Writer-turned-director Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY, NOTTING HILL) directs a cast comprising the cream of British acting talent - which includes Bill Nighy (NOTES ON A SCANDAL, LOVE ACTUALLY), Rhys Ifans (NOTTING HILL, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS), Nick Frost (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ) and Kenneth Branagh (HENRY V, .. Read more
| Starring | Rhys Ifans, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy |
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| Director | Richard Curtis |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy |
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Writer-turned-director Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY, NOTTING HILL) directs a cast comprising the cream of British acting talent - which includes Bill Nighy (NOTES ON A SCANDAL, LOVE ACTUALLY), Rhys Ifans (NOTTING HILL, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS), Nick Frost (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ) and Kenneth Branagh (HENRY V, CELEBRITY), along with one lone American star in the shape of Philip Seymour Hoffman (CAPOTE, DOUBT) - in this comedy set in Britain in 1966. With the BBC only allowing two hours of rock and roll to be played on its airwaves per week, a pirate radio station aboard a North Sea-cruising yacht broadcasts music to the pop-starved masses, turning its seafaring disc jockeys into overnight superstars.
Taking the infamous Radio Caroline as inspiration, THE BOAT THAT ROCKED is an hilarious feel-good romp in the tradition of Curtis' best-loved work and benefits from a knockout soundtrack featuring some of the most memorable tracks of the time.
| Starring | Rhys Ifans, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy, January Jones, Kenneth Branagh, Jack Davenport, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Darby, Chris O'Dowd, Ralph Brown |
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| Director | Richard Curtis |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 14 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Most Wanted |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English |
| Subtitles | Blu-ray: Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, German, English, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 07 Sep 2009 Blu-ray: 07 Sep 2009 |
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Captures The Essence Of The Era Perfectly
Absolutely loved this film from beginning to end. It captures the essence of that era perfectly, and it is a film I could watch again and again. My biggest ... read more »
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Love the music
Loved this film!
Made me laugh out loud.
British actors at their best, with a great mix of America.
DJ's spreading the love... read more »
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Oh for a time machine to go back ...
For those of us of a certain age - this is exactly what it was like.
The music was second to none, the Dj's were characters, the Government and ... read more »
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Feeeeeeeeeeeeel Goooooooooooood!
I wasn't sure that I wanted to watch a film about 60s Pirate Radio or, indeed, a film by Richard Curtis but this is a stunner! It's tender and funny by ... read more »
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Reese Witherspoon's animated film Monsters Vs. Aliens has shot to the top of the box office charts with weekend takings of £4.3 million. The movie, in which the Oscar winner voices a giant woman, had already grabbed the number spot in both the international and US box office charts. And now it has soared to number one in Britain - ahead of Richard Curtis' comedy The Boat That Rocked, which garnered £1.8 million in its debut week. Nicolas Cage's sci-fi thriller Knowing, about a boy... Read more
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