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Top Films from Medium-Sized Studios in the United Kingdom

BBC Film

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Man on Wire1 2008 James Marsh 644
2 The Triplets of Belleville2 2003 Sylvain Chomet 646
3 42 Up2 1998 Michael Apted 1083
4 Fish Tank 2009 Andrea Arnold 1158
5 Billy Elliot 2000 Stephen Daldry 1215
6 Eastern Promises 2007 David Cronenberg 1266
7 We Need to Talk about Kevin 2011 Lynne Ramsay 1348
8 In the Loop 2009 Armando Iannucci 1475
9 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2008 Mark Herman 1481
10 The Damned United 2009 Tom Hooper 1724
11 Ratcatcher 1999 Lynne Ramsay 1728
12 An Education 2009 Lone Scherfig 1741
13 The War Game2 1966 Peter Watkins 1749
14 The Power of the Dog 2021 Jane Campion 1758
15 Henry V2 1989 Kenneth Branagh 1822
16 Bright Star 2009 Jane Campion 1830
17 Match Point 2005 Woody Allen 1849
18 Pride 2014 Matthew Warchus 1864
19 Brooklyn 2015 John Crowley 2272
20 Revolutionary Road 2008 Sam Mendes 2401
21 The Wrong Trousers3 1993 Nick Park 2422
22 A Simple Plan2 1998 Sam Raimi 2587
23 Morvern Callar 2002 Lynne Ramsay 2604
24 Aftersun 2022 Charlotte Wells 2810
25 Gods and Monsters 1998 Bill Condon 2847
26 Philomena 2013 Stephen Frears 2859
27 My Summer of Love 2004 Pawel Pawlikowski 2904
28 The Souvenir 2019 Joanna Hogg 2908
29 Land and Freedom 1995 Ken Loach 2924
30 Threads2 1984 Mick Jackson 3054
31 Man on the Moon 1999 Milos Forman 3060

1 Produced or co-produced by BBC Storyville.
2 Produced or co-produced by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
3 Produced or co-produced by BBC Bristol, BBC Children's International, and BBC Lionheart Television.

Film4

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Trainspotting1 1996 Danny Boyle 197
2 Shaun of the Dead2 2004 Edgar Wright 214
3 12 Years a Slave 2013 Steve McQueen 235
4 Paris, Texas1 1984 Wim Wenders 353
5 Slumdog Millionaire 2008 Danny Boyle 403
6 Four Weddings and a Funeral1 1994 Mike Newell 441
7 Carol 2015 Todd Haynes 545
8 Under the Skin 2013 Jonathan Glazer 608
9 Secrets & Lies1 1996 Mike Leigh 629
10 In Bruges 2008 Martin McDonagh 631
11 Dancer in the Dark2 2000 Lars von Trier 632
12 Ex Machina 2014 Alex Garland 686
13 Naked1 1993 Mike Leigh 802
14 The Straight Story1 1999 David Lynch 812
15 The Crying Game1 1992 Neil Jordan 924
16 My Beautiful Laundrette1 1985 Stephen Frears 997
17 A Room with a View3 1985 James Ivory 1043
18 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 Martin McDonagh 1109
19 Room 2015 Lenny Abrahamson 1124
20 Sexy Beast2 2000 Jonathan Glazer 1147
21 The Sacrifice3 1986 Andrei Tarkovsky 1202
22 This Is England 2006 Shane Meadows 1225
23 The Full Monty1 1997 Peter Cattaneo 1233
24 Hunger 2008 Steve McQueen 1355
25 The Lobster 2015 Yorgos Lanthimos 1534
26 Vagabond 1985 Agnès Varda 1545
27 Safe1 1995 Todd Haynes 1547
28 Buena Vista Social Club1 1999 Wim Wenders 1554
29 Distant Voices, Still Lives1 1988 Terence Davies 1571
30 127 Hours 2010 Danny Boyle 1585
31 An Angel at My Table1 1990 Jane Campion 1593
32 Dead Man's Shoes 2004 Shane Meadows 1600
33 Howards End3 1992 James Ivory 1608
34 Attack the Block 2011 Joe Cornish 1628
35 Salaam Bombay!3 1988 Mira Nair 1683
36 Touching the Void2 2003 Kevin Macdonald 1717
37 Beautiful Thing1 1996 Hettie MacDonald 1739
38 24 Hour Party People2 2002 Michael Winterbottom 1767
39 The Favourite 2018 Yorgos Lanthimos 1946
40 Shame 2011 Steve McQueen 1979
41 Four Lions 2010 Christopher Morris 2032
42 Elizabeth1 1998 Shekhar Kapur 2034
43 For Sama4 2019 Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts 2137
44 Blue5 1993 Derek Jarman 2218
45 The Celluloid Closet1 1995 Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman 2240
46 Amy 2015 Asif Kapadia 2274
47 Cold War 2018 Pawel Pawlikowski 2280
48 Alice1 1988 Jan Svankmajer 2368
49 Trust1 1990 Hal Hartley 2372
50 Maurice3 1987 James Ivory 2377
51 The Father 2020 Florian Zeller 2378
52 Never Let Me Go 2010 Mark Romanek 2434
53 You Were Never Really Here 2017 Lynne Ramsay 2479
54 Shallow Grave1 1994 Danny Boyle 2500
55 Velvet Goldmine1 1998 Todd Haynes 2524
56 The Long Day Closes3 1992 Terence Davies 2547
57 Saint Maud 2019 Rose Glass 2642
58 The Motorcycle Diaries2 2004 Walter Salles 2646
59 Me and You and Everyone We Know2 2005 Miranda July 2793
60 When the Wind Blows3 1986 Jimmy T. Murakami 2845
61 The Imposter 2012 Bart Layton 2854
62 The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017 Yorgos Lanthimos 2912
63 Night on Earth1 1991 Jim Jarmusch 2914
64 American Honey 2016 Andrea Arnold 2954
65 In the Shadow of the Moon2 2007 David Sington 2979
66 Widows 2018 Steve McQueen 3011
67 Submarine 2010 Richard Ayoade 3028
68 45 Years 2015 Andrew Haigh 3029
69 Mr. Turner 2014 Mike Leigh 3031
70 Poor Things 2023 Yorgos Lanthimos 3032
71 The Last King of Scotland2 2006 Kevin Macdonald 3040
72 Happy-Go-Lucky 2008 Mike Leigh 3055

