Ryan Gilbey

Misunderstood on release and mishandled by its distributor, this genuine cult classic opened the door to a radical new way of making films.

A vision of late-1970s London that foreshadows the political volatility of the Margaret Thatcher era, this gangster saga stars an unforgettably tempestuous Bob Hoskins as a little Englander with big dreams.

A staple of 1980s British cinema, Neil Jordan’s crime drama considers the slippery characters that inhabit the London underworld.