Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
2014 · Movie · R · 162 min · ★ 8.1
In a working-class English town in the 1980s, a young boy discovers a gift for dance and finds himself drawn from boxing into ballet. As he trains, he faces pressure at home and in the community, pushing back against rigid ideas about masculinity, identity, and fitting in.
Based on Billy Elliot the Musical
Also known as Billy Elliot: The Musical · Billy Elliot · Billy Elliot live from west end · Billy Elliot proshot
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 162 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (70 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an uplifting, tear-jerking live musical with big dance energy and heartfelt themes, similar in spirit to Kinky Boots: The Musical; Not for you if you dislike strong language, heavy emotions, or stage-show style.
Pros: emotional and funny; phenomenal singing; inspiring underdog story | Cons: some songs forgettable; accents hard to follow; lots of swearing
Themes
- dance
- child abuse
- dancer
- northern england
- strike
- homophobia
- society
- loss of loved one
- solidarity
- sadness
- mine
- abusive father
- +31 more
Cast & crew
Elliott Hanna
as Billy Elliot
Ruthie Henshall
as Mrs. Wilkinson
Liam Mower
as Billy's Older Self
Tom Holland
as Former Billy (Encore)
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Zach Atkinson
as Michael
Deka Walmsley
as Dad (Jackie Elliot)
Ann Emery
as Grandma
Chris Grahamson
as Tony Elliot
Howard Crossley
as George
David Muscat
as Mr. Braithwaite
Directed by Brett Sullivan, Stephen Daldry