36 Best English Comedies: List of rated movies

British humor is considered one of the most intellectual, but a selection of British comedies will make even the bumbling bastards unfamiliar with Wilde or Bronte laugh to tears. The list is full of crime and romance films with subtle and sometimes absurd jokes that won’t leave anyone indifferent.

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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Rating IMDB – 8.2
Genre: Action, comedy, crime
Production UK / 1998
Budget: £960,000
US fees: $3,753,929
Director Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Stephen Mackintosh, Nicholas Rowe, Nick Mark, Charles Forbes, Vinnie Jones, Lenny McLean

Four hapless pals lose a large sum of money in a card tournament, and the criminal mastermind gives the guys only a week to repay the debt. The friends accidentally find out that a local gang is planning a raid on a private drug lab.

The buddies start devising a plan to intercept the loot in order to repay the debt with a minimal investment. However, the organization of the crime turns out to be easy only in the friends’ fantasies and words.

Before his acting career, Lenny McLean was a professional boxer. Guy Ritchie dedicated the film to him because the performer of the role of Barry the Baptist did not live to see the premiere for several weeks.

The Gentlemen

Rating IMDB – 7.8
Genre: Crime, comedy, thriller
Production UK, USA / 2019
Budget: $22,000,000
Worldwide gross: $115 171 795
Director Guy Ritchie
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Jason Wong, Colin Farrell, Lyn Rene

While still a student, Oxford graduate Michael Pearson came up with a unique and quick way to enrich himself by selling cannabis among students. Over the years the man managed to build a real empire of growing and selling cannabis, using as a cover the estates of bankrupt English aristocrats.

Michael wants to retire and sell the lucrative business to an interested party, but several unscrupulous bidders are on hand for the tidbit.

Actors Matthew McConaughey and Hugh Grant never met on set when working on the film.

Snatch

Rating IMDB – 8.3
Genre: Crime, comedy, thriller
Production UK, USA / 2000
Budget: $10,000,000
Worldwide gross: $83,557,872
Director Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, Brad Pitt, Alan Ford, Robbie Guy, Lennie James, Ed, Dennis Farina, Rade Sherbedgia, Vinnie Jones

In a Belgian town, a group of robbers steals jewelry from a jewelry office, and the highlight of the loot is a large diamond of 86 carats. The delivery of the stone is entrusted to an experienced bandit, Frankie, who must transport the diamond through the capital of Great Britain to New York.

In the United States the jeweler Avi Denowitz is waiting for the valuable package, and the plan seems perfect. Frankie has no idea that he is already being hunted by criminals of all stripes who want to get rich at someone else’s expense.

Brad Pitt is a big fan of Guy Ritchie’s work. After the premiere of the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels the actor asked to invite him to the director’s next project. However, Brad failed to imitate a London accent, so Guy could only offer Pitt the role of a gypsy.

Love Actually

Rating IMDB – 7.6
Genre: Melodrama, comedy, drama
Production UK, France, USA / 2003
Budget: £40,000,000
Worldwide gross: $244,931,766
Director Richard Curtis
Cast: Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Martina McCutcheon, Keira Knightley, Chris Marshall, Laura Linney

A loser writer meets his love at the most unexpected moment, a teenager is suddenly thrown into trouble because of his feelings, and the British prime minister is crazy about an attractive member of the staff.

Nine different stories begin a few weeks before Christmas, weaving into a taut and fascinating narrative cannon. The novellas will come together at one point on Winter’s Eve, and the ending of each storyline will delight fans of good melodramas.

In one scene appeared famous model Claudia Schiffer, who earned £200,000 for her cameo in the film.

The Boat That Rocked

Rating IMDB – 7.3
Genre: Drama, comedy, music
Production UK, France, Germany / 2009
Budget: $50,000,000
Worldwide gross: $36,348,784
Director Richard Curtis
Cast: Tom Sturridge, Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Jack Davenport, Talulah Riley, Chris O’Dowd, Rhys Darby

The comedy is set in the second half of the 1960s, when Britain’s leading-edge population was seriously addicted to rock. However, conservative radio channels do not allocate as much airtime to this popular musical trend as listeners would like.

