List of British films of 2012
The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2012. 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 2012.
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 a number of British co-produced films from countries with less established film industries, such as Captive, Mekong Hotel, Comrade Kim Goes Flying and The Patience Stone.
Major releases
January – March
April – June
July – September
October – December
Minor releases
Title | Director | Release date | Genre |
8 Minutes Idle | Mark Simon Hewis | 14 February 2014 | Comedy |
Acceptance | Richard John Taylor | 27 October 2012 | Drama |
Across the River | Warren B. Malone | Comedy | |
Acts of Godfrey | Johnny Daukes | 27 January 2012 | Drama |
The Adored | Carl Medland | 14 April 2012 | Drama |
After Death | Martin Gooch | 21 January 2014 | Comedy |
Al Murray: The Only Way Is Epic Tour | Al Murray | November 2012 | Comedy |
All the Fear of the Fair | Chris Jupp | March 2012 | Horror |
All's Well That Ends Well | John Dove | 26 September 2012 | Comedy |
Alpha Protocol: Solomon's Stele | Chuka Ibeachum | 24 December 2012 | Action |
Amina | Christian Ashaiku | Drama | |
Anda Union | Sophie Lascelles | Musical | |
Angelina Ballerina: Dreams Do Come True | Charlotte Spencer | August 2012 | |
Angelina Ballerina: Sweet Valentine | Charlotte Spencer | January 2012 | |
Apples | Robin Sheppard | ||
Arsenal: Season Review 2011/12 | Alex Song | 25 June 2012 | Sport |
Art of Darkness | Steve Laurence | 5 December 2014 | Horror |
As the Earth Turned | Bill Taylor | 31 July 2012 | Comedy |
The Assemblies | Vaughan Pilikian | 1 December 2012 | |
Avise la fin | Danny Cotton | 9 May 2012 | Drama |
Awesome Adventures: Thrills and Chills Vol. 3 | September 2012 | ||
Awesome Killer Audition | Philip Gardiner | 1 August 2012 | Thriller |
Axed | Ryan Lee Driscoll | 15 May 2012 | Drama |
The Bad Samaritan Must Die! | Andrew Leckonby | Crime | |
Battlefield Death Tales | James Eaves | 13 August 2012 | Horror |
Baudelaire's Women | Stephen Southouse | 1 October 2012 | Drama |
Beggars' Teeth | Stephen Woods | 26 February 2012 | Drama |
Belle du Seigneur | Glenio Bonder | 5 June 2013 | Drama |
Benny Loves Killing | Ben Woodiwiss | Drama | |
Bert & Dickie | David Blair | 25 July 2012 | Drama |
Betsy & Leonard | Bernhard Pucher | Drama | |
The Bible in Vision | David Cohen | 26 March 2012 | Historical |
The Big Match: Tottenham Hotspur Volume 2 | 19 November 2012 | Sport | |
The Biggest Thing That Ever Hit Broadway | Marcus Thompson | 1 May 2012 | Musical |
Black Smoke Rising | Drew Cullingham | 30 September 2012 | Drama |
Blanc | Robert Nc Thomas | 11 January 2012 | Crime |
Blood and Bone China | Chris Stone | 10 February 2012 | Horror |
Bloody Lip | Adriel Leff | Comedy | |
Blueman | André Kuenzy | 29 February 2012 | Comedy |
Borrowed Time | Jules Bishop | 13 September 2013 | |
Boxing Day | Bernard Rose | 21 December 2012 | Drama |
The Boyfriend | Jay Cosme | 27 February 2012 | Drama |
Broken | Scott M. Holden | 12 October 2012 | Drama |
The Bubonic Play | Cal McCrystal | Comedy | |
The Bullseye Killer | Greg Lewis | 1 January 2012 | News |
Call of Babylon | Graeme Noble | Action | |
Candle to Water | Nihat Seven | 1 November 2012 | Drama |
Capsule | Eddie Saint-Jean | Drama | |
Cardiff City Road to Wembley 2012 | 10 April 2012 | Sport | |
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer | Andrew Spencer | 18 March 2012 | Drama |
Cash 'n' Paisa | Khoram Hedayati | Drama | |
Cassette | David Paul Irons | Drama | |
Casting | Gabriel Henrique Gonzalez | 2012 | Comedy |
Chakan the Forever Man | Robin Morningstar | 4 May 2012 | Fantasy |
Chases and Fun Awesome Adventures Vol. Two: Races | Michael Brandon | June 2012 | |
Chasing the Bear | Ted Byron Baybutt | Adventure | |
Chérie Bondowe | Ne Kunda Nlaba Kunda | Drama | |
Chinese Burns | Alan Ronald | 2012 | Drama |
