# List of British films of 2005

A list of British films released in 2005:

## 2005

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Asylum | David Mackenzie | Natasha Richardson, Marton Csokas, Ian McKellen | Drama | |
| Batman Begins | Christopher Nolan | Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman | Superhero/action | Primarily shot in Iceland and Chicago |
| Beowulf & Grendel | Sturla Gunnarsson | Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård | Drama | Filmed in Iceland |
| The Boy with a Thorn in His Side | Mark Jeavons | Alec Sedgley, Morgan Lees | Comedy | |
| Brothers of the Head | Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe | Harry Treadaway, Luke Treadaway | Mockumentary | |
| The Business | Nick Love | Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan | Crime | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Tim Burton | Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee | Musical fantasy | Co-production with the United States |
| Chromophobia | Martha Fiennes | Penélope Cruz, Ralph Fiennes | | Screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Andrew Adamson | William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley | Fantasy | |
| The Constant Gardener | Fernando Meirelles | Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé | Political thriller | Rachel Weisz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. |
| Conversations with Other Women | Hans Canosa | Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter | Drama | |
| Corpse Bride | Mike Johnson, Tim Burton | Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter | Animated musical dark fantasy | Co-production with the US |
| Creep | Christopher Smith | Franka Potente, Jeremy Sheffield, Vas Blackwood | Horror | |
| Derailed | Mikael Håfström | Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston | Thriller | Co-production with the US |
| The Descent | Neil Marshall | Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza | Horror/adventure | |
| Dream's Ashes | Rafe Clayton | Alistair Marshall, Sam Jelf, Wayne (Danny) Thornton, | Drama | Filmed in Leeds |
| The Feast of the Goat | Luis Llosa | Tomas Milian, Isabella Rossellini | Drama | |
| Festival | Annie Griffin | Chris O'Dowd, Daniela Nardini, Stephen Mangan | Comedy | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Mike Newell | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson | Fantasy | |
| Heidi | Paul Marcus | Emma Bolger, Max von Sydow | Drama | |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Garth Jennings | Martin Freeman, Mos Def | Sci-fi/comedy | |
| House of 9 | Steven R. Monroe | Dennis Hopper, Kelly Brook | Horror | |
| In This World | Michael Winterbottom | Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah | Docudrama | |
| Joyeux Noël | Christian Carion | Benno Furmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis | War drama | Co-produced with France & Germany |
| Keeping Mum | Niall Johnson | Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas | Comedy | |
| Kingdom of Heaven | Ridley Scott | Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson | Epic historical drama | |
| Kinky Boots | Julian Jarrold | Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor | Drama/comedy | |
| Lassie | Charles Sturridge | Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton | Family | |
| The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | Steve Bendelack | Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith | Comedy | |
| Love + hate | Dominic Savage | Samina Awan, Dean Andrews | Drama | |
| The Magic Roundabout | Various | Robbie Williams, Ray Winstone, Ian McKellen | Animated | |
| Man to Man | Régis Wargnier | Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas | Drama | |
| Match Point | Woody Allen | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson | Drama/thriller | |
| MirrorMask | Dave McKean | Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Gina McKee | Dark fantasy | Story by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean |
| Mrs Henderson Presents | Stephen Frears | Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins | Comedy/drama | |
| Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | Dan Ireland | Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend | Comedy/drama | |
| Nanny McPhee | Kirk Jones | Emma Thompson, Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury | Comedy/family | |
| On a Clear Day | Gaby Dellal | Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn | Drama | |
| The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes | Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Amira Casar, Gottfried John, Assumpta Serna | Fantasy | |
| Pride & Prejudice | Joe Wright | Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn | Literary drama | Adaptation of Jane Austen's novel |
| The Proposition | John Hillcoat | Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce | Action | Co-production with Australia |
| Revolver | Guy Ritchie | Jason Statham, Ray Liotta | Crime/drama | |
| The Russian Dolls | Cédric Klapisch | Romain Duris, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou | Romantic comedy | Co-production with France; one win and two nominations |
| Separate Lies | Julian Fellowes | Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson | Romance/drama | |
| Shooting Dogs | Michael Caton-Jones | John Hurt, Hugh Dancy | Drama | |
| Silence Becomes You | Stephanie Sinclaire | Alicia Silverstone, Sienna Guillory | Thriller | |
| Stoned | Stephen Woolley | Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, David Morrissey | Biography | Depicts the life of Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones |
| Tickets | Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Ermanno Olmi | Martin Compston, Carlo Delle Piane, Aishe Gjuriqi | Comedy/drama | Co-production with Iran and Italy |
| Unleashed | Louis Leterrier | Jet Li | Martial arts/action/thriller | |
| V for Vendetta | James McTeigue | Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea | Fantasy/thriller | |
| Valiant | Gary Chapman | Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry | Animated/adventure | |
| Wah-Wah | Richard E. Grant | Nicholas Hoult, Miranda Richardson | Comedy/drama | |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Steve Box, Nick Park | Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes | Animation | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature |
| The White Countess | James Ivory | Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson | Drama | Co-production |