List of British films of 2011

2011 saw the death of Elizabeth Taylor.

2011 also saw the death of director Ken Russell.

The British film industry produced over four hundred feature films in 2011. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2011.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II , the final instalment in the Harry Potter film franchise.

Major releases

January – March

Opening		Title	Cast and Crew	Details	Genre(s)
J A N U A R Y	14	The Mirror Boy	Director: Obi Emelonye Cast: Genevieve Nnaji, Osita Iheme, Edward Kagutuzi, Fatima Jabbe		Fantasy Drama Adventure
	21	Tyrannosaur	Director: Paddy Considine Cast: Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell, Sally Carman	StudioCanal UK	Drama
		No Strings Attached [1]	Director: Ivan Reitman Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Kevin Kline	Paramount Pictures	Romantic comedy
	23	Gnomeo & Juliet	Director: Kelly Asbury Cast: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Richard Wilson, Julie Walters, Jason Statham, Ashley Jensen, Hulk Hogan	Entertainment One Films Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare	Animation Fantasy Romance Comedy
	24	Perfect Sense	Director: David Mackenzie Cast: Eva Green, Ewan McGregor	Senator Film Verleih	Romance Drama
F E B R U A R Y	8	Late Bloomers	Director: Julie Gavras Cast: William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini	Gaumont Film Company	Drama
	11	The Eagle	Director: Kevin Macdonald Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong	Universal Pictures Based on The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff	Historical Epic Drama
	12	The Flying Machine	Directors: Martin Clapp, Geoff Lindsey, Dorota Kobiela Cast: Heather Graham, Lang Lang		Animation Family
	14	Coriolanus	Director: Ralph Fiennes Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler	The Weinstein Company Based on Coriolanus by William Shakespeare	Drama
		Paul	Director: Greg Mottola Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver	Universal Pictures	Science Fiction comedy
	16	Unknown	Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Frank Langella	Warner Bros. Pictures Based on Out of My Head by Didier Van Cauwelaert	Thriller
	17	Chalet Girl	Director: Phil Traill Cast: Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Ken Duken, Sophia Bush, Bill Bailey, Brooke Shields, Bill Nighy	IFC Films	Romance Comedy
		Lipstikka	Director: Jonathan Sagall Cast: Clara Khoury, Nataly Attiya  [ de ]		Drama
	25	Little Deaths	Directors: Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson, Simon Rumley Cast: Luke de Lacey, Holly Lucas, Siubhan Harrison, James Oliver Wheatley, Marc Bennett	Imagination Worldwide	Horror
M A R C H	4	Ironclad	Director: Jonathan English Cast: Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng	Warner Bros. Based on the Siege of Rochester Castle (1215)	Historical Action Adventure
	9	Jane Eyre	Director: Cary Fukunaga Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins, Simon McBurney, Imogen Poots	Universal Pictures Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë	Romance Drama Historical
	11	Weekend	Director: Andrew Haigh Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New	Peccadillo Pictures	Romance Drama
	12	Attack the Block	Director: Joe Cornish Cast: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Nick Frost, Luke Treadaway	Optimum Releasing	Science Fiction Horror Comedy
		Kill List	Director: Ben Wheatley Cast: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, Emma Fryer	Optimum Releasing	Horror
	18	Anuvahood	Director: Adam Deacon Cast: Paul Kaye, Adam Deacon, Femi Oyeniran, Ollie Barbieri, Ashley Walters	Revolver Entertainment Parody of Kidulthood (2006)	Comedy
	21	Jack Falls	Director: Paul Tanter, Alexander Williams Cast: Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Olivia Hallinan, Dexter Fletcher, Dominic Burns, Doug Bradley, Adam Deacon, Alan Ford, Jason Flemying, Martin Kemp, Neil Maskell, Jing Lusi	Lionsgate	Crime
	25	Wake Wood	Director: David Keating  [ it ] Cast: Timothy Spall, Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Dan Gordon	Hammer Film Productions	Horror
	29	The Resident	Director: Antti Jokinen Cast: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lee Pace, Aunjanue Ellis, Christopher Lee	Paramount Pictures	Thriller

April – June

Opening		Title	Cast and Crew	Details	Genre(s)
A P R I L	1	Blooded	Director: Edward Boase Cast: Nick Ashdon, Oliver Boot, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Tracy Ifeachor, Joseph Kloska, Jay Taylor, Cicely Tennant	Revolver Entertainment	Horror Thriller
		Killing Bono	Director: Nick Hamm Cast: Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan, Martin McCann	Paramount Pictures Based on Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger by Neil McCormick	Comedy
	7	Hanna	Director: Joe Wright Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett	Focus Features	Action Thriller
	10	A Lonely Place to Die	Director: Julian Gilbey Cast: Melissa George, Kate Magowan, Edward Speleers, Karel Roden, Sean Harris, Stephen McCole, Alec Newman, Eamonn Walker	Kaleidoscope Entertainment	Thriller
	15	The Caller	Director: Matthew Parkhill Cast: Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer	Bankside Films	Thriller
	24	United	Director: James Strong Cast: David Tennant, Jack O'Connell, Sam Claflin, Dougray Scott	BBC Two Based on the Munich air disaster (1958)	Drama Sport Historical
	29	The Veteran	Director: Matthew Hope Cast: Toby Kebbell, Brian Cox	DMK Productions	Action Thriller
M A Y	6	Everywhere and Nowhere	Director: Menhaj Huda Cast: James Floyd, Adam Deacon		Drama
	7	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Director: Rob Marshall Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush	Walt Disney Pictures Based on On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers	Fantasy Swashbuckler
	11	Attack of the Herbals	Director: David Keith Cast: Calum Booth, Claire McCulloch, Steve Worsley, Richard Currie, Liam Matheson		Horror Comedy
	12	Bringing Up Bobby	Director: Famke Janssen Cast: Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman, Rory Cochrane, Marcia Cross, Spencer List	Monterey Media	Drama
		We Need to Talk About Kevin	Director: Lynne Ramsay Cast: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller	BBC Films Based on We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver	Drama Thriller
	14	The Decoy Bride	Director: Sheree Folkson Cast: David Tennant, Alice Eve, Kelly Macdonald, Sally Phillips	CinemaNX	Romance Comedy
		The Italian Key	Director: Rosa Karo Cast: Gwendolyn Anslow, Joana Cartocci	Nordisk Film	Comedy Romance Drama
	19	Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai	Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Ichikawa Ebizō XI, Eita, Kōji Yakusho	Shochiku Remake of Harakiri (1962)	Drama
	20	Age of Heroes	Director: Adrian Vitoria Cast: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer	Metrodome Distribution Based on the life of Ian Fleming	War
		Blitz	Director: Elliott Lester Cast: Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen, David Morrissey, Zawe Ashton	Lionsgate UK Based on Blitz by Ken Bruen	Crime Thriller
	22	Beloved	Director: Catherine Deneuve, Miloš Forman, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Chiara Mastroianni, Michel Delpech, Paul Schneider	Le Pacte	Drama Musical Romance
	25	X-Men: First Class	Director: Matthew Vaughn Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Oliver Platt, Jason Flemyng, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi, Kevin Bacon	20th Century Fox Based on X-Men by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee	Superhero Action Science Fiction Historical
J U N E	7	Love's Kitchen	Director: James Hacking Cast: Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Gordon Ramsay	Screen Media Films	Romance Comedy
	17	Swinging with the Finkels	Director: Jonathan Newman Cast: Mandy Moore, Martin Freeman	Moving Pictures Film and Television	Comedy
	20	Grave Tales	Director: Don Fearney Cast: Brian Murphy, Damien Thomas, Edward de Souza, Marysia Kay, Frank Scantori, Mark Sloan, Aubrey Wakeling, Celia Carron, Heather Darcy		Horror
	21	Albatross	Director: Niall MacCormick Cast: Jessica Brown Findlay, Felicity Jones, Julia Ormond	CinemaNX	Drama
	23	Weekender	Director: Karl Golden Cast: Jack O'Connell, Henry Lloyd-Hughes	Momentum Pictures	Historical Drama
	24	World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries	Directors: Michael Bartlett, Kevin Gates Cast: Vicky Araico, Hiram Bleetman, Tobias Bowman	Dimension Films Sequel to The Zombie Diaries (2006)	Horror

July – September

Opening		Title	Cast and Crew	Details	Genre(s)
J U L Y	1	Blackthorn	Director: Mateo Gil Cast: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Magaly Solier	Alta Films Based on the life of Butch Cassidy	Western
	7	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	Director: David Yates Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson	Warner Bros. Pictures Based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling	Fantasy
	19	The Wicker Tree	Director: Robin Hardy Cast: Graham McTavish, Jacqueline Leonard, Henry Garrett, Honeysuckle Weeks, Clive Russell, Christopher Lee, Brittania Nicol	British Lion Films Based on Cowboys for Christ by Robin Hardy	Horror
	28	Foster	Director: Jonathan Newman Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Maurice Cole, Hayley Mills, Richard E. Grant, Anne Reid, Daisy Beaumont	SC Films Remake of Foster (2005)	Comedy Drama
	29	Horrid Henry: The Movie	Director: Nick Moore Cast: Anjelica Huston, Theo Stevenson, Mathew Horne, Richard E. Grant, Noel Fielding, Dick & Dom, Jo Brand, Kimberley Walsh, Parminder Nagra	Vertigo Films Based on Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon	Family Comedy Adventure
	31	Hollow	Director: Michael Axelgaard Cast: Emily Plumtree, Sam Stockman, Matt Stokoe, Jessica Ellerby, Simon Roberts	Metrodome Distribution	Horror
A U G U S T	8	One Day	Director: Lone Scherfig Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Tom Mison, Jodie Whittaker, Rafe Spall, Joséphine de La Baume, Patricia Clarkson	Focus Features Based on One Day by David Nicholls	Romance Drama
	17	The Inbetweeners Movie	Director: Ben Palmer Cast: Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Emily Head, Greg Davies, Anthony Head	Entertainment Film Distributors Based on The Inbetweeners television series.	Comedy
	27	Panic Button	Director: Chris Crow Cast: Scarlett Alice Johnson, Michael Jibson, Jack Gordon, Elen Rhys, Joshua Richards, Millie Midwinter		Horror Thriller
	29	Inbred	Director: Alex Chandon Cast: Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Neil Leiper, Dominic Brunt	New Flesh Films	Horror
S E P T E M B E R	1	The Three Musketeers	Director: Paul W. S. Anderson Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Gabriella Wilde, Luke Evans, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz	Entertainment One Based on The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père	Romance Action Adventure
		W.E.	Director: Madonna Cast: Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac	Optimum Releasing Based on the life of Wallis Simpson	Romance Drama
	2	Albert Nobbs	Director: Rodrigo García Cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson	Entertainment One Based on The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by George Moore	Drama
		A Dangerous Method	Director: David Cronenberg Cast: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel	Sony Pictures Classics Based on A Most Dangerous Method by John Kerr	Historical
	4	Shame	Director: Steve McQueen Cast: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie	Fox Searchlight Pictures	Drama
	5	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Director: Tomas Alfredson Cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Graham	StudioCanal UK Based on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré	Thriller
	6	Wuthering Heights	Director: Andrea Arnold Cast: Kaya Scodelario, James Howson	Artificial Eye Based on Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë	Drama Romance
	7	A Night in the Woods	Director: Richard Parry Cast: Anna Skellern, Scoot McNairy, Andrew Hawley	Momentum Pictures	Horror
	10	Burning Man	Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Cast: Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic		Drama
		Killer Elite	Director: Gary McKendry Cast: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell	Entertainment Film Distributors Based on The Feather Men by Ranulph Fiennes	Action Thriller
		Salmon Fishing in the Yemen	Director: Lasse Hallström Cast: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt	Lionsgate Based on Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday	Drama Romance Drama
		You're Next	Director: Adam Wingard Cast: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A. J. Bowen, Joe Swanberg	Lionsgate	Horror
	11	Anonymous	Director: Roland Emmerich Cast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave	Anonymous Pictures Based on the life of Edward de Vere	Historical Drama Thriller
		The Deep Blue Sea	Director: Terence Davies Cast: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston	Music Box Films Based on The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan	Drama
		The Woman in the Fifth	Director: Paweł Pawlikowski Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas	Memento Films Based on The Woman in the Fifth by Douglas Kennedy	Drama
	12	360	Director: Fernando Meirelles Cast: Lucia Siposova, Gabriela Marcinková, Johannes Krisch, Jude Law, Moritz Bleibtreu, Jamel Debbouze, Dinara Drukarova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Rachel Weisz, Julianno Cazarre, Maria Flor, Ben Foster, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Ivanir	Artificial Eye	Drama
		The Lady	Director: Luc Besson Cast: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis	Entertainment Film Distributors Based on the life of Aung San Suu Kyi	Biography
	14	Big Fat Gypsy Gangster	Director: Ricky Grover Ricky Grover, Steven Berkoff, Peter Capaldi, Omid Djalili, Rochelle Wiseman, Tulisa Contostavlos, Rufus Hound	4Digital Media Based on The 11 O'Clock Show television series.	Comedy
	15	Hysteria	Director: Tanya Wexler Cast: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rupert Everett, Felicity Jones	BIM Distribuzione	Comedy Romance Historical
		Johnny English Reborn	Director: Oliver Parker Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Dominic West, Gillian Anderson, Rosamund Pike	Universal Pictures Sequel to Johnny English (2003)	Action Comedy
	16	Resistance	Director: Amit Gupta Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha, Michael Sheen	Metrodome Distribution Based on Resistance by Owen Sheers	Drama Thriller War
		Turnout	Director: Lee Sales Cast: George Russo, Ophelia Lovibond, Francis Pope, Neil Maskell, Zara Dawson, Sonny Muslim, Ricci Harnett, Tony Denham, Ben Drew, Peter Ferdinando, Lee Wallace	Revolver Entertainment	Crime Drama
		You Instead	Director: David Mackenzie Cast: Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Sophie Wu, Mathew Baynton, Gavin Mitchell, Alastair Mackenzie, Ruta Gedmintas, Kari Corbett	Sigma Films	Musical Romance Comedy
	21	Dimensions	Director: Sloane U’Ren Cast: Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Camilla Rutherford, Patrick Godfrey, Olivia Llewellyn, Sean Heart	Sculptures of Dazzling Complexity Ltd	Science Fiction Romance
	23	Mausam	Director: Pankaj Kapoor Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Shayan Munshi	Eros International Media Ltd.	Romance Drama
		The Tapes	Directors: Lee Alliston, Scott Bates Jason Maza, Mark Dusty Miller, Lee Alliston	Exile Media Group	Horror
	26	Day of the Diesels	Director: Greg Tiernan Cast: Keith Wickham, Teresa Gallagher, Ben Small, Kerry Shale, Matt Wilkinson, Rupert Degas	Nitrogen Studios	Thomas and Friends
29	A Thousand Kisses Deep	Director: Dana Lustig Cast: Dougray Scott, Jodie Whittaker, Emilia Fox, David Warner, Allan Corduner	Osiris Entertainment	Science Fiction Romance Thriller

October – December

Opening		Title	Cast and Crew	Details	Genre(s)
O C T O B E R	1	A Landscape of Lies	Director: Paul Knight Cast: Andrea McLean, Danny Midwinter, Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty, Andre Samson, Daniel Peacock, Marc Bannerman, Christina Baily		Drama
	2	The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall	Directors: Nick Morris, Laurence Connor Cast: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Hadley Fraser	Universal Pictures Based on The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber	Musical Romance Thriller
		Victim	Director: Alex Pillai Cast: Ashley Chin, Ashley Madekwe, Jason Maza	Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment	Action Drama
	4	A Few Best Men	Director: Stephan Elliott Cast: Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop, Rebel Wilson, Olivia Newton-John	Icon Film Distribution	Comedy
	5	Flutter	Director: Giles Borg Cast: Joe Anderson, Laura Fraser, Luke Evans, Max Brown, Anton Lesser	Flutter	Comedy
	7	7 Lives	Director: Paul Wilkins Cast: Danny Dyer, Kate Ashfield, Martin Compston	Revolver	Fantasy Thriller
		Intruders	Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Cast: Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl, Pilar López de Ayala, Ella Purnell	Universal Pictures	Fantasy Horror Thriller
		The Reverend	Director: Neil Jones Cast: Stuart Brennan, Tamer Hassan, Rutger Hauer	Burn Hand Film Productions Based on the biblical Book of Job	Horror
	8	Demons Never Die	Director: Arjun Rose Cast: Robert Sheehan, Ashley Walters, Tulisa Contostavlos, Jason Maza, Reggie Yates	Exile Media Group	Horror
	9	My Week with Marilyn	Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper, Dougray Scott, Judi Dench, Emma Watson	Entertainment Film Distributors Based on My Week with Marilyn by Colin Clark	Drama
	11	Closure of Catharsis	Director: Rouzbeh Rashidi Cast: James Devereux		Experimental
		In Love with Alma Cogan	Director: Tony Britten Cast: Roger Lloyd-Pack, Niamh Cusack, Gwyneth Strong	Capriol Films	Romance Comedy
	14	Retreat	Director: Carl Tibbetts Cast: Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton, Jamie Bell, Jimmy Yuill	Sony Pictures Entertainment	Thriller Horror
	21	Four	Director: John Langridge Cast: Martin Compston, Craig Conway, Kierston Wareing, Sean Pertwee	Oh My! Productions Ltd	Thriller
		Wild Bill	Director: Dexter Fletcher Cast: Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Liz White, Sammy Williams, Charlotte Spencer, Leo Gregory, Neil Maskell, Iwan Rheon, Jason Flemyng, Jaime Winstone, Olivia Williams, Andy Serkis	Universal indiVISION	Drama
	22	Sket	Director: Nirpal Bhogal Cast: Ashley Walters, Lily Loveless, Riann Steele, Aimee Kelly, Emma Hartley-Miller, Adelayo Adedayo	Revolver Entertainment	Thriller
	25	Fit-Boy	Director: Glen Pearson Cast: William Robert Pearson, Nathan Watkis, Tom Soane, Owen Llewelyn	Somerstown Film	No-budget feature
		Hunky Dory	Director: Marc Evans Cast: Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Kimberley Nixon, Robert Pugh, Steve Speirs	Entertainment One	Musical
		Third Contact	Director: Simon Horrocks		Thriller
	31	The Parade	Director: Srđan Dragojević Cast: Nikola Kojo, Miloš Samolov, Hristina Popović, Goran Jevtić, Goran Navojec, Dejan Aćimović, Toni Mihajlovski	Filmstar	Comedy Drama
N O V E M B E R	4	Faces in the Crowd	Director:Julien Magnat Cast: Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Sarah Wayne Callies, Sandrine Holt	Millennium Entertainment	Crime Drama Horror Thriller
		Junkhearts	Director: Tinge Krishnan Cast: Eddie Marsan		Drama
		Will	Director: Ellen Perry Cast: Damian Lewis, Bob Hoskins	Based on the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final	Sport Drama
	9	In Search of La Che	Director: Mark D. Ferguson Cast: Duncan Airlie James, Paul Massie, Craig Walker	Quick Off The Mark Productions	Comedy Musical
	11	Arthur Christmas	Director: Sarah Smith Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen	Columbia Pictures	Comedy
		Black Pond	Director: Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe Cast: Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue, Colin Hurley		Comedy Drama Thriller
		Kill Keith	Director: Andy Thompson Cast: Susannah Fielding, Simon Phillips, Keith Chegwin, Joe Tracini	Dead on Arrival Digital Parody of Kill Bill (2003)	Comedy Horror
		The Awakening	Director: Nick Murphy Cast: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West	StudioCanal UK	Horror
	18	How to Stop Being a Loser	Director: Dominic Burns Cast: Simon Phillips, Gemma Atkinson, Billy Murray, Richard E. Grant, Colin Salmon, Martin Kemp, Craig Conway, Stephanie Leonidas, Adele Silva		Comedy
	30	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Director: John Madden Cast: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith	Fox Searchlight Pictures Based on These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach	Comedy Drama
D E C E M B E R	2	Land Gold Women	Director: Avantika Hari Cast: Narinder Samra, Neelam Parmar, Chris Villiers, Hassani Shapi, Aaron Virdee, Laurence Saunders	A Richer Lens Production	Drama
	6	On the Ropes	Directors: Mark Noyce, Hamdy Taha Cast: Joe Egan, Mark Noyce, Ben Shockley	Cornerstone media international	Comedy
	9	My Angel	Director: Stephen Cookson Cast: Joseph Phillips, Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Celia Imrie, Mel Smith	New Horizon Films & BBC Home Entertainment	Christmas
	16	Wreckers	Director: D. R. Hood Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Shaun Evans		Drama
	17	Patient 17	Director: Tuyet Le Cast: Hannah Waterman, Cornelius Macarthy, Jonathan Linsley, Saul Reichlin, Christopher Dunne, Matthew Chambers, David Andrews, Tuyet Le		Thriller
	18	Lost Christmas	Director: John Hay Cast: Eddie Izzard, Jason Flemyng, Brett Fancy	BBC	Drama
	25	War Horse	Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Jeremy Irvine	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Based on War Horse by Michael Morpurgo	War Drama
	26	The Iron Lady	Director: Phyllida Lloyd Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen, Olivia Colman, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant	20th Century Fox Based on the life of Margaret Thatcher	Biography
	30	Abandoned	Director: Gaby Dellal Cast: Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Elizabeth McGovern, Joseph Morgan, Jeremy Piven, Mira Sorvino, Kate Walsh	Entertainment One Based on Angels Crest by Leslie Schwartz	Drama

Co-productions

Of the 128 major British releases of 2011, 58 were co-productions with at least one other country. As with other years, the largest number of co-productions were made with the United States, with 30 films. They are listed in full below.

Rank	Country	Number	Films
1	United States (including   Puerto Rico)	30	A Thousand Kisses Deep , Albert Nobbs , Anonymous , Arthur Christmas , Blitz , Bringing Up Bobby , Faces in the Crowd , Gnomeo & Juliet , Hanna , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II , Intruders , Ironclad , Jane Eyre , Johnny English Reborn , My Week with Marilyn , One Day , Paul , Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , Swinging with the Finkels , The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , The Caller , The Deep Blue Sea , The Eagle , The Italian Key , The Resident , Unknown , War Horse , We Need to Talk About Kevin , X-Men: First Class , You're Next
2	France	18	360 , Albert Nobbs , Attack the Block , Blackthorn , Blitz , Faces in the Crowd , Hysteria , Johnny English Reborn , Late Bloomers , Beloved , The Iron Lady , The Lady , The Parade , The Prodigies , The Three Musketeers , The Woman in the Fifth , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Unknown
3	Germany	11	A Dangerous Method , Anonymous , Chalet Girl , Hanna , Hysteria , Inbred , Ironclad , Resistance , The Three Musketeers , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Unknown
4	Ireland	5	Albert Nobbs , Closure of Catharsis , Killing Bono , Perfect Sense , Wake Wood
5=	Australia	3	A Few Best Men , Burning Man , Killer Elite
5=	Canada	3	A Dangerous Method , Abandoned , Faces in the Crowd
5=	Switzerland	3	A Dangerous Method , Hysteria , Ironclad
8=	Austria	2	360 , Chalet Girl
8=	India	2	Mausam , The Flying Machine
8=	Poland	2	The Flying Machine , The Woman in the Fifth
8=	Spain	2	Blackthorn , Intruders
12=	Belgium	1	Late Bloomers
12=	Bolivia	1	Blackthorn
12=	Brazil	1	360
12=	China	1	The Flying Machine
12=	Croatia	1	The Parade
12=	Czech Republic	1	Beloved
12=	Denmark	1	Perfect Sense
12=	Finland	1	The Italian Key
12=	Hungary	1	The Eagle
12=	Israel	1	Lipstikka
12=	Italy	1	The Italian Key
12=	Japan	1	Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
12=	Luxembourg	1	Hysteria
12=	Macedonia	1	The Parade
12=	Netherlands	1	Bringing Up Bobby
12=	Norway	1	The Flying Machine
12=	Serbia	1	The Parade
12=	Slovenia	1	The Parade
12=	Sweden	1	Perfect Sense
12=	United Arab Emirates	1	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Critical reception

Listed here are the top ten best and worst British films of those released in 2011, and listed above as major releases, as per the review aggregator websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Both the critical scores for Rotten Tomatoes are out of a maximum score of 100, as is the critical score for Metacritic. Films not listed on a particular website, or that do not yet have a certain score, do not appear in the corresponding list.

Rotten Tomatoes

Top 10 best reviewed films

Rank	Film	Rating	No. of reviews
1	Wild Bill	100%	24
2	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	96%	306
3	Weekend	95%	78
4	Coriolanus	93%	135
5	Arthur Christmas	92%	157
6	Wreckers	91%	11
7	Attack the Block	90%	157
8	X-Men: First Class	87%	269
9	Jane Eyre	84%	148
10	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	83%	207

Top 10 worst reviewed films

Rank	Film	Rating	No. of reviews
1	Swinging with the Finkels	0%	19
2=	How to Stop Being a Loser	0%	7
2=	World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries	0%	7
4	Will	0%	5
5=	A Thousand Kisses Deep	8%	12
5=	Everywhere and Nowhere	8%	12
7	Weekender	9%	11
8	Horrid Henry: The Movie	10%	21
9	W.E.	13%	105
10=	Demons Never Die	13%	8
10=	Inbred	13%	8

Metacritic

Top 10 best reviewed films

Rank	Film	Rating	No. of reviews
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	87	41
2	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	85	42
3	The Deep Blue Sea	82	30
4	Weekend	81	18
5	Coriolanus	79	32
6	A Dangerous Method	76	41
7	Jane Eyre	76	35
8	Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai	76	19
9	Attack the Block	75	27
10	Shame	72	41

Top 10 worst reviewed films

Rank	Film	Rating	No. of reviews
1	Bringing Up Bobby	34	8
2	The Three Musketeers	35	15
3	Weekender	35	5
4	W.E.	37	32
5	Abandoned	38	11
6	You Instead	41	15
7	Ironclad	42	14
8	Albatross	42	10
9	The Decoy Bride	42	7
10	Chalet Girl	42	5

British award winners

Colin Firth received the best leading actor award at all five major awards ceremonies for his portrayal of George VI in The King's Speech .

Christian Bale won multiple awards for his portrayal of Dicky Eklund in The Fighter .

Tom Hooper

Helena Bonham Carter

Christopher Nolan

Roger Deakins

Danny Boyle

Mike Leigh

Sir Christopher Lee

Anthony Dod Mantle

Julianne Moore

Andrew Garfield

Lesley Manville

Miranda Richardson

Tom Hardy

Academy Awards

The 83rd Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2010 were held on 27 February 2011.

British winners:

• Inception (Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects)
• The King's Speech (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay)
• Andrew Lockley (Best Visual Effects) – Inception
• Chris Corbould (Best Visual Effects) – Inception
• Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor) – The Fighter
• Colin Firth (Best Actor) – The King's Speech
• Dave Elsey (Best Makeup) – The Wolfman
• David Seidler (Best Original Screenplay) – The King's Speech
• Gareth Unwin (Best Picture) – The King's Speech
• Kevin Brownlow (Academy Honorary Award)
• Paul Franklin (Best Visual Effects) – Inception
• Tom Hooper (Best Director) – The King's Speech

British nominations:

• 127 Hours (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Film Editing)
• Another Year (Best Original Screenplay)
• Exit Through the Gift Shop (Best Documentary Feature)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects)
• Inception (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction)
• The Confession (Best Live Action Short Film)
• The Gruffalo (Best Animated Short Film)
• The King's Speech (Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing)
• The Illusionist (Best Animated Feature)
• Waste Land (Best Documentary Feature)
• Wish 143 (Best Live Action Short Film)
• Banksy (Best Documentary Feature) – Exit Through the Gift Shop
• Christian Colson (Best Picture) – 127 Hours
• Christopher Nolan (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay) – Inception
• Danny Boyle (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay) – 127 Hours
• Danny Cohen (Best Cinematography) – The King's Speech
• Dido Armstrong (Best Original Song) – 127 Hours
• Emma Thomas (Best Picture) – Inception
• Eve Stewart (Best Art Direction) – The King's Speech
• Guy Hendrix Dyas (Best Art Direction) – Inception
• Helena Bonham Carter (Best Supporting Actress) – The King's Speech
• Jenny Beavan (Best Costume Design) – The King's Speech
• John Midgley (Best Sound Mixing) – The King's Speech
• John Powell (Best Original Score) – How to Train Your Dragon
• John Richardson (Best Visual Effects) – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Jon Harris (Best Film Editing) – 127 Hours
• Judy Farr (Best Art Direction) – The King's Speech
• Lucy Walker (Best Documentary Feature) – Wish 143
• Mike Leigh (Best Original Screenplay) – Another Year
• Paul Hamblin (Best Sound Mixing) – The King's Speech
• Rollo Armstrong (Best Original Song) – 127 Hours
• Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography) – True Grit
• Sandy Powell (Best Costume Design) – The Tempest
• Simon Beaufoy (Best Adapted Screenplay) – 127 Hours
• Stephenie McMillan (Best Art Direction) – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Stuart Craig (Best Art Direction) – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Tim Hetherington (Best Documentary Feature) – Restrepo

British Academy Film Awards

The 64th British Academy Film Awards were held on 13 February 2011.

British winners:

• Four Lions (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
• Inception (Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Special Visual Effects)
• The Eagleman Stag (Best Short Animation)
• The King's Speech (Best Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film, Best Original Music)
• Andrew Lockley (Best Special Visual Effects) – Inception
• Chris Corbould (Best Special Visual Effects) – Inception
• Chris Morris (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – Four Lions
• Christopher Lee (Academy Fellowship)
• Colin Firth (Best Actor in a Leading Role) – The King's Speech
• David Seidler (Best Original Screenplay) – The King's Speech
• Guy Hendrix Dyas (Best Production Design) – Inception
• Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress in a Supporting Role) – The King's Speech
• Michael Please (Best Short Animation) – The Eagleman Stag
• Paul Franklin (Best Special Visual Effects) – Inception
• Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography) – True Grit
• Tom Hardy (Orange Rising Star Award)
• Harry Potter film series (Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema)

British nominations:

• 127 Hours (Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Outstanding British Film, Best Original Music, Best Sound, Best Editing)
• Another Year (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Outstanding British Film)
• Exit Through the Gift Shop (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
• Four Lions (Outstanding British Film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Best Special Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Hair)
• Inception (Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Editing)
• Made in Dagenham (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Outstanding British Film, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hair)
• Monsters (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
• Skeletons (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
• The Arbor (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
• The King's Speech (Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Editing)
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Orange Rising Star Award)
• Andrew Garfield (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Orange Rising Star Award) – The Social Network
• Anthony Dod Mantle (Best Cinematography) – 127 Hours
• Banksy (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – Exit Through the Gift Shop
• Christian Bale (Best Actor in a Supporting Role) – The Fighter
• Christopher Nolan (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay) – Inception
• Clio Barnard (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – The Arbor
• Danny Boyle (Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay) – 127 Hours
• Danny Cohen (Best Cinematography) – The King's Speech
• Eve Stewart (Best Production Design) – The King's Speech
• Gareth Edwards (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – Monsters
• Gemma Arterton (Orange Rising Star Award)
• Glenn Freemantle (Best Sound) – 127 Hours
• Ian Tapp (Best Sound) – 127 Hours
• Jaimie D'Cruz (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – Exit Through the Gift Shop
• Jenny Beavan (Best Costume Design) – The King's Speech
• John Midgley (Best Sound) – The King's Speech
• John Powell (Best Original Score) – How to Train Your Dragon
• Julianne Moore (Best Actress in a Leading Role) – The Kids Are All Right
• Lesley Manville (Best Actress in a Supporting Role) – Another Year
• Miranda Richardson (Best Actress in a Supporting Role) – Made in Dagenham
• Nick Whitfield (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – Skeletons
• Paul Hamblin (Best Sound) – The King's Speech
• Pete Postlethwaite (Best Actor in a Supporting Role) – The Town
• Richard Pryke (Best Sound) – 127 Hours
• Samuel Abrahams (Best Short Film) – Connect
• Simon Beaufoy (Best Adapted Screenplay) – 127 Hours
• Tom Hooper (Best Director) – The King's Speech

Critics' Choice Awards

The 16th Critics' Choice Awards were held on 14 January 2011.

British winners:

• 127 Hours (Best Song)
• Inception (Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Action Movie)
• The King's Speech (Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay)
• Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor) – The Fighter
• Colin Firth (Best Actor) – The King's Speech
• David Seidler (Best Original Screenplay) – The King's Speech
• Dido Armstrong (Best Song) – 127 Hours
• Guy Hendrix Dyas (Best Art Direction) – Inception
• Rollo Armstrong (Best Song) – 127 Hours

British nominations:

• 127 Hours (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound)
• Another Year (Best Original Screenplay)
• Exit Through the Gift Shop (Best Documentary Feature)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Best Makeup, Best Visual Effects)
• Inception (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Score)
• Kick-Ass (Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Action Movie)
• Let Me In (Best Young Actor/Actress)
• Somewhere (Best Young Actor/Actress)
• The Illusionist (Best Animated Feature)
• The King's Speech (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Score)
• Andrew Garfield (Best Supporting Actor) – The Social Network
• Anthony Dod Mantle (Best Cinematography) – 127 Hours
• Christopher Nolan (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay) – Inception
• Clint Mansell (Best Score) – Black Swan
• Danny Boyle (Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay) – 127 Hours
• Danny Cohen (Best Cinematography) – The King's Speech
• Helena Bonham Carter (Best Supporting Actress) – The King's Speech
• Jenny Beavan (Best Costume Design) – The King's Speech
• Jon Harris (Best Editing) – 127 Hours
• Mike Leigh (Best Original Screenplay) – Another Year
• Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography) – True Grit
• Tom Hooper (Best Director) – The King's Speech

Golden Globe Awards

The 68th Golden Globe Awards were held on 16 January 2011.

British winners:

• Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor) – The Fighter
• Colin Firth (Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama) – The King's Speech

British nominations:

• 127 Hours (Best Screenplay)
• Inception (Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Best Original Song)
• The Illusionist (Best Animated Feature)
• The King's Speech (Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress)
• Andrew Garfield (Best Supporting Actor) – The Social Network
• Christopher Nolan (Best Director, Best Screenplay) – Inception
• Danny Boyle (Best Screenplay) – 127 Hours
• David Seidler (Best Screenplay) – The King's Speech
• Helena Bonham Carter (Best Supporting Actress) – The King's Speech
• Julianne Moore (Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy) – The Kids Are All Right
• Simon Beaufoy (Best Screenplay) – 127 Hours
• Tom Hooper (Best Director) – The King's Speech

Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on 30 January 2011.

British winners:

• Inception (Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture)
• The King's Speech (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)
• Anthony Andrews (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Christian Bale (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) – The Fighter
• Claire Bloom (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Colin Firth (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Derek Jacobi (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Guy Pearce (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Helena Bonham Carter (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Jennifer Ehle (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Michael Gambon (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech
• Timothy Spall (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The King's Speech

British nominations:

• 127 Hours (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role)
• Green Zone (Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture)
• Robin Hood (Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture)
• The King's Speech (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role)
• Andrew Garfield (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The Social Network
• Christian Bale (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The Fighter
• Helena Bonham Carter (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role) – The King's Speech
• Julianne Moore (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The Kids Are All Right
• Max Minghella (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – The Social Network

See also

• 2011 in film
• 2011 in British music
• 2011 in British radio
• 2011 in British television
• 2011 in the United Kingdom
• List of 2011 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 2010
• List of British films of 2012

References

1. Kaufmann, A. (16 January 2011). "2011 MOVIE PREVIEW; JANUARY; 12 months, 12 films; Showcasing a dozen titles for the year ahead as well as a few highlights along the way.; Kutcher has serious side, dude, really". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 25 February 2024– via ProQuest.

External links

• British films of 2011 at IMDb