The 50 best Scottish films of all time

Original by The List, Glasgow and Edinburgh Event's Guide, 2003, 49 pagesHamster_gagarin_linkedin
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More like 50ish  ;). In no particular order.

  1. Aberdeen (Hans Petter Moland, 2000). Lena Headey, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan Skarsgard, Ian Hart
  2. The Acid House (Paul McGuigan, 1998). Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Jenny McCrindle, Kevin McKidd
  3. AfterLive (Alison Peebles, 2003). Lindsay Duncan, Kevin McKidd, Paula Sage, Shirley Henderson
  4. American Cousins (Donald Coutts, 2003). Gerald Lepkowsiki, Danny Nucci, Dan Hedaya
  5. Being Human (Bill Forsyth, 1993). Robins Williams, Maudie Johnson, Max Johnson, Robert Cartyle
  6. Braveheart (Mel Gibson, 1995). Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau
  7. Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier, 1996). Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr
  8. Brigadoon (Vincente Minnelli, 1954). Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse
  9. Complicity (Gavin Millar, 2000). Jonny Lee Miller, Brian Cox, Keeley Hawes, Bill Paterson
  10. Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)
  11. Death Watch (Bertrand Tavernier, 1980). Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Max von Sydow
  12. Dog Soldiers (Neil Marshall, 2002). Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Darren Mortfitt
  13. Four Eyes (Duncan Finnigan, 2003). Duncan Finnigan, Wilma Smith, Gordon Grant, John Smith
  14. Frank Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life (Peter Capaldi, 1993). Richard E Grant, Crispin Letts, Ken Stott
  15. Gregory’s Girl (Bill Forsyth, 1981). John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Heepburn, Clare Grogan
  16. Geyfriar’s Bobby (Don Chaffey, 1961). Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Alex Mackenzie, Duncan Macrae, Gordon Jackson
  17. Highlander (Russel Mulcahy, 1986). Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Beatie Edney, Clancy Brown
  18. The House of Mirth (Terence Davies, 2000). Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Eric Stoltz, Anthony LaPaglia
  19. I know Where I am Going ! (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1945). Wendy Hiller, Roger Liversey, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie
  20. Kidnapped (Robert Stevenson and Delbert Mann, 1960). Peter Finch, James MacArthur, Bernard Lee, John Laurie, Niall MacGinnis. Adaptation in 1971 (Delbert Mann, 1971). Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson
  21. Late Night Shopping (Saul Metzstein, 2001). Luke de Woolfson, James Lance, Kate AShfield, Enzo Cilenti, Heike Makatasch
  22. Local Hero (Bill Forsyth, 1983). Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson, Peter Capali, Jenny Seagrove
  23. Macbeth (Roman Polanski, 1971). Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw
  24. The Magdalene Sisters (Peter Mullan, 2002). Geraldin McEwan, Eileen Walsh, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy
  25. The Maggie (Alexander Mackendrick, 1954). Paul Douglas, alex Mackenzie, Tommy Kearins
  26. Morvern Callar (Lynne Ramsay, 2002). Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott
  27. Mrs Brown (John Madden, 2001). Jud Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher
  28. My Childhood/ My Ain Folk/ My Way Home (Bill Douglas, 1972/73/78). Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorisck, Jean Taylor-Smith, Helena Gloag
  29. My Name is Joe (Ken Loach, 1998). Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David Hayman, Gary Lewis
  30. Night Mail (Harry Watt and Basil Wright, 1936)
  31. One Life Stand (May Miles Thomas, 2000). Maureen Carr, John Kietly, Gary Lewis
  32. One More Kiss (Vadim Jean, 1999). James Cosmo, Valerie Edmond, Gerard Butler
  33. Orphans (Peter Mullan, 1997). Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis, Rosemarie Stevenson, Stephen McCole
  34. The Prime of Miss jean Brodie (Ronald Neame, 1969). Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin
  35. Ratcatcher (Lynne Ramsay, 1999). William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews
  36. Regeneration (Gilles Mackinnon, 1997). Jonathan Pryce, James Wilby, Jonny Lee Miller
  37. Restless Natives (Michael Hoffman, 1985). Vincent Freill, Joe Mulllaney, Ned Beatty, Teri Lally
  38. Rob Roy (Muchael Caton-Jones, 1995). Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth
  39. Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle, 1994). Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox
  40. Silent Scream (David Hayman, 1990). Iain Glen, Paul Samson, Anne Kristen, Alexander Morton
  41. 16 Years of Alcohol (Richard Jobson, 2003). Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, Susan Lynch, Ewen Bremner
  42. Small Faces (Gillies Mackinnon, 1996). Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, Steven Duffy, Laura Fraser, Garry Sweeney, Clare Higgins, Kevin McKidd
  43. Sweet Sixteen (Ken Loach, 2002). Martin Compston, Gary McCormack
  44. Strictly Sinatra (Peter Capaldi, 2001). Ian Hart, Kelly MacDonald, Brian Cox
  45. That Sinking Feeling (Bill Forsyth, 1980). Billy Greenless, John Hughes, Robert Buchanan, Drew Burns
  46. The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935). Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie
  47. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996). Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremmer, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Kelly MacDonald, Peter Mullan, Irvine Welsh
  48. Tunes of Glory (Ronald Neame, 1960). Alec Guinness, John Mills, Susannah York, Gordon Jackson
  49. Whiskey Galore! (Alexander Mackendrick, 1949). Basil Radford, Catherine Lacey, Joan Greenwood
  50. The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973). Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Christopher Lee
  51. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (Lone Scherfig, 2003). Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson
  52. Young Adam (David Mackenzie, 2003). Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortime