Billy Elliot vs Flora and Son
Billy Elliot has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for Flora and Son). Flora and Son is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 50m. Billy Elliot is the older of the two (2000 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy Elliot
Flora and Son| Billy Elliot | Flora and Son | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | John Carney |
| Main cast | Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven | Keith McErlean, Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marcella Plunkett, Jack Reynor |
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…
Flora and Son
Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician, and harmony for this frayed Dublin family.
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