Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot(2000)

R
09/28/2000 (US)Drama, Comedy, Music1h 51m
7.6

"Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it."

Overview

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.

Stephen Daldry

Director

Lee Hall

Writer

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Billy Elliot ≣ 2000 ≣ Trailer ≣ Remastered

Billy Elliot ≣ 2000 ≣ Trailer ≣ Remastered

Trailer

20th Anniversary Official Trailer

20th Anniversary Official Trailer

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Billy Elliot (2000) - Trailer

Billy Elliot (2000) - Trailer

Trailer

Billy Elliot Trailer

Billy Elliot Trailer

Trailer

14 year old Jamie Bell wins Leading Actor BAFTA in 2001

14 year old Jamie Bell wins Leading Actor BAFTA in 2001

Featurette

BILLY ELLIOT FINAL SCENE

BILLY ELLIOT FINAL SCENE

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Billy Elliot (6/12) Movie CLIP - You're Not Concentrating (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (6/12) Movie CLIP - You're Not Concentrating (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (11/12) Movie CLIP - Acceptance (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (11/12) Movie CLIP - Acceptance (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (5/12) Movie CLIP - Private Lessons (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (5/12) Movie CLIP - Private Lessons (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (10/12) Movie CLIP - What Dancing Feels Like (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (10/12) Movie CLIP - What Dancing Feels Like (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (1/12) Movie CLIP - A Disgrace to the Gloves (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (1/12) Movie CLIP - A Disgrace to the Gloves (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (4/12) Movie CLIP - Not for Lads (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (4/12) Movie CLIP - Not for Lads (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (9/12) Movie CLIP - Royal Ballet Audition (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (9/12) Movie CLIP - Royal Ballet Audition (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (7/12) Movie CLIP - Dancing for Dad (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (7/12) Movie CLIP - Dancing for Dad (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (3/12) Movie CLIP - Pirouette Practice (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (3/12) Movie CLIP - Pirouette Practice (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (2/12) Movie CLIP - Why Don't You Join In? (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (2/12) Movie CLIP - Why Don't You Join In? (2000) HD

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Billy Elliot (8/12) Movie CLIP - Give the Boy a Chance! (2000) HD

Billy Elliot (8/12) Movie CLIP - Give the Boy a Chance! (2000) HD

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A review by CinemaSerf
8.0

Written on October 21, 2023

I hadn't seen this film since it was released when it was shown recently as a part of the Glasgow Youth Film Festival. The fact that it was chosen by the kids of today in what would have been just as unlikely a setting for this film as the North of England speaks volumes as to it's effect on challenging and breaking the stereotypical moulds that the British working class in the early 1980s was steeped in. The sylph-like "Billy" (the hugely engaging Jamie Bell) goes to boxing class each week but is soon more preoccupied by the adjacent dancing class of the no-nonsense "Mrs. Wilkinson" (Julie Walters) who gradually lets him join in. He's a bit scared that his dad (Gary Lewis) and his wayward brother "Tony" (Jamie Draven) will find out so it has to all be a bit clandestine. It's only when his striking miner father finds out from the boxing coach that "Billy" is spending his 50p elsewhere that a confrontation ensues and the film steps up a gear. The characterisations are strong and are not frightened to evolve - but not in a simplistic A+B=C fashion. There are troubles and traumas - not least those faced by a father who struggles with his own emotions; is facing financial difficulties, a wayward older son and a younger one who wants to dance and hangs about with best pal "Michael" (another strong effort from Stuart Wells) who is quite clearly gay. Walters and Bell and Bell and Lewis work well together here; allowing the story to emerge naturally and energetically and as feel-good films go, this takes some beating. It's the ultimate "anyone can do" film that resonates as well now as it did then - only, maybe, the soundtrack needs a bit of updating! Great film this - and there's even a tiny bit of Adam Cooper at the end.