List of British films of 2022 explained

This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that had their premiere in 2022 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 previous years that have official release dates in 2022.

British films box office

The highest-grossing independent British films released in 2022 according to the British Film Institute, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[1]

Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide
Highest-grossing films of 2022
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross (£m)
1Belfast Universal£15,561,083[2]
2The Banshees of InisherinDisney£9,300,000
3Operation MincemeatWarner Bros£5,297,395[3]
4The DukePathé/Warner Bros.£5,247,749
5Mrs. Harris Goes to ParisUniversal£4,963,133
6See How They RunDisney£4,858,629[4]
7LivingLionsgate£3,800,000
8Entertainment Film Distributors£3,200,000
9The Railway Children ReturnStudioCanal£3,000,000
10The Phantom of the OpenEone Films£2,000,000
Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide

U.K. qualifying films of 2022

The highest-grossing U.K. qualifying British films released in 2022 according to the British Film Institute, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[5]

Highest-grossing U.K. qualifying films of 2022
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross (£m)
1Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessWalt Disney£42,200,000
2The BatmanWarner Bros£40,800,000
3Jurassic World DominionUniversal Pictures£35,100,000
4Roald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalSony Pictures£28,007,737[6]
5Warner Bros£20,900,000
6Belfast Universal£15,561,083[7]
7£15,092,058[8]
8The Banshees of InisherinDisney £9,300,000
9Death on the Nile£8,000,000
10MorbiusSony£6,400,000

Film premieres

January–March

OpeningTitleCast and crewDistributorRef.
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Y		6Book of LoveDirector: Analeine Cal y Mayor
Cast: Sam Claflin, Verónica Echegui		Vertigo Films
14The HouseDirector: Emma de Swaef, Marc James Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Paloma Baeza
Cast: Mia Goth, Claudie Blakley, Matthew Goode, Mark Heap, Miranda Richardson, Stephanie Cole, Jarvis Cocker, Dizzee Rascal, Will Sharpe, Paul Kaye, Susan Wokoma, Helena Bonham Carter		Netflix[9]
Save the CinemaSky Cinema[10]
19The PrincessDirector: Ed Perkins
Cast: Princess Diana		Altitude Film Distribution[11]
21LivingLionsgate UK[12]
Nothing ComparesShowtime
22Good Luck to You, Leo GrandeDirector: Sophie Hyde
Cast: Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack		Lionsgate
23Brian and CharlesDirector: Jim Archer
Cast: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey		Universal Pictures
24My Old SchoolDirector: Jono McLeod
Cast: Alan Cumming, Clare Grogan, Lulu		Dogwoof
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Y		9Death on the Nile20th Century Studios[13]
11Flux GourmetIFC Films
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H		9Fading PetalsDirector: Bradley CharltonCast: Melanie Revill, Charlotte Reidie, Tom Metcalf, Gary RaymondCrazy Goose Productions[14]
14It Is In Us AllDirector: Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Cast: Cosmo Jarvis, Rhys Mannion, Claes Bang, Antonia Campbell-Hughes		Blue Finch Films Releasing
15BlankDirector: Natalie Kennedy
Cast: Rachel Shelley, Heida Reed, Wayne Brady		Sparky Pictures
18The Nan MovieDirector: Josie Rourke
Cast: Catherine Tate, Mathew Horne, Niky Wardley, Katherine Parkinson		Warner Bros.[15]
21AssailantDirector: Tom Paton
Cast: Poppy Delevingne, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey, Chad Michael Collins		Redbox Entertainment
30Across the River and into the TreesDirector: Peter Flannery
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Matilda De Angelis, Danny Huston, Josh Hutcherson, Laura Morante, Javier Cámara		[16]

April–June

OpeningTitleCast and crewDistributorRef.
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L		1Signature Entertainment
15Choose or DieNetflix[17]
25Universal Pictures/Focus Features[18]
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Y 		19God's CreaturesDirector: Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer
Cast: Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Toni O'Rourke
20Enys Men
MenEntertainment Film Distributors[19]
21AftersunDirector: Charlotte Wells
Cast: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio 		Mubi
Triangle of SadnessCurzon
24The Silent TwinsUniversal Pictures
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E		11AishaSky Cinema[20]
22The Other FellowBulldog Film Distribution[21]

