The glitz and glamour of the Oscars (and the BAFTAs) is just around the corner so we thought we would create our list of the greatest films related to Manchester.
We've got all the classics, East is East, Yanks, 24 Hour Party People, plus a few which might surprise you.
Get the popcorn ready for our Manchester Movie Marathon.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Directed by Justin Chadwick, from Salford, this biopic of Nelson Mandela's life premiered the night his death was announced. Starring Idris Elba the film has been nominated for Outstanding British Film BAFTA and Best Original Song at the Oscars.
Yanks This 1975 film about American soldiers based in Britain during World War Two was partly filmed in Stalybridge Train Station. While local residents were thrilled to see stars Richard Gere and Vanessa Redgrave the love was apparently not reciprocated. It is rumoured Richard Gere had some less than pleasant things to say about Stalybridge once he'd left! Charming.
East is East Set in Salford, but mostly filmed in Openshaw, this film about a mixed-race family in the 1970s won Best British Film at the BAFTAs. It also shot a scene in the old Metro cinema in Ashton, which is now an amusement arcade.
Ghandi Ben Kingsley won an Academy Award for his role as Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film. The actor has since been knighted, not bad for a lad from Pendlebury, Salford.
Slumdog Millionaire The world fell in love with this film and Dev Patel's portrayal of Jamal, and we fell in love with Manchester-born Danny Boyle all over again. He won the Academy Award for best director for this film, and we couldn't have been prouder of the Bury-bloke.
Titanic Who would have thought that one of the highest grossing films of all time had links to Manchester but two of the cast members, Bernard Hill who played the Captain and David Warner who played Spicer Lovejoy, Cal's valet.
The 39 Steps This Alfred Hitchcock film starred Withington-born Robert Donat as a man in London trying to help a counter-espionage agent prevent an organisation of spies called The 39 Steps from stealing top secret information.
The King's Speech It may have been a small part but David Bamber played the theatre director in the King's Speech. Originally from Walkden, Salford he has also appeared in Gangs of New York, Miss Potter and The Bourne Identity.
The Other Boleyn Girl This is Justin Chadwick's second appearance on our list, and deservedly so. He directed period drama The Other Boleyn girl starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.
Gladiator Senator Falco is played by Wythenshawe-born and former Manchester Boys School pupil David Schofield.
Check out our gallery of Manchester Movies.
24 Hour Party People We trust this doesn't really need explaining but just in case: this film tells the story of Tony Wilson and how he started Factory Records and the most famous dance club in the world, The Hacienda.
Billy Elliot Don't let the County Durham accent fool you, Tony Wilson, Jamie's older brother, was played by Wythenshawe lad Jamie Draven.
Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange This controversial film was based on the well-known, and fairly disturbing, novel by Harpurhey author Anthony Burgess.
Citizen Kane Considered to be one of the greatest films of all time (Rosebud!) the part of financier Walter Parks Thatcher was played by Manchester man George Coulouns and he was the only other actor in the film who along with Orson Welles received a National Board of Review 'Best Actor' award.
The Secret Garden If Dickon benig played by Manchester lad Andrew Knott the film is based on the book of the same name by author Frances Hodgson Burnett who was from Cheetham Hill.
Trainspotting It might be set in Edinburgh and based on a novel written by a Scot but the director of one of the greatest British films of all time is none other than Radcliffe-born Danny Boyle.
Sweeney This was a spin off from the 1970s TV series which was recently remade starring Ray Winstone. But we like the original version starring John Thaw as D.I. Regan, a role which turned the working-class Manchester lad into a household name.
Alfie You may be more familiar with the Michael Caine version but did you know that the remake of Alfie, starring Jude law, came to Manchester? The Northern Quarter acted as a double for the Big Apple itself.
Captain America: The First Avenger Apparently our Northern Quarter wasn't just good enough for Jude Law but for Captain America himself. Parts of the quirky area doubled for 1940s Brooklyn, it's like our very own time machine.
The Iron Lady Manchester Town Hall has doubled for many locations but in 2011 it played the part of the Houses of Parliament for Meryl Streep's portrayla of Margaert Thatcher. While filming the two-time Oscar winner even crashed one happy couple's wedding. Read the full story here .
