The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2013. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2013.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that were particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for a number of low budget and independent horror films, such as In Fear, Devil's Pass, Dementamania and Stalled.
Major releases
January – March
April – June
July – September
October – December
Minor releases
Co-productions
Of the 116 major British releases of 2013, 65 were co-productions with at least one other country. As with other years, the largest number of co-productions were made with the United States, with 37 films. They are listed in full below.
Highest grossing films
Listed here are the highest grossing British films of 2013, with their total earnings listed in British pound sterling. It includes films released in previous years that made money in 2013, particularly those that had minor releases in 2012 but their main releases in 2013.
Critical reception
Listed here are the top ten best and worst British films of those released in 2013, and listed above as major releases, as per the review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. The critical scores for Rotten Tomatoes are out of a maximum score of 100, as is the critical score for Metacritic.
Les Misérables (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Song, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design)
Life of Pi (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing)
Les Misérables (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Makeup, Best Song)
Life of Pi (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Score)
Life of Pi (Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director)
Quartet (Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy)
Hitchcock (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role)
Les Misérables (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture)
Skyfall (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)
The Dark Knight Rises (Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture)