The List Magazine's Best Scottish Films

The List Magazine's Best Scottish Films's icon

Created by AdamH.

Favorited 10 times, disliked 0 times, added to 10 watchlists.

List published in 2004.

These films (Bill Douglas trilogy counting as one) were put forward for the public to vote on and a list of the five films with the most votes was published. The rest of the list is unranked.

"We've given ourselves a broad definition of what makes a film 'Scottish'. A film made in Scotland by Scots, obviously. But also a film made in Scotland by a foreigner. Dane Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves fits into this category. Our definition is even broad enough to include Braveheart (Australian star and director, American money, even Ireland doubling as Stirling! But a blockbuster about a Scottish folk hero and a film that employed nearly every Scottish actor-except Billy Connolly, apparently). Getting the picture?"

Remove ads

Filter

  1. 55 -4

    Young Adam

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  2. 54 -4

    Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 53 -35

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 52 -42

    Tunes of Glory

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 51 -45

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 50 -31

    That Sinking Feeling

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  7. 49 -4

    Sweet Sixteen

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 48 -5

    Strictly Sinatra

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 47 -17

    Small Faces

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 46 +3

    16 Years of Alcohol

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 45 -22

    Silent Scream

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 44 -18

    Shallow Grave

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 43 -16

    Rob Roy

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 42 -21

    Restless Natives

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 41 -10

    Regeneration

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  16. 40 -5

    Ratcatcher

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 39 -26

    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  18. 38 -6

    Orphans

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 37 -1

    One More Kiss

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 36 +2

    One Life Stand

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 35 new

    Night Mail

    1936, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 34 -1

    My Name Is Joe

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 33 -16

    My Way Home

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 32 -16

    My Ain Folk

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 31 -16

    My Childhood

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 30 +12

    Mrs Brown

    1997 — a.k.a. Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown, in 1 top list Check
  27. 29 +17

    Morvern Callar

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 28 -21

    The 'Maggie'

    1954 — a.k.a. High and Dry, in 1 top list Check
  29. 27 +17

    The Magdalene Sisters

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 26 -12

    The Tragedy of Macbeth

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 25 +16

    Late Night Shopping

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 24 new

    Kidnapped

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 23 -14

    Kidnapped

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 22 new

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    1945, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 21 +19

    The House of Mirth

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 20 +2

    Highlander

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 19 -8

    Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 18 +7

    Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

    1993, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 17 +31

    Four Eyes

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 16 +31

    Dog Soldiers

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 15 +5

    La mort en direct

    1980 — a.k.a. Death Watch, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 14 -2

    Culloden

    1964 — a.k.a. The Battle of Culloden, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 13 +26

    Complicity

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 12 -4

    Brigadoon

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  45. 11 +18

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 10 +18

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  47. 9 +15

    Being Human

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 8 +44

    AfterLife

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 7 +27

    The Acid House

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 6 +31

    Aberdeen

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 55 movies

Last updated on Oct 29, 2013; source