List of British films of 2017


This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premieres in 2017 and were at least partly made by Great Britain or the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films and interactive films. It does not include films screened in previous years that had official release dates in 2017.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including awards ceremonies, as well as a list of notable British film artists who died in 2017.

Film premieres

January – March

April – June

July – September

October – December

Other premieres

Culturally British films

The following list comprises films not produced by Great Britain or the United Kingdom but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfill at least 3 of the following criteria:
TitleCountry of originAdaptationStory SettingFilm LocationsBritish/UK Cast and Crew
Atomic Blonde United States
Germany
The Coldest City by Antony JohnstonLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomJames McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, James Faulkner
Lost in London United StatesLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomEleanor Matsuura, Daniel Radcliffe, Martin McCann, David Avery, Nigel Willoughby
The Man Who Invented Christmas Canada
Ireland
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensLondon, EnglandLondon, United KingdomBharat Nalluri, Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Donald Sumpter, Miriam Margolyes, Morfydd Clark, Miles Jupp, Jamie Pearson
The Mummy United States
China
Japan
London, EnglandLondon, Oxfordshire and Surrey, United KingdomAnnabelle Wallis, Kaiser Chiefs, Neil Maskell, Penny Rose, Andrew Ackland-Snow, Lucinda Syson
Phantom Thread United StatesLondon and Surrey, EnglandCotswolds, Fitzroy Square, and North York Moors National Park in London, and Lythe, United KingdomDaniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Gina McKee, Julia Davis, Jonny Greenwood
United States
China
London, Oxford, and Medieval EnglandBerkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Northern Ireland and Scotland, United KingdomAnthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Liam Garrigan, Peter Cullen, Gemma Chan, Mark Sanger, Terry Glass
Wonder Woman United States
China
London, EnglandBuckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, London, Oxfordshire and Surrey, United KingdomDavid Thewlis, Lucy Davis, Ewen Bremner, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Martin Walsh, Lindy Hemming, Chris Munro

British award winners

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the three most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards and Golden Globe Awards, that were held during 2017, celebrating the best films of 2016. The British nominations were led by Lion, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Florence Foster Jenkins going on to win a number of technical awards. British films did, however, notably lose out to Moonlight and La La Land from the United States.

Academy Awards

The 89th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on February 26, 2017.
British winners:
British nominees:
The 70th British Academy Film Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on February 12, 2017.
British winners:
British nominees:
The 74th Golden Globe Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on January 8, 2017.
British winner:
British nominees: