Movies Set in United Kingdom

Kinora's catalogue lists 72 films set in United Kingdom, spanning 1940–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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2002
28 Days Later
London · Manchester — 2000s
Urban · Ruraldir. Danny Boyle
2007
28 Weeks Later
London — 2000s
Urbandir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
1971
A Clockwork Orange
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
1986
A Room with a View
Florence · Surrey — 1900s
Urban · Ruraldir. James Ivory
2013
About Time
London · Cornwall — 2010s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Richard Curtis
1981
An American Werewolf in London
London · Yorkshire — 1980s
Urban · Rural · Wildernessdir. John Landis
1992
Army of Darkness
England — Medieval · 1990s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Sam Raimi
1969
Army of Shadows
Paris · Marseille · London — 1940s
Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville
2007
Atonement
London — 1930s · 1940s
Rural · Urban · Coastal Seadir. Joe Wright
2011
Attack the Block
London — 2010s
Urbandir. Joe Cornish
2000
Billy Elliot
London — 1980s
Urbandir. Stephen Daldry
2018
Black Panther
Oakland · London · Busan — 1990s · 2010s
Urbandir. Ryan Coogler
1966
Blow-Up
London — 1960s
Urbandir. Michelangelo Antonioni
2021
Boiling Point
London — 2020s
Urbandir. Philip Barantini
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Transylvania · London — Medieval · 1800s
Urban · Ruraldir. Francis Ford Coppola
1995
Braveheart
Scotland · England — Medieval
Ruraldir. Mel Gibson
1996
Breaking the Waves
Scotland — 1970s
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Lars von Trier
1945
Brief Encounter
England — 1940s
Suburbandir. David Lean
1981
Chariots of Fire
England · Scotland · Paris — 1920s · 1910s · 1970s
Urbandir. Hugh Hudson
2000
Chicken Run
Yorkshire
Ruraldir. Peter Lord
2006
Children of Men
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Alfonso Cuarón
2012
Cloud Atlas
San Francisco · London · Hawaii · Chatham Islands — 1800s · 1930s · 1970s · 2010s · Far Future
Urban · Island · Coastal Sea · Off Worlddir. Lilly Wachowski
2007
Control
Macclesfield · Manchester — 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Anton Corbijn
2015
Crimson Peak
Buffalo · Cumberland — 1800s · 1900s
Rural · Urbandir. Guillermo del Toro
1995
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
London · Punjab — 1990s
Urban · Ruraldir. Aditya Chopra
2014
Edge of Tomorrow
London · Paris — 2020s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Doug Liman
1998
Elizabeth
England — Early Modern
Urbandir. Shekhar Kapur
1981
Excalibur
England — Medieval
Rural · Wildernessdir. John Boorman
2007
Hot Fuzz
Gloucestershire — 2000s
Ruraldir. Edgar Wright
2016
I, Daniel Blake
Newcastle — 2010s
Urbandir. Ken Loach
1983
Local Hero
Scotland · Houston — 1980s
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Bill Forsyth
1998
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
London — 1990s
Urbandir. Guy Ritchie
1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
England — Medieval · 1970s
Ruraldir. Terry Gilliam
2014
Paddington
London — 2010s
Urbandir. Paul King
2017
Paddington 2
London — 2010s
Urbandir. Paul King
2017
Phantom Thread
London — 1950s
Urbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1959
Pickpocket
Paris · London — 1950s
Urbandir. Robert Bresson
1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall
London — 1940s · 1980s
Urbandir. Alan Parker
2023
Poor Things
London · Lisbon · Alexandria · Paris — 1800s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Yorgos Lanthimos
2014
Pride
Wales · London — 1980s
Rural · Urbandir. Matthew Warchus
2005
Pride & Prejudice
England — 1700s
Ruraldir. Joe Wright
1999
Ratcatcher
Glasgow — 1970s
Urbandir. Lynne Ramsay
1940
Rebecca
Monte Carlo · Cornwall — 1930s
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Alfred Hitchcock
1995
Rob Roy
Scotland — 1700s
Rural · Mountaindir. Michael Caton-Jones
2008
RocknRolla
London — 2000s
Urbandir. Guy Ritchie
1996
Secrets & Lies
London — 1990s
Urbandir. Mike Leigh
1998
Shakespeare in Love
London — Early Modern
Urbandir. John Madden
2004
Shaun of the Dead
London — 2000s
Urbandir. Edgar Wright
1996
Shine
Adelaide · London — 1950s · 1960s
Suburban · Urbandir. Scott Hicks
2000
Snatch
London · Antwerp — 2000s
Urbandir. Guy Ritchie
2021
Spencer
Norfolk — 1990s
Ruraldir. Pablo Larraín
2005
The Constant Gardener
Kenya · London — 2000s
Urban · Wildernessdir. Fernando Meirelles
1980
The Elephant Man
London — 1800s
Urbandir. David Lynch
2020
The Father
London — 2010s
Urbandir. Florian Zeller
2018
The Favourite
London — Early Modern
Urbandir. Yorgos Lanthimos
2010
The Fighter
Lowell · Atlantic City · London — 2000s
Urbandir. David O. Russell
1997
The Full Monty
Sheffield — 1990s
Urbandir. Peter Cattaneo
1983
The Hunger
New York City · London — 1980s
Urbandir. Tony Scott
1961
The Innocents
Essex — 1800s
Ruraldir. Jack Clayton
2010
The King's Speech
London — 1920s · 1930s
Urbandir. Tom Hooper
1980
The Long Good Friday
London — 1970s
Urbandir. John Mackenzie
2005
The New World
Virginia · London — Early Modern
Wildernessdir. Terrence Malick
2006
The Prestige
London — 1900s
Urbandir. Christopher Nolan
1993
The Secret Garden
Yorkshire — 1900s
Ruraldir. Agnieszka Holland
1973
The Wicker Man
Scotland — 1970s
Island · Ruraldir. Robin Hardy
2007
This Is England
England — 1980s
Suburban · Coastal Seadir. Shane Meadows
2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
London · Budapest · Istanbul — 1970s
Urbandir. Tomas Alfredson
1996
Trainspotting
Edinburgh · London — 1990s
Urbandir. Danny Boyle
2014
Under the Skin
Glasgow — 2010s
Urban · Wilderness · Mountaindir. Jonathan Glazer
2011
War Horse
England · France — 1910s
Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg
1978
Watership Down
England — Timeless
Rural · Wilderness · Undergrounddir. Martin Rosen
2013
World War Z
Philadelphia · South Korea · Jerusalem · Cardiff — 2010s
Urbandir. Marc Forster

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in United Kingdom?

Kinora's catalogue lists 72 films set in United Kingdom, spanning 1940–2023.

What are some movies set in United Kingdom?

Films set in United Kingdom in our catalogue include 28 Days Later (2002), 28 Weeks Later (2007), A Clockwork Orange (1971), A Room with a View (1986), and About Time (2013).

What is the oldest movie set in United Kingdom?

Rebecca (1940) is the earliest film set in United Kingdom in our catalogue; the most recent is Poor Things (2023).