List of British films of 2018


This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have had their premieres in 2018 and were at least partly produced 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 like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. It also does not include films screened in previous years that had official release dates in 2018.
British co-productions like Bohemian Rhapsody, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again garnered positive reviews and collectively grossed more than $1.5 billion in the Box Office worldwide. Small independent films like The Wife, Three Identical Strangers and At Eternity's Gate performed well in the Specialty Box Office, screening in a limited number of theaters.
2018 was expected to be the best year for British box office since 1971 with Avengers: Infinity War, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Incredibles 2, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Peter Rabbit and The Greatest Showman breaking £40 million at the British box office.
Also included is an overview of five awards ceremonies which are major events in British film: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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 3 of the following criteria:
  • The film is adapted from a British source material.
  • The story is at least partially set in the United Kingdom.
  • The film was at least partially shot in the United Kingdom.
  • Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.
TitleCountry of originAdaptationStory SettingFilm LocationsBritish Cast and Crew
Christopher RobinUnited StatesWinnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne and E. H. ShepardLondon and Sussex, EnglandAshdown Forest, Shepperton Studios and Windsor Great Park, United KingdomEwan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Ford Davies, Adrian Scarborough, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo
Holmes & WatsonUnited StatesSherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleLondon, EnglandChatham Historic Dockyard, Hampton Court Palace and Shepperton Studios, United KingdomRebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes, Kelly Macdonald, Pam Ferris, Oliver Wood
Mary Poppins ReturnsUnited StatesThe Mary Poppins series by P. L. TraversLondon, EnglandShepperton Studios, outside the Bank of England and outside Buckingham Palace, United KingdomEmily Blunt, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, Sandy Powell, Framestore
Mortal EnginesNew Zealand
United States		Mortal Engines by Philip ReeveLondon, EnglandPatrick Malahide, Colin Salmon, Mark Mitchinson, Regé-Jean Page
The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsUnited StatesLondon, EnglandPinewood Studios and South Kensington, United KingdomJayden Fowora-Knight, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant, Matthew Macfadyen, Jack Whitehall, Jenny Beavan, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Philharmonia Orchestra
Peter RabbitAustralia
United States		Peter Rabbit stories by Beatrix PotterLake District and London, EnglandAmbleside, Cumbria; Harrods, London; Lake District, United KingdomJames Corden, Daisy Ridley, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Rachel Ward, Dominic Lewis, Roger Ford
A Private WarUnited StatesLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomRosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay, Annie Lennox, Nick Fenton
Robin HoodUnited StatesThe tale of Robin HoodMedieval EnglandOtto Bathurst, Taron Egerton, Paul Anderson, Josh Herdman, Kane Headley-Cummings, Julian Day

British winners

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the four most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held during 2018, celebrating the best films of 2017. The British nominations were led by Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Dunkirk, and Darkest Hour, with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri winning awards in the major categories and Dunkirk going on to win large numbers of technical awards, whilst Gary Oldman won multiple best leading actor awards for his portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. British films did, however, notably lose out to The Shape of Water from USA.

[Academy Awards]

The 90th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2017 were held on March 4, 2018.
British winners:Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Silent Child Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
British nominees:All the Money in the World Baby Driver Darkest Hour Dunkirk Revolting Rhymes Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

[British Academy Film Awards]

The 71st British Academy Film Awards honoring the best films of 2017 were held on 18 February 2018.
British winners:Baby Driver Darkest Hour Dunkirk I Am Not a Witch Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
British nominees:All the Money in the World Baby Driver Darkest Hour The Death of Stalin Dunkirk Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool God's Own Country Jawbone Lady Macbeth Paddington 2 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

[Critics' Choice Awards]

The 23rd Critics' Choice Awards was presented on January 11, 2018.
British winners:Baby Driver Darkest Hour Dunkirk Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
British nominees:Baby Driver Battle of the Sexes Darkest Hour Dunkirk Loving Vincent Murder on the Orient Express Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

[Golden Globe Awards]

The 75th Golden Globe Awards was presented on January 7, 2018.
British winners:Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
British nominees:All the Money in the World Baby Driver Battle of the Sexes Dunkirk Loving Vincent Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

[Screen Actors Guild Awards]

The 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards was presented on January 21, 2018.
British winners:
British nominees: