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BFI 100 top movies

The best 100 British films were chosen by 1,000 people from the UK's film industry, including producers, directors, writers, actors, technicians, academics, exhibitors, distributors, executives and critics. The final selection spans seven decades and accommodates the work of 70 film directors. Unsurprisingly, literary adaptations feature strongly - ranging from Shakespeare and Dickens to Roddy Doyle and Irvine Welsh - and the highbrow mixes easily with the low. — Author: iCheckMovies

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    The Third Man

    1949
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    Brief Encounter

    1945
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    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962
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    The 39 Steps

    1935
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    Great Expectations

    1946
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    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949
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    Kes

    1969
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    Don't Look Now

    1973
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    The Red Shoes

    1948
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    Trainspotting

    1996
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    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957
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    If....

    1968
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    The Ladykillers

    1955 — a.k.a. The Lady Killers
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    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    1960
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    Brighton Rock

    1947 — a.k.a. Young Scarface
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    Get Carter

    1971
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    The Lavender Hill Mob

    1951
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    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift...

    1944
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    Chariots of Fire

    1981
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    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946 — a.k.a. Stairway to Heaven
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    The Long Good Friday

    1980
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    The Servant

    1963
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    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    1994
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    Whisky Galore!

    1949 — a.k.a. Tight Little Island
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    The Full Monty

    1997
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    The Crying Game

    1992
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    Doctor Zhivago

    1965
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    Life of Brian

    1979
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    Withnail & I

    1987
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    Gregory's Girl

    1981
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    Zulu

    1964
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    Room at the Top

    1959
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    Alfie

    1966
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    Gandhi

    1982
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    The Lady Vanishes

    1938
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    The Italian Job

    1969
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    Local Hero

    1983
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    The Commitments

    1991
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    A Fish Called Wanda

    1988
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    Secrets & Lies

    1996
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    Dr. No

    1962
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    The Madness of King George

    1994
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    A Man for All Seasons

    1966
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    Black Narcissus

    1947
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    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Colonel Blimp
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    Oliver Twist

    1948
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    I'm All Right Jack

    1959
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    Performance

    1970
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    Shakespeare in Love

    1998
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    My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985

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