BFI Movies: Every Film, Box Office & Ratings
BFI has made 94 films from 1914 to 2024, earning $2.6M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982), Young Soul Rebels (1991) and The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2024). Its most frequent directors are Terence Davies, Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman and others, with 3 films each. Most of its films are drama films (51 of 94).
- films
- 94
- worldwide box office
- $2.6M
- average score of 1 rated film
- 83
- years active
- 1914–2024
- Main genres
- Drama, Documentary, Comedy
- Film languages
- English (86), French (1), German (1)
- Busiest decade
- The 1970s, 23 films
- Frequent directors
- Terence Davies, Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman
What Are BFI's Biggest Box Office Hits?
The BFI films that earned the most worldwide. The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) leads with $2.28M, 88% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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The Draughtsman’s Contract 1982 · Mystery $2.28M - 2
Young Soul Rebels 1991 · Drama $226K - 3
The Extraordinary Miss Flower 2024 · Music $34.8K - 4
Caravaggio 1986 · History $30.5K - 5
A House in Jerusalem 2023 · Horror $16.8K - 6
Pressure 1975 · Drama $11.7K - 7
The Angelic Conversation 1985 · Drama $205
What Are the Latest BFI Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2024).
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2024 The Extraordinary Miss Flower Music -
2024 A Wind and the Shadow Animation -
2024 Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell Documentary -
2024 Cake Thriller -
2023 We Collide Drama -
2023 A House in Jerusalem Horror -
2022 A Bunch of Amateurs Documentary -
2022 Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen Documentary
What Kind of Movies Does BFI Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Most of its films are drama films (51 of 94). The 1970s were its busiest decade, with 23 films.
BFI Movies by Genre
BFI Movies by Decade
- 1 1910s
- 4 1950s
- 1 1960s
- 23 1970s
- 21 1980s
- 21 1990s
- 1 2000s
- 12 2010s
- 10 2020s
BFI Movies by Language
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English 86
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French 1
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German 1
- Cantonese 1
Who Works With BFI the Most?
The people credited on the most BFI films. Peter Greenaway appears in 3 of them, and Terence Davies directed 3.
Directors Who Work With BFI
What Movies Has BFI Made?
All 94 films, newest first, with the Movie Echo Score and the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
All 94 BFI Movies
Newest first. Page 1 of 2.
The Extraordinary Miss Flower 2024 · Music · $34.8K
A Wind and the Shadow 2024 · Animation
Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell 2024 · Documentary
Cake 2024 · Thriller
We Collide 2023 · Drama
A House in Jerusalem 2023 · Horror · $16.8K
Movie Echo Score83 A Bunch of Amateurs 2022 · Documentary
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen 2022 · Documentary
I’ve Been Trying to Tell You 2021 · Documentary
Salt Water Town 2021 · Drama
Nuclear 2019 · Drama
Trucker’s Atlas 2019 · Drama
Old Friends 2019 · Drama
02:34 2019 · Horror
The Colour of His Hair 2017 · Documentary
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film 2016
Rashômon at 65 2015 · Documentary
Electricity 2014 · Drama
The Goob 2014 · Drama
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 2014 · Documentary
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa 2013 · Comedy
Fragments: The Incomplete Films of Peter de Rome 2012 · Documentary
Baby 2000 · Drama
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1997 · Documentary
40,000 Years of Dreaming 1996 · Documentary
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich 1996 · Documentary
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera 1996 · Documentary
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill 1995 · Documentary
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema 1995 · Documentary
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema 1995 · Documentary
The Night of the Filmmakers 1995 · Documentary
Madagascar Skin 1995 · Romance
Anchoress 1993 · Drama
Wittgenstein 1993 · Drama
The Crane 1993
A Is for Autism 1992 · Animation
Lady Lazarus 1992
Coping with Cupid 1991 · Fantasy
Coping with Cupid 1991 · Fantasy
The Body Beautiful 1991 · Drama
Young Soul Rebels 1991 · Drama · $226K
Strip Jack Naked 1991 · Documentary
Rosebud 1991 · Romance
I’m British But… 1990 · Documentary
Looking for Langston 1989 · Drama
Melancholia 1989 · Drama
The Love Child 1988 · Comedy
On the Black Hill 1988 · Drama
Which Studios Are Similar to BFI?
The studios with the most English drama films. BFI has made 50 English drama films, more than any other kind.
- Paramount Pictures 635 English drama films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 608 English drama films
- Warner Bros. Pictures 588 English drama films
- BBC 583 English drama films
- Universal Pictures 476 English drama films
- Columbia Pictures 469 English drama films
- 20th Century Fox 354 English drama films
- Netflix 268 English drama films
BFI: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has BFI made?
BFI has released 94 films, from 1914 to 2024. Its busiest decade was the 1970s, with 23 films.
See every film What is BFI's highest-grossing movie?
The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) is BFI's biggest box office hit, with $2.28M worldwide, ahead of Young Soul Rebels (1991) ($226K).
What is the best-rated BFI movie?
A Bunch of Amateurs (2022) is the only rated BFI film so far, with a Movie Echo Score of 83.
Which director has made the most films with BFI?
Terence Davies, Peter Greenaway and Derek Jarman and others have each directed 3 BFI films, the most of anyone.