1 Produced or co-produced by Channel Four Films.
2 Produced or co-produced by FilmFour.
3 Produced or co-produced by Film Four International.
4 Produced or co-produced by Channel 4.
5 Produced or co-produced by Channel Four Television Corporation.

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Fargo1 2 1996 Joel Coen 67
2 The Big Lebowski1 2 1998 Joel Coen 104
3 The Usual Suspects1 1995 Bryan Singer 134
4 The Pianist3 2002 Roman Polanski 166
5 Shaun of the Dead2 2004 Edgar Wright 214
6 Dazed and Confused4 1993 Richard Linklater 379
7 The Breakfast Club5 1985 John Hughes 418
8 An American Werewolf in London1 1981 John Landis 431
9 Four Weddings and a Funeral1 2 1994 Mike Newell 441
10 Hate1 1995 Mathieu Kassovitz 442
11 Being John Malkovich4 6 1999 Spike Jonze 451
12 Batman1 1989 Tim Burton 486
13 Love Actually2 2003 Richard Curtis 503
14 When We Were Kings1 1996 Leon Gast 523
15 Batman Returns1 1992 Tim Burton 560
16 Hot Fuzz2 2007 Edgar Wright 561
17 Atonement2 2007 Joe Wright 588
18 The Muppet Movie7 1979 James Frawley 633
19 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1 1998 Guy Ritchie 678
20 Notting Hill1 2 1999 Roger Michell 732
21 Bridget Jones's Diary2 2001 Sharon Maguire 736
22 Barton Finkv 1991 Joel Coen 905
23 Senna2 2010 Asif Kapadia 949
24 Down by Law8 1986 Jim Jarmusch 961
25 Pride & Prejudice2 2005 Joe Wright 968
26 My Beautiful Laundrette2 1985 Stephen Frears 997
27 High Fidelity2 2000 Stephen Frears 1027
28 Adaptation.6 2002 Spike Jonze 1050
29 O Brother, Where Art Thou?2 2000 Joel Coen 1090
30 The Game1 8 1997 David Fincher 1099
31 Rush2 2013 Ron Howard 1125
32 Baby Driver2 2017 Edgar Wright 1146
33 Wild at Heart1 8 1990 David Lynch 1152
34 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure3 1989 Stephen Herek 1155
35 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert1 1994 Stephan Elliott 1166
36 Candyman1 8 1992 Bernard Rose 1182
37 A Serious Man2 2009 Ethan and Joel Coen 1203
38 Billy Elliot2 2000 Stephen Daldry 1215
39 United 932 2006 Paul Greengrass 1380
40 Jumanji3 1995 Joe Johnston 1567
41 About Time2 2013 Richard Curtis 1680
42 Les Misérables2 2012 Tom Hooper 1695
43 Clue1 1985 Jonathan Lynn 1778
44 Cross of Iron7 1977 Sam Peckinpah 1860
45 Dead Man Walking1 2 1995 Tim Robbins 1898
46 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy2 2011 Tomas Alfredson 1914
47 The World's End2 2013 Edgar Wright 2021
48 Elizabeth1 2 1998 Shekhar Kapur 2034
49 About a Boy2 2002 Chris and Paul Weitz 2175
50 Burn after Reading2 2008 Ethan and Joel Coen 2326
51 The Last Days of Disco1 1998 Whit Stillman 2347
52 Frost/Nixon2 2008 Ron Howard 2402
53 Better Off Dead…5 1985 Savage Steve Holland 2470
54 Missing1 1982 Costa-Gavras 2477
55 Thirteen2 2003 Catherine Hardwicke 2622
56 The Hudsucker Proxy1 2 1994 Joel Coen 2694
57 The Italian Job2 2003 F. Gary Gray 2715
58 The Theory of Everything2 2014 James Marsh 2817
59 The Man Who Wasn't There2 4 2001 Joel Coen 2858
60 Land and Freedom2 1995 Ken Loach 2924
61 Sleepers1 8 1996 Barry Levinson 2982

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

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