# List of British films of 2004

A list of British films released in 2004:

## 2004

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 9 Songs | Michael Winterbottom | Kieran O'Brien, Margo Stilley | Romantic drama | |
| Ae Fond Kiss... | Ken Loach | Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle | Drama | |
| Arsène Lupin | Jean-Paul Salomé | Romain Duris, Kristin Scott Thomas | Crime drama | |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Frank Coraci | Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent | Adventure/comedy | Co-production with United States, Germany and Ireland |
| Being Julia | István Szabó | Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons | Drama | |
| Beyond the Sea | Kevin Spacey | Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth | Biopic | |
| Blind Flight | John Furse | Linus Roache, Ian Hart | Drama | |
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Beeban Kidron | Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth | Comedy | |
| Bullet Boy | Saul Dibb | Ashley Walters, Luke Fraser | Crime drama | |
| Bride and Prejudice | Gurinder Chadha| | Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson | Romantic drama | |
| The Calcium Kid | Alex De Rakoff | Orlando Bloom, Michael Peña, Billie Piper | Mockumentary | |
| Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Peter Richardson | Christian Slater, Neve Campbell | Comedy | |
| Creep | Christopher Smith | Franka Potente, Ken Campbell | Horror | |
| Dead Man's Shoes | Shane Meadows | Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch | Crime thriller | |
| Dear Frankie | Shona Auerbach | Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler | Drama | Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival |
| Ella Enchanted | Tommy O'Haver | Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy | Family | Co-production with the US |
| Enduring Love | Roger Michell | Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton | Romance | |
| Everything | Richard Hawkins | Ray Winstone, Jan Graveson | Mystery | |
| Finding Neverland | Marc Forster | Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie | Drama | |
| Freak Out | Christian James | James Heathcote, Dan Palmer | Horror/comedy | |
| Freeze Frame | John Simpson | Lee Evans | Thriller | |
| George Michael: A Different Story | Southan Morris | George Michael | Documentary | First aired on BBC One |
| A Good Woman | Mike Barker | Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson | Romantic drama | Co-produced with United States, Italy and Spain. |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Alfonso Cuarón | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson | Fantasy | Nominated Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the 2005 BAFTA Awards |
| Head in the Clouds | John Duigan | Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend | Romance/drama | |
| If Only | Gil Junger | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls | Drama | |
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mike Hodges | Clive Owen, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Malcolm McDowell | Crime/drama | |
| In My Country | John Boorman | Juliette Binoche, Samuel L. Jackson | Drama | Co-production with the Republic of Ireland and South Africa |
| King Arthur | Antoine Fuqua | Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane | Action | |
| Ladies in Lavender | Charles Dance | Judi Dench, Maggie Smith | Drama |
| Layer Cake | Matthew Vaughn | Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Colm Meaney | Crime thriller | |
| The Libertine | Laurence Dunmore | Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton | Historical | |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Stephen Hopkins | Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron | Biopic | Entered into the 2004 Cannes Film Festival |
| Lighthouse Hill | David Fairman | Jason Flemyng, Kirsty Mitchell | Comedy/romance | |
| London Voodoo | Robert Pratten | Doug Cockle, Sara Stewart | Horror |
| Method | Duncan Roy | Elizabeth Hurley, Jeremy Sisto | Thriller | Co-production |
| Mickybo and Me | Terry Loane | John Joe McNeill, Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds | Comedy/drama | |
| Millions | Danny Boyle | Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon | Family drama | |
| Mouth to Mouth | Alison Murray | Elliot Page, Natasha Wightman, Eric Thal | Comedy | |
| My Summer of Love | Paweł Pawlikowski | Natalie Press, Emily Blunt | Romance | |
| The Noon Gun | Anthony Stern | | Documentary | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Joel Schumacher | Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum | Musical | |
| Piccadilly Jim | John McKay | Sam Rockwell, Frances O'Connor | Comedy | |
| The Queen of Sheba's Pearls | Colin Nutley | Helena Bergström, Lorcan Cranitch | Drama | Co-production with Sweden |
| School for Seduction | Sue Heel | Kelly Brook, Dervla Kirwan, Margi Clarke | Romance | |
| Sex Lives of the Potato Men | Andy Humphries | Johnny Vegas, Mackenzie Crook, Mark Gatiss | Comedy | |
| Shaun of the Dead | Edgar Wright | Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost | Horror/comedy | |
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Kerry Conran | Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law | Adventure | Co-production with Italy and the US |
| Spivs | Colin Teague | Kate Ashfield, Ken Stott | Comedy/crime | |
| Stage Beauty | Richard Eyre | Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett | Historical drama | |
| Suzie Gold | Richard Cantor | Summer Phoenix, Kevin Bishop, Gem Souleyman | Romance | |
| Tabloid | David Blair | Matthew Rhys, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Comedy | |
| Things to Do Before You're 30 | Simon Shore | Dougray Scott, Emilia Fox, Billie Piper | Drama | |
| Trauma | Marc Evans | Colin Firth, Mena Suvari, Naomie Harris | Thriller | |
| Troy | Wolfgang Petersen | Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom | Action | Co-production with the US and Malta |
| Vanity Fair | Mira Nair | Reese Witherspoon, Romola Garai, James Purefoy | Drama | |
| Vera Drake | Mike Leigh | Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Eddie Marsan | Drama | Winner of the Golden Lion and Best Actress prizes at the Venice Film Festival |
| A Way of Life | Amma Asante | Brenda Blethyn, Stephanie James | Drama | |
| Wimbledon | Richard Loncraine | Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany | Sports | |
| Winner Takes All | Helen M. Grace | JC Mac, Chico Slimani | Short film | |
| Yasmin | Kenneth Glenaan | Archie Panjabi | Drama | |