July–September

OpeningTitleCast and crewDistributorRef.
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U
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Y		1Mr. Malcolm's ListVertigo Releasing
5JoyrideVertigo Releasing
11Mrs. Harris Goes to ParisUniversal Pictures[22]
15The Railway Children ReturnStudioCanal
27Rogue AgentNetflix[23]
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T		5LOLADirector: Andrew Legge
Cast: Emma Appleton, Stefanie Martini, Rory Fleck Byrne		Bankside Films
19Directors: Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft
Cast: James Purefoy, Richard Harrington, Fiona Button		Entertainment Film Distributors
I Came ByNetflix
31White NoiseNetflix
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R		1Directors: Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo
2Burial
Lady Chatterley's Lover
The Wonder
3Argentina, 1985
Empire of Light
5The Banshees of Inisherin
My Name Is Alfred HitchcockDirector: Mark Cousins
6The Eternal DaughterDirector: Joanna Hogg
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell, Carly-Sophia Davies
7The Son
9EmilyWarner Bros. Pictures
KlokkenluiderWarner Bros. Pictures
See How They RunSearchlight Pictures
10A Gaza WeekendDirector: Basil Khalil
Cast: Maria Zreik, Adam Bakri, Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Loai Noufi
The Lost KingPathé/Warner Bros.
What's Love Got to Do with It?StudioCanal
11AllelujahWarner Bros. Entertainment UK
My PolicemanAmazon Studios[24] [25]
While We WatchedDirector: Vinay Shukla
Cast: Ravish Kumar, Sushil Bahuguna, Deepak Chaubey, Sushil Mohapatra, Swarolipi Sengupta, Saurabh Shukla 		MetFilm Distribution
12Catherine Called BirdyAmazon Studios[26]
26The Almond and the Seahorse

October–December

OpeningTitleCast and crewDistributorRef.
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R		1RenegadesDirector: Daniel Zirilli
Cast: Nick Moran, Lee Majors, Ian Ogilvy, Louis Mandylor, Michael Paré, Danny Trejo, Patsy Kensit, Billy Murray		Shogun Films[27] [28] [29]
5Roald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalSony Pictures Releasing International
6The OriginSignature Entertainment
14InlandVerve Pictures
She Is LoveSignature Entertainment
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R		4Enola Holmes 2Netflix[30]
13The Amazing MauriceSTX Entertainment[31]
18Netflix
19Typist Artist Pirate KingModern Films
Based on the life of Audrey Amiss
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R 		2Your Christmas or Mine?Amazon Studios
9This Is ChristmasSky Cinema
16The HoneymoonAmazon Studios[32]

Other premieres

TitleDirectorRelease dateRef.
25 Years of UK Garage Terry Stone, Richard Turner5 December 2022[33]
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley3 September 2022 (Venice Film Festival - Giornate degli Autori)
Cerebrum Sebastien Blanc27 August 2022 (FrightFest)
Elephant Mother Jez Lewis, Jocelyn Cammack9 August 2022 (ARTE)[34]
The Felling - an Epic Tale of People Power Eve Wood, Jaqui Bellamy20 March 2022[35]
The Fence William Stone2 September 2022[36]
Husband Josh Appignanesi16 August 2022 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)[37]
If These Walls Could Sing Mary McCartney3 September 2022
Leaving to Remain Mira Erdevicki19 October 2022
Lionesses: How Football Came Home Poppy de Villeneuve12 October 2022
Much Ado Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, Hillary Shakespeare1 April 2022
Name Me Lawand Edward Lovelace8 October 2022 (London Film Festival)
Never Forget Tibet Jean-Paul Mertinez31 March 2022
Poison Arrows Simon Sprackling28 July 2022 (Brno Film Festival)
Pretty Red Dress Dionne Edwards9 October 2022 (BFI London Film Festival)
Quintessentially British Frank Mannion12 August 2022
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) Anton Corbijn4 September 2022
A Story of Bones Joseph Curran, Dominic Aubrey de VereJune 2022 (Tribeca Film Festival)[38]
Three Day Millionaire Jack Spring25 November 2022
Three Minutes: A Lengthening Bianca Stigter7 April 2022
A Touch of Vengeance Jordan-Kane Lewis5 February 2022[39]
Wait For Me Keith Farrell2 June 2022
What Remains Ran Huang14 October 2022 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Winners Hassan Nazer13 August 2022 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Year of the Dog Paul Sng10 January 2022

Culturally British films

The following list comprises films not produced by Great Britain or the United Kingdom but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfil at least three of the following criteria:

Dalíland, The Batman and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness fulfill two of the criteria.

Events

British Academy Film Awards

The 75th British Academy Film Awards was held on 13 March 2022.[40]

British winners

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at two of the most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best films of 2021 and early 2022.

Academy Awards

The 94th Academy Awards were held on March 27, 2022.

British winners:

British nominees:

Golden Globe Awards

The 79th Golden Globe Awards were held on 9 January 2022.

British winners:

British nominees:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The UK box office in 2022. British Film Institute. 2 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Weekend box office figures . . 22 May 2022. 29 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Weekend box office figures . . 24 July 2022. 25 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Weekend box office figures . . 27 November 2022. 2 December 2022.
  5. Web site: The UK box office in 2022. British Film Institute. 2 June 2023.
  6. Web site: BFI Weekend Box Office 28/04/2023 - 30/04/2023. . 30 April 2023. 31 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Weekend box office figures . . 22 May 2022. 29 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Weekend box office figures . . 2 October 2022. 5 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Dudok de Wit . Alex . Netflix's Stop-Motion Project The House Gets First Images, Release Date . . 26 November 2021. 28 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Locked Down . BBFC. 2 February 2022.
  11. Web site: 'The Princess' trailer: First look at acclaimed new Diana documentary . British period dramas. January 2022. 24 July 2022.
  12. News: Yossman. K. J.. 18 June 2021. 'Love Actually's' Bill Nighy Looks Dapper in First Image From Oliver Hermanus and Number 9 Films' 'Living'. Variety. 17 February 2022.
  13. Web site: Rubin . Rebecca . 23 March 2021 . 'Black Widow,' 'Cruella' to Debut on Disney Plus and in Theaters as Disney Shifts Dates for Seven Films . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323190428/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-postpones-black-widow-shang-chi-1234935874/ . 23 March 2021 . 28 January 2022 . Variety.
  14. Web site: Independent film ‘Fading Petals’ screens theatrically with red carpet premiere . 2024-07-31 . Film-News.co.uk . en-US.
  15. Web site: Catherine Tate's Nan returns in first trailer for The Nan Movie. Digital Spy. Ian. Sandwell. 17 March 2022. 18 February 2022.
  16. Web site: Across the River and into the Trees. Tribune Picture. 22 January 2023.
  17. Web site: Navarro. Meagan. Netflix Asks You to 'Choose or Die' With Robert Englund This April. 3 February 2022. Bloody Disgusting. 17 February 2022.
  18. News: 'Downton Abbey: A New Era' Release Date Moved to Summer. Collider. 28 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Director Alex Garland Debuts Trailer for A24 Horror Movie 'Men,' Starring Jessie Buckley. Wilson. Chapman. Variety. 9 February 2022. 17 February 2022.
  20. Web site: 'Aisha' Trailer: Letitia Wright Is A Nigerian Woman Struggling To Navigate Immigration In Upcoming Drama. The Playlist. Charles. Barfield. 5 October 2022. 6 October 2022.
  21. Web site: Leffler . Rebecca . February 6, 2023 . Reservoir Docs scores UK-Ireland deal for 'The Other Fellow', boards 'The Cemetery Of Cinema' (exclusive) . April 8, 2023 . Screen International.
  22. Web site: UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2021. Screen Daily. Ben. Dalton. 3 November 2021. 2 February 2022.
  23. Web site: Moore . Kasey . 10 July 2022 . Netflix UK Acquires Rights to 'Rogue Agent' starring Gemma Arterton . 2022-07-10 . What's on Netflix . en.
  24. Web site: Marshall. Olivia. 9 April 2021. Harry Styles Spotted In London Days After My Policeman Cast Begin Production. Capital FM. 28 January 2022.
  25. Web site: First Look: Harry Styles Plays a Closeted Officer in My Policeman. Vanity Fair. Rebecca. Ford. 9 June 2022. 9 June 2022.
  26. Web site: Joe Alwyn and '1917' Star Dean-Charles Chapman Join Lena Dunham's 'Catherine Called Birdy'. Justin. Kroll. Deadline Hollywood. 1 April 2021. 28 January 2022.
  27. Web site: Renegades (2022 movie) trailer, release date, Lee Majors, Danny Trejo . 16 November 2022 .
  28. Web site: Brit revenge thriller Renegades gets 2023 release date . . en-GB . 12 August 2022 . 5 November 2022.
  29. Web site: Action thriller Renegades gets a first look poster . Gary . Collinson . 31 October 2021 . Flickering Myth . en-GB . 15 April 2022.
  30. Web site: 5 October 2021 . Jonathan Pritchard . City streets transformed as filming of Enola Holmes 2 begins in Yorkshire . Yorkshirepost.co.uk .
  31. https://deadline.com/2021/05/doctor-who-david-tennant-amazing-maurice-hbo-max-garcia-channel-4-the-circle-1234751731/ 'Doctor Who' Star David Tennant Joins 'The Amazing Maurice'; HBO Max Greenlights Spanish-Language Original 'García'; Channel 4 Axes 'The Circle' – Global Briefs
  32. Web site: Prime Video & Grindstone Take Rights To Adventure Comedy 'The Honeymoon' Produced By And Starring 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm's Maria Bakalova – First Look. Grobar. Matt. 21 July 2022. Deadline Hollywood. 1 August 2022.
  33. Web site: 25 Years of UK Garage. 25 Years of Garage An Award Winning Documentary.
  34. Web site: Elephant Mother. Dogwoof Pictures.
  35. Web site: The Felling. The Felling - an Epic Tale of People Power.
  36. Web site: Official Site. The Fence.
  37. Web site: Dartmouth Films. Husbannd.
  38. Web site: A Story of Bones. Official Site.
  39. Web site: A Touch of Vengeance. Studio Silent.
  40. Web site: BAFTA Sets Date for 2022 Film Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. 21 June 2021. 28 January 2022.

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