Where to watch classic British and Hollywood films in the UK
9,798 films made before 1980 are streaming in the UK right now. The highest-rated British classics: Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Barry Lyndon (1975).
From Powell and Pressburger, David Lean and the Ealing comedies to the golden age of Hollywood: both lists are ranked by IMDb rating and show where each film streams. Updated daily.
Updated 7 November 2026. Only titles you can stream with a subscription or for free.
British classics
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Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Barry Lyndon
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The Third Man
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The Red Shoes
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Scrooge
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
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A Matter of Life and Death
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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The Who: The Kids Are Alright
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Kes
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A Night to Remember
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The Lion in Winter
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Great Expectations
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Oliver Twist
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Goldfinger
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The African Queen
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The Dirty Dozen
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The Lady Vanishes
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The Man Who Would Be King
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Zulu
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Black Narcissus
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Becket
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The Servant
Hollywood classics
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The Godfather
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The Godfather Part II
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12 Angry Men
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Star Wars
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It's a Wonderful Life
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Casablanca
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Modern Times
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City Lights
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Alien
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Apocalypse Now
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The Great Dictator
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Paths of Glory
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Witness for the Prosecution
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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Singin' in the Rain
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The Apartment
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Judgment at Nuremberg
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Taxi Driver
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A Clockwork Orange
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Citizen Kane
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Vertigo
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North by Northwest
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Gone with the Wind
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch classic films in the UK?
Classics are spread over many services; BFI Player, MUBI, BBC iPlayer and Prime Video often have them. Every film on this page shows where it streams.
What counts as a classic here?
Films released before 1980, ranked by IMDb rating with enough votes to mean something.
How up to date is this list?
Streamingfilter checks the UK catalogue every day; the last full check was on 7 November 2026. When a title leaves, it disappears from this page too, and anything new shows up here within a day.