Britpop Films / TV
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1. Croupier (1998)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Clive Owen, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball, Alexander Morton
Votes: 23,534 | Gross: $6.20M
2. Trainspotting (1996)
R | 93 min | Drama
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 725,836 | Gross: $16.50M
3. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Eddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham
Votes: 616,463 | Gross: $3.90M
4. Shallow Grave (1994)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Ken Stott
Votes: 66,248 | Gross: $2.88M
5. Shooting Fish (1997)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two con artists' plan to steal enough for a house are twisted when a pretty girl enters the picture.
Director: Stefan Schwartz | Stars: Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 7,850 | Gross: $0.30M
6. A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 37,194 | Gross: $4.27M
7. Game-On (1995–1998)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of three twenty-something flatmates, bound together by circumstance. Mandy is sexually active, Martin is sexually inactive, and their troubled landlord Matthew never leaves the flat.
Stars: Matthew Cottle, Samantha Womack, Neil Stuke, Tracy Keating
Votes: 2,563
8. Human Traffic (1999)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Music
Five youngsters embrace the 90s clubbing scene on a drug-fuelled weekend of partying in Cardiff.
Director: Justin Kerrigan | Stars: John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington, Shaun Parkes, Nicola Reynolds
Votes: 27,136 | Gross: $0.10M
9. East Is East (1999)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
In early 1970s England, a Pakistani father finds the authority he has previously maintained challenged by his increasingly Anglicized children.
Director: Damien O'Donnell | Stars: Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jordan Routledge, Archie Panjabi
Votes: 20,057 | Gross: $4.17M
10. Small Faces (1995)
R | 108 min | Drama
Glaswegian teenager Lex is torn between the artistic life of middle brother Alan and the thuggish world of elder brother Bobby.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Iain Robertson, Joe McFadden, Steven Duffy, Laura Fraser
Votes: 1,634
11. Sorted (2000)
R | 102 min | Thriller
A young lawyer gets more than he bargains for while investigating his brother's mysterious death.
Director: Alexander Jovy | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Sienna Guillory, Ben Moor, Claire Harman
Votes: 1,263
12. House of America (1997)
97 min | Drama
Boyo lives with his brother Sid, his sister Gwenny and their elderly mother Marlene in an economically depressed area of South-West Wales. Their father has vanished when they were small ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Evans | Stars: Siân Phillips, Steven Mackintosh, Matthew Rhys, Lisa Palfrey
Votes: 132
13. Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Harold Smith (Sir Tom Courtenay), a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers. After he is arrested for ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Michael Legge, Laura Fraser, Stephen Fry
Votes: 1,272
14. The Lakes (1997–1999)
374 min | Drama
A young Liverpudlian escapes unemployment by taking a job at a Lake District hotel. When things seem to be looking up, a tragic incident changes everything
Stars: Kaye Wragg, John Simm, Charles Dale, Robert Pugh
Votes: 1,061
15. The Office (2001–2003)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
Votes: 123,187
16. Peep Show (2003–2015)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.
Stars: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman
Votes: 66,625
17. The Very Thought of You (1998)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Three childhood friends separately fall for cute American Martha, and within three days of her arrival at a London airport, their friendship is at risk.
Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Monica Potter, Rufus Sewell, Tom Hollander
Votes: 4,745 | Gross: $0.09M
18. Sliding Doors (1998)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After personal and professional setbacks, a woman experiences an alternate reality.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 71,506 | Gross: $11.88M
19. This Life (1996–1997)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama
A series following the lives of Miles, Milly, Warren, Egg and Anna, five young legal professionals.
Stars: Jack Davenport, Amita Dhiri, Andrew Lincoln, Daniela Nardini
Votes: 2,583
20. When Saturday Comes (1996)
98 min | Drama, Sport
Jimmy Muir,a brewery worker with talent, gets a chance to play for local club Hallam. He's offered a trial at Sheffield United but blows it due to drunkenness.He must reevaluate his choices and potential for success.
Director: Maria Giese | Stars: Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Pete Postlethwaite, Craig Kelly
Votes: 2,544
21. The Acid House (1998)
Unrated | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Three twisted tales of abuse, drugs, displaced personalities, and insect life by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Garry Sweeney, Jenny McCrindle
Votes: 8,046 | Gross: $0.14M
22. Up 'n' Under (1998)
99 min | Comedy, Sport
A former professional rugby player trains a group of underachievers to compete against the dominant local team in a rugby sevens tournament, with the assistance of an attractive woman, after making a bet with his boss.
Director: John Godber | Stars: Gary Olsen, Richard Ridings, Samantha Womack, Ralph Brown
Votes: 968
23. Riff-Raff (1991)
Unrated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of construction-worker Stevie and his unemployed pop-singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman, George Moss
Votes: 4,889 | Gross: $0.30M
24. Fever Pitch (1997)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sports fan's romantic courtship clashes with his obsession with his favorite football team.
Director: David Evans | Stars: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Aikman, Bea Guard
Votes: 11,707 | Gross: $0.01M
25. Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Sport
The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the... See full summary »
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Kevin Piper, Ricky Tomlinson, Malcolm Terris, Philip Dunbar
Votes: 7,099
26. Among Giants (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman drifter finds her soul-mate while working with an all-male crew painting giant electrical-generator towers.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Lennie James
Votes: 983 | Gross: $0.06M
27. Divorcing Jack (1998)
Not Rated | 110 min | Thriller, Comedy
Black romantic comedy set around the troubled "peace process" and its effect on a cynical Belfast hack.
Director: David Caffrey | Stars: David Thewlis, Rachel Griffiths, Adam Black, Simon Magill
Votes: 2,175
28. Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool. The events of the day lead them to better mutual understanding and solidarity.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Kim Vithana, Jimmi Harkishin, Sarita Khajuria, Akbar Kurtha
Votes: 1,237 | Gross: $0.74M
29. Brassed Off (1996)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.
Director: Mark Herman | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson
Votes: 20,946 | Gross: $2.56M
30. The Full Monty (1997)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.
Director: Peter Cattaneo | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Wim Snape
Votes: 114,134 | Gross: $45.95M
31. Kill Your Friends (2015)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.
Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Thomas Conroy, James Corden, Georgia King
Votes: 10,035
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