List of British films of 2024

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This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premiere in 2024 and were at least partly produced by the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films or interactive films, nor does it include films screened in film festivals in previous years that have theatrical premieres in 2024.

British films box office[edit]

The highest-grossing UK-qualifying and U.K. independent British films according to the British Film Institute released in 2023, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[1][2]

In-Year releases[edit]

Highest-grossing U.K. independent films of 2024[3]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross (£m)
1 Wicked Little Letters StudioCanal £9,297,017
2 Back to Black StudioCanal £2,772,698
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Film premieres[edit]

January–March[edit]

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1 Arthur's Whisky Director: Stephen Cookson
Cast: Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge, Lulu
Sky Cinema
19 The Kitchen Director: Kibwe Tavares, Daniel Kaluuya
Cast: Kane Robinson, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jr
Netflix [4]
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2 Argylle Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Rob Delaney
Apple TV+ [5]
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29 The Beautiful Game Director: Thea Sharrock
Cast: Micheal Ward, Bill Nighy, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Kit Young, Callum Scott Howells, Valeria Golino, Susan Wokoma, Cristina Rodlo, Sian Reese-Williams
Netflix [6]

April–June[edit]

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5 Seize Them! Director: Curtis Vowell
Cast: Aimee Lou Wood, Lolly Adefope, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Hynes, Nick Frost
Entertainment Film Distributors [7]
Scoop Director: Philip Martin
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper, Rufus Sewell, Romola Garai, Keeley Hawes
Netflix [8]
12 Back to Black Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cast: Marisa Abela, Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Cowan, Lesley Manville
Based on the life of Amy Winehouse
StudioCanal
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July–September[edit]

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October–December[edit]

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8 Paddington in Peru Director: Dougal Wilson
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas
StudioCanal [9]
22 Gladiator 2 Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, May Calamawy, Derek Jacobi, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Pedro Pascal
Paramount Pictures

TBA[edit]

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Lead Heads Director: Giles Borg
Cast: Olatunji Ayofe, Rupert Everett, Tom Felton, Derek Jacobi, Luke Newberry, Mark Williams
[10]
Midas Man Director: Sara Sugarman, Jonas Åkerlund
Cast: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan, Omari Douglas, Rosie Day, Lukas Gage, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Bill Milner, Jay Leno, Jonah Lees, Blake Richardson, Leo Harvey Elledge, Campbell Wallace, Adam Lawrence
Signature Entertainment [11]
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer
Lionsgate
Havoc Director: Gareth Evans
Cast: Tom Hardy
Netflix [12]
Wallace and Gromit 2 Director: Nick Park
Cast:
BBC Films [13]

Other premieres[edit]

Title Director Release date Ref.
A Game of Two Halves Khayam Khan 23 February 2024
Alien Interloper the Movie Calvin Cassidy 15 June 2024
An Hour Stephen Cartwright 29 January 2024
Another World Sean Sadler 14 February 2024
Cookster: The Darkest Days Stephen Roach May 2024
Who Is James Payton? Oliver Guy-Watkins 4 January 2024

Culturally British films[edit]

The following list comprises films not produced by a British or UK film studio but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfil at least three of the following criteria:

  • The film is adapted from a British source material.
  • The story is at least partially set in the United Kingdom.
  • The film was at least partially produced in the United Kingdom.
  • Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.
Title Country of origin Adaptation Story setting Film locations British cast and crew

Civil War fulfills two of these criteria as it was produced in the UK and has a significant amount of British cast and crew members including Sonoya Mizuno, Rob Hardy, Jake Roberts and Alex Garland. Speak No Evil also fulfills two criteria by having British cast and crew members, and being produced in the UK.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "U.K. and Ireland current top 15". Film Association. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Official statistics release Callander". British Film Institute. 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The UK box office in 2024". British Film Institute. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ Sandwell, Ian (18 December 2023). "Watch the trailer for Top Boy star's new Netflix movie The Kitchen". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ Weintraub, Steve (26 August 2021). "John Cena on 'Vacation Friends,' Balancing the Crazy with Heart, and Matthew Vaughn's Spy Movie 'Argylle'". Collider. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ Harriet Michell (16 January 2024). "First look at Top Boy star Micheal Ward's Netflix movie with Bill Nighy". Digital Spy.
  7. ^ Harp, Justin (18 January 2024). "First trailer for Sex Education and Ghosts stars' new comedy Seize Them!". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ Ian Sandwell (12 February 2024). "Watch the first trailer for Netflix's Prince Andrew movie Scoop". Digital Spy.
  9. ^ Tinson, Emma (23 October 2023). "Paddington 3 finally confirms November 2024 release date". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ Barraclough, Leo (8 December 2020). "Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Tom Felton Join Giles Borg's 'Lead Heads'". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ Grater, Tom (21 October 2021). "Rosie Day To Play Cilla Black In Beatles Manager Biopic Midas Man; First Look At Jacob Fortune-Lloyd As Brian Epstein". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  12. ^ Forgrave, Andrew (10 July 2021). "New Netflix thriller to create Havoc in Wales and leave 'lasting legacy' for filmmakers". North Wales Live. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ^ "New 'Wallace and Gromit' Movie to Premiere on Netflix in 2024 and Here's the First Synopsis". Collider. 20 January 2022.

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