Citadel | Ciarán Foy | 1 March 2013 | Drama |
City of Fear | Callum Rees | 1 March 2012 | Drama |
City Slacker | James Larkin | 5 October 2012 | Romance |
Cleansing | Andrew Roger Carson | 12 May 2012 | Drama |
Clear Lake | Mick Paulusma | 1 November 2012 | Drama |
Closure | Andrew Golden | 17 April 2012 | Comedy |
Cloud Cuckoo Land | Matt Dickinson | 15 August 2012 | Drama |
Cocktail | Homi Adajania | 13 July 2012 | Comedy |
Cold Blood | Mumtaz Yildirimlar | 1 May 2012 | Thriller |
The Comedian | Tom Shkolnik | October 2012 | Drama |
Common Ground | William Brown | Crime | |
Community | Jason Ford | 26 August 2012 | Horror |
Connected | Mike Carter | Comedy | |
Crushing Snails | James Fair | 9 September 2012 | Drama |
Crux | Bashar Alissa | 1 July 2012 | Horror |
Cuckoo | Paul Harding | Drama | |
The Curse of Ba'al | Joe Wheeler | 10 February 2014 | Horror |
Daddy Issues | Gary J Hewitt | 6 April 2012 | Horror |
Dark Journey | James White | 2012 | Fantasy |
Darkness Into Light | David Fairman | Adventure | |
Day of the Flowers | John Roberts | 29 November 2013 | Comedy |
The Days Inbetween | Stephan George | 9 April 2013 | Comedy |
Days of Infection | Ranjeet S. Marwa | 17 November 2012 | Horror |
Dead But Not Buried | Phil Mulloy | 23 March 2012 | Animation |
Dead End | Nicholas David Lean | 27 October 2012 | Thriller |
Dead in France | Kris McManus | 20 August 2012 | Comedy |
DeadTime | Tony Jopia | 11 May 2012 | Horror |
Decay | Luke Thompson | 8 December 2012 | Horror |
Demon | Mark Duffield | 2012 | Horror |
Demons and Doors | Jason Croot | 16 March 2012 | Drama |
Dense Fear Bloodline | Tony Gardner | 29 October 2012 | Horror |
Derby Soap Opera | Marinella Senatore | 20 September 2012 | Drama |
Deviation | J.K. Amalou | 24 February 2012 | Thriller |
The Devil Made Me Do It | Al Carretta | 29 September 2012 | Crime |
The Diary of Alice Applebe | Jack De La Mare | 8 October 2013 | Drama |
Dickens in London | Chris Newby | 7 February 2012 | Drama |
Different Perspectives | Al Brenninkmeijer | 28 March 2012 | Romance |
Dig Your Own Grave | Tim Cunningham | Comedy | |
The Dinner Date | Win Edson | 26 December 2012 | Comedy |
Discoverdale | George Kane | Comedy | |
Diversity Digitized: Trapped In A Game | November 2012 | ||
Doctor Faustus | Matthew Dunster | 24 October 2012 | Comedy |
Dolls Can't Cry | Aleksandra Czenczek | 18 November 2012 | Drama |
Dom Zauvijek | Andi Reiss | War | |
The Domino Effect | Paula van der Oest | 18 October 2012 | Drama |
Double Top | Christopher Bolton | Comedy | |
Dwellings Close | Jorge Cuaik | Fantasy | |
E.V.P. | Kevin Duncan | 29 October 2012 | Horror |
The Echoes of Empire | Mervyn Cumming | 11 October 2012 | War |
Electric Man | David Barras | 29 November 2012 | Action |
The Enigma of Frank Ryan | Desmond Bell | 21 February 2012 | Drama |
Entity | Steve Stone | 25 October 2012 | Drama |
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead' | Damian Morter | 19 February 2014 | Fantasy |
Evidence of Existence | Adam El-Sharawy | 25 October 2012 | Drama |
Ex Abyssus | Jacob Sherwood | 31 October 2012 | Fantasy |
Exegesis | Jack Delaney | 24 March 2012 | Drama |
The Experiment | John Symes | 1 January 2012 | Horror |
The Facility | Ian Clark | 23 June 2012 | Horror |
The Farm | Paul Juliff | 12 September 2012 | Horror |
Fat Cat | Michele Fiascaris | 12 October 2012 | Action |
Fatboy Slim Live from the Big Beach Boutique | Matt Askem | 31 August 2012 | Musical |
Fifteen | Richard John Taylor | 15 June 2012 | Crime |
Final Demand: Action & Martial Arts Thriller | Nic Main | 1 January 2012 | Action |
Fireman Sam: Heroic Rescue Adventures | Steven Kynman | August 2012 | |
Fireman Sam: Holiday Heroes | David Carling | October 2012 | |
The First Aggregate | Darhad Erdenibulag | 29 November 2012 | Drama |
First Time Loser | Joe Scott | Drama | |
Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas | Daniel Smith Rowsey | 6 May 2012 | Drama |
