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70% Critic Match
Brassed Off
“Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other.”
7.0 / 10• 1996• 1h 47m•R• English
ComedyRomanceDrama
Storyline
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.
Cast & Crew
Ewan McGregor
Andy Barrow
Lead
Tara Fitzgerald
Gloria
Pete Postlethwaite
Danny
Jim Carter
Harry
Stephen Tompkinson
Phil
Philip Jackson
Jim
Sue Johnston
Vera
Peter Martin
Ernie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Herman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Brassed Off is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
