1990 Hal Hartley 1807
34 Mississippi Masala 1991 Mira Nair 1842
35 Welcome to Sarajevo 1997 Michael Winterbottom 1947
36 Moonlighting 1982 Jerzy Skolimowski 2088
37 American Dream 1990 Barbara Kopple 2132
38 This Is England2 2006 Shane Meadows 2247
39 Croupier 1998 Mike Hodges 2275
40 Edward II1 1991 Derek Jarman 2283
41 The Pillow Book 1996 Peter Greenaway 2334

1 Produced or co-produced by FilmFour.
2 Produced or co-produced by Film4.

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Fargo1 2 3 1996 Joel Coen 49
2 The Usual Suspects1 1995 Bryan Singer 55
3 Trainspotting1 1996 Danny Boyle 117
4 The Big Lebowski1 2 1998 Joel Coen 173
5 Four Weddings and a Funeral1 2 1994 Mike Newell 267
6 Being John Malkovich3 4 1999 Spike Jonze 319
7 The Breakfast Club5 1985 John Hughes 346
8 Shaun of the Dead2 2004 Edgar Wright 394
9 An American Werewolf in London1 1981 John Landis 438
10 Batman1 1989 Tim Burton 451
11 The Pianist6 2002 Roman Polanski 470
12 When We Were Kings1 1996 Leon Gast 548
13 My Beautiful Laundrette2 1985 Stephen Frears 610
14 High Fidelity2 2000 Stephen Frears 687
15 Bridget Jones's Diary2 2001 Sharon Maguire 714
16 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1 1998 Guy Ritchie 740
17 Hate1 1995 Mathieu Kassovitz 743
18 Billy Elliot2 2000 Stephen Daldry 749
19 Dead Man Walking1 2 1995 Tim Robbins 757
20 O Brother, Where Art Thou?2 2000 Joel Coen 776
21 Down by Law7 1986 Jim Jarmusch 792
22 Elizabeth1 2 1998 Shekhar Kapur 798
23 Barton Fink2 1991 Joel Coen 907
24 Adaptation.4 2002 Spike Jonze 971
25 Love Actually2 2003 Richard Curtis 1024
26 Notting Hill1 2 1999 Roger Michell 1166
27 United 932 2006 Paul Greengrass 1169
28 Hot Fuzz2 2007 Edgar Wright 1195
29 Candyman1 4 1992 Bernard Rose 1240
30 Batman Returns1 1992 Tim Burton 1296
31 Land and Freedom1 2 1995 Ken Loach 1377
32 The Hudsucker Proxy1 2 1994 Joel Coen 1435
33 A Midnight Clear5 1992 Keith Gordon 1454
34 Flashdance1 1983 Adrian Lyne 1466
35 The Game1 4 1997 David Fincher 1491
36 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert1 1994 Stephan Elliott 1541
37 Atonement2 2007 Joe Wright 1655
38 Wild at Heart1 4 1990 David Lynch 1665
39 Missing1 1982 Costa-Gavras 1676
40 Pride & Prejudice2 2005 Joe Wright 1751
41 Mr. Holland's Opus1 6 1995 Stephen Herek 1780
42 Bob Roberts1 2 1992 Tim Robbins 1922
43 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure6 1989 Stephen Herek 1958
44 About a Boy2 2002 Chris and Paul Weitz 1986
45 Un coeur en hiver8 1992 Claude Sautet 2032
46 Better Off Dead…5 1985 Savage Steve Holland 2068
47 Grace of My Heart3 1996 Allison Anders 2084
48 Mallrats3 1995 Kevin Smith 2129
49 What Dreams May Come1 1998 Vincent Ward 2154
50 Home for the Holidays1 1995 Jodie Foster 2201
51 Pitch Black1 6 2000 David Twohy 2346
52 Revenge of the Nerds6 1984 Jeff Kanew 2351

1 Produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
2 Produced by Working Title Films.
3 Produced by Gramercy Pictures.
4 Produced by A&M Films.
5 Produced by Propaganda Films.
6 Produced by Interscope Communications.
7 Produced by Island Pictures.
8 Produced by Cinéa.

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