Watch NowBilly Elliot (2000)
15
28/09/2000 (GB)
Drama, Comedy, Music
1h 50m
- 76% (3892 votes)
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Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
Overview
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
- Stephen DaldryDirector
- Lee HallWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$109,280,263
Keywords
- dancing
- friendship
- dreams
- dancing class
- northern england
- workers' quarter
- strike
- small person
- homophobia
- hope
- mentor
- sadness
- socialism
- youngster
- letter
- ballet dancer
- street riots
- coming of age
- ballet
- young boy
- cross dressing
- crying
- single father
- audition
- dance class
- retrospective
- lgbt
- revolt
- ballet school
- emotional vulnerability
- helping children
- smart kid
- street kid
- dance teacher
- 1980s
- miners strike
- father son relationship
- 80s throwback
- ballet dancing
- gay theme
- late 20th century
- teen playing kid
- ya
- generational divide
- celebratory
Top Billed Cast
Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot
Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson
Jean Heywood
Grandma
Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot
Stuart Wells
Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot
George Watson
Billy Fane
Mr Braithwaite
Nicola Blackwell
Debbie Wilkinson
Carol McGuigan
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