Barry Norman: 50 greatest British films of all time

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Radio Times's resident film critic Barry Norman's 49 favourite British films (Feb '13), plus reader selected 50th.

Not in any particular order. The 50th film was chosen to be Slumdog Millionaire.

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  1. 45 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 26 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 29 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 19 -

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 4 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 20 -

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    1945, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 17 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 32 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 23 top lists Check
  9. 2 -

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 36 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 24 -

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 44 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 48 -

    Whisky Galore!

    1949 — a.k.a. Whisky Galore, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 7 -

    The Cruel Sea

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 8 -

    The Dam Busters

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 27 -

    The Ladykillers

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 3 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  18. 11 -

    Dracula

    1958 — a.k.a. Horror of Dracula, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 38 -

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    1960, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 9 -

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 28 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  22. 41 -

    The Servant

    1963, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 46 -

    This Sporting Life

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 49 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 22 -

    The Ipcress File

    1965, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 21 -

    If....

    1968, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 23 -

    Kes

    1969, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 35 -

    The Railway Children

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 6 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  30. 15 -

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 10 -

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 1 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 33 -

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
  34. 18 -

    Gregory's Girl

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 31 -

    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 5 -

    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 14 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 30 -

    Local Hero

    1983, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 34 -

    Naked

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 37 -

    The Remains of the Day

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 12 -

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    1994, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 40 -

    Sense and Sensibility

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 39 -

    Secrets & Lies

    1996, in 16 top lists Check
  44. 47 -

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  45. 13 -

    The Full Monty

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 42 -

    Shakespeare in Love

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 16 -

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 50 new

    Slumdog Millionaire

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 25 -

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 43 -

    Skyfall

    2012, in 4 top lists Check
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