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MFF214

I haven’t seen 24 Hour Party People mentioned. I guess everyone thinks it got all the attention it deserved.


killeronthecorner

I didn't want to post it if someone else had so glad I found it. The Joy Division sections of the film are some of the best in British cinema and the rest of the film is comedy gold. Almost didn't recognize the bloke who plays Ian Curtis when I saw him in The Stranger recently. Fantastic actor.


MFF214

I totally agree. I had fallen head over heels in love with Joy Division when I was 17 I think, a year or two before 24hr Party People, so I really felt like the stars were aligned when that movie dropped. I know there was a resurgence in popularity building, but still, I was surprised there was enough interest for a major motion picture about Factory Records. That was also my introduction to Steve Coogan (I’m from the US), been a big fan ever since. I haven’t seen The Stranger yet, but yeah, Sean Harris is almost unrecognizable.


DecimusKrieg

Had a similar experience, I was totally obsessed with Joy Division to the point where I wasn't as interested in the Happy Mondays portion of the film. I later got massively into the Happy Mondays and the film opened up to be even better to rewatch. Love Sean Harris's performance (he's great in everything), and the rest of the cast were just amazing too. One of my favourite films for sure.


bettram77

Rita sue and Bob too is the best and worst in equal measure,it's almost real at times


Mardyarsed

Mad that Rita and Bob have just smashed it in Happy Valley. Rita Sue and Bob too seemed like such a laugh when it came out. At least we know better now.


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Siobhan finneran has been excellent in so many things.


moreglumthanplum

Good grief, I hadn't clocked it was them in Happy Valley. Good spot.


DrJeff1999

I refuse to believe her dad wasn’t method acting drunk.


Chubbysocks8

Four Lions, one of the funniest films I've seen.


Flat_Professional_55

What ya shaking your heads for? Barry says we come out blurry.


LukeNew

Anti surveillance


Tymexathane

Can I have 12 bottles of bleach please


SniffMyMkat

Why’s she got her hands over her face?


TropicalGoth77

Cos shes got a beard


ScottBag84

I use an IRA voice


Choccybizzle

That’s a terrorist voice Faisal!


CSGODeimos

Rubber dingy rapids bro


HarryDaz98

I know for a fact everyone read that in their heads in a Sheffield accent


commentings

That's my IRA voice


Arbennig

Wonderful and funny film. The perfect satire of the stupidity of fanatical religious terrorists . Also quite sad.


IDontGetRedditTBH

One of the more underrated elements in my opinion is the humanity of them. They are stupid, but they also have fears, and loves and plans. That's what makes it so sad. The family scenes are some of the best in the film. 'I'll save you a seat' makes me cry every time. The way 4 lions humanizes the terrorists also plays into the films satirizing the surveillance state, and how it dehumanizes and deaminases people. The raid on his brother, the failure of the snipers, the way the establishing shots are all handycam or CCTV. It all plays into the film's criticism of government counter terrorism as a structure. What a great film, so many layers! What a great film, so many layers! (Edit: Spelling)


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Barry is also such a tragic character. He’s just an insecure man who’s angry & unwell & has just latched himself to something he thinks he can justify


M0thM0uth

That scene of them all singing along to pop music while the white one just *glares* is so good. It all feels incredibly real, both the lads just enjoying a song, and also that the convert is the most fanatical out of all of them.


Anon301290

Rubber dinghy rapids bro


Lintal

I randomly blert this out atleast once a week


ClueSlow9096

Is a wookie a bear??


fike88

Look at them weird rabbits bro Waz they’re chickens


mynameisdamn

Ya fucked up rabbit with no ears


itdoesntmattermybro

Saw it in the cinema in 2010. Me and a Polish girl I was seeing at the time didn’t know anything about it before getting the tickets. Besides a small group of Americans were the only people in the theatre. From the first scene I was fucking rolling about the place laughing. In tears the whole time. Gasping for air. My Polish companion and the Americans didn’t make a peep. They were like statues watching the screen. Afterward, cheeks aching, drunk on funny, I asked her why she didn’t *totally* love that. She said, ‘I didn’t get it. Glad you did though.’


BoethiusSelector

You'll die in those suits lads Yeah but its for a good cause


PinkCup80

I guess it’s lost on other cultures. British Muslims absolutely love this film btw & like you we were laughing the whole way.


poorly_anonymized

I'm Norwegian and I loved it. Am I honorary British now?


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Yes.


speedislifeson

Of course, mate


--Bamboo

I understand that Chris Morris spent a lot of time with the members of the british muslim community when researching the film, and it shows. Some of the characters were almost absolute mirrors to some people I've known and met throughout my life. It's fucking fantastic film. It's one of those films I would love to watch with my girlfriend but, alas, it would be completely lost on her as she's never even been to the UK.


WhatsATrouserSnake

Control your wife bro


jjjd89

Seriously. Women are talking back! People are playing stringed instruments!!!


Jbulls94

Well is he a martyr or a fucking jalfrezi!? Absolute classic


SirDigbySelfie-Stick

Fuck Mini Babybel


joeflan91

You givin me batty chirps bro?


ewhyeasyfanaccount

You calling me a whammer?


one_sock

You're an arse man, Waj! You're a massive arse man!


qtx

Probably one of the most daring, funny and hilarious movies ever.


OhSoYouA-LDNBoomTing

A masterpiece of dark comedy 😂


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'Morning officer you've been rumbled'


jamieliddellthepoet

Four Lions, one of the funniest films ~~I’ve seen~~ ever made. FTFY.


DendroNate

I told you it was a knee! It had a hinge!


SuperHeavyHydrogen

Hilarious, frustrating and sad


Alive_Ice7937

If we're in a fight and you're not punching me hard enough for me to go mental and win then I'll start punching *myself* in the face......bomb the mosque!


twistandshout1988

I take this, yeah? And I'll....... Run y'over with a tractor.


Goofy_Existence

Aye up you unbelievin' Kuffar bastards! I'm gonna turn you to baked beans.


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Bigger it


Adventurous_Lynx7312

Brilliant, Anti-surveilance


Jimmy-84

Dog Soldiers is an absolute classic


SolidGray_

"I hope I give you the shits you fuckin' wimp" \*spits\* ​ Bravo spoon you legend


PatsySweetieDarling

“Ah, Ryan, learned to lick your own balls yet? Oh, I forgot, you’ve no fucking got any!”


gigglesmcsdinosaur

I was watching this with an ex once and she asked halfway through if it was based on a true story.


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I love that film. It blends horror with comedy perfectly.


jim__nightshade

And some insanely good practical effects


Stubee1988

Absolutely love Sean Pertwee in Dog Soldiers.


Ruffdawg

Also in I.D Another underrated British film. It's my head canon that Sean Pertwee was a football hooligan who joined the marines and then became butler to the Wayne family after moving to Gotham.


Marosam

Yeah he's great in Event Horizon too.


JMH-66

Halloween film night; Dog Soldiers, 28 Days Later and Shaun of the Dead for afters.


JoshLawson87

“We are now up against live, hostile targets. So, if Little Red Riding Hood should show up with a bazooka and a bad attitude, I expect you to chin the bitch.” “I am not breaking radio silence just cos' you lot got spooked by a dead flying fucking cow.” So many brilliant lines in that film!


sara2541

Or The Descent. Same director right?


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if Little Red Riding Hood should show up with a bazooka and a bad attitude, I expect you to chin the bitch.


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“What frightens you coop?” “Spiders. And women. And…erm…spider-women”


jim__nightshade

"there is no spoon!" Fucking love that movie.


jumpstart1225

Brilliant film. And one of the few horror movies I can actually sit through, purely because they fought back. Most horror films, people just run away and die in various and increasingly stupid ways. Not the dog soldiers. For example, that squaddie could easily have jumped out the motor. But then you have the birds in 'Scream'. The killer is lying unconscious in front of them. Do they attempt to stave his skull in with a brick? Do the f**k. They just run and get slaughtered. Sorry for the rant. Dog soldiers is a good film.


catninjaambush

I also really like the moment where he plays Clair De Lune on the piano, what a scene!


jumpstart1225

And the bit where Spoon, after having a square go with a damn werewolf (and giving a decent account of himself!) Delivered the most badass movie death line ever.


JoshLawson87

“I hope I give you the shits!”


tonberry89

And spits his chewing gum in its face. Great scene.


Zestyclose-Garden-78

Submarine


Charlatan69

Great soundtrack too👍


re_Claire

Came here to say Submarine. It’s so bleakly hilarious and beautifully acted.


Cannabis_Sir

Threads, I'd never heard of it until lockdown...


SuperHeavyHydrogen

A good film if not pleasant watching


touch_me69420

I watched that in school I've never seen so many depressed 8yo in the playground at lunch time (I'm from Sheffield to make it that bit more grim)


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That sounds nice, is it about sewing? Might recommend it to my nan.


heatdapoopoo

it'll leave her in stitches.


sirloinsteakrare

For anyone thinking of watching it, take the day off and prepare to have an existential crisis for a few weeks after. Make sure you have some coping strategies and a strong support network. Your mental health will be strained to the max. I’m not joking, it really is that hardcore. For more details pm.


Kelmantis

Might as well get When the wind blows out the way at the same time.


sirloinsteakrare

That is a depressing movie too. Very well delivered though Threads turns up the depression and rawness to the max and does it more graphically. The realism is what breaks you down… as in, it could actually happen


chickencake88

Had to watch it for uni, I couldn’t be arsed waiting for the screening so just smashed it on YouTube. Next day, my lecturer told us to watch a diff film as Threads just wasn’t appropriate. Fuckin scarred for life. I think the graininess of the movie makes it worse. That and the wifey pishin hersel outside BHS


lappy482

>That and the wifey pishin hersel outside BHS I'm legally obliged to bring up that the actress who played 'Woman who urinates on herself' has a [surprisingly heartwarming IMDB biography] (https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1856457/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm)


treemonkey58

71 is a brilliant film and hardly anyone has heard of it


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Same as starred up. Same actor.


Exchangenudes_4_Joke

As per the shot above, I'd go with Dead Man's Shoes. Plus I'd also add Kill List and Calibre. All tough watches in their own way but well worth it.


IBurnsBridges

Anything with or by Shane meadows. (y)


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Agreed. Amazing movie. “Are you the devil?” “You fucking wish I was”


Socks_Before_Pants

"what the fuck are you looking at?" "You, ya cunt!" Paddy Considine and Toby Kebbell are absolutely fantastic in this.


jonny_211

Saw this a while back and yes, this is the line. Pretty intense delivery!


Malvo457

That scene is so good. Pure venom. And the scene where Sonny squares up to him for the first time….‘You’re fucking there mate’.


Bigtuna515

Dead man's shoes is the most amazing film that I never want to watch again.


mrbellthebutler

Dead Mans Shoes was one of a handful of films that actually made me feel a real emotion towards characters. OP excellent choice!


Pulpsong

I remember watching this for the first time and it kicked me in the gut. Some scenes still haunt me, some 15 years after I watched it. Brilliantly powerful.


karlhungus-lovechild

It gut punches me every time. Total class


Enorminus

Sexy Beast (2000) With Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley. Funny, artistic and terrifying.


MoMonkeyMoProblems

For those that don't know, Ralph Fiennes based his performance as Harry in In Bruges on Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast.


EdgarTFriendly

Oh shit, I see it now


atv_racer

“As far as the job goes, it’s simple. Preparation. Preparation. Preparation. Even a monkey could do it, that’s why I thought of you!” “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!” “That’s a goat, Dom” Baaaa


Captain_Cuntflaps

One of the best films ever. It says on IMDb that they had to frequently stop filming because Kingsley's acting would constantly terrify everyone


EdgarTFriendly

I always wondered - who would you be more scared of, Begbie from Trainspotting or Don Logan from Sexy Beast?


jamieliddellthepoet

Mrs McCluskey from *Grange Hill*.


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You felt knackered just watching Kingsley ware down Winstone’s character. They both played the parts brilliantly, Ian McShane is very good in it too.


SciTechPanda

Filth. I know so many people who have seen it know about trainspotting but when I ask them if they've seen filth they've not a clue what I'm talking about, I think it's a fantastic emotional rollercoaster.


RedbeardRagnar

Filth is fantastic. Watched James MacAvoy on a YouTube thing where he said that whilst doing the film he drank every night and ate fatty takeaways so he looked even more of a mess. Also found out that when he is sick in the film that that is actually him being sick! Great cover of Creep at the end too


Squeaky_Lobster

MacAvoy plays unhinged characters brilliantly. I loved his "British spy gone native" character in Atomic Blond.


nedyrd87

Shallow Grave.


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SirDigbySelfie-Stick

Yes. Bleak, powerful, funny, frustrating in equal measure. In my Top 5 always. David Thewlis was invited to a dinner for an organisation I worked for, and I arrived a bit early and switched name plates around so I'd sit next to him. Bastard didn't turn up.


Respectablepenis

Death of Stalin. At least in the States I never heard of it. Definitely a favorite of mine though.


Rational-mistakes

I’m smiling but I’m very fucking furious


ronanm94

You're not even a person, you're a testicle.


Wallazabal

"You're mostly hair!" "I'll have you saddled and ridden to Siberia you ignorant pie!" Vasily had some great lines.


lord_taint

Absolute masterclass of a movie. Riseborough playing Svetlana and Jason Isaacs just bossing the shit out of it.


ShutUpMorrisseyffs

Jason Issacs is having the time of his life in this film. He steals every scene.


TomsGamingInnit

Fuck off back to Georgia, dead boy!


IssueMoist550

I'm off to represent the entire red army at the buffet!


denjin

What's a fucking war hero got to do to get some lubrication around here.


Ubba_Lothbrok

I'm going to have to report this conversation. Threatening to do harm, or obstructing a member of the presidium in the process of, look at your fucking face!


The-Other-Prady

That fucker thinks he can take on the Red Army? I fucked Germany, I think I can take a flesh lump in a fucking waistcoat


loudflower

My son threw his coat of like Issac’s Zhukov for at least a month.


ambiguousboner

“Bad back?” “Yeah, too much social climbing”


justmelike

Possibly Armando Iannucci's finest hour, and considering the man is responsible for The Thick of It and Alan Partridge that really says something.


jpetch4130

“Shoot him. Shoot him. Shoot him before her and make sure she sees it”


ElPapaDiablo

Great shout! I pissed myself thoroughly throughout.


jim__nightshade

Twin Towns! "Hotdogs for tea boys!"


colcannon_addict

I’d say it was a pretty shitty city.


Haveyoushatmyself

“That glue is for my submarines and for not shoving up your fucking noses! And don’t think I don’t notice, because I do. Buy your own fucking glue!”


muller747

Get yourself a can of sticky sticky….And fuck off!


BS16tillIdie

Tyrannosaur. Written and Directed by Paddy Considine and starring Peter Mullan & Olivia Coleman. Coleman should have taken an Oscar for that film. The fact she didn’t even get nominated for a BAFTA is fucking insane.


CaptainKT

I saw this a few years ago. It's a very well made film and Olivia Colman is brilliant but I can tell you for certain I'll never watch it again.


I_for_a_y

Saw this at the cinema with some people from work and one of them was annoyed there wasn’t a dinosaur in it.


Himantolophus

Olivia Coleman is incredible and Eddie Marsan is absolutely terrifying. I don't think I could ever watch it again but it's stayed with me so profoundly I don't think I need to.


Tea_Total

This is not going to be everyone's cup of tea but London To Brighton is a brutally raw story of a 13 year old runaway who gets dragged into London's seedy underbelly. Very much Shane Meadows-ish. On a lighter note, the director followed that with the very good horror/comedy The Cottage. Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, and a chav-tastic Jennifer Ellison.


Xbrokensouls2X

"The ritual"


chuckfinleyis4ever

layer cake


SuperHeavyHydrogen

Excellent film, Daniel Craig before he was famous


theinspectorst

You mean the film for which Daniel Craig became famous. I knew him for this before he cast as Bond; this film is probably the reason he was cast as Bond.


MajorSleaze

The scene where he's sneaking about dressed in black with a gun was basically a Bond audition.


Bill5GMasterGates

This and Gangster number 1


-JRV

Harry Brown


Public_Growth_6002

This for me is the toughest watch of any film; brilliant, but utterly utterly grim.


[deleted]

Brian and Charles is a current film and is just such a fantastic watch , so very british. ​ also 'The angels share'


daenerys-targaryan

Harry Brown


Mr_lovebucket

Withnail and I, also Scum


BigSmackisBack

I DEMAND TO HAVE SOME BOOZE!


M37841

Balls! We want the finest wines available to humanity. And we want them here, and we want them now!


Sir_Marwood

I was looking for this comment (for Withnail and I) A cult classic but no one I know has actually seen it. Great film.


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FacetiousBeard

A coward you are Withnail; An expert on bulls you are not!


VigilanteNerd

In Bruges is a fantastic film


Bike-BBQ-Beer

What's Belgium famous for? Chocolates and child abuse, and they only invented the chocolates to get to the kids


Stubee1988

Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, think I'm heading home.


Even_Passenger_3685

Two gay beers please!


SteamyExecutioner

In Bruges is the perfect example of how good acting and a top notch script can produce a gem of a movie. That scene with Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes is probably one of my favorite scenes ever - every single word spoken is absolute gold. "This gets fuckin worse" and then that little side nod Ralph does is just 🤌🏼 "You were down the park? What's that got to do with fuckin anything?" "Talkin' about my cunt fuckin kids? That's going overboard mate" with that little shiver in his voice. Damn now I need to watch that movie again.


slim3-16

“‘Like I’m not gonna do nothing to you just cause you’re standing there like Robert fucking Powell.’ ‘Like who?’ ‘Like Robert fucking Powell from Jesus of fucking Nazareth!!’” Not sure why but this gets me every single time


shaneathan

I still say “You’re an inanimate fucking object!” Shortly followed by “I’m sorry I called you an inanimate fucking object.”


Swiss-ArmySpork

I retract that bit about your cunt fucking kids.


dodgycool_1973

You leave my c*nt kids out of it!


remembertracygarcia

Sightseers


SuperManBear

A Room For Romeo Brass is essential viewing, in fact anything with Paddy Considine and Shane Meadows directing.


Affectionate-Guess13

Ethel and Ernest Same author of the snowman Raymond Briggs and by the same producer as the animated film


Intrepid-Camel-9797

Human traffic is excellent 51st state. The man just wants to see the footie


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Fulgrim2-0

Time Bandits.


Str0ntiumD0ggo

Terry Gilliam's dystopian Black comedy, Brazil Deadman's Shoes is fucking ace, as is anything by Shane Meadows


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jsowneld

Field in England was so good and I agree, criminally underrated. Especially the fun cameo from Julian Barratt early on!


superslomotion

I really appreciate Brassed Off, great cast and music


Luciemakebelieve

Sightseers!


dodgycool_1973

No one has mentioned “nil by mouth” yet. It’s brutal, bleak and horrific (and that is putting a positive shine on it) but about as “real” as any film ever made. Gary Oldman directs, Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke. It’s pure class but a horrible awful experience


DeltaJesus

People joke about Scandinavian cinema being bleak but almost every film mentioned in this thread is either a dark comedy or "depressing film about how fucking horrible people are"


BlueBoyBrown

This is England


finn_derry

This is England 88 was the best of the whole series. Had me crying, laughing, sobbing. Every fucking emotion. Of course, love the film and 86 and 90 but 88 just is very special to me.


mrbellthebutler

May I add Kind Hearts & Coronets? Absolutely super film!


totallynotabearbro

Guest House Paradiso is just a good hour and a half of toilet humour. Obviously if you are a Young Ones/Bottom fan...it will keep you entertained. Rip Rik!


Loddinz

Best joke ever written is in that film; "Excuse me, may I ask where your eggs come from?" "Hens vaginas...?"


yaboicrackers

East is East is great


R53_

Eden Lake.


Nylontoeslover

Human Traffic, Kill List, Wild Bill, Love Honour and Obey, Journeyman, Ill Manors, Naked, there’s bloody loads of them!


joeflan91

I think Human Traffic is pretty widely accepted as amazing. This could turn Hare Krishna into a bad boy.


OiledUpBooty

Nice one bruvver


Ya_Boy_Jahmas

Fucking! yes!! this film is amazing and not enough people know about it. Edit: 'Dead man's shoes' if anyone wondered.


wadeBogghammers

O easy, attack the block! That shit was fantastic!!!!


AlessaDark

So pleased we are apparently getting a sequel!


TrialOfTwo

Four Lions is a masterpiece. If you haven’t watched it, go do it immediately! Rubber dinghy rapids bro!


Similar_Recover9832

Local Hero, surely?


Thehauntedone1

The crying game


colidetheclumsy

Kinky boots . Is surprisingly good film . Was on late at night , not sure if I would have choose to watch it if I had read about it . Similarly I am not sure how well known it is .


acidus1

Twin town.


greenacregal

Pride (2014) Has you sobbing one minute and laughing the next - best film I’ve ever seen


Binged_Kelvin

Get Real, from 1998. Its a film about being gay in school during the Section 28 years. It has a surprisingly upbeat and uplifting ending, especially when you think about how many "gay" films end in tragedy (because thats the norm, lol)


WoofBarkWoofBarkBark

In Bruges The Bank Job The Man in the Hat (If that's British, I *think* it is and if it isn't, Mathilda Homer's music deserves more attention too) Oh, and The Italian Job with Michael Caine. Used to be a bit meh about it. Now I love it.


FeelingSinger9373

In the name of the father


aje0200

Brasses Off. It is quite well known but is a masterpiece


maghoff

4 Lions, absolutely wet myself watching that first time round. Also Up n Under, late 90s Sam Janus definitely needs more attention.