From kitchen-sink dramas to global blockbusters, British cinema has produced some unforgettable moments this century. Rank these films by the impact they've had on your own viewing life.
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This Is England
A raw, painful portrait of skinhead subculture and Thatcher-era disillusionment, anchored by a remarkable child performance from Thomas Turgoose.
In Bruges
A darkly comic meditation on guilt and redemption, with two Irish hitmen wandering a fairytale Belgian city. Sharp, melancholy and surprisingly tender.
Pride
The true story of LGBT activists supporting striking Welsh miners in 1984. A genuinely moving celebration of unlikely solidarity.
Skyfall
Bond at his most introspective, with sweeping Scottish landscapes and a career-best villain turn from Javier Bardem. The franchise's modern high point.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
A British-American co-production with unmistakably British wit, exploring grief, anger and small-town moral compromise with bruising honesty.
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