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Billy Elliot
“Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.”
7.6 / 10• 2000• 1h 51m•R• English
DramaComedyMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Lead
Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot
Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson
Jean Heywood
Grandma
Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot
Stuart Wells
Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot
George Watson
BF
Billy Fane
Mr Braithwaite
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stephen Daldry's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Billy Elliot is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