Representatives of independent stations are forced to take the initiative in their own hands, bypassing the legislation. A group of DJs move to a ship sailing in neutral waters to delight the audience with new music. While the authorities try to shut down illegal broadcasting, young people party hard on board the ship.

The main character of the film is music, as several dozen compositions from the 1960s are played as soundtracks.

About Time

Rating IMDB – 7.8
Genre: Fiction, fantasy, drama, melodrama, comedy
Production UK, USA / 2013
Budget: $12,000,000
Worldwide gross: $87,100,449
Director Richard Curtis
Cast: Domhnall Gleason, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie, Lydia Wilson, Lindsey Duncan, Richard Cordery, Josh McGuire, Will Merrick

Tim Lake is a kind and naive guy who, at age 21, learns a family secret from his father. All the men in their family have the unique ability to travel back in time, and the guy decides to use the gift to arrange his personal life.

Tim meets the beautiful Mary, and neutralizes any quarrels by turning back time. Soon, however, Lake will have to learn the side effect of the amazing gift. Not all adversity can be prevented, and some changes have serious consequences in the future.

Zooey Deschanel was originally confirmed for the lead female role. The actress left the project before filming began due to scheduling conflicts, and Mary was played by Rachel McAdams.

In Bruges

Rating IMDB – 7.9
Genres Comedy, crime, thriller, drama
Production UK, USA / 2007
Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide gross: $33 394 440
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy, Jordan Prentice, Elizabeth Berrington, Tekla Ryuten, Zeljko Ivanek, Rudy Blomm, Anna Madeley

Ray, an aspiring hitman, accidentally kills a boy while on a mission with his intended victim. Boss Harry sends the hit man and his partner Ken to a provincial Belgian town, where they can temporarily lay low.

Ray keeps going back in time and reflecting, not noticing that serious danger is lurking nearby. Harry chose the bleak Bruges for a reason, and the next order of the strict boss must be a hapless hitman who failed the mission.

Shortly after the premiere, the tragicomedy made it to the top of IMDb’s 250 Best Movies.

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Rating IMDB – 7.7
Genre: Action, comedy, crime, adventure
Production UK, USA / 2015
Budget: $81,000,000
Worldwide gross: $414,351,546
Director Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine, Sofia Boutella, Samantha Janus, Geoff Bell, Mark Hamill

Harry Hart is a true Briton and an experienced secret service agent who puts professional duty above his own interests. The bosses assign the spy to find a worthy replacement for the dead employee, and the man’s choice falls on Eggsy.

The son of the man who saved Hart’s life in the past is considered an excellent candidate for the role of secret agent. However, the guy has not only phenomenal mental abilities, but also a completely obnoxious character, which jeopardizes the execution of important operations.

Most of the stunts actor Colin Firth performed himself.

Eddie the Eagle

Rating IMDB – 7.3
Genre: Biography, sports, drama, comedy
Production UK, Germany, USA / 2015
Budget: $23,000,000
Worldwide gross: $46,152,800
Directed by Dexter Fletcher
Cast: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Joe Hartley, Tom Costello, Keith Allen, Deacon Tolson, Jack Costello, Mark Benton, Tim McInnerney

Eddie Edwards has dreamed of great sport and participation in the Olympics since childhood, having tried his hand at dozens of different competitions. His results were good enough to enter the national team, but because of bureaucratic delays the Englishman did not get even to the training stage.

Eddie decided not to give up and chose a sport with minimal competition, securing the support of a professional coach. However, he did not take into account that it can take years to prepare, and a bad landing can lead to a hospital ward or the cemetery.

The film is based on a true story, but 90% of the plot is fiction.

Pride

Rating IMDB – 7.8
Genre: Drama, comedy, history
Production UK, France, USA / 2014
Worldwide gross: $16,699,029
Director Matthew Worchas
Cast: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Joseph Gilgun, Ben Schnetzer, Chris Overton, Faye Marsay

In the list of the best English comedies was a film about a little-known episode of British history. In 1984 another wave of active mine closures began, leading to a massive workers’ revolt.

A group of lesbians and gays from London collect donations in support of the strikers, and the activists manage to get a large sum of money. The miners refused to accept help from members of sexual minorities, but the persistent guys decided to meet with the miners in person.

Actor Bill Nye agreed to participate in the project because he laughed heartily at the script.

