This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that had their premiere in 2022 and were at least partly produced by the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films or interactive films, nor does it include films screened in previous years that have official release dates in 2022.
British films box office The highest-grossing independent British films released in 2022 according to the British Film Institute, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
+Highest-grossing films of 2022 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross (£m) 1 Belfast Universal £15,561,083 2 The Banshees of Inisherin Disney £9,300,000 3 Operation Mincemeat Warner Bros £5,297,395 4 The Duke Pathé/Warner Bros. £5,247,749 5 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Universal £4,963,133 6 See How They Run Disney £4,858,629 7 Living Lionsgate £3,800,000 8 Fisherman's Friends: One and All Entertainment Film Distributors £3,200,000 9 The Railway Children Return StudioCanal £3,000,000 10 The Phantom of the Open Eone Films £2,000,000
U.K. qualifying films of 2022 The highest-grossing U.K. qualifying British films released in 2022 according to the British Film Institute, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: +Highest-grossing U.K. qualifying films of 2022 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross (£m) 1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Walt Disney £42,200,000 2 The Batman Warner Bros £40,800,000 3 Jurassic World Dominion Universal Pictures £35,100,000 4 Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Sony Pictures £28,007,737 5 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Warner Bros £20,900,000 6 Belfast Universal £15,561,083 7 Downton Abbey: A New Era £15,092,058 8 The Banshees of Inisherin Disney £9,300,000 9 Death on the Nile £8,000,000 10 Morbius Sony £6,400,000
Film premieres
January–March Opening Title Cast and crew Distributor Ref.JANUARY6 Book of Love Director: Analeine Cal y Mayor Cast: Sam Claflin, Verónica Echegui Vertigo Films 14 The House Director: Emma de Swaef, Marc James Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Paloma Baeza Cast: Mia Goth, Claudie Blakley, Matthew Goode, Mark Heap, Miranda Richardson, Stephanie Cole, Jarvis Cocker, Dizzee Rascal, Will Sharpe, Paul Kaye, Susan Wokoma, Helena Bonham Carter Netflix Save the Cinema Director: Sara Sugarman Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Samantha Morton, Tom Felton, Adeel Akhtar, Susan Wokoma Sky Cinema 19 The Princess Director: Ed Perkins Cast: Princess Diana Altitude Film Distribution21 Living Director: Oliver Hermanus Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke Lionsgate UK Nothing Compares Director: Kathryn Ferguson Cast: Sinéad O'Connor Showtime22Good Luck to You, Leo GrandeDirector: Sophie Hyde Cast: Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack Lionsgate23 Brian and Charles Director: Jim Archer Cast: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey Universal Pictures 24 My Old School Director: Jono McLeod Cast: Alan Cumming, Clare Grogan, Lulu Dogwoof FEBRUARY9 Death on the Nile Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright 20th Century Studios11 Flux Gourmet Director: Peter Strickland Cast: Asa Butterfield, Gwendoline Christie, Ariane Labed, Fatma Mohamed, Makis Papadimitriou, Richard Bremmer IFC Films MARCH9Fading PetalsDirector: Bradley Charlton Cast: Melanie Revill, Charlotte Reidie, Tom Metcalf, Gary RaymondCrazy Goose Productions14 It Is In Us All Director: Antonia Campbell-Hughes Cast: Cosmo Jarvis, Rhys Mannion, Claes Bang, Antonia Campbell-Hughes Blue Finch Films Releasing 15 Blank Director: Natalie Kennedy Cast: Rachel Shelley, Heida Reed, Wayne Brady Sparky Pictures 18 The Nan Movie Director: Josie Rourke Cast: Catherine Tate, Mathew Horne, Niky Wardley, Katherine Parkinson Warner Bros.21 Assailant Director: Tom Paton Cast: Poppy Delevingne, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey, Chad Michael Collins Redbox Entertainment 30 Across the River and into the Trees Director: Peter Flannery Cast: Liev Schreiber, Matilda De Angelis, Danny Huston, Josh Hutcherson, Laura Morante, Javier Cámara
April–June Opening Title Cast and crew Distributor Ref.APRIL1 Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts Director: Roger Michell Signature Entertainment 15 Choose or Die Director: Toby Meakins Cast: Asa Butterfield, Iola Evans, Eddie Marsan, Robert Englund Netflix25 Downton Abbey: A New Era Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, Dominic West Universal Pictures/Focus FeaturesMAY 19God's CreaturesDirector: Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer Cast: Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Toni O'Rourke 20Enys MenDirector: Mark Jenkin Cast: John Woodvine, Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe MenDirector: Alex Garland Cast: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu Entertainment Film Distributors21AftersunDirector: Charlotte Wells Cast: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio MubiTriangle of SadnessDirector: Ruben Östlund Cast: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Burić, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin Curzon 23Crimes of the FutureDirector: David Cronenberg Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman Vertigo Films24The Silent TwinsDirector: Agnieszka Smoczyńska Cast: Letitia Wright, Tamara Lawrance, Nadine Marshall Universal PicturesJUNE11 Aisha Director: Frank Berry Cast: Letitia Wright, Josh O'Connor Sky Cinema17 The Lost Girls Director: Livia De Paolis Cast: Livia De Paolis, Louis Partridge, Emily Carey, Ella-Rae Smith, Joely Richardson, Iain Glen, Vanessa Redgrave Based on The Lost Girls by Laurie Fox Myriad Pictures 22 The Other Fellow Director: Matthew Bauer Cast: Gunnar James Bond Schäfer, James Alexander Bond, James Bond Jr., Gregory Itzin, Charley Palmer Rothwell Bulldog Film Distribution
July–September Opening Title Cast and crew Distributor Ref.JULY1 Mr. Malcolm's List Director: Emma Holly Jones Cast: Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Park, Zawe Ashton, Theo James Vertigo Releasing5 Joyride Director: Emer Reynolds Cast: Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid, Lochlann Ó Mearáin Vertigo Releasing11 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Director: Anthony Fabian Cast: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Rose Williams Universal Pictures15 The Railway Children Return Director: Morgan Matthews Cast: Jenny Agutter Tom Courtenay, Sheridan Smith StudioCanal 27 Rogue Agent Director: Adam Patterson, Declan Lawn Cast: James Norton, Gemma Arterton, Shazad Latif, Marisa Abela, Edwina Findley, Julian Barratt NetflixAUGUST 5 LOLA Director: Andrew Legge Cast: Emma Appleton, Stefanie Martini, Rory Fleck Byrne Bankside Films 13 The Loneliest Boy in the World Director: Martin Owen Cast: Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma, Evan Ross, Tallulah Haddon 19 Fisherman's Friends: One and All Directors: Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft Cast: James Purefoy, Richard Harrington, Fiona Button Entertainment Film Distributors I Came By Directors: Babak Anvari Cast: George MacKay, Percelle Ascott, Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Bonneville Netflix 31 White Noise Director: Noah Baumbach Cast: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle Netflix SEPTEMBER1 Bobi Wine: The People's President Directors: Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo National Geographic Documentary Films 2 Burial Director: Ben Parker Cast: Charlotte Vega, Harriet Walter, Tom Felton, Barry Ward, Dan Renton Skinner Lady Chatterley's Lover Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack O'Connell, Matthew Duckett, Ella Hunt, Faye Marsay, Joely Richardson Searchlight Pictures The Wonder Director: Sebastián Lelio Cast: Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Dermot Crowley Netflix 3 Argentina, 1985 Director: Santiago Mitre Cast: Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, Norman Briski Amazon Studios Empire of Light Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, Colin Firth Searchlight Pictures 5 The Banshees of Inisherin Director: Martin McDonagh Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan Searchlight Pictures My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock Director: Mark Cousins6 The Eternal Daughter Director: Joanna Hogg Cast: Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell, Carly-Sophia Davies A24 7 The Son Director: Florian Zeller Cast: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins Lionsgate 9 Emily Director: Frances O'Connor Cast: Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead Warner Bros. Pictures Klokkenluider Director: Neil Maskell Cast: Amit Shah, Sura Dohnke, Tom Burke, Roger Evans, Jenna Coleman Warner Bros. Pictures See How They Run Director: Tom George Cast: Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, Harris Dickinson, David Oyelowo Searchlight Pictures10 A Gaza Weekend Director: Basil Khalil Cast: Maria Zreik, Adam Bakri, Stephen Mangan, Mouna Hawa, Loai Noufi The Hanging Sun Director: Francesco Carrozzini Cast: Alessandro Borghi, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sam Spruell, Frederick Schmidt Vision Distribution Based on Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbø The Lost King Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd Pathé/Warner Bros. What's Love Got to Do with It? Director: Shekhar Kapur Cast: Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Emma Thompson StudioCanal 11 Allelujah Director: Richard Eyre Cast: Jennifer Saunders. Bally Gill, Russell Tovey, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench Warner Bros. Entertainment UK My Policeman Director: Michael Grandage Cast: Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, David Dawson, Linus Roache, Gina Mckee, Rupert Everett Amazon Studios While We Watched Director: Vinay Shukla Cast: Ravish Kumar, Sushil Bahuguna, Deepak Chaubey, Sushil Mohapatra, Swarolipi Sengupta, Saurabh Shukla MetFilm Distribution 12 Catherine Called Birdy Director: Lena Dunham Cast: Lena Dunham, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, Bella Ramsey, Joe Alwyn Dean-Charles Chapman Amazon Studios26 The Almond and the Seahorse Director: Celyn Jones, Tom Stern Cast: Trine Dyrholm, Meera Syal, Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg
October–December