# List of British films of 2001

A list of British films released in 2001.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| The 51st State | Ronny Yu | Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Ricky Tomlinson | Action/crime | |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Steven Spielberg | Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor,Brendan Gleeson, William Hurt | Science fiction | Co-production with the US |
| Another Life | Philip Goodhew | Ioan Gruffudd, Natasha Little | Drama | |
| Back to the Secret Garden | Michael Tuchner | Joan Plowright, George Baker | Family | |
| Beginner's Luck | James Callis, Nick Cohen | Julie Delpy, Steven Berkoff | Drama | |
| Birthday Girl | Jez Butterworth | Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin | Comedy/drama | |
| Black Hawk Down | Ridley Scott | Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard | War | Co-production with the US |
| Blow Dry | Paddy Breathnach | Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson | Comedy | |
| Bride of the Wind | Bruce Beresford | Sarah Wynter, Jonathan Pryce | Historical drama | |
| Bridget Jones's Diary | Sharon Maguire | Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth | Comedy | |
| The Bunker | Rob Green | Jason Flemyng, Andrew Tiernan, Jack Davenport, Andrew Lee Potts | Drama | |
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin | John Madden | Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz | Drama | Co-production with France and the US |
| The Cat's Meow | Peter Bogdanovich | Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Eddie Izzard | Drama | Co-production with Germany and the United States |
| Charlotte Gray | Gillian Armstrong | Cate Blanchett, Michael Gambon | Drama | |
| Christmas Carol: The Movie | Jimmy T. Murakami | Simon Callow, Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage | Animation | |
| Cradle of Fear | Alex Chandon | Dani Filth, Emily Booth | Horror | |
| Crush | John McKay | Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton | Comedy/drama | |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | Alan Taylor | Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle | Historical | |
| Enigma | Michael Apted | Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam | World War II/thriller | |
| The Fourth Angel | John Irvin | Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker | Thriller | |
| Girl from Rio | Christopher Monger | Hugh Laurie, Vanessa Nunes | Romance | |
| Gosford Park | Robert Altman | Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Eileen Atkins, Clive Owen, Kelly Macdonald, Emily Watson | Drama | Winner of the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award |
| Hannibal | Ridley Scott | Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Frankie R. Faison, Giancarlo Giannini, Francesca Neri, Gary Oldman | Psychological horror crime thriller | Co-production with Germany and the United States |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Chris Columbus | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson | Fantasy | |
| High Heels and Low Lifes | Mel Smith | Kevin McNally, Minnie Driver | Comedy/action | |
| The Hole | Nick Hamm | Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington | Horror | |
| Hotel | Mike Figgis | Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu, Burt Reynolds | Drama | |
| Inferno | Paul Kousoulides | Emily Booth, Sanjeev Bhaskar | Sci-fi | Short film |
| Iris | Richard Eyre | Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent | Biographical drama | Winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award |
| Jump Tomorrow | Joel Hopkins | Tunde Adebimpe, Hippolyte Girardot, Natalia Verbeke | Comedy | |
| Last Orders | Fred Schepisi | Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay | Drama | |
| Late Night Shopping | Saul Metzstein | Luke de Woolfson, James Lance | Drama | |
| Lagaan | Ashutosh Gowariker | Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne | Historical Sports | |
| Lover's Prayer | Reverge Anselmo | Kirsten Dunst, Julie Walters | Period drama | |
| The Luzhin Defence | Marleen Gorris | John Turturro, Emily Watson | Drama | |
| The Martins | Tony Grounds | Lee Evans, Kathy Burke | Comedy | |
| Me Without You | Sandra Goldbacher | Anna Friel, Michelle Williams | Drama | |
| Mean Machine | Barry Skolnick | Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham | Sports | Remake of the US film The Longest Yard |
| Mike Bassett: England Manager | Steve Barron | Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman | Sports/comedy | |
| My Kingdom | Don Boyd | Richard Harris, Lynn Redgrave | Crime | |
| Phoenix Blue | Tony Maylam | Amanda Donohoe, James Murray, Emily Hamilton | Thriller | |
| Strictly Sinatra | Peter Capaldi | Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald | Drama | |
| The Triumph of Love | Clare Peploe | Mira Sorvino, Ben Kingsley | Comedy | Co-production with Italy and Germany |