List of British films of 2022


This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that had their premiere in 2022 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 have official release dates in 2022.

British films box office

The highest-grossing independent British films released in 2022 according to the British Film Institute, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1BelfastUniversal£15,561,083
2The Banshees of InisherinDisney£9,300,000
3Operation MincemeatWarner Bros£5,297,395
4The DukePathé/Warner Bros.£5,247,749
5Mrs. Harris Goes to ParisUniversal£4,963,133
6See How They RunDisney£4,858,629
7LivingLionsgate£3,800,000
8Fisherman's Friends: One and AllEntertainment Film Distributors£3,200,000
9The Railway Children ReturnStudioCanal£3,000,000
10The Phantom of the OpenEone Films£2,000,000

U.K. qualifying films of 2022

The highest-grossing U.K. qualifying British films released in 2022 according to the British Film Institute, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessWalt Disney£42,200,000
2The BatmanWarner Bros£40,800,000
3Jurassic World DominionUniversal Pictures£35,100,000
4Roald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalSony Pictures£28,007,737
5Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreWarner Bros£20,900,000
6BelfastUniversal£15,561,083
7Downton Abbey: A New EraUniversal£15,092,058
8The Banshees of InisherinDisney£9,300,000
9Death on the NileDisney£8,000,000
10MorbiusSony£6,400,000

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.
She Said, Dalíland, The Batman and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness fulfill two of the criteria.

Events

British Academy Film Awards

The 75th British Academy Film Awards was held on 13 March 2022.

British winners

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at two of the most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best films of 2021 and early 2022.

Academy Awards

The 94th Academy Awards were held on March 27, 2022.
British winners:Belfast No Time to Die The Power of the Dog
British nominees:Belfast Cyrano No Time to Die Flee The Power of the Dog Spencer

Golden Globe Awards

The 79th Golden Globe Awards were held on 9 January 2022.
British winners:Belfast The Power of the Dog No Time to Die
British nominees:Belfast Cyrano Flee Passing The Power of the Dog Spencer