Top 20 British Movies of All Time

[MikeHunt]

Michael Palin, Terry Jones and a covered John Cleese

PYTHON TAKES TOP SPOT

Comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail has been named the favourite British film of all time.

With lines such as, "We are the knights who say 'ni'," the flick knocked Stanley Kubrick's landmark film A Clockwork Orange off the top spot.

The annual top 10 also had the more recent releases Trainspotting, Shakespeare In Love, Sense and Sensibility and Love Actually.

They were joined by Lawrence of Arabia, The Third Man, The Bridge On the River Kwai and another film from the Monty Python team - Life of Brian.

The survey was carried out by website firm Amazon and the Internet Movie Database to coincide with this Sunday's Bafta awards.

Amazon DVD product manager Mark Walker said: "This survey demonstrates the eclectic nature of British films.

"I think the biggest surprise is the presence of two Monty Python films in the top 10, they lead a strong field from the genre of great British comedy."

Only one Bond movie makes the top 20 - Goldfinger, starring Sean Connery as 007 and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, at 11.

The top 20:

1 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

2 A Clockwork Orange (1971)

3 Trainspotting (1996)

4 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

5 The Third Man (1949)

6 Shakespeare In Love (1998)

7 Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979)

8 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

9 Sense and Sensibility (1995)

10 Love Actually (2003)

11 Goldfinger (1964)

12 Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

13 The Full Monty (1997)

14 Elizabeth (1998)

15 The Italian Job (1969)

16 The English Patient (1996)

17 Doctor Zhivago (1965)

18 Gandhi (1982)

19 Chariots of Fire (1981)

20 Withnail and I (1987)

Last Updated: 16:05 UK, Thursday February 12, 2004

[method77]

all excellent movies. I've seen Brian's life 8 times lol!

[DudeAsInCool]

I would add 2001 and The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond) to that list.

[Stuzb]

I much prefer 'The Meaning of Life' to any other Python effort, but what do I know.

It's more of a sketch-based film than a flowing fully fledged film, but it's a classic AFAIC.

[jipper]

i dont know if they are enough to be on that best list but personaly i always liked

gangster number 1

24 hour party people

human traffic

im not sure if they are british but..they i think they are

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

I think I've seen 9 of these. Holy Grail defintely deserves to be on top though.

:psychofun:

[slum_goddess]

all excellent but my fave is the third man.

[desdemona]

"Bridge Over The River Kwai" was a great movie, I saw that as a kid and still will watch it again, alec guinness was brilliant!

Edited April 27, 2004 by desdemona

[Shawn]

I guess I've seen about 9 of them too.

Didn't Benny Hill make any movies? :(

[MxRob]

Holy Grail

Lock Stock and Barrel

Snatch

They may not be everyones all time favorites but they are for me

[Umma]

Clockwise was a pretty funny film.... John Cleese... not on the list... surprise surprise...

I'm sure Benny Hill made movies... but I dont know the names of any...

[DudeAsInCool]

The Beatles movies - A Hard Days Night, Help and particularly, Yellow Submarine were all pretty good. Other offbeat movies include: Morgan, and The Loved One, Casino Royale (the model for Austin Powers) and anything else Peter Sellers was in.. (all comedies)

[jipper]

is it just me who think the monty python films arent funny..

[DudeAsInCool]

is it just me who think the monty python films arent funny..

Nah...I like some of their stuff... But if you see them stoned, it helps

[method77]

is it just me who think the monty python films arent funny..

come on...

Brian's life is hilarious!

And yes....being stoned really helps

[cube]

is it just me who think the monty python films arent funny..

just you

*cube kicks jipper in the bollocks

tis gots to be

1.lock, stock and two smoking barrels

2. snatch

3. monty python and the holy grail

4. the 51st state

5.28 days later

6.monty python's life of brian

7.trainspotting

8.twin town

9.east is east

10.THE ITALIAN JOB

innit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :righteousdude:

[cube]

oh i nearly forgot

all the james bonds (cept the new one, thats american i think)

and waking ned

[Warflower]

oh i nearly forgot

all the james bonds (cept the new one, thats american i think)

and waking ned

Waking Ned was excellent...along with 28 Days Later...THAT movie freaked me out ...well done.

Can't watch Monty UNLESS I'm stoned...

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

wHoA...an MH thread surfaces. Startled me for a minute there.