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Billy Elliot

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 50m
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Jamie Bell in Billy Elliot (2000)
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A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
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    • Stephen Daldry
    • Lee Hall
  • Stars
    • Jamie Bell
    • Julie Walters
    • Jean Heywood
    • Stephen Daldry
    • Lee Hall
  • Stars
    • Jamie Bell
    • Julie Walters
    • Jean Heywood
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    • 480User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Gary Lewis in Billy Elliot (2000)
    Behind the Scenes: Jamie Bell & Gary Lewis
    Behind the Scenes: Director Stephen Daldry
    Behind the Scenes: Director Stephen Daldry and producer Jon Finn
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    Jamie Bell
    Jamie Bell
    • Billy
    Julie Walters
    Julie Walters
    • Mrs. Wilkinson
    Jean Heywood
    Jean Heywood
    • Grandma
    Jamie Draven
    Jamie Draven
    • Tony
    Gary Lewis
    Gary Lewis
    • Dad
    Stuart Wells
    Stuart Wells
    • Michael
    Mike Elliot
    • George Watson
    Billy Fane
    • Mr Braithwaite
    Nicola Blackwell
    • Debbie
    Carol McGuigan
    • Librarian
    Joe Renton
    • Gary Poulson
    Colin MacLachlan
    • Mr. Wilkinson
    • (as Colin Maclachlan)
    Janine Birkett
    • Billy's Mum
    Trevor Fox
    • PC Jeff Peverly
    Charlie Hardwick
    • Sheila Briggs
    Denny Ferguson
    • Miner
    Dennis Lingard
    • NCB Official
    Matthew James Thomas
    Matthew James Thomas
    • Simon
    • (as Matthew Thomas)
      • Stephen Daldry
      • Lee Hall
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    • Trivia
      Jamie Bell was going through puberty at the time of filming. Some of his dialogue 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.
    • Goofs
      When Mrs. Wilkinson drives Billy home, they go across the Transporter Bridge, which is in Middlesbrough, about 30 miles south of Durham. Assuming they both live in the same town, this is some detour.
    • Quotes

      Tutor 1: What does it feel like when you're dancing?

      Billy: Don't know. Sorta feels good. Sorta stiff and that, but once I get going... then I like, forget everything. And... sorta disappear. Sorta disappear. Like I feel a change in my whole body. And I've got this fire in my body. I'm just there. Flyin' like a bird. Like electricity. Yeah, like electricity.

    • Alternate versions
      An edited version was released in the USA rated PG-13 that tones down the language.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Remember the Titans/The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen/Under Suspicion (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails
      Performed by Fred Astaire

      Courtesy of Turner Entertainment Co.

      Composed by Irving Berlin

      Irving Berlin Music Corp.

      By kind permission of Warner/Chapplel Music Limited

    User reviews480

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    10/10
    Masterful coming of age drama without sugar and soap.
    After revisiting this film again recently, I stick my chest out and state proudly that the film touches me on so many levels that my emotions go all over the shop. For a film that is in essence a feel good coming of age drama it is mightily impressive that the film never veers down that street known as sickly boulevard.

    Set against the grim backdrop of the English Coal Miners strikes the film tackles an array of subjects, class struggles, fear of homosexuality, youthful adventure in discovering potential adulthood, and the universal joy that music and dance can bring to us all, even in the most trying of circumstances. So many great scenes here that are both happy and sad, Billy's father feels he has to break the strike to give Billy a chance in life, this leads to a truly heartbreaking scene between him and his eldest son, I weep unashamedly at the realism of it all, the dancing is just wonderful, with too many great scenes to only pick just one out, the film is a seamless classic that ticks every box that I personally require from a film like this.

    The cast are magnificent, Jamie Bell perfectly layers the lead role of Billy by fusing confusion, joy, fear, hope, and sorrow into one almighty performance. Julie Walters is up to her usual standard of greatness, whilst Gary Lewis as the father is nothing short of tremendous, they all can take a bow for making such a wonderful movie. The soundtrack is music gold, you can never have enough T-Rex in your life, ever, and I ask if there has ever been a more appropriate use of music than the use of The Jam's-Town Called Malice? Paul Weller's up tempo beat belies it's sombre lyrics, the song is about a town besieged by unemployment, a great scene accompanies the song as Billy dances out his frustrations down the street; "you either cut down on the beer or the kids new gear, it's a big decision in a town called Malice".

    Brilliant! Maybe I'm biased because I remember the miners strikes, a sad and desperate time for the industry that was about to go under, perhaps I love it for the sheer sympathy the characters garner, or could it just be that it's an incredibly human story that is laid out fantastically well with an ending that demands a positive response from the viewer? Either way it rates 10/10 for me and it always will.
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    • Release date
      • November 10, 2000 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
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      • Universal
      • English
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      • Easington, Peterlee, County Durham, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • Working Title Films
      • BBC Films
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Color
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