List of British films of 2017


This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premieres in 2017 and were at least partly made by Great Britain or the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films and interactive films. It does not include films screened in previous years that had official release dates in 2017.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including awards ceremonies, as well as a list of notable British film artists who died in 2017.

Film premieres

Culturally British films

The following list comprises films not produced by Great Britain or the United Kingdom but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfill at least three of the following criteria:
  • The film is adapted from a British source material.
  • The story is set, at least partially, in the United Kingdom.
  • The film was shot, at least partially, in the United Kingdom.
  • Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.
TitleCountry of originAdaptationStory settingFilm locationsBritish/UK cast and crew
Atomic BlondeUnited States
Germany		The Coldest City by Antony JohnstonLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomJames McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, James Faulkner
Lost in LondonUnited StatesLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomEleanor Matsuura, Daniel Radcliffe, Martin McCann, David Avery, Nigel Willoughby
The Man Who Invented ChristmasCanada
Ireland		A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomBharat Nalluri, Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Donald Sumpter, Miriam Margolyes, Morfydd Clark, Miles Jupp, Jamie Pearson
The MummyUnited States
China
Japan		London, EnglandLondon, Oxfordshire and Surrey, United KingdomAnnabelle Wallis, Kaiser Chiefs, Neil Maskell, Penny Rose, Andrew Ackland-Snow, Lucinda Syson
Phantom ThreadUnited StatesLondon and Surrey, EnglandCotswolds, Fitzroy Square, and North York Moors National Park in London, and Lythe, United KingdomDaniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Gina McKee, Julia Davis, Jonny Greenwood
Transformers: The Last KnightUnited States
China		London, Oxford, and Medieval EnglandBerkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Northern Ireland and Scotland, United KingdomAnthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Liam Garrigan, Peter Cullen, Gemma Chan, Mark Sanger, Terry Glass
Wonder WomanUnited States
China		London, EnglandBuckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, London, Oxfordshire and Surrey, United KingdomDavid Thewlis, Lucy Davis, Ewen Bremner, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Martin Walsh, Lindy Hemming, Chris Munro

British award winners

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the three most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards and Golden Globe Awards, that were held during 2017, celebrating the best films of 2016. The British nominations were led by Lion, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Florence Foster Jenkins going on to win a number of technical awards. British films did, however, notably lose out to Moonlight and La La Land from the United States.

Academy Awards

The 89th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on February 26, 2017.
British winners:Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them The White Helmets
British nominees:Allied Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Florence Foster Jenkins Hail, Caesar! Lion The Lobster Loving Pear Cider and Cigarettes Silence Watani: My Homeland

British Academy Film Awards

The 70th British Academy Film Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on February 12, 2017.
British winners:Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Florence Foster Jenkins Home I, Daniel Blake Lion Under the Shadow
British nominees:Allied American Honey The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Denial Hail, Caesar! I, Daniel Blake Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Florence Foster Jenkins Lion Notes on Blindness

Golden Globe Awards

The 74th Golden Globe Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on January 8, 2017.
British winner:
British nominees:Florence Foster Jenkins Lion The Lobster Loving Sing Street