List of British films of 2021


This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premiere in 2021 and were at least partly produced by the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films or interactive films, nor does it include films screened in previous years that had official release dates in 2021.

British films box office

The highest-grossing British films released in 2021, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
*Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide

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 fulfil at least three 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
83IndiaLondon and Manchester, EnglandKent, London, Buckingham and Glasgow, UKRay Burnet, Simon Balfour, Marek Hollands, Tony Richardson
CruellaUnited StatesThe Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie SmithEnglandEnglandEmma Thompson, Joel Fry, Emily Beecham, Mark Strong, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kelly Marcel
EternalsUnited StatesEnglandBuckinghamshire, London and Oxford, UKGemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, Ben Davis
The Green KnightUnited States
Canada
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by AnonymousMedieval EnglandDev Patel, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Ralph Ineson, Erin Kellyman
Peter Rabbit 2: The RunawayAustralia
United States
Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterEnglandRichmond, United KingdomJames Cordon, David Oyelowo, Dominic Lewis
Sardar UdhamIndiaLondon, EnglandLondon, UKShaun Scott, Andrew Havill, Nicholas Gecks, Sam Retford, Simon Weir
The Tragedy of MacbethUnited StatesMacbeth by William ShakespeareMedieval ScotlandBertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, Ralph Ineson

British winners

Listed here are the British 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 in 2021, celebrating the best films of 2020 and early 2021.

Academy Awards

The 93rd Academy Awards, honouring the best films of 2020 and early 2021, were held on 25 April 2021.
British winners:The Father Promising Young Woman Tenet
British nominees:Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Emma The Father Promising Young Woman A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Tenet Wolfwalkers

British Academy Film Awards

The 74th British Academy Film Awards were held on 10 and 11 April 2021.
British winners:The Father His House Promising Young Woman Rocks Tenet
British nominees:Ammonite Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Calm with Horses David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet The Dig Emma The Father His House Limbo The Mauritanian Moffie Mogul Mowgli Promising Young Woman Rebecca Rocks Saint Maud Wolfwalkers

Critics' Choice Awards

The 26th Critics' Choice Awards were held on 7 March 2021.
British winners:Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Promising Young Woman Tenet
British nominees:Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Emma The Father The Personal History of David Copperfield Promising Young Woman Tenet

Golden Globe Awards

The 78th Golden Globe Awards were held on 28 February 2021.
British winners:Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
British nominees:Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Emma The Father The Mauritanian The Personal History of David Copperfield Promising Young Woman Tenet Wolfwalkers

Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on 4 April 2021.
British winners:
British nominees: