The British film industry produced over six hundred feature films in 2014. 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 2014.
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 have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for a number of large-scale co-productions with the United States, such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar, Maleficent and X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Major releases
January–March
Opening Title Cast and crew Studio Genre(s) J A N U A R Y 10Redirected Director: Emilis Vėlyvis Cast: Vinnie Jones, Scot Williams, Gil Darnell, Oliver Jackson, Anthony Strachan Koch Film Crime Action ComedyThe Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box Director: Jonathan Newman Cast: Michael Sheen, Sam Neill, Lena Headey, Ioan Gruffudd, Keeley Hawes, Tristan Gemmill, Aneurin Barnard Fantasy Adventure 16Lilting Director: Hong Khaou Cast: Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-pei, Andrew Leung, Morven Christie, Naomi Christie, Peter Bowles Artificial Eye Drama 17Back in the Day Director: Michael Rosenbaum Cast: Morena Baccarin, Nick Swardson, Michael Rosenbaum Screen Media Films ComedyFrank Director: Lenny Abrahamson Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, Michael Fassbender Magnolia Pictures Comedy DramaThe Guest Director: Adam Wingard Cast: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Leland Orser, Sheila Kelley, Brendan Meyer, Lance Reddick Picturehouse Thriller 18Appropriate Behavior Director: Desiree Akhavan Cast: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Scott Adsit, Halley Feiffer Gravitas Ventures ComedyGod Help the Girl Director: Stuart Murdoch Cast: Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray, Pierre Boulanger Amplify Musical Drama 19A Most Wanted Man Director: Anton Corbijn Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Willem Dafoe, Grigoriy Dobrygin Entertainment One ThrillerCalvary Director: John Michael McDonagh Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Isaach de Bankolé, M. Emmet Walsh, Marie-Josée Croze, Domhnall Gleeson Fox Searchlight Pictures DramaDead Snow: Red vs. Dead Director: Tommy Wirkola Cast: Vegar Hoel, Orjan Gamst, Martin Starr, Ingrid Haas, Jocelyn DeBoer, Stig Frode Henriksen, Kristoffer Joner Well Go USA Entertainment (US) Horror Comedy 2020,000 Days on Earth Director: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard Drafthouse Films Documentary Drama MusicalThe Trip to Italy Director: Michael Winterbottom Cast: Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan IFC Films Comedy Drama 27Non-Stop Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Cast: Joel Silver, Alex Heineman, Steve Richards, Andrew Rona Universal Pictures Mystery Action Thriller 31Noble Director: Stephen Bradley Cast: Deirdre O'Kane, Sarah Greene, Brendan Coyle, Mark Huberman, Ruth Negga Biography DramaF E B R U A R Y 6The Grand Budapest Hotel Director: Wes Anderson Cast: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson, Tony Revolori Fox Searchlight Pictures Comedy 7'71 Director: Yann Demange Cast: Jack O'Connell, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson, Charlie Murphy, David Wilmot, Paul Popplewell StudioCanal UK Drama Thriller Historical 10A Long Way Down Director: Pascal Chaumeil Cast: Toni Collette, Pierce Brosnan, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots Lionsgate Comedy 11The Two Faces of January Director: Hossein Amini Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac Magnolia Pictures Thriller 14Cuban Fury Director: James Griffiths Cast: Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Olivia Colman, Chris O'Dowd, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Alexandra Roach StudioCanal Romance Comedy 16Little Happiness Director: Nihat Seven Cast: Mehtap Anil DramaM A R C H 10Before I Disappear Director: Shawn Christensen Cast: Shawn Christensen, Fátima Ptacek, Emmy Rossum, Paul Wesley, Richard Schiff, Ron Perlman IFC Films Drama 12Need for Speed Director: Scott Waugh Cast: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi, Imogen Poots, Ramón Rodríguez, Michael Keaton Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Action Thriller 14Better Living Through Chemistry Director: David Posamentier Cast: Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Ben Schwartz, Ken Howard, Ray Liotta, Jane Fonda Samuel Goldwyn Films Comedy DramaIronclad: Battle for Blood Director: Jonathan English Cast: Roxanne McKee, Michelle Fairley, Danny Webb, Tom Austen Content Media Adventure
April–June
Opening Title Cast and crew Studio Genre(s) APRIL 4In the Blood Director: John Stockwell Cast: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Danny Trejo, Amaury Nolasco Anchor Bay Films Action 5The Ninth Cloud Director: Jane Spencer Cast: Michael Madsen, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Meredith Ostrom, Megan Maczko, Joshua Feinman, Wendy Thomas Comedy Drama 10The Quiet Ones Director: John Pogue Cast: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards Lionsgate HorrorTranscendence Director: Wally Pfister Cast: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Cole Hauser, Morgan Freeman Warner Bros. Pictures Science fiction 11Deadly Virtues Director: Ate de Jong Cast: Edward Akrout, Matt Barber, Megan Maczko A-Film Benelux MSD Thriller Horror 17Let Us Prey Director: Brian O'Malley Cast: Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Bryan Larkin Kaleidoscope Entertainment HorrorVirunga Director: Orlando von Einsiedel Netflix Documentary 18The Canal Director: Ivan Kavanagh Cast: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Rupert Evans, Steve Oram Horror 24Beyond Director: Joseph Baker, Tom Large Cast: Richard J. Danum, Gillian MacGregor, Paul Brannigan Kaleidoscope Science fiction Drama 2627, Memory Lane Director: Luke Hupton Cast: James Clay, Michael Maughan, Dani Harrison, Edwina Lea, Hazel Mrozek, Diona Doherty, Mario Babic, Jane Leadbetter, Samantha Mesagno, Lucas Smith Fantasy Romance DramaMAY 2Plastic Director: Julian Gilbey Cast: Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian de Souza, Emma Rigby, Thomas Kretschmann Paramount Pictures Action Comedy Crime 10X-Men: Days of Future Past Director: Bryan Singer Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Elliot Page, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart 20th Century Fox Superhero 15Mr. Turner Director: Mike Leigh Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Joshua McGuire, Dorothy Atkinson Entertainment One Drama Biography 16Catch Me Daddy Director: Daniel Wolfe Cast: Sameena Jabeen Ahmed, Gary Lewis, Conor McCarron Thriller 17The Salvation Director: Kristian Levring Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Eric Cantona, Mikael Persbrandt, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jonathan Pryce, Michael Raymond-James Nordisk Film Western 21Snow in Paradise Director: Andrew Hulme Cast: Frederick Schmidt, Martin Askew, David Spinx Artificial Eye Thriller 22Jimmy's Hall Director: Ken Loach Cast: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Jim Norton Entertainment One Drama 23Postman Pat: The Movie Director: Mike Disa Cast: Stephen Mangan, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint, David Tennant Lions Gate Entertainment Animated Comedy 25Chef Director: Jon Favreau Cast: Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr. Lions Gate Entertainment Comedy-drama Comedy 26Pride Director: Matthew Warchus Cast: Bill Nighy, Ben Schnetzer, Joseph Gilgun, Freddie Fox BBC Films Drama Comedy 28Maleficent Director: Robert Stromberg Cast: Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Brenton Thwaites, Kenneth Cranham, Hannah New Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Fantasy 30Downhill Director: James Rouse Cast: Richard Lumsden, Karl Theobald, Jeremy Swift, Ned Dennehy Rambling Road Entertainment LTD ComedyJ U N E 1Top Dog Director: Martin Kemp Cast: Leo Gregory, Ricci Harnett, Vincent Regan, George Russo Universal Pictures Drama Crime 13Tamanna Director: Steven Moore Cast: Mehreen Raheel, Omair Rana, Salman Shahid, Feryal Gauhar Summit Entertainment Drama Crime 18Hyena Director: Gerard Johnson Cast: Peter Ferdinando, Stephen Graham, MyAnna Buring, Elisa Lasowski, Neil Maskell, Richard Dormer, Tony Pitts, Mehmet Ferda Thriller 19The Anomaly Director: Noel Clarke Cast: Noel Clarke, Ian Somerhalder, Brian Cox, Alexis Knapp Universal Pictures Science fiction Action Thriller 20Hide and Seek Director: Joanna Coates Cast: Josh O'Connor, Hannah Arterton, Rea Mole, Daniel Metz Drama RomanceSecret Sharer Director: Peter Fudakowski Cast: Jack Laskey, Zhu Zhu Premiere Releasing Romance Thriller 23Set Fire to the Stars Director: Andy Goddard Cast: Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Kelly Reilly, Steven Mackintosh, Shirley Henderson, Kevin Eldon Munro Film Services Biography Drama 24The Guvnors Director: Gabe Turner Cast: Martin Hancock, Vas Blackwood, Harley Sylvester, David Essex, Doug Allen Metrodome Distribution Thriller 27Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Director: Ben Kellett Cast: Brendan O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Danny O'Carroll, Eilish O'Carroll, Nick Nevern, Paddy Houlihan, Dermot O'Neill Universal Pictures ComedyWalking on Sunshine Director: Max Giwa Cast: Annabel Scholey, Giulio Berruti, Leona Lewis, Katy Brand Vertigo Films Drama Musical
July–September