British Comedies on Netflix

In his final recorded special, the iconoclastic comedian channels Goat Boy and tackles provocative topics like British porn, pot and the priesthood.

Year: 1993
IMDb: 8.6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 00:56:29
Netflix ID: 80108207 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Flanked by a full orchestra, Tim Minchin takes the Royal Albert Hall by storm with a wonderfully witty evening of satirical musical comedy.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:26:38
Netflix ID: 70298389 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A gangster transporting a stolen gem inadvertently triggers a slew of events that wends through the worlds of bookies, bare-knuckle boxing and swine.

Year: 2000
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 01:42:54
Netflix ID: 60003388 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Presented by Steve Martin, this anthology draws from “Flying Circus” and “Fliegender Zirkus” to mark the 20th anniversary of the TV series.

Year: 1989
IMDb: 8.2
Runtime: 01:12:08
Netflix ID: 80236574 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Comedic pianist Tim Minchin performs a host of his catchy songs that touch on everything from the Middle East to the healing power of canvas bags.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 8
Runtime: 02:07:10
Netflix ID: 81045530 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A top London cop is assigned to investigate a seemingly sleepy town, which suddenly starts to stir with a series of grisly 'accidents.'

Year: 2007
IMDb: 7.8
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:00:45
Netflix ID: 70056431 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Tim learns that the men in his family can travel in time and change their own lives, he decides to go back and win the woman of his dreams.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 7.8
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 02:03:20
Netflix ID: 70261674 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Live from London in a sold-out final show, surviving members of the British comedy troupe reprise old roles and break out in irreverent song and dance.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 02:17:04
Netflix ID: 80017240 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This compilation of sketches from the madcap minds of Monty Python includes 'The Lumberjack Song' and 'The Upper-Class Twit of the Year Race.'

Year: 1971
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:28:19
Netflix ID: 255432 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The classic tale of forbidden romance between two star-crossed lovers from warring families is transported to the unlikely world of garden gnomes.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:24:07
Netflix ID: 70140917 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A likeable gang of thieves in London's underworld set out to nab millions when they are clued in to a mobster's real estate deal.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:54:44
Netflix ID: 70098900 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a struggling screenwriter needs inspiration to finish his screenplay, his friends oblige by kidnapping a demented mobster's beloved pooch.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:50:18
Netflix ID: 70241756 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Over the years, as they come and go in each other's life, childhood pals Rosie and Alex struggle to resolve the lasting, intimate bond between them.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:42:35
Netflix ID: 80028357 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A chance encounter brings together reserved bookstore owner William Thacker and Hollywood icon Anna Scott, who forge an improbable romance.

Year: 1999
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 02:03:57
Netflix ID: 21304015 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

At Santa Claus's super-secret toy-making facility, Mr. Claus entrusts his son, Arthur, to carry out an ultra-important Christmas mission.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:37:33
Netflix ID: 70202138 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Hip, irresponsible Londoner Will invents an imaginary son and starts attending single-parent meetings to find available women.

Year: 2002
IMDb: 7
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:41:10
Netflix ID: 60022998 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Set up by their partners, unsuspecting contestants set out to meet their significant other's parents only to find themselves in bizarre situations.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 7
Netflix ID: 81297900 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the bowels of Ratropolis when high-society rat Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:24:49
Netflix ID: 70045282 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:42:02
Netflix ID: 70129178 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Ex-skateboarder Kim Matthews is transplanted to the world of alpine sports, an environment she finds foreign ... until she tries snowboarding.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:37:02
Netflix ID: 70216830 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A wild-card entry into Wimbledon gives a losing tennis pro one last shot, but falling for a player at the tournament complicates his comeback.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 01:34:00
Netflix ID: 70001233 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Wannabe gangsta rapper Ali G takes a stand against the demolition of his beloved John Nike Leisure Centre and gets elected to Parliament.

Year: 2002
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 01:27:10
Netflix ID: 70007787 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

There's a Frenchman after the crown jewels and the throne itself -- but not to worry, secret agent extraordinaire Johnny English is on the case.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:27:24
Netflix ID: 60026148 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Anna, nearly 30 and living in her mom's shed, bonds with a young neighbor and an awkward estate agent as she faces pressure to get her life on track.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:36:05
Netflix ID: 80108607 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a smooth MI6 assassin embarks on a dangerous mission that reunites him with his happy, numbskull brother, they must team up to save the world.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:23:12
Netflix ID: 80079256 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Nanny McPhee arrives at the Green farm, she uses magic and discipline to help frazzled Mrs. Green run things while her husband fights in the war.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:49:13
Netflix ID: 70126488 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A broke American businessman trying to sell an IT contract to Saudi Arabia's king finds himself changed by an unfamiliar culture and a new romance.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:38:04
Netflix ID: 80081506 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

With his parents on a getaway, Horrid Henry is chosen for the Brainbox of the Year contest and faces off against his nemesis alongside a quirky team.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 00:42:36
Netflix ID: 81277369 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This sequel to the hit movie begins with the formerly single Bridget discovering that life with her new beau isn't everything it's cracked up to be.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 6
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:47:32
Netflix ID: 70011203 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An American widow in London forms an unexpected relationship with a man living off the grid in a beautiful park ripe for development.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:43:01
Netflix ID: 80993397 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Standup comedian and 'Daily Show' correspondent Gina Yashere delivers a sharp set of wry observations on the environment, money and more.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 00:58:08
Netflix ID: 81045517 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When plague-born zombies stalk the 19th-century English countryside, it's up to the feisty Elizabeth Bennett and the proud Mr. Darcy to stop them.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:47:40
Netflix ID: 80074085 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Terry and Bob excel at blackmailing small-time crooks. But when the two cops target a big score, they learn not all criminals are easily intimidated.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.8
Runtime: 01:38:03
Netflix ID: 80103374 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When an unhappily married woman discovers a man from her past has a role in a local theater production, she'll do anything to reconnect with him.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:47:37
Netflix ID: 81002313 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An anxious teacher at an underperforming school sets out on a road trip with some students to enter the kids in a Christmas song competition.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 5.3
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:49:35
Netflix ID: 70291638 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Desperate to revive their once-thriving town, a group of villagers steal a $63 million shipment of Viagra but lose it in Amsterdam's Holy Well.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:29:30
Netflix ID: 70222984 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

New to town, a middle-class teen flounders at a top boarding school when a nearby sinkhole at a fracking site unleashes tremors of terror.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 5.2
Runtime: 01:43:39
Netflix ID: 81086993 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Bank chairman Charles Bunbury -- who knows next to nothing about banking -- fights to save both his company and his marriage from disaster.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 4.7
Runtime: 01:45:00
Netflix ID: 80108158 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Performing stand-up for a packed house in London's Hoxton Hall, comedian Bridget Christie dives into the politics of gender, sex and equality.

Year: 2016
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 00:51:29
Netflix ID: 80179907 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

British comic Gina Yashere takes the stage in San Francisco, where she shares her thoughts on everything from toilet ninjas to her troublesome name.

Year: 2013
Runtime: 01:07:39
Netflix ID: 81045515 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Jack Whitehall hits the stage with hilarious tales about happy couples, life in hotels, human stupidity and his well-traveled father.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 00:58:11
Netflix ID: 81060252 · Watch on Netflix