The Best London Movies

Updated October 2, 2020 694 votes 82 voters 4.8k views52 items

List RulesMovies about or set in London, England

From Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, and Piccadilly Circus to William Shakespeare, the Beatles, and Queen Elizabeth – London is full of culture. It's also the capital of and most populous city in the United Kingdom and is an enormous tourist attraction. Films set in London are popular and this list will help you find the best one to watch when you're in a British mood.

Since London is such a large city and is home to some of the most influential, iconic landmarks within Europe it only makes sense that movies like Alfie, Bend it Like Beckham, Closer, and An Education all feature this famous global city. There are also several action movies set in London like Sherlock Holmes, Attack the Block, and V for Vendetta.

This list has the best movies about Paris including: Harry Potter, Oliver!, An American Werewolf in London, Mary Poppins, and A Clockwork Orange.

Vote up your favorite movies that take place in London, vote down the films you hated, or add one that isn't on this list.

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Notting Hill
Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin
Released: 1999
Directed by: Roger Michell
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Harry Potter
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Released: 2007
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
Released: 1964
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
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The King's Speech
Helena Bonham Carter, Colin Firth
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tom Hooper
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Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
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84 Charing Cross Road
Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench
Released: 1987
Directed by: David Hugh Jones
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A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell, Warren Clarke
Released: 1971
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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The Iron Lady
Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent
Released: 2011
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
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An Education
Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan
Released: 2009
Directed by: Lone Scherfig
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A Hard Day's Night
Paul McCartney, John Lennon
Released: 1964
Directed by: Richard Lester
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Matt Damon, Julia Stiles
Released: 2007
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
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An American Werewolf in London
Jenny Agutter, Frank Oz
Released: 1981
Directed by: John Landis
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V for Vendetta
Natalie Portman, John Hurt
Released: 2006
Directed by: James McTeigue
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Bend It like Beckham
Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Released: 2002
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
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The Ipcress File
Michael Caine, Sue Lloyd
Released: 1965
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
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Alfie
Sienna Miller, Jude Law
Released: 2004
Directed by: Charles Shyer
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Oliver!
Oliver Reed, Leonard Rossiter
Released: 1968
Directed by: Carol Reed
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Withnail and I
Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant
Released: 1987
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
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A Fish Called Wanda
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline
Released: 1988
Directed by: John Cleese, Charles Crichton
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From Hell
Heather Graham, Ian Holm
Released: 2001
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
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Children of Men
Julianne Moore, Clive Owen
Released: 2006
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
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Performance
Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg
Released: 1970
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell
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Judy
Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley
Released: 2019
Directed by: Rupert Goold
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