Billy Elliot (2000)
Directed by Stephen Daldry · 111 min · Drama, Comedy, Music
67.2 TOPICAL score · #895 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Billy Elliot (2000, directed by Stephen Daldry) has a TOPICAL score of 67.2 - ranked 895 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 4 awards from 10 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Critics: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 74. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (4,198 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 50 languages.
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- Critics85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 74
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (4,198 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 10 nominations - incl. BAFTA Award for Best British Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 50 languages
- Still read76,032 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jamie Bell (actor #761), Gary Lewis, Julie Walters (actor #295), Jean Heywood
“Billy Elliot received positive critical response and commercial success, earning $109.3 million worldwide on a $5 million budget.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10