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- DirectorNoel ClarkeMark DavisStarsEmma RobertsTamsin EgertonOphelia Lovibond4 girls out on a 3 days trip in to 2 cities, if they survive. While Jo is working in a supermarket, her 3 friends are all out on their adventures. A chance encounter with diamond thieves sends them on a collision course with fate itself.
- DirectorSacha BennettStarsSiobhan HewlettVincent ReganNeil MaskellIn 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenKen DavitianLuenellKazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.
- DirectorTom CleggStarsSean BeanJamie BartlettKevin CollinsThis is the true story of the most highly decorated British patrol since the Boer war: an eight man SAS team inserted behind Iraqi lines during the Gulf War in January 1991. Their mission was to take out the scud missiles which Saddam Hussein was using to terrorize his enemies, as well as to sever strategic communication lines between Baghdad and North West Iraq. This top secret mission was called "Bravo Two Zero" and it was commanded by Sergeant Andy McNab. Of the eight who went out, only five returned. Dropped into "scud alley" carrying 210-pound packs, McNab and his men soon found themselves surrounded by Saddam's army. Their radios didn't work; the weather was brutally cold. And they had been spotted.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsTom HardyKelly AdamsLuing AndrewsA young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.
- DirectorJon S. BairdStarsNonso AnozieGavin BrockerLeo GregoryAn orphaned Jamaican baby is adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London and becomes one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. Based on a true story.
- DirectorMalcolm NeedsStarsLuke GossLeslie GranthamMarius WeyersThe story of Charlie Richardson, the man who ran a brutal gang in the 1960s.
- DirectorAlex De RakoffStarsClint KoroanFredi 'Kruga' Nwaka50 CentNick's borrowed money from a loan shark. He's 4 weeks behind. He gets 24 hours to come up with GBP100,000. His mom's a hostage.
- DirectorTerry WinsorStarsCharlie Creed-MilesSean BeanGareth MilneThe film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony Tucker, three drug dealers well known to the police, were lured to Workhouse Lane, Rettendon. There they were blasted to death with a shot gun while sitting in their Range Rover. They had been lured to their deaths on the pretext of a lucrative drugs deal. The three bodies were found the following morning, 7 December 1995.
- DirectorStuart St PaulStarsBilly MurrayCraig FairbrassDanny MidwinterA Russian gang in the UK traffic Eastern Europeans then enslave them, the women to sex, the men to illegal fights. They cross a local businessman and a war escalates.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsMalcolm McDowellDavid ThewlisPaul BettanyChronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.
- DirectorJim DoyleStarsNeil FitzmauriceDominic CarterNicholas LamontAfter surviving prison, a man has to forge a career in the crime world.
- DirectorLexi AlexanderStarsElijah WoodCharlie HunnamClaire ForlaniA wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.
- DirectorPhilip RidleyStarsJim SturgessLuke TreadawayClémence PoésyJamie Morgan, a young man with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face, discovers that there are demons on the streets of East London.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanAn overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.
- DirectorJustin KerriganStarsJohn SimmLorraine PilkingtonShaun ParkesFive youngsters embrace the 90s clubbing scene on a drug-fuelled weekend of partying in Cardiff.
- DirectorPhil DavisStarsReece DinsdaleRichard GrahamPerry FenwickWhen a cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of hooligans, he finds himself being drawn to the other side.
- DirectorPlan BStarsRiz AhmedSliem Ben-SalahEd SkreinThe lives of four drug dealers, one user, and two prostitutes are explored.
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsNeil MaskellMyAnna BuringHarry SimpsonNearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsDaniel CraigSienna MillerMichael GambonA successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason FlemyngDexter FletcherNick MoranEddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.
- DirectorGary OldmanStarsRay WinstoneKathy BurkeCharlie Creed-MilesA rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
- DirectorRon ScalpelloStarsJoe ColeEnglish FrankKimberley NixonJustice needs to be served at Britain's most notorious young offenders institute.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsBarney ClarkBen KingsleyJeremy SwiftAn adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
- DirectorDanny DonnellyStarsAdam DeaconDavid AjalaNichola BurleyJerome Davies (Adam Deacon) is a successful and wealthy professional football player. When his old friends come back on the scene, his life becomes complicated and dangerous when his old friend Baron (David Ajala) promptly keeps asking Jerome for payouts after Baron looked out for him as a youngster. Baron threatens Jerome and his brother unless Jerome pays Baron large sums of money on a regular basis. Will Jerome have the courage and mentality to confront and put an end to Baron's blackmail?
- DirectorLuis PrietoStarsRichard CoyleBronson WebbAgyness DeynIn London, a street dealer's life spins out of control over the course of one week after he borrows money from his supplier on what's supposed to be a sure thing.
- DirectorJulian GilbeyStarsRicci HarnettTerry StoneCraig FairbrassThe life of career criminal Carlton Leach.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsGerard ButlerTom WilkinsonIdris ElbaWhen a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.
- DirectorJulian GilbeyStarsVas BlackwoodRobbie GeeNaomi TaylorFormer small-time criminals get back into crime to help a friend settle a debt.
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsRay WinstoneBen KingsleyIan McShaneBrutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen GrahamUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
- DirectorFrank HarperStarsCharles DanceCraig FairbrassVincent ReganFollows two infamous London gangsters, Mickey Mannock and Ray Collishaw. Both men are top of the food chain when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine.
- DirectorGary LoveStarsSteven MackintoshAshley WaltersAndy SerkisDetermined to kill his wife's lover, a middle-class accountant attempts to purchase a .38 from an inner-city crackhead, unaware the gun actually belongs to a psychotic drug lord who'd kill to get his weapon back.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsShawn AshmoreRyan McDonaldNoah ReidThe story of Terry Fox's unprecendented cross-Canada marathon on an artificial leg for cancer research that made him a national hero.
- DirectorNick LoveStarsDanny DyerFrank HarperTamer HassanAn insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsGary KempMartin KempBillie WhitelawThis fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.
- DirectorNick LoveStarsRay WinstonePlan BHayley AtwellA hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police. Based on the '70s UK TV show.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsJason StathamSaffron BurrowsStephen Campbell MooreMartine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
- DirectorNick LoveStarsDanny DyerTamer HassanGeoff BellFrankie is sent from London to Spain to make a delivery to Charlie, who likes the kid and shows him the ropes including the use of guns and drugs. Frankie likes the sun, pools and the cute, bikini clad girls and stays in Spain.
- DirectorPaul TanterStarsNick NevernSimon PhillipsRita RamnaniWhen unemployed soccer hooligan Mike Jacobs encounters an old friend during a bloody pregame brawl, he finds the answer to his problems - credit card fraud. But before long, the fast paced world of easy money and beautiful women descends into a violent struggle for survival.
- DirectorLee SalesStarsOphelia LovibondNeil MaskellDiana KentBased on an original screenplay by Director Lee Sales and actors Francis Pope and George Russo, Turnout is set in Hoxton, East London where all 3 grew up. Our story follows George and Sophie, they're saving money to go on their first holiday together, the deposit is paid, and they have two weeks left to pay the outstanding balance of £2,000. Sophie has entrusted George with her holiday savings and is keen to settle the debt with the travel agents. The only trouble is, unbeknown to Sophie, George is flat broke. In a vain attempt to raise cash, George uses Sophie's holiday money to fund an ill judged deal.
- DirectorDexter FletcherStarsCharlie Creed-MilesWill PoulterSammy WilliamsA street-toughened parolee finds his two boys abandoned by their mum and fending for themselves. Time to step up, or not.
- DirectorSam HollandStarsLee TurnbullGreg WakehamAaron White"From the moment I was born I cried for a month..." Eighteen years on, and Justin is no nearer the truth. And in a world that increasingly doesn't care, maybe just simply relying on friendship is not enough? Especially with friends like Billy, Sean and Tommy. Set amongst the backdrop of the towering, concrete-clad estates of south London 'Zebra Crossings' blends a diverse mixture of characters that all share one thing in common: The incredible loneliness of living alongside 7 million other people. Blending the surreal, and very real, we take an intense journey in search of friendship, belief and religion. With a lacklustre father and estranged mother, Justin's only source of perennial control comes from an unlikely source, his bed-ridden sister Suzanne. But Justin needs is a real mentor, a father figure, someone who can provide guidance before it's all too late. In steps Marcus, unlike anyone Justin has ever known before, calm, soft, assured - but does he want something from Justin? Meanwhile, Tommy's abandonment issues haunt him once again, and his class-A drug addiction has sent him into full destruction mode. Also, the pressure from a rival gang has reached exploding point - as there is certainly no space for two crews in this neighbourhood. Justin must find the answer to it all, and quick.