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May 2012: Denbighshire

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Britains Favourite Film, 6330 votes since 09/02/2010

"The award for best British film goes to..." tough choice, so we'd like you to vote and decide for us. "And the nominees are..." too numerous to mention. Many of the greatest movies have been made by Brits, or made in Britain. But which is - or are - the best?
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1: Zulu(344)
2: The Railway Children(307)
3: The Italian Job(298)
4: Life of Brian(295)
5: Trainspotting(271)
6: The Third Man(202)
7: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover(124)
8: Oliver!(120)
9: Local Hero(111)
10: My Fair Lady(109)
11: 28 Days Later(103)
12: Chariots of Fire(102)
13: The Day of the Jackal(97)
14: Gregorys Girl(96)
15: love actually(94)
16: Passport to Pimlico(82)
17: A Matter of Life and Death(82)
18: Elizabeth(80)
19: Gosford Park(75)
20: Lawrence of Arabia(74)
21: Goodbye Mr Chips(71)
22: Sexy Beast(70)
23: Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels(69)
24: A Clockwork Orange(61)
25: Battle of Britain(61)
26: Withnail and I(60)
27: Goldfinger(60)
28: My Beautiful Laundrette(59)
29: The Draughtsmans Contract(58)
30: Rebecca(58)
31: Ice Cold in Alex(57)
32: Bridge on the River Kwai(56)
33: Kind Hearts and Coronets(55)
34: Carry On Up The Khyber(55)
35: Dr Strangelove(54)
36: A Fish Called Wanda(51)
37: Braveheart(51)
38: Get Carter(50)
39: The Madness of King George(50)
40: Bugsy Malone(50)
41: Whisky Galore!(49)
42: Oliver Twist(49)
43: The Ladykillers(48)
44: A Man for All Seasons(47)
45: Four Weddings and a Funeral(47)
46: The Pink Panther Strikes Again(47)
47: Much Ado about Nothing(47)
48: The Ipcress File(46)
49: Atonement(46)
50: The English Patient(44)
51: Billy Elliott(44)
52: That Sinking Feeling(44)
53: A Room With A View(42)
54: In Which We Serve(42)
55: The 39 Steps(40)
56: Nil By Mouth(40)
57: The Pink Panther(40)
58: Notting Hill(40)
59: Long Good Friday(39)
60: Alfie(39)
61: Gandhi(39)
62: Night Mail(39)
63: Great Expectations(38)
64: The Go-Between(38)
65: Billy Liar(38)
66: Brief Encounter(37)
67: Rob Roy(37)
68: The Full Monty(36)
69: A Passage to India(36)
70: Shakespeare in Love(36)
71: Educating Rita(35)
72: Sunday, Bloody Sunday(34)
73: My Left Foot(34)
74: Gladiator(33)
75: The Wicker Man(32)
76: Layer Cake(32)
77: Naked(31)
78: Sense and Sensibility(31)
79: The Dam Busters(31)
80: Secrets and Lies(31)
81: Kes(30)
82: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp(30)
83: The Mouse that Roared(30)
84: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone(29)
85: Bridget Jones Diary(27)
86: The Belles of St Trinians(27)
87: Dr Zhivago(27)
88: The Cruel Sea(26)
89: Made in Britain(26)
90: Comfort and Joy(26)
91: Went the Day Well?(26)
92: Full Metal Jacket(25)
93: The Killing Fields(25)
94: If(24)
95: Dont Look Now(24)
96: Darling(22)
97: The French Lieutenant’s Woman(21)
98: Henry V(19)
99: Whistle Down the Wind(16)
100: Genevieve(16)
101: The Kings Speech(14)
102: Mona Lisa(8)
103: Shallow Grave(6)
104: Twin Town(4)
105: Hope & Glory(2)

5 Responses to Britains Favourite Film

From on 26th October 2011
Can't believe Brassed Off isn't in list. Loved Zulu and Dr Z when I was young; epic films that have stood the test of time.

From M Pilk on 25th October 2010
Stand up for the Railway Children Britain. Any film with Bernard Cribbins has to be given kudos. And a clever ending as well as the platform moment. Love Zulu but would go for TRC as my desert island fiolm if given the choice of the two

From Sonia on 25th October 2010
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover at number 7. What a joke. Its totally rubbish. Either there are some freaks out there or this list is fictitious

From Nige Blackman on 21st October 2010
Its a travesty that Lock Stock is so far down the list. Easily the best british film of the nineties in my view. Great cast, Great direction..great in every way

From Harry Starling on 19th October 2010
As of october 19th 2010 the Railway Children is ahead of Zulu! Come on Britain, this simply cannot be true

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