Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

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

2000•1h 51m•7.6/10

DramaComedyMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(4K)

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.

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Production

StudioCanal, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect, Arts Council of England, Working Title Films, WT² Productions, Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Billy Elliot

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Jackie Elliot

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Mrs Wilkinson

Jean Heywood

Jean Heywood

Grandma

Jamie Draven

Jamie Draven

Tony Elliot

Stuart Wells

Stuart Wells

Michael Caffrey

Mike Elliot

Mike Elliot

George Watson

Billy Fane

Mr Braithwaite

Nicola Blackwell

Debbie Wilkinson

Carol McGuigan

Librarian

Joe Renton

Joe Renton

Gary Poulson

Colin MacLachlan

Mr Tom Wilkinson

Janine Birkett

Janine Birkett

Billy's mother

Trevor Fox

Trevor Fox

PC Jeff Peverly

Charlie Hardwick

Charlie Hardwick

Sheila Briggs

Denny Ferguson

Miner

Dennis Lingard

NCB Official

Matthew James Thomas

Matthew James Thomas

Simon

Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

Ballet Doctor

Paul Ridley

Paul Ridley

Tutor in Medical

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