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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 The Triplets of Belleville 2003 Sylvain Chomet 601
2 Man on Wire 2008 James Marsh 689
3 42 Up 1998 Michael Apted 1144
4 Billy Elliot 2000 Stephen Daldry 1264
5 Fish Tank 2009 Andrea Arnold 1306
6 The War Game 1966 Peter Watkins 1369
7 Henry V 1989 Kenneth Branagh 1397
8 Ratcatcher 1999 Lynne Ramsay 1432
9 Eastern Promises 2007 David Cronenberg 1459
10 Match Point 2005 Woody Allen 1831
11 An Education 2009 Lone Scherfig 1843
12 The Wrong Trousers 1993 Nick Park 1954
13 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2008 Mark Herman 1971
14 Land and Freedom 1995 Ken Loach 2147
15 The Damned United 2009 Tom Hooper 2245
16 Gods and Monsters 1998 Bill Condon 2365
17 Morvern Callar 2002 Lynne Ramsay 2412
18 My Summer of Love 2004 Pawel Pawlikowski 2434
19 We Need to Talk about Kevin 2011 Lynne Ramsay 2471
20 A Simple Plan 1998 Sam Raimi 2523
21 Band of Brothers 2001 David Frankel, Mikael Salomon, Tom Hanks, David Leland, Richard Loncraine, David Nutter, Phil Alden Robinson, and Tony To 2591
22 Bright Star 2009 Jane Campion 2710
23 Man on the Moon 1999 Milos Forman 2742

Channel Four Films

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Trainspotting 1996 Danny Boyle 167
2 Shaun of the Dead1 2004 Edgar Wright 260
3 Paris, Texas 1984 Wim Wenders 339
4 Slumdog Millionaire2 2008 Danny Boyle 394
5 Secrets & Lies 1996 Mike Leigh 470
6 Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994 Mike Newell 504
7 Dancer in the Dark1 2000 Lars von Trier 532
8 12 Years a Slave2 2013 Steve McQueen 543
9 Naked 1993 Mike Leigh 639
10 In Bruges2 2008 Martin McDonagh 846
11 My Beautiful Laundrette 1985 Stephen Frears 869
12 The Straight Story 1999 David Lynch 916
13 Sexy Beast1 2000 Jonathan Glazer 941
14 The Crying Game 1992 Neil Jordan 958
15 Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988 Terence Davies 973
16 The Full Monty 1997 Peter Cattaneo 995
17 Safe 1995 Todd Haynes 1021
18 Touching the Void1 2003 Kevin Macdonald 1180
19 This Is England2 2006 Shane Meadows 1205
20 Elizabeth 1998 Shekhar Kapur 1240
21 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2 2017 Martin McDonagh 1272
22 Carol2 2015 Todd Haynes 1279
23 Dead Man's Shoes2 2004 Shane Meadows 1295
24 Hunger2 2008 Steve McQueen 1321
25 Under the Skin2 2013 Jonathan Glazer 1338
26 Vagabond 1985 Agnès Varda 1427
27 Buena Vista Social Club 1999 Wim Wenders 1506
28 Alice 1988 Jan Svankmajer 1561
29 24 Hour Party People1 2002 Michael Winterbottom 1661
30 An Angel at My Table 1990 Jane Campion 1680
31 Beautiful Thing 1996 Hettie MacDonald 1694
32 The Long Day Closes 1992 Terence Davies 1701
33 The Motorcycle Diaries1 2004 Walter Salles 1733
34 127 Hours2 2010 Danny Boyle 1738
35 Salaam Bombay! 1988 Mira Nair 1842
36 Four Lions2 2010 Christopher Morris 1856
37 Attack the Block2 2011 Joe Cornish 1857
38 Maurice3 1987 James Ivory 1894
39 Ex Machina2 2014 Alex Garland 1983
40 Room2 2015 Lenny Abrahamson 2005
41 The Last King of Scotland1 2006 Kevin Macdonald 2128
42 Trust 1990 Hal Hartley 2203
43 When the Wind Blows1 1986 Jimmy T. Murakami 2261
44 In the Shadow of the Moon1 2007 David Sington 2271
45 The Celluloid Closet 1995 Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman 2284
46 Blue 1993 Derek Jarman 2296
47 Velvet Goldmine 1998 Todd Haynes 2307
48 Shallow Grave 1994 Danny Boyle 2537
49 El Norte 1983 Gregory Nava 2598
50 Walking and Talking 1996 Nicole Holofcener 2632
51 Life Is Sweet 1990 Mike Leigh 2633
52 Happy-Go-Lucky2 2008 Mike Leigh 2703
53 The Imposter2 2012 Bart Layton 2747
54 Ulysses' Gaze 1995 Theodoros Angelopoulos 2781
55 Shame2 2011 Steve McQueen 2787

1 Produced or co-produced by FilmFour.
2 Produced or co-produced by Film4.
3 Produced or co-produced by Film Four International.

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Fargo1 2 3 1996 Joel Coen 75
2 The Big Lebowski1 2 1998 Joel Coen 108
3 The Usual Suspects1 1995 Bryan Singer 112
4 Shaun of the Dead2 2004 Edgar Wright 260
5 The Pianist6 2002 Roman Polanski 269
6 Being John Malkovich3 4 1999 Spike Jonze 346
7 An American Werewolf in London1 1981 John Landis 436
8 The Breakfast Club5 1985 John Hughes 456
9 Batman1 1989 Tim Burton 462
10 Hate1 1995 Mathieu Kassovitz 485
11 Four Weddings and a Funeral1 2 1994 Mike Newell 504
12 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1 1998 Guy Ritchie 556
13 When We Were Kings1 1996 Leon Gast 569
14 Hot Fuzz2 2007 Edgar Wright 608
15 Love Actually2 2003 Richard Curtis 636
16 Batman Returns1 1992 Tim Burton 698
17 Down by Law7 1986 Jim Jarmusch 703
18 Barton Fink2 1991 Joel Coen 733
19 Atonement2 2007 Joe Wright 771
20 O Brother, Where Art Thou?2 2000 Joel Coen 806
21 My Beautiful Laundrette2 1985 Stephen Frears 869
22 Adaptation.4 2002 Spike Jonze 888
23 Notting Hill1 2 1999 Roger Michell 996
24 United 932 2006 Paul Greengrass 1012
25 High Fidelity2 2000 Stephen Frears 1052
26 Bridget Jones's Diary2 2001 Sharon Maguire 1091
27 Senna2 2010 Asif Kapadia 1127
28 Wild at Heart1 4 1990 David Lynch 1157
29 The Game1 4 1997 David Fincher 1173
30 Pride & Prejudice2 2005 Joe Wright 1208
31 Elizabeth1 2 1998 Shekhar Kapur 1240
32 Billy Elliot2 2000 Stephen Daldry 1264
33 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert1 1994 Stephan Elliott 1340
34 Dead Man Walking1 2 1995 Tim Robbins 1363
35 A Serious Man2 2009 Ethan and Joel Coen 1387
36 Rush2 2013 Ron Howard 1487
37 Candyman1 4 1992 Bernard Rose 1705
38 About a Boy2 2002 Chris and Paul Weitz 1713
39 Better Off Dead…5 1985 Savage Steve Holland 1960
40 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure6 1989 Stephen Herek 2016
41 Les Misérables2 2012 Tom Hooper 2067
42 Land and Freedom1 2 1995 Ken Loach 2147
43 The Man Who Wasn't There2 3 2001 Joel Coen 2272
44 Missing1 1982 Costa-Gavras 2295
45 Pitch Black1 6 2000 David Twohy 2490
46 Baby Driver2 2017 Edgar Wright 2495
47 Sleepers1 5 1996 Barry Levinson 2533
48 The Hudsucker Proxy1 2 1994 Joel Coen 2605
49 The Italian Job2 2003 F. Gary Gray 2656
50 What Dreams May Come1 6 1998 Vincent Ward 2690
51 Frost/Nixon2 2008 Ron Howard 2692
52 About Time2 2013 Richard Curtis 2718

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.

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