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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
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..."
- 6919
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  - 1
  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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  - paulo99
  - 17 reviews
  - Northampton
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 22:05
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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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  - 18 Dec 2011 at 17:23
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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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- - BlueWren
  - 5 reviews
  - 16 Dec 2011 at 10:00
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  - 0
  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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  - 12 Dec 2011 at 18:40
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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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  - 03 Sep 2011 at 18:13
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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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  - 07 Aug 2011 at 19:31
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  - 6
  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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- - Did_watch_to_the_end
  - 7 reviews
  - 18 Jul 2011 at 14:58
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  - 1
  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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- - Nigel Wilson
  - Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 22 Mar 2011 at 15:17
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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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  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 14:13
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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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- - ERJ
  - 8 reviews
  - London N19
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 15:13
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  - 0
  Moving Drama
  
  A very moving depiction of the effect of the mine closures under Margaret Thatcher and the devastation it caused in many families.
  
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  - Cheltenham, UK
  - 18 Jan 2011 at 11:44
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- - 34
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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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- 13338
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  - paulo99
  - 17 reviews
  - Northampton
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 22:05
- - 17
  - 0
  Stereotypes and the
  
  Forget the heavy handed sermonising, this film makes a valid point.
  
  The need to belong, the sense of community destroyed during Thatcher's 80'... read more »
  
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- - Derek Pearson
  - Saddleworth
  - 02 Jun 2005 at 00:13
- - 3
  - 1
  The best 'Brit' film of all
  
  Ok, I had better state my credentials first. I am a northern Englishman who used to follow the brass bands round the streets as a boy (even had the police out ... read more »
  
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- - Someone
  - Lancs
  - 04 Nov 2003 at 13:56
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  It made me cry!
  
  I ordered this film because I recently moved to Cornwall in the Uk where there are a plethora of brass bands. One played some of the music from the film.
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  - Cornwall, England
  - 15 Oct 2004 at 10:04
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  Look out for me...
  
  ...the blonde one to the left of Gloria at the final contest...
  
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  - Norwich
  - 24 Sep 2005 at 18:11
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  True acting
  
  This film was interesting in that it stirred a lot of interest from the ‘Ewan McGregor’ fans. “Brassed Off” tells a story of a mining ... read more »
  
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  - LONDONDERRY
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 15:43
- - 2
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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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  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 14:13
- - 1
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  Great music,Great film...
  
  Great music,Great film,you feel for the characters as their lives are turned upside down.some small victories and a major defeat for the miners.BRILLIANT.
  
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  - BEDFORD
  - 18 Oct 2004 at 08:53
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  Uplifting 1980s Northern drama/comedy
  
  Maybe a little dated, perhaps a little too political, possibly predictable - undoubtedly an uplifting story of class differences, social struggle and brass ... read more »
  
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- - tommythetommster
  - Manchester
  - 02 Dec 2003 at 13:05
- - 1
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  This is a brilliant film, an absorbing, gritty story with humour and sadness by the coal shovel full! Brilliant cast list with outstanding acting.
  
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  - West Sussex
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 14:23

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Critics' reviews
- "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..."
- 6919
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- This is an angry, tragic film, which softens you up with a few off-the-peg stereotypes and colloquial laughs and then... read more on Time Out
- 42882
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- Sentimental comedy mixed with political preaching, saved from bathos by some good character acting.
- 29799
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...BRASSED OFF rings loud and clear....The music itself is surprisingly rousing and emotional..."
- 6917
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...A shining ensemble cast that hits all the right notes..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
- 6918
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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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 ...