Last year the British film industry did what it does best - the usual mix of swishy period dramas and handsome biopics of Brit heroes.

This year it looks like British film is in a ruder, riskier and more dangerous mood. A bunch of home-grown movies are about to attract a few spluttering, outraged headlines, often, as is the case, before anyone's seen them. Religion, suicide bombers, underage violence - just a few of the taboos about to be covered... all rather exciting really.

So which ones are going to attract the fuss and which genuinely deserve to?

A comedy about five clueless British suicide bombers preparing for a high profile attack... yup, that should set pulses racing down at the Daily Mail. We reckon this is in safer hands than you might think though. Especially the comedy.  It's the directing debut of the brilliant Chris Morris, the creative force behind the acidic TV news satire Brass Eye and The Day Today. He describes it as exposing the "Dad's Army side of terrorism" and with sightings of 'suicide bomber crows' and jihadists dressed as the Honey Monster and a Ninja Turtle this promises to be gruesomely funny. Morris also claims to have spent three years researching the subject and talking to all sides, from secret police to imams, so there's every chance that he could find something a bit more heartfelt and insightful between the set piece gags.

Prediction media outrage: 8/10

Predicted tabloid headline: "Taliban this filth."

David Baddiel this time wades into the choppy waters of religious tolerance with a screenplay that, on paper at least, looks set to annoy. Omid Djalili is an East London minicab company owner and 'relaxed' Muslim... well until he discovers he was adopted as a child and is in fact Jewish. It's a neat premise that opens up a chance for a lively, comedy discussion on what it means to be Jewish. Baddiel, best known for laddish footie banter with "Fantasy Football League" will be keeping it as light as possible, aiming squarely at the jokey stereotypes of his own faith. The 'Jewish training' will certainly involving dancing like Topol from Fiddler on the Roof and learning to love matzha ball soup. Baddiel says he made the film because he's "a fan of life-swap comedy", and he loves Djalili and his "big funny face." - so funny in fact it might be hard to take too much offence.

Predicted media outrage: 4/10

Predicted tabloid headline: "Putting the fun into fundamentalism."

Not strictly a British film, but it is by Matthew Vaughan whose emerging as one of the best Brit directors working today. He has only two previous behind the camera credits - Stardust and Layer Cake, with his latest movie, in terms of the eye-watering violence at least, much more in line with the later. And this is why certain groups acting as self-appointed guardians of moral decency are starting to froth at the corner of their mouths. The plot essentially follows a kid ( Aaron Johnson ) who tries to become a superhero without having any particular special power - just a rubbishy green costume and ability to withstand a lot of pain. Now enter another disguised vigilante, Hit-Girl played by Chloe Moritz who was only 12 at the time of filming... and quite an entrance it is as she turns on some bad guys with the words "OK you c***s, let's see what you can do know!"

A spokesman for the Australian Family Association, who'd reluctantly dragged themselves down to an early screening to be offended, described the movie as having "inappropriate" values. Possibly, but it also has all the style, snap and cult grooviness to make it one of the finest comic book adaptation of the year.

Predicted media outrage: 6/10

Predicted tabloid headline: "Kick-Ass kicks ass."

Gemma Arterton came to a sticky end, covered in crude oil on a bed, in The Quantum of Solace. Now she spends much of this film tied to one as a kidnap victim. Her abductors are played by Eddie Marsan and Martin Compson... and that's it. A great cast, but the fact that there's only three of them points to a micro budget in operation - which is why this might be trying to whip up some attention for itself. From the sneak early clips this looks like the grim, brutal kidnapping of a defenceless girl. The kind of claustrophobic, torturous, Saw territory we're all getting a bit sick of. But don't be too fooled... J Blakeson's feature debut has earned a few rave reviews in Toronto, and cryptic mentions of the "balance of power" that suggest the film is a lot smarter and less exploitative than it might make out. There's a good chance this is going to be terrific, although it's a little too low key to rustle up a media storm.

Predicted media outrage: 4/10

Predicted tabloid headline: "Bond girl is bound on bed."

There's already a very slight whiff of controversy about this one, the same kind that surrounded the 1996 memoirs of the same name. The Mr. Nice here is Howard Marks, a colourful drug dealer who  quickly went from personal use to become biggest dope dealer in the world. As he says in the trailer - "A dealer is really someone who buys more dope than he can smoke." A lot more as it happened - at the height of his powers he was shifting 30 tonnes of marajuina in a single run. Eventually the coppers caught up with him and he spent 7 years in a U.S. jail for his troubles. Marks is still pretty unrepentant, and for some people that doesn't make him very nice.  Add that to a trailer that on first viewing makes the life the lead look a complete hoot -  women, money, rolling around with women on pile of money... all too glamorous for some sections of the media perhaps. But look a little closer and it's clear the film will cover how Mark's exploits damaged his family and marriage. The real scoop here is perhaps that fellow Welshman Rhys Ifans has finally been given a decent role.

Predicted media outrage: 3/10

Predicted tabloid headline: "Ifans wins fans."