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Billy Elliot (2000)

PG-13 · 2000-09-28 · 1h 50m · EN
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Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.

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 stubbles 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 the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.

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Lee HallWriterStephen DaldryDirector
Budget
$5M
Box office
$109.3M

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Jamie BellJamie BellBilly ElliotJulie WaltersJulie WaltersMrs WilkinsonJamie DravenJamie DravenTony ElliotJean HeywoodJean HeywoodGrandmaGary LewisGary LewisJackie ElliotStephen ManganStephen ManganBallet DoctorPatrick MalahidePatrick MalahidePrincipalStuart WellsStuart WellsMichael CaffreyBilly FaneBilly FaneMr BraithwaiteTracey WilkinsonTracey WilkinsonGeography TeacherCarol McGuiganCarol McGuiganLibrarianNicola BlackwellNicola BlackwellDebbie Wilkinson

Keywords

Dream1980sFather son relationshipFriendshipComing of ageLgbtSingle fatherStreet kidRevoltGayCrossdressingBalletSadnessMentorHopeHomophobiaStreet riotsDancingCryingAuditionEmotional vulnerabilityLetterNorthern englandDurham englandGay themeScholarshipSmall personYoung boyCross dressingSocialism

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · MusicTheme affinityDream · 1980s · Father Son RelationshipDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference170370Actor preference84752 · 196987 · 127730Country preferenceFr

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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 stubbles 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 the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.

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Billy Elliot has a runtime of 110 minutes.

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