Your All Time Favorite Scottish Movie

[Woodsheal]

I like all of those mentioned, especially "Tunes of Glory." To the list I'll add "The Master of Ballantrae" (the Michael York/Richard Thomas version)....

[Scotus]

davedove, perhaps no one actually forgot _My Bonnie Lies Over the Sea_, but maybe... just maybe... it's a forgettable movie. I notice that Google seems to have forgotten about this movie too. It took me a couple of tries to find more info.

It was unclear what was meant by "Scottish movie." If you mean movies that feature Scotland and kilts as a part of the movie, I would have to say _The Queen_ might be up there as my favorite instead of _Mrs. Brown_. Yes, _Mrs. Brown_ is more of a Scottish movie in that it takes place mainly in Scotland and has more Scottish people being featured; however, _The Queen_ has some of the most beautiful scenes in Scotland, and does feature the members of the Royal family wearing the Balmoral kilt.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

When I first posted this I was thinking more along the lines of theme rather than story. That's why I'd give equal weight to Mary of Scotland, filmed in Hollywood in 1936 and Train Spotting, which was filmed in Scotland sixty odd years later. That being the case The Queen really isn't a Scottish film, per se. I suppose the real grey area is a film like Dog Soldiers which is supposed to take place in Scotland (it was shot in Luxemburg) but without a single kilt or tin of shortbread to be seen anywhere. Thematically Dog Soldiers has nothing to do with Scotland-- the soldiers could be members of the Oregon National Guard and the story would play as well-- so I'd hazard a guess that, like The Queen, it's not really a "Scottish" film, either.

[McClef]

The term "Scottish film" is being interpreted in different ways by the looks of it.

1 - Films set purely or mainly in Scotland
2)- Films that have Scottish characters irrespective of where they are in the film.
3) - Films where at least some of the scenes take place in Scotland.

I could list loads under 3) and could list Brigadoon under 1) !

[BoldHighlander]

Rob Roy (1995) at the top,
the following in no particular order:

The Waterhorse
Braveheart
Mrs. Brown
Kidnapped (Disney)
Bonnie Prince Charlie
The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

I know there are others, but cannot recall off the top of my head.

Anybody ever see "Chasing The Deer"?
I've been looking for it on dvd (or even vhs) forever!

[Scotus]

When I first posted this I was thinking more along the lines of theme rather than story. That's why I'd give equal weight to Mary of Scotland, filmed in Hollywood in 1936 and Train Spotting, which was filmed in Scotland sixty odd years later. That being the case The Queen really isn't a Scottish film, per se. I suppose the real grey area is a film like Dog Soldiers which is supposed to take place in Scotland (it was shot in Luxemburg) but without a single kilt or tin of shortbread to be seen anywhere. Thematically Dog Soldiers has nothing to do with Scotland-- the soldiers could be members of the Oregon National Guard and the story would play as well-- so I'd hazard a guess that, like The Queen, it's not really a "Scottish" film, either.

Thanks for the clarification. I thought as much, which is why I didn't originally list it. Well, it's still a good movie.

[MacTavishOfJapan]

Trainspotting and Braveheart for me.

[James MacMillan]

Alexander Mackendrick's Whisky Galore

[Rab Gordon]

The Maggie


Rab

[SFCRick]

Rob Roy followed by Tunes of Glory