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Economics and music are the twin focal points of this comedy/drama about a community in crisis. The small British town of Grimley has long been dominated by the coal mine where most of the men work, and the town's greatest source of pride is the Grimley Colliery Band, a brass ensemble that's won a number of nationwide .. Read more
| Starring | Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald, Stephen Tompkinson |
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| Director | Mark Herman |
| Genres | Drama |
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"There's a lot to enjoy in BRASSED OFF....[Fitzgerald] proves once again a striking screen presence and Postlethwaite brings natural dignity to the part..."
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A GREAT British Film
This film can not be praised enough. The clever humour of Blackadder, the emotion of a true tearjerker, and the feel good ending of Four Weddings. The story ... read more »
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Well worth watching
An excellent British film. True to life story of miners fighting to keep their pit open and at the same time having the will to keep the band playing on. Of ... read more »
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Stirring music - sadly still relevant storyline!
Great film - stirring music, gritty storyline, - sadly still relevant today - impressed at extent to which some of the cast did their research so that they ... read more »
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Could have been made today...
This is a brilliant film. Sadly, its just as relevant and poignant now as I'm sure it was when it was first released. With a stellar cast and a great ... read more »
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Wonderful acting
Great film. Very realistic and quite believable. Wonderful acting and funny at times. However, I find it really amusing that Mrs Thatcher is blamed for ... read more »
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British film at its best
A brilliant performance by Pete Postlethwaite worthily supported by all the actors. Everyone is totally convincing. This ensures that the story has the ring of ... read more »
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Totally Cliched & Mawkish - Too Long
The entire thing was totally cliched and stereotyped. Not very funny, the best bits were when there was no talking as the script was entire the clippings from ... read more »
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Sound Curreny
Very well made film; of a genre of course, Well played character acting; diversity of local characters facing up to a threat I did not, however, manage ... read more »
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ANTI-THATCHER WITH HEART
Amazing and rather excellent companion piece to The Full Monty in being an end-of-an-era job-redundancy movie. Although the political context is not sketched-... read more »
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Brassed off
The two best things about this film are Pete Postlethwaite and the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Pete Postlethwaite is total convincing in the part and of course ... read more »
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Moving Drama
A very moving depiction of the effect of the mine closures under Margaret Thatcher and the devastation it caused in many families.