The Search for John Gissing

Rating IMDB – 6.6
Genre: Comedy
Production UK, USA / 2001
Director Mike Binder
Cast: Mike Binder, Janine Garofalo, Alan Rickman, Sonya Walger, Allan Corduner, Juliet Stevenson, Owen Teal, Frank Harper, James Lance, Tim Briggs

Matthew Barnes travels with his wife Linda from the United States to London to oversee the merger of two major companies. At the same time, an executive must remove John Gissing from his position, making way for a younger, more ambitious employee.

The man learns of the impending dismissal and intends to fight to the end for a place in the sun, using forbidden and despicable tricks. The situation is complicated by the fact that John is the only person Matthew knows in a completely foreign country.

The comedy won the award for best film at the Sarasota Film Festival in 2002.

Hot Fuzz

Rating IMDB – 7.8
Genre: Action, thriller, comedy, detective
Production UK, France / 2007
Budget: $16,000,000
Worldwide gross: $80 577 265
Director Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Paddy Considine, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon, Carl Johnson, Olivia Colman, Bill Bailey

Nicholas Angel is a hard-working policeman with a high investigative record. However, his superiors are not thrilled with his subordinate’s enthusiasm, because his image makes the rest of his staff look like losers. After deliberation, the bosses send Nicholas to provincial and quiet Sandford.

Residents of the town are in no danger, but the ambitious policeman does not lose his vigilance. Angel’s fears begin to come true when a maniac appears on the streets of Sandford, disguising murders as accidents.

In one of the episodes, a DVD of Zombie Named Sean appears, where actor Simon Pegg also played the lead role.

Bridget Jones’s Diary

Rating IMDB – 6.7
Genre: Comedy, melodrama, drama
Production UK, France, USA / 2001
Budget: $25,000,000
Worldwide gross: $281,929,795
Director Sharon Maguire
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, James Faulkner, Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Charmian May, Hugh Grant, Paul Brooke, Felicity Montague

Bridget is a lonely young woman who works in a publishing house and dreams of personal happiness. One day she decides to change her life drastically and keeps a diary in which she plans to record her successes and failures.

For starters, Bridget wants to lose weight and regain her former slimness in order to charm the man of her dreams. The search for love and an ideal partner should be the next step on the way to happiness, but fate, a jokester, unexpectedly changes the woman’s bold plans.

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Helen Fielding. Especially for the role the actress Renee Zellweger put on more than 10 kg.

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

Rating IMDB – 5.3
Genre: Comedy, family
Production UK / 2012
Budget: £3,000,000
Directed by Debbie Isitt
Cast: David Tennant, Mark Wootton, Jason Watkins, Joanna Page, Ian McNeice, Jessica Hynes, Pam Ferris, Rosie Cavaliero, Jake Rollins

Mr. Maddens leaves Britain for the United States in search of a better life. The teacher’s dismissal becomes a serious problem for St. Bernadette’s, as none of the remaining teachers are willing to work with unruly children.

New teacher Donald Peterson considers leaving, but the principal manages to convince a colleague to stay. The situation improves when the boys learn about a Christmas talent contest – and decide to take revenge by teaching longtime rivals from the neighboring school.

It was filmed in Wales and Worcestershire.

Shaun of the Dead

Rating IMDB – 7.9
Genre: Horror, comedy
Production UK, France, USA / 2004
Budget: £4,000,000
Worldwide gross: $30,039,392
Director Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Penelope Wilton, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Jessica Hynes, Horton Jupiter

Sean is a sales consultant at an appliance store and a real loser. The man spends his free time in the company of a buddy behind the bar, ignoring his lover’s pleas to pay more attention to her.

Another work day begins with the news of a strange flu outbreak, but Sean ignores the TV anchors’ warnings. The salesman doesn’t notice the resurrected dead wandering the streets either, but soon the man will have to face a brutal reality.

All the news that was shown on TV was read by real presenters.

Submarine

Rating IMDB – 7.3
Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy
Production UK, USA / 2010
Worldwide gross: $864,659
Directed by Richard Ayoade
Cast: Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Craig Roberts, Yasmine Page, Sally Hawkins, Darren Evans, Ozian Kai Dulais, Lily McCann, Otis Lloyd, Eleanor Crowley

High school senior Oliver Tate is smart beyond his years, as the harshness of life has forced him to grow up instantly. The teenager’s parents are getting ready to divorce, but the boy does not give up hope to reconcile his mother and father in order to keep the family together.

