BFI's Top 100 British Films

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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.

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  1. 4 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 35 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 72 -

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    1939, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 92 -

    In Which We Serve

    1942, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 89 -

    Fires Were Started

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 45 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 18 -

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 2 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 5 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 20 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  11. 44 -

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 15 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 69 -

    Hamlet

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 46 -

    Oliver Twist

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 9 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 6 -

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 63 -

    Passport to Pimlico

    1949, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 1 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  19. 24 -

    Whisky Galore!

    1949 — a.k.a. Whisky Galore, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 17 -

    The Lavender Hill Mob

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 58 -

    The Man in the White Suit

    1951, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 75 -

    The Cruel Sea

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 86 -

    Genevieve

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 94 -

    The Belles of St. Trinian's

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 68 -

    The Dam Busters

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 13 -

    The Ladykillers

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 11 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  28. 32 -

    Room at the Top

    1958, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 47 -

    I'm All Right Jack

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 78 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 14 -

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    1960, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 56 -

    A Taste of Honey

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 41 -

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 3 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  35. 61 -

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 76 -

    Billy Liar

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 22 -

    The Servant

    1963, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 52 -

    This Sporting Life

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 51 -

    Tom Jones

    1963, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 70 -

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 88 -

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 31 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 83 -

    Darling

    1965, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 27 -

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 59 -

    The Ipcress File

    1965, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 33 -

    Alfie

    1966, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 60 -

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  48. 43 -

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 79 -

    Far from the Madding Crowd

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 99 -

    Carry on Up the Khyber

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
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