Flaneurs | Alex Sergeant | Drama | |
The Flashing | Alex Baggott | Comedy | |
The Floating Man | Syed Jobair Ahmed | Drama | |
Flying Blind | Katarzyna Klimkiewicz | 12 April 2013 | Drama |
Fog Island | Gary Rutherford | October 2012 | Horror |
Folie à deux | Sean Martin | 15 July 2012 | Drama |
For Love | Paul Windmill | 10 August 2012 | Drama |
The Forbidden Four | Thomas Lee Rutter | 28 May 2012 | Comedy |
Frail | Leslie Rogers | Drama | |
Frank | Richard Heslop | September 2012 | Drama |
Fredonia | Matt Shiel | 24 November 2012 | Comedy |
Frequency | James Lyndon | 16 May 2012 | Science fiction |
Friday, in the Evening | Simon Ball | January 2012 | |
From This Day | Rick Roberts | 12 February 2012 | War |
Fulham Season Review 2011-2012 | Graham Keyte | 11 June 2012 | Sport |
Full Firearms | Emily Wardill | 2012 | |
Futures Past | Nick Thomas-Webster | 15 July 2012 | Action |
Gabriel in Disguise | Helena Astbury | Mystery | |
Gain | Britmic | 3 October 2012 | Horror |
Gangsters, Guns & Zombies | Matt Mitchell | 2 October 2012 | Comedy |
Girl Shaped Love Drug | Simon Powell | October 2012 | Drama |
Going Green | Mairi Sutherland | Drama | |
The Good Man | Phil Harrison | Drama | |
Gothic Assassins | Milos Twilight | 13 October 2012 | Action |
Graders | David Hutchison | 25 September 2012 | Mystery |
The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 2 | Steve Emecz | 9 March 2012 | |
The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 3 | Steve Emecz | 4 August 2012 | |
Greenwood Manor | Lee Rielly | 21 September 2012 | Horror |
The Harsh Light of Day | Oliver S. Milburn | 8 June 2012 | Horror |
' | Phil Baker | 25 July 2012 | Comedy |
Heavy Duty | Rhys Hayward | 2012 | Thriller |
Henry IV Part 1 | Adam Lee Hamilton | May 2012 | Historical |
Heretic | Peter Handford | 5 November 2012 | Horror |
Herodias | David Austin | Adventure | |
The Hooligan Wars | Paul Tanter | 18 February 2013 | Crime |
The Hour of Living | Sebastian Michael | 6 June 2012 | Drama |
Housemates | Sunny Ache | Mystery | |
How the Snowman Came Back to Life | Hilary Audus | 25 December 2012 | Animation |
How to Make a Film | Alan Smithee | 1 July 2012 | Thriller |
Hypnoesis | Mick Ankri | 17 December 2012 | Fantasy |
I Against I | Mark Cripps | 10 August 2012 | Crime |
I Can't Be Kaspar? | Joshua Loftin | 1 December 2012 | Drama |
I Can't Stop My Dream | Brian McGleenon | Horror | |
I Cinna | Robert McGroary | 2 July 2012 | Drama |
I Superbiker 2 - The Showdown | Mark Sloper | 21 February 2012 | Sport |
I Work | Michael Henry | 1 August 2012 | Comedy |
Ibiza My Way or the High Way | Hambi Haralambous | 1 December 2012 | |
If I Were You | Joan Carr-Wiggin | 10 January 2012 | Comedy |
I'm Nathan | Iain Simpson | 15 June 2012 | Comedy |
Implementation | Ellis Farrell | 31 December 2012 | Thriller |
In This Room | Richard Swingle | 10 May 2012 | Drama |
Inevitability | Saranne Bensusan | Drama | |
Intrusion | Mumtaz Yildirimlar | 31 October 2012 | Horror |
The Inventurers | Peter Frow | December 2012 | Adventure |
Jack Kane Meet Dave | Jamie Help | 6 June 2012 | Comedy |
Jacob's Hammer | Angie Bojtler | Horror | |
Jail Caesar | Paul Schoolman | 3 October 2012 | Drama |
Journey of No Return | François Gérard | 11 September 2013 | Action |
Judy and Jim | Ben Fellows | Drama | |
Jump | Bindu De Stoppani | 10 January 2012 | Drama |
Just Ate | Lisa Downs | Comedy | |
Kasabian Live! Live at the O2 | Charlie Lightening | 30 May 2012 | Musical |
Kenneth | Peter Anthony Farren | 23 March 2013 | Comedy |
Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues... | Tom Poole | 12 November 2012 | Comedy |
Knight Knight | Christina Bucher | 24 August 2012 | Comedy |
The Knot | Jesse Lawrence | 5 October 2012 | Comedy |
Kod Adi: Venüs | Tamer Garip | 21 December 2012 | Action |
Kursk | Amanda Boyle | 31 July 2012 | Drama |
