List of British films of 2008 explained

A list of British films released in 2008.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
AdulthoodNoel Clarke, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jacob AndersonDrama
Agent CrushSean RobinsonBrian Blessed, Neve CampbellAnimation
Angus, Thongs and Perfect SnoggingRomantic comedy
The Bank JobJason Statham, Saffron BurrowsThriller
Be Like OthersDocumentary
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas World War II drama
Brideshead RevisitedLiterary drama
Broken LinesSallie AprahamianPaul Bettany, Olivia WilliamsDrama[1]
A Bunch of AmateursAndy CadiffBurt Reynolds, Samantha BondComedy
Cash and CurryComedy
Caught in the ActMatt LipseySteve Speirs, Sarah Barrand, Freddie JonesComedy[2]
The ChildrenHorror
Fantasy
A Complete History of My Sexual FailuresDocumentary
The CottageComedy/horror
The Dark KnightSuperhero/action
Death Defying ActsGillian ArmstrongGuy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-JonesRomance/thrillerCo-production with Australia
DoomsdaySci-fi/action
The DuchessHistorical drama Winner of Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Costume Design
Easy VirtueColin Firth, Kristin Scott ThomasDrama
Eden LakeHorror
The Edge of Love Drama
The EscapistThriller
Faintheart Vito Rocco Comedy
Fifty Dead Men WalkingKari SkoglandBen Kingsley, Jim SturgessThriller
Filth and WisdomMadonnaEugene Hütz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure, Richard E. Grant, Olegar FedoroComedy-dramaPremiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival
Flashbacks of a FoolBaillie WalshDaniel Craig, Harry EdenDrama
FranklynNeo-noir
FreebirdJon IvayPhil Daniels, Gary StretchComedy
French FilmJackie OudneyAnne-Marie Duff, Hugh BonnevilleComedy
Gardens of the Night Drama Premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival
The Gateway Meat Ron DeCaro David Barry, Baro Carvalho, Christianne Cicilio Horror
GoodVicente AmorimViggo Mortensen, Jason IsaacsDrama
The GrindCrime
Happy-Go-Lucky Drama Winner of the Best Actress Prize at the Berlin Film Festival and the Golden Globe for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Comedy
Hunger Drama Winner of the Caméra d'Or award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Black Comedy Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor (Comedy or Musical), Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Screenplay
In Your DreamsGary SinyorDexter Fletcher, Elize du Toit, Parminder NagraRomance/comedy
IncendiarySharon MaguireMichelle Williams, Ewan McGregorDrama
InkheartFantasyCo-production with the US
Lady GodivaVicky JewsonPhoebe Thomas, Matthew Chambers, Natalie WalterRomance/comedy
Lecture 21Alessandro BariccoJohn Hurt, Leonor WatlingDrama
Love Live LongMike FiggisDrama-Mamma Mia!Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan SkarsgårdMusical Highest grossing British film and highest selling DVD of all time in the UK
Man on Wire Documentary Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers; winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature), the BAFTA Award for Best British Film and the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film
ManoleteMenno MeyjesAdrien Brody, Penélope CruzBiopicCo-production with Spain
A Matter of Loaf and DeathPeter Sallis, Sally LindsayAnimated shortWinner of BAFTA for Best Animated Short
Of Time and the CityDocumentary
The Other ManRichard EyreLiam Neeson, Antonio BanderasDramaCo-production with the US
The Oxford MurdersÁlex de la IglesiaElijah Wood, John HurtMystery
Quantum of SolaceSpy/actionJames Bond Film
Revolutionary Road Romantic drama Co-production with the US
RocknRolla Crime drama
Slumdog MillionaireDramaEight Oscar wins including Best Picture and Best Director
Son of Rambow Family comedy-drama
Three and Out Tragic comedy
TranssiberianThriller
Tropic ThunderSatirical action comedy
Wild ChildNick MooreEmma Roberts, Alex PettyferRomantic comedy

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Broken Lines - review. . 29 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Caught in the Act (2008). https://web.archive.org/web/20201026075356/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8cc085e9. dead. October 26, 2020.