List of British films of 2025

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.

Film premieres

January–March

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Y 		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, 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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Y 		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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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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L 		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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Cast: Maxine Peake, Jason Isaacs, Ciarán Hinds, Ellie Bamber, Harry Lawtey, Naomi Battrick 		Signature Entertainment rBased 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
24 Honey Don't! Director: Ethan Coen
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner		 Focus Features
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Cast: Laurence Rickard, Graham Fellows, Alistair Green

20 28 Years Later Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell		 Sony Pictures Releasing
Sequel to 28 Weeks Later

July–September

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Y 		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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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 		[2]
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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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: David Mackenzie
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Raw		 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: Chloé Zhao
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
Based on & Sons by David Gilbert
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
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Wasteman Director: Cal McMau
Cast: Tom Blyth, David Jonsson		 Lionsgate

October–December

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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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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 [3]
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
Hamlet Director: Aneil Karia
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn		 Universal Pictures
Based on Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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
In the Grey Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, Rosamund Pike 		Lionsgate
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Jodie Comer, Patricia Arquette, Michael Sheen, Tom Bateman, Vicky McClure
Lead Heads Director: Giles Borg
Cast: Olatunji Ayofe, Rupert Everett, Tom Felton, Derek Jacobi, Luke Newberry, Mark Williams		 [4]
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 Dreams Director: 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

Title Director Release date Ref.
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger Chris Foggin 5 January 2025
Christy Brendan Canty February 2025 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Dreamers Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor 15 February 2025 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Marching Powder Nick Love 7 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:

  • The film is adapted from a British source material.
  • The story is at least partially set in the United Kingdom.
  • The film was at least partially produced in the United Kingdom.
  • Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.
Title Country of origin Adaptation Story setting Film locations British cast and crew
Black Bag United States England 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 States Oxford, 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. ^ Grobar, Matt (6 May 2025). "Netflix Dates Noah Baumbach's 'Jay Kelly' Starring George Clooney & Adam Sandler". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (8 December 2020). "Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Tom Felton Join Giles Borg's 'Lead Heads'". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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