LA Philharmonic's LIVE with Gustavo Dudamel | Gustavo Dudamel | 14 March 2012 | Musical |
The Last Road | John Wheeler | 27 August 2014 | Action |
Late September | Jon Sanders | 15 June 2012 | Drama |
Latvia | Barry Derbyshire | 2012 | Drama |
The Legend of the 5ive | James P. Weatherall | 18 January 2013 | Horror |
Letter to Obama | Ayman Mokhtar | Drama | |
L'histoire de nos petites morts | David Chidlow | Drama | |
Life for Rent | Sean Orelaja | 15 December 2012 | Drama |
Lighter | Gary Grant | Drama | |
Lilet Never Happened | Jacco Groen | 10 January 2013 | Drama |
The Limelight | Glen Maney | 20 April 2012 | Comedy |
Little Big Boy | Kim Sønderholm | 21 August 2012 | Comedy |
Little District | Callum Andrew Johnston | 14 January 2012 | Thriller |
Live East Die Young | Laura Hypponen | 4 October 2012 | Drama |
The Lock In | Nigel Horne | 8 October 2012 | Musical |
London Stories | Ryan Claffey | 1 May 2012 | Drama |
The Longest Night | Aaron Michael Esmonde | 31 October 2012 | Mystery |
Lord Horror: The Dark and Silver Age | Gareth Jackson | June 2012 | |
Love & Money | Tunji Faronbi | Comedy | |
Love Never Dies | Brett Sullivan | 11 April 2012 | Drama |
Love Tomorrow | Christopher Payne | 8 November 2013 | Romance |
Love's Labour's Lost: Performed in British Sign Language | Paula Garfield | 22 May 2012 | Comedy |
Madam Butterfly 3D | Julian Napier | 5 March 2012 | Musical |
Magic Boys | Róbert Koltai | 7 October 2013 | Adventure |
The Making of 'Pusher | Luis Prieto | 11 February 2013 | Action |
The Man Inside | Dan Turner | 27 July 2012 | Crime |
A Mancunian Story | Craig Quinn | 31 August 2012 | Crime |
The Martini Shot | Richard Britain | 27 February 2015 | Drama |
The Mask of Sanity | Govind Chandran | 19 May 2012 | Thriller |
May I Kill U? | Stuart Urban | 11 January 2013 | Comedy |
Mayhem Behind Movies | Nigel Moran | Comedy | |
McCullin | David Morris | 1 January 2013 | Documentary |
The Meeting | Matthew E Carter | Drama | |
Meeting Place | Jason Croot | 22 August 2012 | Drama |
Miracle Grow | Emma Kinni | 10 October 2012 | Comedy |
Modified | Paul Cotrulia | 12 September 2012 | Science fiction |
Money Kills | Lee Murphy | 1 November 2012 | Action |
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying | Kirstin Marcon | 26 April 2012 | Drama |
Mother's Milk | Gerald Fox | 9 November 2012 | Drama |
Mr Bhatti on Chutti | Karan Razdan | 18 May 2012 | Comedy |
Mr Self Destruct | Adrian Rowe | September 2014 | Science fiction |
Mrs Lees and Her Ladies | Stuart Cadenhead | 2012 | Comedy |
Much Ado About Nothing | Jeremy Herrin | 10 October 2012 | Comedy |
A Mug's Game | Joe McArdle | 31 December 2012 | Comedy |
My Brother's Keeper | Lee Hutcheon | 30 November 2012 | Drama |
N.F.A. | Steve Rainbow | 29 November 2013 | Thriller |
Naachle London | Neville Raschid | 24 February 2012 | Musical |
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Marianne Elliott | 6 September 2012 | |
The Naughty Room | Cosmo Jarvis | 2012 | Comedy |
Nekropolis | Mark Baxter | Science fiction | |
Newcastle United 1000 Premier League Goals | 22 October 2012 | Sport | |
Nice Guy | Pascal Bergamin | 2012 | Crime |
Night Is Day: The Movie | Fraser Coull | 10 September 2012 | Action |
Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection | James Plumb | 30 November 2012 | Horror |
The Nightclub Days | Declan Reynolds | Comedy | |
Nightscape: Dark Reign of Thanatos | Dom Lenoir | 26 September 2012 | Fantasy |
Ninja Shadow Warriors | John Wate | 5 March 2012 | Historical |
No Direction Home | Juno Jakob | 5 November 2012 | Drama |
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Live | Dick Carruthers | 26 February 2012 | Musical |
Not Exactly Inside Man | Lee Keable | 5 March 2012 | |
Notes from the Underground | Barry Bliss | 2012 | Drama |
Nothing Beats Being Back: West Ham United Season Review 2011-2012 | Graham Keyte | 16 July 2012 | Sport |
Nothing Man | Jonathan Ashdown | Action | |
Nothing to Be Done | Ross Donald | Drama | |
Once Bitten | Luke Todd | 15 May 2012 | Thriller |
Once Upon a Life | Francesco Scarito | 5 July 2012 | Drama |
One Direction: All for One | Sonia Anderson | 13 November 2012 | Biography |
One Week | Ric Crossley | February 2012 | Drama |
Outpost 11 | Anthony Woodley | 31 December 2012 | Science fiction |
The Package III: Deadfire | Sam Richardson | 21 December 2012 | Animation |
Parallel Lives | Peter Ferris | Biography | |
Parchhai London | Salman Malik | 1 October 2012 | Thriller |
Paris 60 | Tony Sebastian Ukpo | 2 February 2012 | Drama |
The Penguin King | Tim Allen | 24 October 2012 | Adventure |
The Pharmacist | Patrick von Boetticher | 6 July 2012 | Drama |
Piggy | Kieron Hawkes | 4 May 2012 | Thriller |
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis | Tony Hawks | 22 June 2012 | Comedy |
The PoseidonGodofWater20 Movie | James Barratt | 12 July 2012 | Comedy |
The Prisoner | Mohy Quandour | Drama | |
Private Peaceful | Pat O'Connor | 12 October 2012 | Drama |
Psoro | Wayne Daniells | 14 December 2012 | Horror |
Psychotic | Johnny Johnson | 3 March 2015 | Action |
Pustoy dom | Nurbek Egen | June 2012 | Drama |
Queen Elizabeth II: The Diamond Celebration | Alan Byron | 26 March 2012 | Biography |
Rain: An Original Musical | Maxine Evans | Musical | |
Red City | Manos Cizek | 5 November 2012 | Science fiction |
Renga | Adam Russell | 9 March 2012 | Animation |
R/Evolution | Ben Cole | 1 March 2012 | |
Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo | Rhod Gilbert | 19 November 2012 | Comedy |
Richard Thompson-Live at Celtic Connection | Richard Thompson | 30 January 2012 | Musical |
Riot | Simon Phillips | 1 October 2012 | Crime |
Riot on Redchurch Street | Trevor Miller | 2012 | Crime |
The Rise | Rowan Athale | 20 September 2013 | Crime |
Robbie Williams: Take the Crown Live | Hamish Hamilton | 24 November 2012 | Musical |
Rock N Roll Over | Enguerran Prieu | 25 October 2014 | Musical |
Rosas | Marinella Senatore | 8 September 2012 | Drama |
Sade: Bring Me Home Live | Sophie Muller | 22 May 2012 | Musical |
Sadourni's Butterflies | Darío Nardi | 2013 | Drama |
Sapphic Traffic | Lex Hefner | 24 October 2012 | Drama |
Savage Witches | Daniel Fawcett | 21 September 2012 | Fantasy |
Sawney: Flesh of Man | Ricky Wood | 24 August 2012 | Horror |
The Scapegoat | Charles Sturridge | 9 September 2012 | Drama |
Schemata | Leon Hady | 10 October 2012 | Thriller |
Se1: Evan's Baby | Devron Callender | 23 April 2012 | Drama |
The Seasoning House | Paul Hyett | 21 June 2013 | Drama |
A Second Son | Allistair Mitchell | 12 December 2012 | Drama |
Self Same Sky | William Forster | Drama | |
The Secret of Wilson Hill | Roger Slagle | Action | |
Seven Africans | Tes Noah Asfaw | 2012 | Drama |
Sex, Lies & Depravity | Jason Impey | 29 June 2012 | Drama |
The Shadow of Death | Gav Chuckie Steel | 13 May 2012 | Comedy |
Shamrocracy | Gary Bermingham | Comedy | |
She's Dead | Nick Box | 31 October 2012 | Horror |
Shockwave | Paul Palmer | 16 December 2012 | Action |
Simple Things | Samuel Ashton Hall | Crime | |
Slasher House | Mj Dixon | 29 April 2013 | Horror |
Somethings Upstairs | Tommy Williams | 8 October 2012 | Horror |
Songs of Alchemy | Jan-Willem van den Bosch | 2012 | Musical |
Spike Island | Mat Whitecross | 21 June 2013 | Drama |
The Spirit of Albion | Gary Andrews | 1 May 2012 | Musical |
Splash Area | George Clarke | 9 September 2012 | Horror |
Spurs 1972 UEFA Cup Final | Graham Keyte | 27 February 2012 | Sport |
Stags and Hens Live on Stage | Donika Islami | 26 April 2012 | Comedy |
Starlet | Sean Baker | 9 May 2013 | Drama |
Startled | Maria Marshall | Drama | |
Steven Wilson: Get All You Deserve | Lasse Hoile | 24 September 2012 | Musical |
Street Fight | Graeme Noble | Action | |
Strings | Rob Savage | Drama | |
Stud Life | Campbell Ex | 5 July 2013 | Drama |