The only ray of light in the gray of everyday life is Jordana, whose strangeness is not inferior to the “cockroaches” in Oliver’s head. Encouraged by the support of the girl he loves, Tate devises a plan to save his parents’ marriage without considering the adults’ own wishes.

Each character has its own color scheme, which is reflected in the clothes.

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Rating IMDB – 7.7
Genre: Comedy, crime, adventure, music
Production UK, France, USA / 2000
Budget: $26,000,000
Worldwide gross: $71,868,327
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning, Del Pentecost, Michael Badalucco, J. R. Horne

Fraudster Everett McGill is serving time for a crime, but suddenly the prisoner has an urgent case on the loose. Escape from prison is impossible because the criminal is chained to two fellow inmates.

Everett concocts a story about a large sum of money hidden on the outside, and if delayed, the treasure will be sunk. The shipmates agree to escape from the penitentiary, dreaming of imminent enrichment, but the true purpose of the journey is known only to McGill.

Actor George Clooney agreed to participate in the project, not even reading the script.

Seven Psychopaths

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Comedy, crime
Production UK, USA / 2012
Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide gross: $32,226,382
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Cast: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Zeljko Ivanek, Michael Pitt, Michael Stuhlbarg

Marty, a screenwriter, is discouraged by the lack of a muse who can inspire him to write a fascinating story. He needs a serious shake-up to overcome his creative crisis – and fate gives him the chance to do just that.

Marty’s old friend named Billy is also going through a bad time, so he decides to make extra money by kidnapping a dog. The man steals his beloved pet from a local crime lord, involving his friend in a dangerous venture. Marty gets a chance to write the best script of his career, but he has to stay alive to do it.

Actor Tom Waits happily agreed to be filmed when he learned that he would be involved in a scene with real rabbits.

Bean

Rating IMDB – 6.5
Genre: Comedy, adventure, family
Production UK, USA / 1997
Budget: $18,000,000
Worldwide gross: $251,212,670
Director Mel Smith
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, John Mills, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Burt Reynolds, Richard Gant, Larry Drake, Sandra Oh, Danny Goldring

Mr. Bean works as a caretaker at the Royal National Gallery, where he spends most of his working day sleeping. Management dreams of firing the infantile employee, but the lazy man’s powerful patrons prevent him from doing so.

Salvation comes in the form of an invitation from an American art gallery, which requires an appraiser of a rare painting. The bosses send Mr. Bean as an expert, hoping for a complete failure of the mission, and on the very first day the management’s premonitions begin to come true.

The picture was the first full-length feature about Rowan Atkinson’s famous character.

Paddington

Rating IMDB – 7.2
Genre: Comedy, family, adventure, fantasy
Production UK, France, USA, China / 2014
Budget: $55,000,000
Worldwide gross: $282 370 135
Director Paul King
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Nicole Kidman, Imelda Staunton, Sally Hawkins, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Samuel Joslin, Tim Downey

A funny British comedy about a naive bear cub, perfect for family viewing. The English geographer’s acquaintance with the family of the bear cub gets an unexpected continuation when an earthquake destroys the animals’ home.

The orphaned bear cub travels to London, where many years ago they were invited by a scientist. Little Paddington has no idea that the search for the geographer will turn into a complex quest, and the streets of the metropolis will be much more dangerous than the impenetrable jungle.

There is a reference to the Indiana Jones saga in the film, when the bear cub makes a roll under the closing door in time to grab his hat.

Keeping Mum

Rating IMDB – 6.8
Genre: Comedy, crime
Production UK, USA, Isle of Man / 2005
Budget: $169,000
Worldwide gross: $18,564,702
Director Niell Johnson
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton, Toby Parkes, Liz Smith, Emilia Fox, James Booth, Patrick Monckton

Vicar Walter Goodfellow is so busy preparing a sermon for an upcoming meeting with the flock that he doesn’t notice the problems in his own home. His son is severely bullied at school, his daughter spends time with unsuitable boys, and his wife Gloria has a serious crush on an attractive golf instructor.

Everything changes with the arrival of an elderly housekeeper, Rosemary, who is ready to fix any employer problem. What Gloria doesn’t realize is that there’s more to her than an employment contract with her new assistant.

Kristin Scott Thomas was one of the first to agree to participate in the filming.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Rating IMDB – 6.7
Genre: Fantasy, comedy, adventure
Production UK, USA / 2005
Budget: $50,000,000
Worldwide gross: $104,478,416
Directed by Garth Jennings
Cast: Martin Freeman, Yasin Bey, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, John Malkovich, Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis, Anna Chancellor, Helen Mirren

Arthur Dent receives the unpleasant news that his comfortable house is to be demolished because of the construction of an expressway. However, the man soon learns even more shocking news.

The aliens arriving on Earth announce that the planet is to be destroyed and a space highway will appear in its place. Arthur manages to escape, because his friend is a disguised alien, and the friends go on a fascinating journey through the vast expanses of the universe.

A film adaptation of the book was planned for 1982, but the leading actors switched to other projects.

Quartet

Rating IMDB – 6.8
Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy, music
Production UK / 2012
Budget: $11,000,000
Worldwide gross: $59,520,298
Director Dustin Hoffman
Cast: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Sheridan Smith, Andrew Sacks, Gwyneth Jones, Trevor Peacock, David Ryall

The residents of Beecham House are veterans of the British opera scene who don’t even think about taking a well-deserved rest. Every year the vivacious old-timers put on a concert performance in honor of the birthday of the great composer Giuseppe Verdi, and this time a new resident is to be the star of the show.

Former diva Jean is notorious for her bad temper and intransigence, and it’s hard to make concessions at an advanced age. A reunion with old partners will resurrect old grudges, but the concert must take place under any circumstances.

The film was Dustin Hoffman’s first completed project as a director.

Mr. Bean’s Holiday

Rating IMDB – 6.4
Genre: Comedy, family
Production UK, France, Germany, USA / 2007
Budget: $25,000,000
Worldwide gross: $229,736,344
Directed by Steve Bendelak
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe, Jean Rochefort, Karel Rodin, Max Baldry, Steve Pemberton, Lily Atkinson, Preston Nyman, Charlite Deizac, Francois Touche

A charity raffle draws a tour to Cannes, 200 euros and a portable video camera – and the lucky winner is Mr. Bean. On the way from Britain to France, the funny character manages to lose money, documents, luggage and tickets, but he is not discouraged.

The man films his adventures, during which he makes new friends. Sabine, an aspiring actress, agrees to help Mr. Bean get to Cannes, where he needs to deliver the famous director’s son.

Rowan Atkinson’s daughter Lily appeared on screen in a cameo role.

Chalet Girl

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Melodrama, comedy, sports
Production UK, Germany, Austria / 2010
Worldwide gross: $5,468,650
Director Phil Trail
Cast: Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Brooke Shields, Bill Nighy, Ken Duken, Nicholas Brown, Sophia Bush, Bill Bailey, Gregor Bloeb

Young Kim is a champion skateboarder who was forced to leave big sports after the death of her mother. She takes a job at a fast-food chain to financially support her father, and soon gets a better offer. Kim goes to work at a ski resort, where she discovers her ability to snowboard.

She begins to prepare for an upcoming competition with a large cash prize, and fate presents her with an encounter with the son of a tourist base owner. Kim faces a difficult choice: return to professional sports or trust her feelings.

Before the premiere, the filmmakers released an interactive trailer in the course of an Internet advertising campaign.

Emma.

Rating IMDB – 6.7
Genre: Comedy, melodrama
Production UK / 2020
Budget: $10,000,000
Worldwide gross: $26,404,660
Directed by Autumn de Wilde
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth, Josh O’Connor, Bill Nighy, Callum Turner, Miranda Hart, Amber Anderson, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan

Bored British aristocrat Emma Woodhouse has found her purpose in connecting the dots. The girl arranges dates for friends and acquaintances, unceremoniously interfering in other people’s lives. Emma is confident that she is an excellent judge of people, so she seeks out the nearest surroundings worthy parties.

However, behind the organization of the personal happiness of others, the girl is unable to consider a good candidate for herself. Emma stubbornly ignores Mr. Knightley, who is not afraid to question her hasty conclusions and strange actions.

