Billy Elliot vs Oh! What a Lovely War
Billy Elliot has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.6/10 for Oh! What a Lovely War). Billy Elliot is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 24m. Oh! What a Lovely War is the older of the two (1969 against 2000). Both are comedy, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy Elliot
Oh! What a Lovely War| Billy Elliot | Oh! What a Lovely War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1969 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Music, War |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | Richard Attenborough |
| Main cast | Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven | Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Maurice Roëves |
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…
Oh! What a Lovely War
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
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