Such is Life | Stephen Woods | 6 November 2012 | Drama |
Sugarplum; I am a GI Baby | Alan Brown | ||
Sun Like Star | Leo Gregory | Comedy | |
Sunday | Geoff Woods | 1 October 2012 | Drama |
Sunderland Season Review 2011-2012 | Graham Keyte | 11 June 2012 | Sport |
Sunderland Stadium of Light Classic Matches | 15 October 2012 | Sport | |
Surprise | Peter Hewitt | Comedy | |
Tales of Terror 3 | Jason Impey | August 2012 | Horror |
Tash Force | Michael Booth | 19 April 2012 | Comedy |
Tea in a Thunder Cup | Danny Germansen | Drama | |
The Telemachy | Alexander Nally | 4 November 2012 | Adventure |
Temple Wood: A Quest for Freedom | Ethan Race | 9 December 2012 | Drama |
Terror Telly | Nick Box | 15 November 2012 | Comedy |
They're Coming | John Tomkins | 27 September 2012 | Adventure |
Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery | Greg Tiernan | 3 September 2012 | |
Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas | Greg Tiernan | October 2012 | |
Three Degrees | Lee Battle | Drama | |
Three's a Shroud | Dan Brownlie | Horror | |
Throw of a Dice | Chaand Chazelle | Drama | |
Tied in Blood | Matthew Lawrence | 1 February 2012 | Drama |
Titanic | Kevin Lincoln | 2 October 2012 | Adventure |
To the End of the Road | Gibson Chimozinga | 29 September 2012 | Crime |
Co-productions
Of the 133 major British releases of 2012, 59 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 28 films. However, unlike in other years, these did not primarily consist of American-led releases with British technical contributions, but British-led films backed by American funding, the most notable of which are Les Misérables, Skyfall and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!.Rank | Country | Number | Films |
1 | 28 | Big Miracle, Byzantium, Contraband, Dark Blood, Dredd, Gallowwalkers, Gambit, Great Expectations, Hitchcock, Just like a Woman, Lay the Favourite, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Marley, No One Lives, On the Road, Prometheus, Sinister, Skyfall, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Dark Knight Rises, Erased, The Lords of Salem, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Thompsons, The Vow, The We and the I, True Bromance | |
2 | 14 | Captive, Confession of a Child of the Century, Contraband, Goltzius and the Pelican Company, I, Anna, Imagine, Just like a Woman, Lay the Favourite, On the Road, The Angels' Share, The Patience Stone, The Vow, The We and the I, Zaytoun | |
3 | 11 | Captive, Confession of a Child of the Century, I, Anna, Kon-Tiki, Košnice, Lore, Song for Marion, StreetDance 2, The Land of Hope, The Patience Stone, The Vow | |
4 | 8 | Ginger & Rosa, Midnight's Children, On the Road, Sinister, Erased, The Lords of Salem, The Vow, The Woman in Black | |
5 | 6 | Byzantium, Good Vibrations, Grabbers, Jump, Kelly + Victor, Shadow Dancer | |
6 | 4 | Kon-Tiki, Midnight's Children, Searching for Sugar Man, The Woman in Black | |
7= | 3 | Dead Europe, Lore, The Vow | |
7= | 3 | Comrade Kim Goes Flying, The Angels' Share, Erased | |
7= | 3 | Ginger & Rosa, Goltzius and the Pelican Company, Košnice | |
7= | 3 | Bel Ami, Study, The Angels' Share | |
11= | 2 | Life of Pi, The Land of Hope | |
11= | 2 | Ginger & Rosa, Kon-Tiki | |
11= | 2 | Dredd, Tezz | |
11= | 2 | Košnice, Zaytoun | |
11= | 2 | Dark Blood, Goltzius and the Pelican Company | |
16= | 1 | The Patience Stone | |
16= | 1 | On the Road | |
16= | 1 | On the Road | |
16= | 1 | Košnice | |
16= | 1 | Searching for Sugar Man | |
16= | 1 | Dead Europe | |
16= | 1 | The Land of Hope | |
16= | 1 | Last Flight to Abuja | |
16= | 1 | Comrade Kim Goes Flying | |
16= | 1 | Kon-Tiki | |
16= | 1 | Captive | |
16= | 1 | Imagine | |
16= | 1 | Imagine | |
16= | 1 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | |
16= | 1 | Dredd | |
16= | 1 | Mekong Hotel |
Highest grossing films
Listed here are the highest grossing British films of 2012, with their total earnings listed in British pound sterling. It includes films released in previous years that made money in 2012, particularly those that had minor releases in 2011 but their main releases in 2012.Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
1 | Skyfall | Columbia Pictures | £717,680,000 |
2 | The Dark Knight Rises | Warner Bros. Pictures | £702,340,000 |
3 | Life of Pi | 20th Century Fox | £394,250,000 |
4 | Les Misérables | Universal Pictures | £286,010,000 |
5 | Prometheus | 20th Century Fox | £261,150,000 |
6 | The Vow | Screen Gems | £126,950,000 |
7 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Fox Searchlight Pictures | £88,560,000 |
8 | The Woman in Black | Momentum Pictures | £82,670,000 |
9 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Columbia Pictures | £79,690,000 |
10 | The Inbetweeners Movie | Entertainment Film Distributors | £56,970,000 |
Critical reception
Listed here are the top ten best and worst British films of those released in 2012, and listed above as major releases, as per the review aggregation websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. The critical and scores for Rotten Tomatoes are out of a maximum score of 100, as is the critical score for Metacritic.Rotten Tomatoes
Rank | Film | Rating | No. of reviews |
1 | The Imposter | 95% | 108 |
2 | Marley | 95% | 101 |
3 | Searching for Sugar Man | 94% | 118 |
4 | Lore | 94% | 110 |
5 | Good Vibrations | 94% | 31 |
6 | Skyfall | 93% | 340 |
7 | My Brother the Devil | 89% | 45 |
8 | Shell | 89% | 18 |
9 | The Angels' Share | 88% | 94 |
10 | The Dark Knight Rises | 87% | 326 |
Rank | Film | Rating | No. of reviews |
1 | Elfie Hopkins | 0% | 15 |
2 | 0% | 12 | |
3 | Confession of a Child of the Century | 0% | 11 |
4 | Outside Bet | 0% | 9 |
5 | Mercenaries | 0% | 7 |
6 | Sir Billi | 0% | 5 |
7 | Just like a Woman | 7% | 14 |
8 | Payback Season | 8% | 12 |
9= | Hard Boiled Sweets | 14% | 7 |
9= | Suspension of Disbelief | 14% | 7 |
Metacritic
Rank | Film | Rating | No. of reviews |
1 | Marley | 82 | 32 |
2 | Skyfall | 81 | 43 |
3 | Berberian Sound Studio | 80 | 22 |
4 | Life of Pi | 79 | 44 |
5 | Searching for Sugar Man | 79 | 32 |
6 | The Dark Knight Rises | 78 | 45 |
7 | The Imposter | 77 | 27 |
8 | Lore | 76 | 28 |
9 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | 73 | 31 |
10 | Shadow Dancer | 71 | 23 |
Rank | Film | Rating | No. of reviews |
1 | No One Lives | 26 | 14 |
2 | A Fantastic Fear of Everything | 31 | 14 |
3 | Erased | 34 | 17 |
4 | Lay the Favourite | 38 | 17 |
5 | Zaytoun | 39 | 15 |
6 | Just like a Woman | 39 | 11 |
7 | Bel Ami | 42 | 25 |
8 | The Vow | 43 | 28 |
9 | 45 | 15 | |
10 | The Sweeney | 48 | 11 |
British award winners
Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held during 2012, celebrating the best films of 2011. The British nominations were led by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, My Week with Marilyn and The Iron Lady, though they did not go on to win many of them, losing most notably to The Artist and Hugo.[Academy Awards]
The 84th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2011 were held on 26 February 2012.British winners:
- The Iron Lady
- The Shore
- John Midgley - Hugo
- Mark Coulier - The Iron Lady
- Oorlagh George - The Shore
- Terry George - The Shore
- Albert Nobbs
- A Morning Stroll
- Anonymous
- Chico and Rita
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Jane Eyre
- My Week with Marilyn
- Pina
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- War Horse
- W.E.
- Andy Nelson - War Horse
- Bridget O'Connor - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- David Vickery - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Graham King - Hugo
- Grant Orchard - A Morning Stroll
- Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
- John Richardson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Michael O'Connor - Jane Eyre
