Top 10 Films
1. Four Weddings and a Funeral
Starring Hugh Grant and Andie McDowell, this romantic comedy tells the story of Charles (Grant), who falls for Carrie (McDowell) when he keeps bumping into her at weddings, only to find out she’s engaged.
2. Pride & Prejudice
Originally written by Jane Austen, Kiera Knightly stars as Elizabeth Bennet, who falls for the arrogant and unlikely Mr Darcy (Matthew Macfayden) in the greatest love story since Romeo and Juliet.
3. Alfie
This swinging 60s chic film tells the story of Alfie, a young man from London. Confident, charming, self-centred and very successful with the ladies. He’s got a few lessons to learn about love and women though.
4. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Four working-class men from London pool their money in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds with just 1 week to come up with the cash – gritty, fast and very funny.
5. Billy Elliot
This beautiful film tells the story of 11-year-old Billy Elliot, who discovers a love of ballet dancing. But when his family finds out, he’s in trouble, and has to keep his passion a secret.
6. Trainspotting
Ewan McGregor plays Renton in this cult classic. Deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, Renton tries to clean up and get out – but can he ignore the allure of the drugs and the influence of his friends?
7. Brief Encounter
In a railway station café, housewife Laura meets a handsome doctor. They arrange to meet every week, and gradually fall in love, although they know their love is impossible.
8. The Queen
Dame Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in this Oscar-winning film, showing the sequence of events in the Queen’s life after Princess Diana’s death.
9. Braveheart
Mel Gibson plays William Wallace, the 14th-century Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the English rule in this partly historical, partly mythological epic.
10. Monty Python & Holy Grail
The Monty Python gang recreate the Arthurian legend, as King Arthur and his knights go on the hunt for the Holy Grail, encountering lots of silly and hilarious obstacles along the way.