Kinky Boots
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 107 min · ★ 6.7 · 58% critics
After inheriting a struggling shoe factory in a small English town, a reluctant new owner searches for a way to keep the business alive. A chance meeting with a bold cabaret performer sparks an unexpected idea, pushing the factory to reinvent itself while the community learns to work together despite their differences.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-08-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (364 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm British comedy-drama about reinvention, acceptance, and underdogs pulling together, with laughs and a big heart; Not for you if you dislike predictable, formula-style stories like Song for Marion.
Pros: funny and heartwarming; engaging feel-good story; strong lead performance | Cons: predictable story beats; clunky writing moments; forced late conflict
Themes
- factory worker
- career
- factory
- small town
- transvestism
- england
- drag queen
- cabaret
- milan
- musical
- loss
- based on true story
- +19 more
Cast & crew
Joel Edgerton
as Charlie Price
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Lola/Simon
Sarah-Jane Potts
as Lauren
Nick Frost
as Don
Linda Bassett
as Mel
Jemima Rooper
as Nicola
Robert Pugh
as Harold Price
Ewan Hooper
as George
Stephen Marcus
as Big Mike
Mona Hammond
as Pat
Directed by Julian Jarrold