BFI Movie Trailers
Most Popular BFI Trailers
Total trailers found: 1,042
A Modern Guide to Health Trailer (1946)
05 June 1946
Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.
Britain Welcomes the President of India Trailer (1963)
12 June 1963
An account of the state visit to Britain by the President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, in June 1963.
Pillion Trailer (2025)
28 November 2025
Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.
Triangle of Sadness Trailer (2022)
18 September 2022
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain.
Aftersun Trailer (2022)
21 October 2022
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier.
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride Trailer (2022)
02 July 2022
This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs.
Shipyard Trailer (1935)
31 December 1935
Documentary about the building of ships at Barrow-in-Furness.
I Am Curious, Film Trailer (1995)
28 October 1995
The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries
Friendship's Death Trailer (1987)
17 August 1987
A robot messenger is sent to earth to appeal to humans to live in peace. Originally designed to go to MIT, by mistake she ends up in Amman, Jordan during the Black September riots of 1970.
Under the Skin Trailer (2014)
14 March 2014
A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
The Inn Way Out Trailer (1967)
01 February 1967
A man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes.
Silent Britain Trailer (2006)
31 May 2006
Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged.
On Closer Inspection Trailer (1953)
01 June 1953
"Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.
Five Towns Trailer (1947)
02 January 1947
A look at a family living in Stoke-on-Trent in the 1940's and what it's like working in the pottery factories that Stoke is famous for.
Burnham Beeches Trailer (1909)
06 May 1909
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
I'm British But... Trailer (1990)
31 December 1990
I'm British but... uncovers a defiant popular culture, part Asian, part British, against a backdrop of fading English nationalism.
Welcome to the Punch Trailer (2013)
15 March 2013
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
Stepping Out Trailer (1977)
09 January 1977
A couple's untraditional early morning ritual is observed in a short drama which originally supported Polanski's The Tenant in UK cinemas.
Brooklyn Trailer (2015)
20 October 2015
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
Advance Democracy! Trailer (1938)
05 February 1938
A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.
Mothering Sunday Trailer (2021)
12 November 2021
On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother's Day.
Chance Meeting Trailer (2013)
08 October 2013
Short romance about a man and woman who bump into each other outside the BFI
Seven Psychopaths Trailer (2012)
12 October 2012
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
The Way to the West Trailer (1947)
01 March 1947
Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.
The Girl with All the Gifts Trailer (2016)
23 September 2016
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Fight for the F.A. Cup Trailer (1963)
01 March 1963
The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.
Cold Comfort Trailer (1944)
04 May 1944
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.
Broken Trailer (2012)
22 August 2012
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
The Royal Tour of the Caribbean Trailer (1966)
01 February 1966
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh undertook an official visit to the region in February 1966, as documented in this film.
Wildfire Trailer (2021)
03 September 2021
The story of two sisters who grew up on the fractious Irish border. When one of them, who has been missing, finally returns home, the intense bond with her sister is re-ignited.
I Am a Mobile Librarian Trailer (1960)
01 January 1960
See how Sally Jenkins and her driver, Thomas, run Hertfordshire's mobile library service with military precision.
Spotlight at the Fair Trailer (1951)
01 June 1951
Rides, boxing booths, and a dog-faced monkey keep on moving as the travelling fair hits Mitcham and Stratford-upon-Avon, with a look in at Blackpool.
John Grierson Trailer (1959)
01 October 1959
A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.
The Forgiven Trailer (2022)
01 July 2022
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Trailer (2019)
14 February 2019
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Delhi Durbar Trailer (1911)
11 December 1911
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.
It Might Be You Trailer (1946)
25 July 1946
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
On a Paving Stone Mounted Trailer (1978)
12 December 1978
An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusion of anticipation, memories and experience.
Black Eyes Trailer (1996)
10 October 1996
Josh and Jim want to know how Jack got his black eye. So the17 year old Jack explains over a couple of beers how their friend Lennie got him into this swanky party, on account of Jack's 'famous' brother, and how they ended up sitting round a swimming pool with a few lads passing around an enormous bag of cocaine.
The Professor Trailer (1967)
12 April 1967
A nutty professor meets a very hungry caterpillar in this animated chase cartoon brimming with swinging 60s backdrops.
Charley in New Town Trailer (1948)
01 January 1948
Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.
Ulster Story Trailer (1947)
01 February 1947
Part of a travelogue series, this films visits to Derry, the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede, Mount Stewart and Belfast.
A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II Trailer (1971)
01 October 1971
Britain and Turkey had not always enjoyed the ‘special’ friendship referred to in the commentary.
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 Trailer (2014)
01 August 2014
Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively environment in which to relax and escape from the daily grind.
The Time of Our Lives Trailer (1994)
21 May 1994
A large family in London's East End is celebrating a birthday party. Children and grandchildren from this extensive family have come to the party from all over England.
Jonah Trailer (2013)
16 January 2013
Mbwana and his best friend Juma are two young men with big dreams. These dreams become reality when they photograph a gigantic fish leaping out of the sea and their small town blossoms into a tourist hot-spot as a result.
Agricultural Holiday Camps Trailer (1947)
07 June 1947
The effortlessly comic abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm.
How I Live Now Trailer (2013)
10 September 2013
An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
The Last Days on Mars Trailer (2013)
11 August 2013
On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life.
Rose of Nevada Trailer (2026)
24 April 2026
A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune.
Breathe Trailer (2017)
13 October 2017
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
Fresh As a Daisy Trailer (1945)
01 March 1945
A retired Major's efforts to hone his golf skills are thwarted by the diminutive but defiant common daisy.
Arcadia Trailer (2017)
08 October 2017
A provocative and poetic exploration of how the British people have seen their own land through more than a century of cinema.
The Double Trailer (2014)
03 April 2014
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay Trailer (2017)
20 January 2017
Short documentary about Chaplin's year at Essanay. Clips from Chaplin films but also from other Essanay films.
Separation Trailer (1968)
19 October 1968
Separation concerns the inner life of a woman during a period of breakdown – marital, and possibly mental.
Pride Trailer (2014)
12 September 2014
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike.
