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  • Billy Elliot
  • Opened October 13, 2000 | Runtime:1 hr 50 min
  • R
    language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. Read More
  • The life of 11-year-old Billy Elliot, a coal miner's son in Northern England, is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson. Before long, he finds himself in dance, demonstrating the kind of raw Read More
  • Cast: Julie Walters, Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Jean Heywood
  • Director: Stephen Daldry
  • Genres: Family Drama, Childhood Drama, Coming-of-Age, Dance Film, Comedy Drama

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Billy Elliot Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    loved it

    Awesome movie showing whatever your background if you have passion and drive you can make it anywhere. It was emotional and funny in all the right spots

Billy Elliot Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 74 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    People who see it may feel like dancing out of the theater afterward. Go for it.

  • 90
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Bell explodes onscreen in a performance that cuts to the heart without sham...

  • 90
    Variety | David Rooney

    Strikes a delicate balance of comedy and pathos with an uplifting final act...

  • 88
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    You'd be hard-pressed to find a purer expression of rapture in a film this year...

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