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What are some good British/UK made or based movies? Gangster and comedy.
Recently watched Dead Man Running (w/ 50 Cent) which was pretty good. And the original Death at a Funeral.
Recently watched Dead Man Running (w/ 50 Cent) which was pretty good. And the original Death at a Funeral.
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I've just listed some British films I think everyone should watch but if you're only up for gangster flicks and comedies then gangster (or near enough) films are in red and comedies (again, or near enough) are in blue
Trainspotting ("Choose life")
Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle's first film)
Zulu (Zulus, thaaasands of them)
28 Days Later (Zombies, thaaasands of them)
28 Weeks Later (Americans arrive and ? things up further, sound familiar?)
Sunshine ("Only dream I ever have... is it the surface of the sun? Everytime I shut my eyes... it's always the same. ")
Moon (Sam, Sam, Sam...)
Slumdog Millionaire (the film that made Danny Boyle famous)
Hunger (1981 Irish hunger strike)
Millions (probably Danny boyle's most underrated film)
? Sunday (Paul Greengrass before the Bourne films)
Control (film about Ian Curtis, bloke out of Joy Division)
Atonement (a lesson about shutting your mouth when you're not needed)
Shaun Of The Dead (a rom-zom-com)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg visits London)
Sexy Beast ("I gotta change my shirt, it's sticking to me. I'm sweating like a ? ")
A Clockwork Orange (one of Stanley Kubrick's finest)
Dead Man's Shoes (Genius revenge flick. Think Taxi Driver based in the Midlands)
Withnail and I (I?)
Brazil (Terry Gilliam doing dystopian satire)
24 Hour Party People (Learn a bit about Madchester and Factory Records)
The Constant Gardener (Corruption and more corruption)
Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett does royalty)
This Is England (Real England in the 1980s)
The Last King of Scotland (Forest Whitaker does Idi Amin)
Get Carter (Michael Caine doing the gangster ting)
The Wicker Man ("Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.")
The Italian Job ("You were only supposed to blow the ? doors off")
A ? and Bull Story ("You're fantastically attractive and your knowledge of German cinema is second to none.")
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Guy Ritchie flick)
Snatch (Lock, Stock 2)
Layer Cake (Daniel Craig before he became Bond)
United 93 (should have won Best Picture instead of The Departed)
London To Brighton (deals with runaway youth and prostitution)
Monty Python's Life of Brian ("He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy")
Gregory's Girl (coming of age film)
The Long Good Friday (one of the best British gangster flicks)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (black comedy by Stanley Kubrick)
In The Loop (a ? take of Anglo-American politics)
Four Lions (a comedy about Islamist terrorists... yes, that's correct) -
dontdiedontkillanyone wrote: »I've just listed some British films I think everyone should watch but if you're only up for gangster flicks and comedies then gangster (or near enough) films are in red and comedies (again, or near enough) are in blue
Trainspotting ("Choose life")
Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle's first film)
Zulu (Zulus, thaaasands of them)
28 Days Later (Zombies, thaaasands of them)
28 Weeks Later (Americans arrive and ? things up further, sound familiar?)
Sunshine ("Only dream I ever have... is it the surface of the sun? Everytime I shut my eyes... it's always the same. ")
Moon (Sam, Sam, Sam...)
Slumdog Millionaire (the film that made Danny Boyle famous)
Hunger (1981 Irish hunger strike)
Millions (probably Danny boyle's most underrated film)
? Sunday (Paul Greengrass before the Bourne films)
Control (film about Ian Curtis, bloke out of Joy Division)
Atonement (a lesson about shutting your mouth when you're not needed)
Shaun Of The Dead (a rom-zom-com)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg visits London)
Sexy Beast ("I gotta change my shirt, it's sticking to me. I'm sweating like a ? ")
A Clockwork Orange (one of Stanley Kubrick's finest)
Dead Man's Shoes (Genius revenge flick. Think Taxi Driver based in the Midlands)
Withnail and I (I?)
Brazil (Terry Gilliam doing dystopian satire)
24 Hour Party People (Learn a bit about Madchester and Factory Records)
The Constant Gardener (Corruption and more corruption)
Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett does royalty)
This Is England (Real England in the 1980s)
The Last King of Scotland (Forest Whitaker does Idi Amin)
Get Carter (Michael Caine doing the gangster ting)
The Wicker Man ("Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.")
The Italian Job ("You were only supposed to blow the ? doors off")
A ? and Bull Story ("You're fantastically attractive and your knowledge of German cinema is second to none.")
