British Modern

2000–present·6 films

From Glazer's alien art to McQueen's unflinching gaze to Wheatley's genre-bending chaos.

Britain's indie scene punches far above its weight.

social realismfolk horrorprovocateurs

Filmography

Sexy Beast

2000

Glazer

Kingsley's most terrifying. Retired criminal pulled back.

Hunger

2008

McQueen

Bobby Sands hunger strike. 17-minute single take. Debut.

Shame

2011

McQueen

Fassbender sex addict. Full-frontal. NC-17.

Tyrannosaur

2011

Considine

Domestic violence. Most brutal British film of decade.

Kill List

2011

Wheatley

Hitman becomes folk horror. Nobody sees it coming.

A Field in England

2013

Wheatley

Civil War soldiers eat mushrooms. Psychedelia.

6 films in British Modern