Movies Set In London

2003 • Rating 7.1 • adventure, fantasy, family

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Flying, Crocodile, Liberation, Fairy, Mermaid, Pirate Gang, Pirate, Based On Children'S Book, Fantasy World, Pirate Ship

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-12-18

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, Australia, English, French

Cast: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Ludivine Sagnier, Olivia Williams, Harry Newell

2026 • Rating 6.2 • action, crime, thriller

An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: London, England, Bomb, An Unexploded Wwii Bomb Is Discovered On A Busy Construction Site In The Centre Of London, Chaos Ensues As The Military And Police Begin A Mass Evacuation Against A Ticking Clock

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-23

Place: United Kingdom, English, London

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Elham Ehsas, Sam Worthington, Shaun Mason

2011 • Rating 5.9 • drama, romance

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Infidelity, London, England, Judge, Wife, Self Destruction, Pilot, Based On Play Or Musical, Flashback, Love, Love Affair

Time: Year 2011, 2010S, 2011-11-25

Place: United Kingdom, English, London

Cast: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale, Harry Hadden-Paton, Jolyon Coy, Karl Johnson

2026 • Rating 5.3 • drama

Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the hands of Claudius - and spirals into a quest for vengeance that exposes the rot at the heart of the family’s empire and threatens his own sanity.

Genre: Drama

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: London, England, Based On Play Or Musical, Revenge, Fratricide, Hamlet, Regicide, Shakespeare, S Most Enduring Tragedy Is Reimagined In A Bold, Modern Adaptation Set Within London, S Elite South Asian Community

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-06

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, London

Cast: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Timothy Spall, Art Malik, Jasmine Jobson, Sheeba Chaddha