British Films for Passionate Anglophiles

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According to Merriam-Webster, an Anglophile is someone who is especially fond of England or of all things English.

Here we’ve gathered up an assortment of British films — Jane Austen films, period dramas, and modern dramas — to satisfy the Anglophile in you. We hope you’re “chuffed to bits” with our picks!

  • All of the titles featured below we have in our collection or within the SWAN consortium.
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Period Dramas

(Rated PG ; 2019) The continuing story of the Crawley family from the PBS series Downton Abbey as they prepare for a royal visit from the King and Queen of England. Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith and the whole wonderful cast.
(Rated PG ; 2004) The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan. Starring: Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
(Rated PG; 2006) The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success. Starring: Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.
(Rated R ; 1998) The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush.
(Rated R : 2010) The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.
(Rated PG-13 : 2019) The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. Starring: Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins.
(Rated PG-13 ; 2017) In her waning years, an elderly Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. Starring: Judi Dench and Ali Fazal.
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Jane Austen Films

Emma

While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.

(Rated PG; 2020) Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy

Pride & Prejudice

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?

(Rated PG; 2005) Starring: Keira Knightley

Sense and Sensibility

Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.

(Rated PG; 1999) Starring: Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman

Modern Dramas

(PG-13 ; 2017) The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous British couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. A heartwarming celebration of human possibility. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy and Hugh Bonneville.
(Rated R ; 2001) In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget Jones is determined to make a change in her life. She uses her personal diary as a confessional and wonders if she’ll ever find true love. Starring: Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth.
(Rated R ; 2003) Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during the frantic month before Christmas in London, England. Starring: Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley and a star-studded cast.
(Rated PG-13 ; 2016) Louisa 'Lou' Clark lives in a quaint town in the English countryside. The quirky and creative 26-year old goes from one job to the other in order to make ends meet. The unexpected happens in her next job where she forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man and things become complicated. Starring: Emilia Clarke and Sam Clafin.
(Rated PG-13 ; 2006) One woman from England and the other from California who both are troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love. Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black.
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