- Nick Dudman - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Sandy Powell - Hugo
- Stephenie McMillan - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Stuart Craig - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2''
[British Academy Film Awards]
British winners:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Senna
- The Iron Lady
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Tyrannosaur
- Adam Deacon
- Asif Kapadia - Senna
- Bridget O'Connor - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- David Vickery - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Diarmid Scrimshaw - Tyrannosaur
- John Hurt
- John Richardson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Paddy Considine - Tyrannosaur
- Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Arthur Christmas
- Attack the Block
- Black Pond
- Coriolanus
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Jane Eyre
- My Week with Marilyn
- Pina
- Project Nim
- Senna
- Shame
- Submarine
- The Iron Lady
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- War Horse
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Abi Morgan - The Iron Lady
- Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Carey Mulligan - Drive
- Eddie Redmayne
- Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Jacqueline Durran - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- James Marsh - Project Nim
- Jenny Shircore - My Week with Marilyn
- Jim Broadbent - The Iron Lady
- Joe Cornish - Attack the Block
- John Michael McDonagh - The Guard
- Judi Dench - My Week with Marilyn
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
- Lynne Ramsay - We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Michael O'Connor - Jane Eyre
- Ralph Fiennes - Coriolanus
- Richard Ayoade - Submarine
- Sandy Powell - Hugo
- Sarah Brocklehurst - Black Pond
- Stephenie McMillan - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Stuart Craig - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Tom Hiddleston
- Tom Kingsley - Black Pond
- Will Sharpe - Black Pond
Critics' Choice Awards">Critics' Choice Movie Award">Critics' Choice Awards
British winners:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- War Horse
- Albert Nobbs
- Arthur Christmas
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- Gnomeo & Juliet
- Hanna
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Jane Eyre
- My Week with Marilyn
- Project Nim
- Shame
- The Iron Lady
- War Horse
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Andy Serkis - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Asa Butterfield - Hugo
- Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Bernie Taupin - Gnomeo & Juliet
- Carey Mulligan - Shame
- Elton John - Gnomeo & Juliet
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
- Michael O'Connor - Jane Eyre
- Sandy Powell - Hugo
- Stephen Daldry - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- Stephenie McMillan - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Stuart Craig - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
[Golden Globe Award]s
British winners:
- My Week with Marilyn
- The Iron Lady
- W.E.
- A Dangerous Method
- Albert Nobbs
- Arthur Christmas
- Gnomeo & Juliet
- My Week with Marilyn
- Shame
- War Horse
- W.E.
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Bernie Taupin - Gnomeo & Juliet
- Elton John - Gnomeo & Juliet
- Kate Winslet - Carnage
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
- Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
- Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
[Screen Actors Guild Award]s
British winners:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Albert Nobbs
- My Week with Marilyn
- The Iron Lady
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
- Matt Lucas - Bridesmaids
- Michael Sheen - Midnight in Paris
- Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Notable deaths