Billy Elliot
2000 · ★ 7.6 · Dir. Stephen Daldry
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.
- Released
- 2000-09-28
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $109.3M
- IMDb
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Top billed cast
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Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson
Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot
Jean Heywood
Grandma
Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot
Stephen Mangan
Ballet Doctor
Patrick Malahide
Principal
Stuart Wells
Michael Caffrey
Billy Fane
Mr Braithwaite
Tracey Wilkinson
Geography Teacher
Carol McGuigan
Librarian
Nicola Blackwell
Debbie Wilkinson
Keywords
Dream1980sFather son relationshipFriendshipComing of ageLgbtSingle fatherStreet kidRevoltGayCrossdressingBalletSadnessMentorHopeHomophobiaStreet riotsDancingCryingAuditionEmotional vulnerabilityLetterNorthern englandDurham englandGay themeScholarshipSmall personYoung boyCross dressingSocialism
