British Comedies on Netflix
Last updated January 20, 2021
Papadopoulos & Sons
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFollowing his ruin in the latest banking crisis, a self-made millionaire reluctantly re-unites with his estranged freewheeling brother to re-open the abandoned fish and chip shop they shared in their youth.
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The Inbetweeners Movie
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this coming-of-age comedy that picks up where the popular series left off, Will, Simon, Jay and Neil go on holiday to Crete after a series of unfortunate events unfolds during their final week at Rudge Park Comprehensive.
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The Decoy Bride
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Hollywood actress Lara Tyler travels to a tiny Scottish island to get married, the paparazzi follow her, prompting her to flee in frustration. To dupe the press, her handlers stage fake nuptials and hire a local girl to play the bride.
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Anuvahood
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsUnlucky in love and everything else, wannabe gangsta rapper Kenneth decides to peddle pot on the streets of London with the help of his small crew of fellow losers. But soon enough, their harmless little gang runs afoul of a local underworld boss.
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The Card
1952 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBorn the son of a working-class washerwoman, Edward Henry "Denry" Machin (Alec Guinness) sets his sights on upward mobility and vows to amount to something, taking comfort in his burgeoning reputation as a clever and charming social climber. Glynis Johns and Petula Clark co-star in this comedic tale of pluck and ambition (released as The Promoter in the United States) based on Arnold Bennett's novel.
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Four Lions
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsComedy writer Christopher Morris makes his feature directorial debut with this outrageous comedy about a group of young Islamic Brits who fancy themselves bloodthirsty jihadis of the first order. The film showcases Morris's satirical talents at their vicious best in a scathingly hilarious indictment of true believers and the social systems that create them. Viewers took note and bestowed it the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the L.A. Film Festival.
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Plunkett & Macleane
1999 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPlunkett and Macleane are a criminal duo in 18th-century England who make a living by stealing from the rich. Hotly pursued by Det. Chance, the crooks land in even more trouble when Macleane falls for the lovely niece of the lord chief justice.
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe hapless Mr. Bean takes a vacation on the French Riviera, where he becomes ensnared in an accidental kidnapping, discovers romance with a lovely actress at the Cannes Film Festival and manages to give a pompous movie director his comeuppance.
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Magicians
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter a grim onstage incident involving a guillotine, two magicians in a double act become bitter rivals. But when the lure of a winning a prestigious competition reunites the pair, learning to forgive and forget may be the greatest trick of all.
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A Foreign Field
1993 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsReturning to Normandy 50 years after they fought there as soldiers, British World War II vets Amos and Cyril meet up with Waldo, a vacationing American vet. But their new friendship turns sour when a pretty face emerges from the past.
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Love's Kitchen
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter the tragic loss of his wife, a down-on-his-luck London chef starts afresh by pouring his energies into a fixer-upper eatery and attracting the attention of an American food critic with a decadent dessert: a mouth-watering trifle.
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Emma
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about misguided matchmaking takes a comic look at the romantic meddling of Emma Woodhouse. Emma spends her time arranging friends' romances, never noticing that her own true love is right beneath her nose.
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The Angels' Share
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter avoiding jail, Robbie vows to turn his life around for his newborn son. He has a talent for discerning fine whiskeys, and he and his community service cohorts hatch a plan to lift a few expensive bottles to buy themselves a better future.
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Burke and Hare
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis black comedy is based on the true exploits of two 19th-century body snatchers. When Burke and Hare's business -- selling corpses to a medical college for dissection -- is hampered by a supply shortage, they're forced to take drastic measures.
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Brassed Off
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA big energy company threatens to move in and close the coal mine in the town of Grimley, but the miners' brass band conductor refuses to hang up his baton. With one last chance to shine, Danny (Pete Postlethwaite) perfects his band for a national competition. Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald) tries to perform flawless flugelhorn as she wrestles resentment for her part in the mine's closure and falls for Andy (Ewan McGregor).
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Cold Comfort Farm
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), a young society woman in 1930s London, becomes suddenly orphaned, she's forced to take up residence with a group of her unsophisticated, oddball relatives at their farm. Despite protests from the bedridden, iron-willed matriarch of the farm, the aspiring lass tries to achieve some semblance of order and class in the house -- and in her own life. Cast also includes Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellen and Joanna Lumley.
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Toast
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAdapted from famed food writer Nigel Slater's memoir, this drama centers on young Nigel, who struggles with his mother's death, a troubled relationship with his father and a new stepmother even as he pursues his passion for cooking.
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An Ideal Husband
1999 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen a member of Parliament (Jeremy Northam) learns that his career and marriage will suffer scandal unless he submits to a blackmailer (Julianne Moore), he turns his fate over to lifelong bachelor Lord Goring (Rupert Everett), "the idlest man in London." Brimming with witticisms and great performances (including those from Cate Blanchett and Minnie Driver), this big-screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's stage play sparkles like vintage champagne.
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The Trip
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSteve Coogan and Rob Brydon, the stars of the 2005 comedy Tristram Shandy, reunite with director Michael Winterbottom for this rib-tickling mockumentary about a pair of actors who set off on a foodie road trip across England.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
2002 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's witty play about mistaken identities, Rupert Everett and Colin Firth star as two proper gentlemen in 1890s London who use the same pseudonym with disastrous results.
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRecently widowed mother of two Suzanne catches the eye of her dentist, who secretly hypnotizes her during an appointment to make her fall for him. But things go awry when his spell causes Suzanne to develop a crush on another guy.
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Hard Times
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe town of Kilcoulins Leap will never be the same after a mailman botches a get-rich-quick scheme. After dumping $60 million worth of pills into a local well, he and his pals go on the run from the FBI -- all while the town feels the drugs' effects!
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The Match
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTo settle a bet that goes back 100 years, two local bars gear up for a high-stakes soccer match that's been a century in the making. But the winning team gets more than bragging rights; it gets ownership of the losing team's pub.
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The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain
1995 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsEnglish cartographer Reginald Anson and his partner upset an entire Welsh community when they arrive to measure the town's peak and declare it 16 feet shy of mountain status. Incensed, the townsfolk devise an ambitious plan to remedy the situation.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDirector Billy Wilder uses incidents from his own life in exploring the mystery of Sherlock Holmes's sexual preference and past romances. Holmes (Robert Stephens) shoots cocaine to combat the boredom that plagues him between cases. But his ennui evaporates when he attends a Russian ballet performance where the prima ballerina asks Holmes to become the father of her child. The film portrays Holmes as a very complicated and flawed individual.
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