List of British films of 2025

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This article lists British feature-length films and full-length documentaries that have their premiere in 2025 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 film festivals in previous years that have theatrical premieres in 2025.

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Film premieres

January–March

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13 Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare Director: Scott Chambers
Cast: Martin Portlock, Megan Placito, Kit Green, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Charity Kase, Teresa Banham
Altitude Film Distribution
Based on Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
24 Brides Director: Nadia Fall
Cast: Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar, Yusra Warsama  [ de; sv ], Cemre Ebuzziya, Aziz Capkurt
Bankside Films
Rabbit Trap Director: Bryn Chainey
Cast: Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen, Jade Croot
25 The Ballad of Wallis Island Director: James Griffiths
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, Tim Key
Universal Pictures International
The Thing with Feathers Director: Dylan Southern
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Boxall, Henry Boxall, Eric Lampaert
Based on Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
26 Cactus Pears Director: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Cast: Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman
27 Khartoum Director: Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Philip Cox
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7 Becoming Led Zeppelin Director: Bernard MacMahon
Cast: Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Robert Plant
Sony Pictures Classics
About the early years of Led Zeppelin
13 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Director: Michael Morris
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Emma Thompson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth
Universal Pictures
Sequel to Bridget Jones’s Baby
My Fault: London Director: Dani Girdwood, Charlotte Fassler
Cast: Asha Banks, Matthew Broome, Eve Macklin, Ray Fearon, Sam Buchanan
Amazon MGM Studios
Based on Culpa mía by Mercedes Ron
14 Hot Milk Director: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Cast: Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez, Patsy Ferran
Mubi
Based on Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
21 Cleaner Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Taz Skylar, Clive Owen
Quiver Distribution
26 Tornado Director: John Maclean
Cast: Kōki, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira, Tim Roth
Lionsgate UK
28 Fight or Flight Director: James Madigan
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Julian Kostov, Katee Sackhoff, Marko Zaror
Sky Cinema
Last Breath Director: Alex Parkinson
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole, Djimon Hounsou
Entertainment Film Distributors
Based on Last Breath by Alex Parkinson and Richard da Costa
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6 Picture This Director: Prarthana Mohan
Cast: Simone Ashley, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Luke Fetherston, Sindhu Vee
Prime Video
Based on Five Blind Dates by Shawn Seet
7 Hallow Road Director: Babak Anvari
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys, Paul Tylak
XYZ Films
10 The Rivals of Amziah King Director: Andrew Patterson
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kurt Russell, Cole Sprouse, Owen Teague, Scott Shepherd, Rob Morgan, Tony Revolori
Black Bear Pictures

April–June

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4 Mr Burton Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Harry Lawtey, Toby Jones, Lesley Manville, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Aneurin Barnard
Based on the early life of Richard Burton
25 Havoc Director: Gareth Evans
Cast: Tom Hardy, Forest Whitaker, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Cornwell, Luis Guzmán
Netflix [1]
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2 Words of War Director: James Strong
Cast: Maxine Peake, Jason Isaacs, Ciarán Hinds, Ellie Bamber, Harry Lawtey, Naomi Battrick
Signature Entertainment
Based on the life of Anna Politkovskaya
15 Left-Handed Girl Director: Shih-Ching Tsou
Cast: Janel Tsai, Shih-Yuan Ma, Nina Ye, Brando Huang, Akio Chen
Netflix
16 The Chronology of Water Director: Kristen Stewart
Cast: Imogen Poots, Thora Birch, Earl Cave, Kim Gordon, Jim Belushi
Based on The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch
17 Urchin Director: Harris Dickinson
Cast: Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Amr Waked
18 My Father's Shadow Director: Akinola Davies Jr.
Cast: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Godwin Chiemerie Egbo, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo
Mubi
Pillion Director: Harry Lighton
Cast: Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård
Picturehouse Entertainment
Based on Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones
20 The Disappearance of Josef Mengele Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Cast: August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, David Ruland, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaussner
Based on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele by Olivier Guez
21 The History of Sound Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor
Universal Pictures
Based on The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
A Pale View of Hills Director: Kei Ishikawa
Cast: Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido, Yō Yoshida, Camilla Aiko
Based on A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
Sentimental Value Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Cory Michael Smith
Mubi
23 The Mastermind Director: Kelly Reichardt
Cast: Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim
Mubi
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17 Chicken Town Director: Richard Bracewell

Cast: Laurence Rickard, Graham Fellows, Alistair Green

20 28 Years Later Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Edvin Ryding, Chi Lewis-Parry, Jack O'Connell
Sony Pictures Releasing
Sequel to 28 Weeks Later

July–September

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24 Grand Prix of Europe Director: Waldemar Fast
Cast: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Gemma Arterton, Hayley Atwell, Lenny Henry
Warner Bros. Pictures
25 Bambi: The Reckoning Director: Dan Allen
Cast: Roxanne McKee, Tom Mulheron, Nicola Wright, Samira Mighty
ITN Studio
Based on Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten
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28 Orphan Director: László Nemes
Cast: Bojtorján Barabas, Grégory Gadebois, Andrea Waskovics
Mubi
The Thursday Murder Club Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Richard E. Grant
Netflix
Based on The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
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29 The Roses Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg
Searchlight Pictures
Inspired by The War of the Roses by Warren Adler
30 Rose of Nevada Director: Mark Jenkin
Cast: George MacKay, Callum Turner
31 The Wizard of the Kremlin Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Jeffrey Wright
Based on The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli
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1 The Testament of Ann Lee Director: Mona Fastvold
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Beard
5 The Choral Director: Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent, Simon Russell Beale
Sony Pictures Classics
Fuze Director: David Mackenzie
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Sky Cinema
Good Boy Director: Jan Komasa
Cast: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon
Hamlet Director: Aneil Karia
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn
Focus Features
Based on Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Palestine 36 Director: Annemarie Jacir
Cast: Hiam Abbass, Kamel El Basha, Yasmine Al Massri, Jalal Altawil, Robert Aramayo, Saleh Bakri
Curzon Film
6 Sacrifice Director: Romain Gavras
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, John Malkovich, Charli XCX
Winter of the Crow Director: Kasia Adamik
Cast: Lesley Manville, Tom Burke, Zofia Wichłacz
Based on Professor Andrews Goes to Warsaw by Olga Tokarczuk
7 & Sons Director: Pablo Trapero
Cast: Bill Nighy, George MacKay, Noah Jupe, Imelda Staunton, Johnny Flynn, Dominic West
Based on & Sons by David Gilbert
Bad Apples Director: Jonatan Etzler
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eddie Waller, Jacob Anderson, Rakie Ayola, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder, Kerry Howard
Republic Pictures
Hamnet Director: Chloé Zhao
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson
Universal Pictures
Based on Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
8 Eternal Return Director: Yaniv Raz
Cast: Naomi Scott, Kit Harington, Simon Callow, Sonoya Mizuno, Jay Lycurgo
9 Ballad of a Small Player Director: Edward Berger
Cast: Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings, Tilda Swinton
Based on The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne
Mare's Nest Director: Ben Rivers
Cast: The Word for Snow by Don DeLillo
Based on The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne
11 Glenrothan Director: Brian Cox
Cast: Alan Cumming, Brian Cox, Shirley Henderson, Alexandra Shipp
Lionsgate UK
12 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Director: Simon Curtis
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Paul Giamatti
Focus Features
Sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era
26 Mother's Pride Director: Nick Moorcroft
Cast: Jonno Davies, Martin Clunes, James Buckley
Entertainment Film Distributors
California Schemin' Director: James McAvoy
Cast: Samuel Bottomley, Séamus McLean Ross
StudioCanal
Based on Straight Outta Scotland by Gavin Bain
The Man in My Basement Director: Nadia Latif
Cast: Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe, Anna Diop, Tamara Lawrance
Hulu
Based on The Man In My Basement by Walter Mosley
Retreat Director: Ted Evans
Cast: Anne Zander, James Boyle, Sophie Leigh Stone, Ace Mahbaz
Saipan Director: Glenn Leyburn, Lisa Barros D’Sa
Cast: Steve Coogan, Éanna Hardwicke
Based on the Saipan incident
Steve Director: Tim Mielants
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Jay Lycurgo
Netflix
Based on Shy by Max Porter
Straight Circle Director: Oscar Hudson
Cast: Luke Tittensor, Elliot Tittensor, Neil Maskell
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Wasteman Director: Cal McMau
Cast: Tom Blyth, David Jonsson
Lionsgate UK

October–December

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10 The Woman in Cabin 10 Director: Simon Stone
Cast: Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, Kaya Scodelario, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Netflix
Based on The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
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7 The Running Man Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones
Based on The Running Man by Stephen King
14 Jay Kelly Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Grace Edwards, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Jim Broadbent, Isla Fisher, Stacy Keach, Greta Gerwig
Netflix [4]
28 Christmas Karma Director: Gurinder Chadha
Cast: Charithra Chandran, Kunal Nayyar, Hugh Bonneville, Eva Longoria
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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500 Miles Director: Morgan Matthews
Cast: Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis, Dexter Sol Ansell, Maisie Williams
Based on Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery
Above the Below Director: Idris Elba, Martin Owen
Cast: Idris Elba, Caitlin FitzGerald, Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Lionsgate
Fackham Hall Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Cast: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Emma Laird
Grow Director: John McPhail
Cast: Golda Rosheuvel, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Nick Frost, Joe Wilkinson, Tim McInnerny, Jane Horrocks
H Is for Hawk Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Cast: Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson
Lionsgate
Based on H Is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
Huntington Director: John Patton Ford
Cast: Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Ed Harris
StudioCanal
Loosely based on Kind Hearts and Coronets by Robert Hamer and John Dighton
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Jodie Comer, Patricia Arquette, Michael Sheen, Tom Bateman, Vicky McClure
Lead HeadsDirector: Giles Borg
Cast: Olatunji Ayofe, Rupert Everett, Tom Felton, Derek Jacobi, Luke Newberry, Mark Williams
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The Magic Faraway Tree Director: Ben Gregor
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning
Based on The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Mission Director: Paul Wright
Cast: George Mackay, Rosy McEwen
Rogue Trooper Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Sean Bean, Matt Berry, Asa Butterfield, Jemaine Clement, Jack Lowden, Alice Lowe
Based on Rogue Trooper by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons
Savage House Director: Peter Glanz
Cast: Claire Foy, Richard E Grant, Bel Powley
Sweet DreamsDirector: Carl Tibbetts
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Niamh Algar, Nick Frost
Turn Up the Sun! Director: Jamie Adams
Cast: James McAvoy, Lucas Bravo, Aisling Franciosi, Almudena Amor

Other premieres

TitleDirectorRelease dateRef.
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger Chris Foggin 5 January 2025
ChristyBrendan CantyFebruary 2025 (Berlin International Film Festival)
DreamersJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor15 February 2025 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Marching PowderNick Love7 March 2025

Culturally British films

The following list comprises films not produced by a British or UK film studio but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfil at least three of the following criteria:

TitleCountry of originAdaptationStory settingFilm locationsBritish cast and crew
Black Bag United StatesEngland London, UK Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, David Holmes
Frankenstein United States Frankenstein by Mary Shelley England Edinburgh, UK Mia Goth, David Bradley, Charles Dance
The King of Kings United States The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens Victorian England Kenneth Branagh, Roman Griffin Davis, Ben Kingsley
My Oxford Year United StatesOxford, England University of Oxford and Windsor, UK Corey Mylchreest, Iain Morris, Dougray Scott, Catherine McCormack, Harry Trevaldwyn, Hugh Coles, Poppy Gilbert
The Twits United States The Twits by Roald Dahl England Emilia Clarke, Johnny Vegas, John Cleese

Hedda , Mickey 17 , and Wicked: For Good fulfill two of the criteria.

See also

References

  1. Forgrave, Andrew (10 July 2021). "New Netflix thriller to create Havoc in Wales and leave 'lasting legacy' for filmmakers". North Wales Live . Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. Grobar, Matt (24 April 2025). "Netflix Unveils Premiere Date, First-Look Photos For 'The Thursday Murder Club' Starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley & Celia Imrie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. "Straight Circle". Venice International Film Festival . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  4. Grobar, Matt (6 May 2025). "Netflix Dates Noah Baumbach's 'Jay Kelly' Starring George Clooney & Adam Sandler". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. Barraclough, Leo (8 December 2020). "Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Tom Felton Join Giles Borg's 'Lead Heads'". Variety . Retrieved 28 January 2022.