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Director:
Writer:
Lee Hall (written by)
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Release Date:
29 September 2000 (UK) See more »
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Tagline:
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
Plot:
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 54 nominations See more »
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(432 articles)
User Reviews:
a pleasure from start to finish See more (407 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jamie Bell ... Billy Elliot
Jean Heywood ... Grandma
Jamie Draven ... Tony Elliot
Gary Lewis ... Dad (Jackie Elliot)
Stuart Wells ... Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot ... George Watson
Billy Fane ... Mr. Braithwaite
Nicola Blackwell ... Debbie Wilkinson

Julie Walters ... Mrs. Wilkinson
Carol McGuigan ... Librarian
Joe Renton ... Gary Poulson
Colin MacLachlan ... Mr. Tom Wilkinson (as Colin Maclachlan)
Janine Birkett ... Billy's Mum
Trevor Fox ... PC Jeff Peverly
Charlie Hardwick ... Sheila Briggs
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Little Dancer" - Japan (English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some thematic material. (edited version)
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110 min
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1.85 : 1 See more »
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Trivia:
Jamie Bell was going through puberty at the time of filming. Some of his dialog had to be post-synched as his voice had broken. And the opening scene in which he jumps up and down on a bed to T-Rex's "Cosmic Dancer" was shot over a lengthy period of time. For the latter takes, Bell had acquired hair on his legs and had to have them shaved.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jackie is inside the bus leading to the mine, an egg hits his window (at 01:14:40), but when the bus is viewed from outside, the window is clean (01:14:44).See more »
Quotes:
Mrs. Wilkinson:Please yourself, darlin'.See more »
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Referenced in "Getaway: Episode #13.3" (2004)See more »
Soundtrack:
London CallingSee more »

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55 out of 64 people found the following review useful.
a pleasure from start to finish, 21 August 2000
Author: (off.rails) from London, England

With a seemingly run-of-the-mill storyline - that of an 11-year-old schoolboy wanting to be a ballet dancer - it is quite a feat to have made a movie as warm and entertaining as this.

Quite simply, this is the best British movie in years. All the characters are intriguing, and the acting is flawless, most notably from 14-year-old Jamie Bell whose acting is utterly convincing, filled with humour and insight beyond his years. He is also a fantastic dancer, and some of the dance sequences are reminiscent of the dance-filled musicals of the old black and white movies.

The backdrop of the historic miners' strike of the mid-1980s, it brings the story down to the earth and adds the necessary tension to make this film truly believable and a worthy story to tell.

I find it hard to see how anyone would not like this film. 9 and a half out of 10.

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