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Theo James playing a duke who inherits a cannabis empire alongside his stately home may sound like the retirement plan for James Bond, lording around drinking martinis after a life of espionage. But as we near the end of the second season hype for Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, there’s clearly a reason it’s quickly emerged as one of the most entertaining British series in years.
Season 2 arrived on Netflix in September 2026, expanding the increasingly chaotic world of Eddie Horniman and Susie Glass beyond the manicured confines of the British ruling class and across the channel into Europe and beyond.
If you’re like us and you’ve already torn through it, you’re probably looking for something with the same particular cocktail: British criminals, expensive houses, questionable morals, charismatic villains, dry humour, and the occasional act of superfluous violence. Well, actually, we’ve already done that here: our list of Best British Crime Dramas.
No, this list is our homage to Guy Ritchie, the man who has spent almost three decades making films about criminals, conmen, gangsters, spies, aristocrats, and all the other poor bastards in between who get caught in the crossfire. So here it is: the best Guy Ritchie films you need to watch after The Gentlemen.