All the musical parts are performed live by the actors themselves.

Easy Virtue

Rating IMDB – 6.6
Genre: Melodrama, comedy
Production UK, Canada / 2008
Worldwide gross: $18,463,793
Directed by Stephan Elliott
Cast: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberly Nixon, Katherine Parkinson, Chris Marshall, Christian Brassington, Charlotte Riley, Jim McManus

Sexy American Larita won the heart of the young Englishman John at first sight. The stormy romance of lovers ends with a quick marriage and a beautiful honeymoon trip along the sunny coast.

However, the arrival of the newly-made spouse in the family nest turns into a real nightmare for the beauty. Mrs. Whitaker’s prim mother-in-law is not happy with her son’s choice and the frivolous behavior of her daughter-in-law, who recently won the top prize in the Monaco Grand Prix race.

The film is based on the play by Noel Coward.

Yesterday

Rating IMDB – 6.8
Genre: Music, melodrama, fantasy, comedy
Production UK, USA / 2019
Worldwide gross: $154,608,507
Director Danny Boyle
Cast: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joel Fry, Ed Sheeran, Kate McKinnon, Mira Sayal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sophie Di Martino, Ellyse Chappelle, Harry Michele

A few weeks ago Jack was just a loser who no one paid any attention to. Today the talented guy gathers stadiums of fans in different countries, fans sing along to the musician, and concert tickets are sold out in a couple of minutes.

The secret of the stunning success lies in an unusual phenomenon, which Jack skillfully took advantage of. In an instant the whole world forgot about the legendary Liverpool four, and only yesterday’s loser remembers the famous hits of The Beatles.

The scene with the main concert was filmed in Norfolk County, and local residents participated in the extras.

Wild Target

Rating IMDB – 6.7
Genre: Action, comedy, crime
Production UK, France / 2009
Budget: $8,000,000
Worldwide gross: $3,453,043
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, Eileen Atkins, Martin Freeman, Gregor Fisher, Geoff Bell, Rory Kinnear, Duncan Duff

The assassin Victor Maynard is 54 years old, but he still lives with his elderly mother and never met his soul mate. The killer elegantly kills his victims, and in his spare time he studies French with video lessons.

Another of Victor’s customers is a big businessman Ferguson, who has been swindled by the slick con artist Rose. The businessman hires Maynard to kill the swindler, but the meeting with the new victim ignites sincere and strong feelings in the killer’s soul.

The main female role was originally offered to Helen Bonham Carter, but the actress left the project to star in the movie Alice in Wonderland.

What We Did on Our Holiday

Rating IMDB – 6.9
Genre: Drama, comedy
Production UK / 2014
Budget: £3,500,000
Worldwide gross: $10,714,112
Directed by Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Cast: Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Ben Miller, Amelia Ballmore, Emilia Jones, Bobbi Solldridge, Harriet Turnbull, Celia Imrie, Annette Crosby

In the center of the plot of a funny English comedy is the friendly McLeod family. Spouses Douglas and Abi, along with three restless children, are going to visit their grandfather Gordy, who is celebrating his anniversary. The problem is that the kids are completely unable to keep secrets and are willing to be frank with everyone.

Among the countless relatives there are many who want to hear about the secrets of the McLeod family, and Abi and Douglas are constantly forced to get out of non-standard situations.

It was filmed in Scotland.

Cuban Fury

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Melodrama, comedy, sports
Production UK / 2013
Worldwide gross: $5,645,773
Director James Griffiths
Cast: Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Chris O’Dowd, Ian McShane, Ben Radcliffe, Isabella Steinbart, Brandon Robinson, Louis Kayriakou, Kieran Gaffney, Steve Oram

Bruce, a good-natured, easy-going guy, works as an ordinary clerk in a company, and the boring “home-work-home” route is occasionally diluted by a game of golf with friends. Life of the man is filled with colors when the charming Julia is appointed the head of the department.

Bruce dreams of winning the beauty’s heart and learns that the woman is fond of salsa. Clerk decides to remember his youth and prove to everyone that he is able to rock on the dance floor. However, Bruce has not only to conquer Julia, but also to get rid of annoying rival Drew.

In the episode where Drew and Bruce are dancing in the parking lot, a car honks at them. The actor Simon Pegg was sitting inside the car.

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Action, comedy
Production UK / 2018
Worldwide gross: $76,093
Directed by Tom Edmunds
Cast: Tom Wilkinson, Aneurin Barnard, Marion Bailey, Freya Mavor, Christopher Eccleston, Nigel Lindsay, Velibor Topic, Tim Steed, Cecilia Noble, Ashton Henry-Reid

A young writer, William, is haunted by failures, and every new day brings disappointments. The guy, driven to utter despair, decides to commit suicide, but the attempt ends in failure. William enlists the help of hitman Leslie of the Assassins Guild, and the deal should be mutually beneficial.

The elderly mercenary will renew his contract with the organization, whose management wants to send the useless subordinate into retirement, and the writer will find long-awaited peace. However, on the threshold of death, the guy unexpectedly falls in love.

It was filmed in south London.

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Rating IMDB – 6.4
Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy, biography
Production UK / 2008
Budget: $28,000,000
Worldwide gross: $19,141,282
Directed by Robert B. Widee
Cast: Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Gillian Anderson, Lisa McAllister, Miriam Margulies, Charlotte Devaney, Danny Huston, Max Minghella

An ambitious reporter for a small yellow publication hunts for juicy details about the lives of celebrities. For the sake of exposure, Sidney Young sneaks into private parties, and in his articles he mercilessly ridicules rich stars.

Everything changes when the journalist is offered a position in the glossy magazine Glamour, which covers the lives of celebrities only from the positive side. Sydney accepts the generous invitation, but cannot give up his usual methods of work.

The comedy is based on the book by Toby Young, but the author of the work was asked to leave the set at the beginning of work on the project. The British journalist was giving the director unnecessary advice, which irritated the cast.

Grimsby

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Action, thriller, comedy, crime, adventure
Production UK, USA / 2016
Budget: $35,000,000
Worldwide gross: $27,979,040
Directed by Louis Leterrier
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Isla Fisher, Gabourey Sidibe, Annabelle Wallis, Ian McShane, David Harewood, Ricky Tomlinson

Sebastian is considered one of the best special agents, so he is entrusted with an important mission in distant Uganda. The spy has a brother, with whom they parted 30 years ago, having said goodbye on the platform of Grimsby station.

Nobby dreams of meeting Sebastian again – and goes in search of the closest person. The boy has no idea that at this very moment his brother is on a secret mission, and any interference in the operation will have serious consequences.

Work on the project took place in the county of Essex – not a single scene was filmed in Grimsby itself.

Blithe Spirit

Rating IMDB – 5.4
Genre: Comedy, fantasy, melodrama
Production UK, USA, Australia / 2020
Worldwide gross: $964,832
Directed by Edward Hall
Cast: Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Judi Dench, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Michelle Dotrice, Dave Jones, Emilia Fox, Zach Wyatt, Romina Zapata

Writer Charles Condomin has a creative crisis and wants to find inspiration in the netherworld. The author of popular books invites the eccentric Madame Arcati into the house so that the clairvoyant will conduct a seance and the spirits will answer a series of questions.

The guests and Charles himself and his wife are skeptical of the experiment, but they soon become convinced of the diviner’s amazing gift. Madame Arcati accidentally summons the spirit of the master’s late wife, Elvira, who intends to reunite with her beloved husband at any cost.

The film is based on the 1941 play of the same name.

Johnny English Strikes Again

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Action, comedy, adventure
Production UK, France, USA, China / 2018
Budget: $25,000,000
Worldwide gross: $158,970,776
Director David Kerr
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Eldon, Emma Thompson, Adam James, Noah Spiers, Kendra May, Alfie Kennedy, Jasmine Brightmore, George Turner

Before an important meeting of world leaders, Great Britain is subjected to a powerful hacker attack. Government offices and hospitals are paralyzed, traffic is blocked, and the data of employees of the secret organization MI-7 is exposed.

Intelligence executives turn to retired agents for help, including the legendary Johnny English. The spy had long ago changed his dangerous job to that of a school teacher, but is ready to return to the force for the safety of the citizens.

In the film, Rowan Atkinson drives his personal car Aston Martin V8 Vantage, which he bought a few months before filming began.