List of British films of 2019


This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premiere in 2019 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. It also does not include films screened in previous years that had official release dates in 2019.
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
Casanova, Last LoveFranceLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomStacy Martin, Hayley Carmichael, Catherine Bailey, Nathan Willcocks
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawUnited StatesLondon, EnglandLondon, Glasgow and North Yorkshire, United KingdomJason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, Idris Elba, Eddie Marsan, Dominic Hyman, Lucy Bevan, Simon Rafferty
The Good LiarUnited StatesThe Good Liar by Nicholas SearleEnglandLondon, United KingdomIan McKellen, Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Lucy Bevan, John Stevenson, Keith Madden
HellboyUnited StatesEnglandSomerset, United KingdomIan McShane, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Graham, Neil Marshall, Benjamin Wallfisch, Stephanie Collie, Paul Kirby
The KingAustralia
United States		Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V by William ShakespeareEnglandLincolnshire, United KingdomRobert Pattinson, Sean Harris, Tom Glynn-Carney, Dean-Charles Chapman, Des Hamilton, Matthew Hywel-Davies
Liberté: A Call to SpyUnited StatesThe lives of Vera Atkins and Noor Inayat KhanEnglandLinus Roache, Samuel Roukin
Men in Black: InternationalUnited StatesLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomLiam Neeson, Rafe Spall, Emma Thompson, Stuart Dryburgh, DNEG
Maleficent: Mistress of EvilUnited StatesPerceforests EnglandBuckinghamshire, United KingdomSam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Henry Braham
The Professor and the MadmanIreland
United States		The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon WinchesterBerkshire, EnglandOxford, United KingdomNatalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, Steve Coogan, John Boorman, Daniel Hubbard
The Queen's CorgiBelgiumQueen Elizabeth II's royal corgisLondon, EnglandJulie Walters, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay, Johnny Smith
Robert the BruceUnited StatesThe life of Robert the BruceScotlandAngus Macfadyen, Jared Harris
Spider-Man: Far From HomeUnited StatesLondon, EnglandHertfordshire and London, United KingdomTom Holland, Peter Bankole, Chris Munro, Grant Armstrong, Helena Holmes
TolkienUnited StatesThe life of J. R. R. TolkienLondon, EnglandLiverpool and Manchester, United KingdomNicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Tom Glynn-Carney, Anthony Boyle, Craig Roberts, Derek Jacobi, Stephen Beresford, Grant Montgomery

Judy and Punch fulfills two of the above criteria as it is based on the English tradition of puppetry and is set in 17th century England. However, it was filmed entirely in Australia with Australian cast and crew.

British winners

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held during 2019, celebrating the best films of 2018. The British nominations were led by Bohemian Rhapsody which, along with The Favourite, also lead in the technical categories. British films did, however, notably lose out to Roma from Mexico and Green Book from USA. British VFX artists, sound designers and sound mixers led the technical categories for American films like First Man, Ready Player One and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

[Academy Awards]

The 91st Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2018 will be held on February 24, 2019.
British winners:Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite
British nominees:At Eternity's Gate Bohemian Rhapsody Cold War The Favourite Mary Queen of Scots The Wife

[British Academy Film Awards]

The 72nd British Academy Film Awards honoring the best films of 2018 were held on 10 February 2019.
British winners:Beast Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Roughhouse
British nominees:Apostasy Beast Bohemian Rhapsody Cold War Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald The Favourite Mary Queen of Scots McQueen Ray & Liz Stan & Ollie Widows The Wife They Shall Not Grow Old Three Identical Strangers You Were Never Really Here

[Critics' Choice Awards]

The 24th Critics' Choice Awards was presented on January 13, 2019.
British winners:The Favourite The Wife
British nominees:Annihilation At Eternity's Gate Bohemian Rhapsody Cold War The Death of Stalin The Favourite Mary Queen of Scots Stan & Ollie Widows

[Golden Globe Awards]

The 76th Golden Globe Awards was presented on January 6, 2019.
British winners:Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite The Wife
British nominees:At Eternity's Gate The Favourite Stan & Ollie

[Screen Actors Guild Awards]

The 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards was presented on January 27, 2019.
British winners:
British nominees: