2016 British Independent Film Awards Nominees
by Col Needham | created - 27 Nov 2016 | updated - 27 Nov 2016 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Adult Life Skills (2016)
TV-MA | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Anna (Jodie Whittaker) is comfortable living in her mom's garden shed making funny videos all day, but as she approaches 30, she starts feeling the pressure to move on and "grow up" without compromising her youthful spirit.
Director: Rachel Tunnard | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Brett Goldstein, Rachael Deering
Votes: 4,178
2. American Honey (2016)
R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough, McCaul Lombardi
Votes: 46,399 | Gross: $0.66M
3. Anthropoid (2016)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe, Karel Hermánek Jr.
Votes: 54,159 | Gross: $2.96M
4. Black Mountain Poets (2015)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Claire and Lisa Walker are neurotic sisters on the run who assume the identities of Internationally renowned poets The Wilding Sisters to take refuge at a Poetry Retreat for the weekend; ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Adams | Stars: Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells, Tom Cullen, Rosa Robson
Votes: 343
5. The Confession (VI) (2016)
96 min | Documentary
A man returns from Bagram in Afghanistan and Guantanamo to tell the story.
Director: Ashish Ghadiali | Stars: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Colin Powell
Votes: 64
6. Couple in a Hole (2015)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
Devastated by the death of their only son, a middle-aged couple from Scotland finds refuge in a man-made cave deep in the wilderness of the lush and undisturbed French woodlands.
Director: Tom Geens | Stars: Paul Higgins, Kate Dickie, Jérôme Kircher, Corinne Masiero
Votes: 658
7. Dancer (II) (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.
Director: Steven Cantor | Stars: Sergei Polunin, Galyna Polunina, Galina Ivanovna, Larysa Lavrikova
Votes: 3,196 | Gross: $0.04M
8. The Darkest Universe (2016)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
THE DARKEST UNIVERSE is BAFTA-nominated directors Will Sharpe and Tom Kingsley's surreal and hilarious follow-up to the critically acclaimed BLACK POND. Described by Sharpe and Kingsley as ... See full summary »
Directors: Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe | Stars: Will Sharpe, Tiani Ghosh, Joe Thomas, Sophia Di Martino
Votes: 237
9. Free Fire (2016)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy
Votes: 50,664 | Gross: $1.80M
10. The Ghoul (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Director: Gareth Tunley | Stars: Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Rufus Jones, Niamh Cusack
Votes: 1,456 | Gross: $0.00M
11. The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
R | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Sennia Nanua, Fisayo Akinade, Dominique Tipper, Paddy Considine
Votes: 64,361
12. Gozo (2016)
80 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Lucille and Joe have moved to Gozo, a tiny island in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Malta. They have a nice car, a steady income, a beautiful farmhouse with breathtaking views and ... See full summary »
Director: Miranda Bowen | Stars: Joseph Kennedy, Ophelia Lovibond, Daniel Lapaine, John Bowe
Votes: 95
13. The Greasy Strangler (2016)
Unrated | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.
Director: Jim Hosking | Stars: Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex
Votes: 8,448 | Gross: $0.04M
14. The Hard Stop (2015)
85 min | Documentary, Action, Crime
The police killing of Mark Duggan in London, 2011, ignited the worst civil unrest in recent British history and made headlines around the globe.
Director: George Amponsah | Stars: Marcus Knox Hooke, Kurtis Henville
Votes: 261
15. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
PG-13 | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House
Votes: 141,697 | Gross: $5.20M
16. I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.
Director: Billy O'Brien | Stars: Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Christina Baldwin
Votes: 15,889
17. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
R | 100 min | Drama
After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann
Votes: 64,719 | Gross: $0.26M
18. The Levelling (2016)
R | 83 min | Drama
Somerset, October 2014. When Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) receives a call telling her that her younger brother Harry (Joe Blakemore) is dead, she must return to her family farm and face ... See full summary »
Director: Hope Dickson Leach | Stars: Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden, Joe Blakemore
Votes: 2,782 | Gross: $0.00M
19. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
R | 137 min | Drama
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 313,248 | Gross: $47.70M
20. Mindhorn (2016)
TV-MA | 89 min | Comedy, Thriller
A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person.
Director: Sean Foley | Stars: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan
Votes: 13,702
21. Moonlight (I) (2016)
R | 111 min | Drama
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert
Votes: 331,425 | Gross: $27.85M
22. Mustang (2015)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama
When five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged.
Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven | Stars: Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan
Votes: 40,879 | Gross: $0.85M
23. My Feral Heart (2016)
83 min | Drama
Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.
Director: Jane Gull | Stars: Steven Brandon, Shana Swash, Sarah Ioannou, Will Rastall
Votes: 458
24. Notes on Blindness (2016)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind. In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: John M. Hull, Marilyn Hull, Miranda Beinart-Smith, Jamie Bradley
Votes: 2,197
25. Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A couple finds themselves lured into a Russian oligarch's plans to defect, and are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust.
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Carlos Acosta, Radivoje Bukvic, Stellan Skarsgård, Mariya Fomina
Votes: 23,868 | Gross: $3.15M
26. The Pass (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Romance
A romantic interaction between two young footballers profoundly affects one of them throughout the rest of his life and career.
Director: Ben A. Williams | Stars: Russell Tovey, Arinzé Kene, Lisa McGrillis, Nico Mirallegro
Votes: 4,322
27. The Passing (2015)
89 min | Drama
A girl is welcomed in a cabin along with her friend. Things don't turn out so pleasant.
Director: Gareth Bryn | Stars: Dyfan Dwyfor, Annes Elwy, Mark Lewis Jones
Votes: 405
28. A Patch of Fog (2015)
92 min | Thriller
A security guard catches a famous writer/television host shoplifting and blackmails him into becoming friends.
Director: Michael Lennox | Stars: Stephen Graham, Conleth Hill, Lara Pulver, Arsher Ali
Votes: 1,671
29. Prevenge (2016)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Director: Alice Lowe | Stars: Alice Lowe, Dan Renton Skinner, Jo Hartley, Tom Davis
Votes: 8,607
30. Oasis: Supersonic (2016)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Oasis's breakthrough years documented into a detailed depiction of the infamous brothers from Manchester forming the band in the early 90's leading up to the legendary performance at Knebworth.
Director: Mat Whitecross | Stars: Paul Arthurs, Christine Biller, Mark Coyle, Debbie Turner
Votes: 12,377 | Gross: $0.24M
31. Toni Erdmann (2016)
R | 162 min | Comedy, Drama
A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.
Director: Maren Ade | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl
Votes: 51,961 | Gross: $1.48M
32. Trespass Against Us (I) (2016)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man looks to find a way to escape the criminal ways of his outlaw family.
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Lyndsey Marshal, Georgie Smith
Votes: 9,144
33. Under the Shadow (2016)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.
Director: Babak Anvari | Stars: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Arash Marandi
Votes: 30,090 | Gross: $0.03M
34. A United Kingdom (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
Director: Amma Asante | Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport
Votes: 16,974 | Gross: $3.90M
35. Urban Hymn (2015)
TV-14 | 114 min | Crime, Drama
"Urban Hymn" follows troubled teenage girl Jamie, who possesses an amazing singing voice, and Kate, an inspiring and unconventional social worker who encourages her to use it.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Shirley Henderson, Letitia Wright, Isabella Laughland, Ian Hart
Votes: 448
36. Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
93 min | Documentary
Documentary on the life and times of Ken Loach. His politics in British TV and Cinema and the chaos he has caused the establishment for 50 years.
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Ken Loach, Jim Allen, Lesley Ashton, David Bradley
Votes: 503
37. Where You're Meant to Be (2016)
76 min | Documentary, Music
When a Scottish indie pop artist decides to re-write his country's oldest songs, the only thing standing in his way is an ageing folk singer and centuries of history.
Director: Paul Fegan | Stars: James Graham, Aidan Moffat, Sheila Stewart
Votes: 144
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