Billy Elliot

2000 "Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it."

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Billy Elliot

7.7 | 1h51m | R | en | Drama

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.

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7.7 | 1h51m | R | en | More Info

Released: October. 13,2000 | Released Producted By: Universal Pictures , BBC Film Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Genre

Drama , Comedy , Music

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Cast

Jamie Bell , Gary Lewis , Julie Walters , Jean Heywood , Jamie Draven , Stuart Wells

Director

Adam O'Neill

Producted By

Universal Pictures

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Jamie Bell

as Billy Elliot

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Gary Lewis

as Jackie Elliot

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Julie Walters

as Mrs Wilkinson

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Jean Heywood

as Grandma

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Jamie Draven

as Tony Elliot

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Stuart Wells

as Michael Caffrey

The Reckoning Billy Elliot

Adam O'Neill

Art Direction

Maria Djurkovic

Production Design

Tatiana Macdonald

Set Decoration

Brian Tufano

Director of Photography

Robert Fabbri

Second Unit Director of Photography

Stewart Meachem

Costume Design

Ivana Primorac

Hair Designer

Nikita Rae

Hairstylist

Nikita Rae

Makeup Artist

Michael Birtley

Makeup Artist

Ivana Primorac

Makeup Designer

Peter Darling

Choreographer

Daniel Wright

Special Effects Technician

Richard Bradshaw

Stunts

Neil Finnighan

Stunts

Steve Griffin

Stunts

Richard Hammatt

Stunts

Paul Heasman

Stunts

Nick Hobbs

Stunts

Rob Inch

Stunts

Billy Elliot Audience Reviews

LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

georgiamknight A great heart warming film that touches the soul of its viewers. Billy Elliot is funny, and tender, the mother and son relationship between Billy and Mrs. Wilkinson is certainly endearing to any audience.

Roedy Green Billy Elliot is about a fairly ordinary boy, his authoritarian homophobic father, a loutish brother, and a down at the heels dance instructor. I expected Billy to be effeminate, maybe even camp. However, he is a played by an ordinary sassy 11-year old who likes to move, to dance, and to do ballet.It is heartbreaking watching the poor kid trying deal with his adamant father.The father comes around almost instantly on seeing Billy dance. This left me reeling.The movie leaves out all of Billy's formal education and early professional career.By the end Dad is proud of his son, even if he dances, dances ballet, is gay and belongs to a travesty ballet company. This just seems a little too "happy ever after" at the cost of realism.

douevenshift There were many positives of this movie, the biggest being Jamie Bell's performance. What a wonderful representation of a boy who isn't understood by his loved ones but supersedes this and goes on to success. Wonderful acting by all the main parts, especially Jamie who accomplished this very young.My biggest blight with this film is that I wish the side story with Billy and Michael was much greater. There was little intimacy between the two of them and I felt like at the end of the film it was still ambiguous as to what sexual orientation Billy held. Any bloke can get a quick kiss on the cheek but I felt these two never shared anything special enough in the film to warrant a romantic relationship between the two.

Ashwin Nandihalli Amazing movie. It made me cry, laugh, wonder, wait. What a movie. Initially, I was feeling slow and sadistic movie, director meant it be so deliberately I feel. Coz by 8 min I am desperate for some hope some happiness for the boy. And it starts catching pace. Definitely goes happy sad up down. But never could stop watching it till end 1hr 40min. It just kept me occupied. The characters are simple but has unique details. And many a times every character surprised me with unexpected reaction, to my surprise that felt more convincing that what I was expecting. You should watch this movie. Like me you may feel like leaving it at 8th min feeling depressed. And if you feel so then you will definitely fall in love with the move if you watch it completely.