Billy Elliot (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Billy Elliot is a comedy, drama and music film directed by Stephen Daldry, running about 110 minutes. “Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Billy Elliot stars Jamie Bell as Billy Elliot, Julie Walters as Mrs Wilkinson, Jamie Draven as Tony Elliot and Jean Heywood as Grandma, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.6/10, Billy Elliot has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $109.3M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Billy Elliot page.

If you liked it. Fans of Billy Elliot tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.