Billy Elliot vs David Brent: Life on the Road
Billy Elliot has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.1/10 for David Brent: Life on the Road). David Brent: Life on the Road is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 50m. Billy Elliot is the older of the two (2000 against 2016). Both are comedy, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Billy Elliot | David Brent: Life on the Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | Ricky Gervais |
| Main cast | Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven | Andrew Brooke, Nina Sosanya, Mandeep Dhillon, Ricky Gervais, Tom Bennett |
Synopsis
Billy Elliot
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…
David Brent: Life on the Road
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.
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