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Features the films BILLY ELLIOT and SIXTY SIX, which both chronicle an adolescent boy's difficulties with his family.In BILLY ELLIOT, the titular character (Jamie Bell) is an 11-year-old boy living in north-east England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a massive coal miners strike, Billy .. Read more

Starring	Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven
Director	Stephen Daldry
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- "...If Dickens had written FLASHDANCE after seeing THE FULL MONTY, it probably would have come out something like this infectious, feel-good bundle of ambition in the face of adversity..." -- 3.5 out of 4 stars
- 8834
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  So heartwarming - Much...
  
  So heartwarming - Much better than I expected. I highly recommend it. Great acting.
  
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  - suzie#2
  - SURBITON
  - 15 Feb 2004 at 15:28
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  My all-time favourite film
  
  I absolutely fell in love with this film, the characters and the unique dance scenes!!
  
  The best British film ever made in my opinion, and it will ... read more »
  
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- - lowrifon89
  - 10 reviews
  - Anglesey
  - 19 Aug 2010 at 10:36
- - 2
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  A great british classic
  
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  A fantastic film - I've seen this many times before and it gets better each time.
  
  A great british film, set during the miners strike in the 80s, ... read more »
  
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  - Loughborough
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 16:20
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  BILLY ELLIOT
  
  This is an extremely good film and well acted. There is a lot of swearing and not suitable for the young. It makes you relise how tough it was during the miners... read more »
  
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- - Tedsmama
  - 7 reviews
  - Kent
  - 20 Jul 2010 at 17:36
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  Possibly the best British movie ever?
  
  I know there is a lot of hype about this film, but after watching it in the winter of 2009, the movie remains a superb piece of British filmmaking in all ... read more »
  
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- - paulyb
  - 70 reviews
  - Middlesex, UK
  - 30 Dec 2009 at 11:16
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  interesting
  
  this was interesting - to see how it was done
  
  but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch
  
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- - Janetgch
  - 60 reviews
  - Baldock
  - 31 Aug 2009 at 09:31
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  fabulous
  
  fabulous movie, wonderful feel good kind of viewing when you need that lift - this movie will do it! kind of movie you can watch again and again.
  
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- - AngelaDawn
  - 14 reviews
  - outer hebrides
  - 04 Apr 2009 at 06:45
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  Billy Elliot
  
  An enjoyable family film
  
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- - Nevpen
  - 9 reviews
  - Newquay
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 09:24
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  Billy Elliot
  
  British cinema at it's best. My kids watched this film also (I forgot about all the bad language in it!) we all loved it!
  
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- - Gerakio
  - 7 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 06 Aug 2008 at 14:49
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  Dance little brother!
  
  This is a heartwarming story, brillantly told and those dances are fabulous! I really loved this movie!
  
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- - lizzywizzy
  - 3 reviews
  - Grangemouth
  - 03 Jun 2008 at 12:01
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  Excellent
  
  Excellent a real feel good family film.
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 11 Jan 2008 at 08:46
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- - 3
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  So heartwarming - Much...
  
  So heartwarming - Much better than I expected. I highly recommend it. Great acting.
  
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  - suzie#2
  - SURBITON
  - 15 Feb 2004 at 15:28
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  Lovely heart warming ...
  
  Lovely heart warming story. Acting a little sketchy in places and the volume range between music and dialogue seems a little excessive at times too. On the ... read more »
  
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- - Vicx#1
  - KINGSTANDING
  - 16 Mar 2004 at 11:07
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  A very good ...
  
  A very good performance by such a young actor. Julie Walters was excellent as ever
  
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- - Yvonne#5
  - DONCASTER
  - 25 Feb 2004 at 09:39
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  Steven Daldry is ...
  
  Steven Daldry is notable for 'The Hours', an exploration of psyche, emotion and poetic echoes. This older production has all the character and depth you... read more »
  
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- - Amitabh#1
  - CHIPPENHAM
  - 17 May 2004 at 00:05
- - 2
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  Fantastic film. I ...
  
  Fantastic film. I watched it in 2 sittings, and I could not wait to get back and see more. Really didn't expect to like it, just thought I had better see it... read more »
  
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- - uksigma
  - 15 reviews
  - Kennington
  - 19 Aug 2004 at 14:02
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  BILLY ELLIOT
  
  This is an extremely good film and well acted. There is a lot of swearing and not suitable for the young. It makes you relise how tough it was during the miners... read more »
  
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- 906905
- - Tedsmama
  - 7 reviews
  - Kent
  - 20 Jul 2010 at 17:36
- - 2
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  A great british classic
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  A fantastic film - I've seen this many times before and it gets better each time.
  
  A great british film, set during the miners strike in the 80s, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 911730
- - a customer
  - Loughborough
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 16:20
- - 2
  - 0
  My all-time favourite film
  
  I absolutely fell in love with this film, the characters and the unique dance scenes!!
  
  The best British film ever made in my opinion, and it will ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 916037
- - lowrifon89
  - 10 reviews
  - Anglesey
  - 19 Aug 2010 at 10:36
- - 2
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  A brilliant film
  
  A film set during the coal mining strikes a story of one boys attempts to prove to his father that he has a gift and has to go to great lengths to conceal this ... read more »
  
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- - philphull
  - Co. Antrim
  - 23 Feb 2005 at 16:04
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  Jamie Bell is great as...
  
  Jamie Bell is great as Billy; as is Gary Lewis who is Billy?s coal-mining, union-loving, striking dad. There is something appealing about the film, it's ... read more »
  
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- - Michael#26
  - LONDON
  - 10 Mar 2004 at 12:28

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Critics' reviews
- "...If Dickens had written FLASHDANCE after seeing THE FULL MONTY, it probably would have come out something like this infectious, feel-good bundle of ambition in the face of adversity..." -- 3.5 out of 4 stars
- 8834
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Ingratiating, uplifting drama, deftly directed and with strong performances that disguise until later how manipulative the narrative is; its feel-good ending, though, is a cheat.
- 30819
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...Stephen Daldry anchors [the film's] melodramatic formula in tough, heartfelt realism....Jamie Bell [conveys a] convincing mixture of sullenness and innocent charm..."
- 8831
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Gracefully executed....The fleet-footed BILLY ELLIOT illustrates how classic storylines, in the right hands, can work over and over again..."
- 8829
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...A heartwarming, toe-tapping delight....Daldry elicits a star-making turn from 14-year-old newcomer Jamie Bell..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
- 8833
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- During the miners' strike of 1984, a motherless boy from a pit village takes up dancing against the wishes of his... read more on Time Out
- 44006
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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  Features the films BILLY ELLIOT and SIXTY SIX, which both chronicle an adolescent boy's difficulties with his family.
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  Features the films BILLY ELLIOT and SIXTY SIX, which both chronicle an adolescent boy's difficulties with his family.
  In BILLY ELLIOT, the titular character (Jamie Bell) is an 11-year-old boy living in north-east England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a ...