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Guy Ritchie flick)
Snatch (Lock, Stock 2)
Layer Cake (Daniel Craig before he became Bond)
United 93 (should have won Best Picture instead of The Departed)
London To Brighton (deals with runaway youth and prostitution)
Monty Python's Life of Brian ("He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy")
Gregory's Girl (coming of age film)
The Long Good Friday (one of the best British gangster flicks)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (black comedy by Stanley Kubrick)
In The Loop (a ? take of Anglo-American politics)
Four Lions (a comedy about Islamist terrorists... yes, that's correct)
Hey ? You For Naming All The Good Ones...I Think You Forgot 2001: A Space Odessey And Wicker Man (the original) -
LOL, good shout with 2001, forgot that
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kidulthood......adulthood
decent movies nowhere near classics tho -
Props. Whats the name of the movie with the guy from Shaun of the Dead when he was a policeman from the city transferred to a small town?
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Props. Whats the name of the movie with the guy from Shaun of the Dead when he was a policeman from the city transferred to a small town?
Hot Fuzz.............. -
NAWLEDGE_REIGNS wrote: »Hot Fuzz..............
No Homosexual -
dontdiedontkillanyone wrote: »I've just listed some British films I think everyone should watch but if you're only up for gangster flicks and comedies then gangster (or near enough) films are in red and comedies (again, or near enough) are in blue
Trainspotting ("Choose life")
Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle's first film)
Zulu (Zulus, thaaasands of them)
28 Days Later (Zombies, thaaasands of them)
28 Weeks Later (Americans arrive and ? things up further, sound familiar?)
Sunshine ("Only dream I ever have... is it the surface of the sun? Everytime I shut my eyes... it's always the same. ")
Moon (Sam, Sam, Sam...)
Slumdog Millionaire (the film that made Danny Boyle famous)
Hunger (1981 Irish hunger strike)
Millions (probably Danny boyle's most underrated film)
? Sunday (Paul Greengrass before the Bourne films)
Control (film about Ian Curtis, bloke out of Joy Division)
Atonement (a lesson about shutting your mouth when you're not needed)
Shaun Of The Dead (a rom-zom-com)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg visits London)
Sexy Beast ("I gotta change my shirt, it's sticking to me. I'm sweating like a ? ")
A Clockwork Orange (one of Stanley Kubrick's finest)
Dead Man's Shoes (Genius revenge flick. Think Taxi Driver based in the Midlands)
Withnail and I (I?)
Brazil (Terry Gilliam doing dystopian satire)
24 Hour Party People (Learn a bit about Madchester and Factory Records)
The Constant Gardener (Corruption and more corruption)
Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett does royalty)
This Is England (Real England in the 1980s)
The Last King of Scotland (Forest Whitaker does Idi Amin)
Get Carter (Michael Caine doing the gangster ting)
The Wicker Man ("Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.")
The Italian Job ("You were only supposed to blow the ? doors off")
A ? and Bull Story ("You're fantastically attractive and your knowledge of German cinema is second to none.")
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Guy Ritchie flick)
Snatch (Lock, Stock 2)
Layer Cake (Daniel Craig before he became Bond)
United 93 (should have won Best Picture instead of The Departed)
London To Brighton (deals with runaway youth and prostitution)
Monty Python's Life of Brian ("He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy")
Gregory's Girl (coming of age film)
The Long Good Friday (one of the best British gangster flicks)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (black comedy by Stanley Kubrick)
In The Loop (a ? take of Anglo-American politics)
Four Lions (a comedy about Islamist terrorists... yes, that's correct)
Dope list and the best films from the UK... -
NAWLEDGE_REIGNS wrote: »Hot Fuzz..............
Thanks.
Any of you watched Dead Man Running?
Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole helped produce it -
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Danny Dyer = ? (No Skittles) -
Finished downloading: Layer Cake, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
Anybody know the name of this movie: some guys were robbing a bank and they bought or rented the store next door so they could dig and tunnel under the vault overnight. They got all the safety deposit boxes but ended up stealing one that had some photos of a politcian (or other high powered person) with prostitutes (or some uncompromising position). The politician starts hunting them down and killing them to try and retrieve the photos. -
layercake.. rock n rolla.. Snatch, Adult hood
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dontdiedontkillanyone wrote: »I've just listed some British films I think everyone should watch but if you're only up for gangster flicks and comedies then gangster (or near enough) films are in red and comedies (again, or near enough) are in blue
Trainspotting ("Choose life")
Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle's first film)
Zulu (Zulus, thaaasands of them)
28 Days Later (Zombies, thaaasands of them)
28 Weeks Later (Americans arrive and ? things up further, sound familiar?)
Sunshine ("Only dream I ever have... is it the surface of the sun? Everytime I shut my eyes... it's always the same. ")
Moon (Sam, Sam, Sam...)
