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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 74/100. Scores higher than 92% of the 3,123 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic74/100
4,165 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen DaldryDirector
- Stephen WarbeckOriginal Music Composer
- Lee HallWriter
Cast
- Jamie BellBilly Elliot
- Gary LewisJackie Elliot
- Julie WaltersMrs Wilkinson
- Jean HeywoodGrandma
- Jamie DravenTony Elliot
- Stuart WellsMichael Caffrey
- Mike ElliotGeorge Watson
- Billy FaneMr Braithwaite
- Nicola BlackwellDebbie Wilkinson
- Carol McGuiganLibrarian
- Joe RentonGary Poulson
- Colin MacLachlanMr Tom Wilkinson
Stills
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Themes
dancingfriendshipdreamsdancing classnorthern englandworkers' quarterstrikehomophobiahopementorsadnesssocialism
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