Highest-Rated Movies about 'British Charm'

The 39 Steps (1935), A Summer Story (1988), Spring in Park Lane (1947), A Month in the Country (1987), The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972), Lease of Life (1954), EMMA. (2020), Undertaking Betty (2002) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best British Charm movies.

#1. The 39 Steps (1935)

Storyline: Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to London. At the end of "Mr Memory"'s show in a music hall, he meets Annabella Smith, who is running away from secret agents. He agrees to hide her in his flat, but she is murdered during the night. Fearing that he could be accused of the murder, Hannay goes on the run to break the spy ring.

Plot Keywords: mystery, thriller, spy, manhunt, british, classic, film noir ...

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#2. A Summer Story (1988)

Storyline: England, 1904. A young lawyer from London, Mr. Ashton, and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor. When he twists his ankle, Ashton is forced to seek help at a nearby farmhouse and stays there for a few days. Innocent beauty Megan David catches the attention of Ashton. He decides to stay longer, and he and Megan fall in love, much to the displeasure of Megan's aunt and her loutish son. Before Ashton leaves the farm, he vows to return and take Megan away with him.—nitorch

Plot Keywords: romance, drama, british film, 1980s, countryside, summer, nostalgia ...

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#4. A Month in the Country (1987)

Storyline: Five centuries ago, a mural was created in a country church in the north of England, and then hidden under layers of white paint. Looking at it again will be a distraction, the Reverend Mr. Keach tells World War I veteran Tom Birken, who will spend a month in the country restoring the mural. Another veteran, James Moon, is looking for the grave of an ancestor of the patroness of the church who fought in the Crusades. The rector's wife, Alice, comes to see the mural and later visits Birken's bell tower abode, bringing a basket of apples. Will she open the book in which he has pressed the yellow rose she gave him earlier?—Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, historical, british, rural, world war i, post-war ...

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#5. The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)

Storyline: A mysterious, very old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years previously. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do??—Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>

Plot Keywords: fantasy, family, adventure, supernatural, time travel, ghosts, victorian era ...

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#7. EMMA. (2020)

Storyline: Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.—Focus Features

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, drama, period, british, jane austen, adaptation ...

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#9. Storm in a Teacup (1937)

Storyline: Frank Burdon (Sir Rex Harrison) is a new reporter on a small-town Scottish paper. He's told to interview local politician William Gow (Cecil Parker), then left in charge of the paper overnight. He sees Gow being high-handed to a woman who can't afford to license her dog, and decides to run that story instead of the expected puff piece. Both are decent men, but a little too proud to back down, and the battle escalates into a criminal case. But at the same time, Burdon and Gow's daughter Victoria (Vivien Leigh) are falling in love.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, british film, black and white, romantic comedy, light comedy, social satire ...

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#11. Double Bunk (1961)

Storyline: When newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France with no fuel and supplies and must resort to desperate actions to return home.—mike.wilson6@btinternet.com

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, british film, black and white, 1960s, marriage, couple ...

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#13. A Man About the House (1947)

Storyline: Agnes and Ellen Isit, two poor English sisters, unexpectedly inherit from their uncle a rich estate near Naples, complete with big villa and manly Italian majordomo. The latter, Salvatore, makes use of his Latin charm to seduce Agnes, who soon turns from prim spinster to passionate lover. Ellen observes the romance with amusement first before realizing how little considerate Salvatore becomes after marrying Agnes. Worse, Agnes's health starts deteriorating. Worried about her sister, she contacts Dr. Ben Dench, a family friend...—Guy Bellinger

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, marriage, misunderstanding, london, 1940s, british humor ...

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