Slumdog Millionaire (the film that made Danny Boyle famous)
Hunger (1981 Irish hunger strike)
Millions (probably Danny boyle's most underrated film)
? Sunday (Paul Greengrass before the Bourne films)
Control (film about Ian Curtis, bloke out of Joy Division)
Atonement (a lesson about shutting your mouth when you're not needed)
Shaun Of The Dead (a rom-zom-com)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg visits London)
Sexy Beast ("I gotta change my shirt, it's sticking to me. I'm sweating like a ? ")
A Clockwork Orange (one of Stanley Kubrick's finest)
Dead Man's Shoes (Genius revenge flick. Think Taxi Driver based in the Midlands)
Withnail and I (I?)
Brazil (Terry Gilliam doing dystopian satire)
24 Hour Party People (Learn a bit about Madchester and Factory Records)
The Constant Gardener (Corruption and more corruption)
Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett does royalty)
This Is England (Real England in the 1980s)
The Last King of Scotland (Forest Whitaker does Idi Amin)
Get Carter (Michael Caine doing the gangster ting)
The Wicker Man ("Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.")
The Italian Job ("You were only supposed to blow the ? doors off")
A ? and Bull Story ("You're fantastically attractive and your knowledge of German cinema is second to none.")
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Guy Ritchie flick)
Snatch (Lock, Stock 2)
Layer Cake (Daniel Craig before he became Bond)
United 93 (should have won Best Picture instead of The Departed)
London To Brighton (deals with runaway youth and prostitution)
Monty Python's Life of Brian ("He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy")
Gregory's Girl (coming of age film)
The Long Good Friday (one of the best British gangster flicks)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (black comedy by Stanley Kubrick)
In The Loop (a ? take of Anglo-American politics)
Four Lions (a comedy about Islamist terrorists... yes, that's correct)
very good list. I would also check out most, if not all, films from a very prominent director in england now, mike leigh. he has films like all or nothing, secrets and lies, and life is sweet. they probably wont appeal to u if your looking for comedy and gangster-eque movies though. but one that might however is one of my favorites of his. and its a black comedy by the name of "naked". i would highly recommend that one to u -
biggyboy_karl wrote: »check out Twin Town ? up Welsh film. (Produced by Danny Boyle)
lol. Based in Swansea (? ) not where I'm from.
that was on last night...saw it was set in wales n thought ? that.
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very good list. I would also check out most, if not all, films from a very prominent director in england now, mike leigh. he has films like all or nothing, secrets and lies, and life is sweet. they probably wont appeal to u if your looking for comedy and gangster-eque movies though. but one that might however is one of my favorites of his. and its a black comedy by the name of "naked". i would highly recommend that one to u
Thanks, will look into thosebiggyboy_karl wrote: »
Thats the one -
biggyboy_karl wrote: »
The Bank JOb was my ? !! -
Co-sign Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
This isn't a gangster or comedy, but if you like horror check out Eden Lake. That sh*t was good. Like real good. -
Out of the movie you listed I've seen:
Clockwork Orange
Slumdog Millionaire
Eastern Promises
Layer Cake
The Long Good Friday
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch (Lock, Stock 2)
Brazil
I bolded the ones that if you haven't seen it's a must watch. -
Iheart~Cali wrote: »Co-sign Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
This isn't a gangster or comedy, but if you like horror check out Eden Lake. That sh*t was good. Like real good.
im still ? off at the ending smh -
Iheart~Cali wrote: »Co-sign Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
This isn't a gangster or comedy, but if you like horror check out Eden Lake. That sh*t was good. Like real good.
Whats the UK horror genre like? I've never really checked it out. The reason I specified comedy and gangster is because the few I've seen have impressed me. I know the Japanese make great horror movies, but it hard to find them with English subs. -
Trainspotting was a dope, film even though it really wasn't a gangter film, it is still one of my all time favs
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I'll repeat, adulthood, layer cake, lockstock & 2 smokin barrel, snatch.
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I'll repeat, adulthood, layer cake, lockstock & 2 smokin barrel, snatch.
What year was Adulthood made? Been having trouble finding that. I got the other 3 yesterday. -
Whats the UK horror genre like? I've never really checked it out. The reason I specified comedy and gangster is because the few I've seen have impressed me. I know the Japanese make great horror movies, but it hard to find them with English subs.
Lightyears ahead of American horror films nowadays. I appreciate Japanese horror but they're not as fresh as they used to be. Eden Lake is one of the best I've seen. And like Renegade said, that ending is way real. Surprised the actor who played Brett hasn't become famous in the U.S. yet. -
What year was Adulthood made? Been having trouble finding that. I got the other 3 yesterday.
recently, like 2008 I think check out Kiindulthood before that thou so so you know whats going on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDa6FLA75VY
