Billy Elliot vs Ricki and the Flash
Billy Elliot has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.8/10 for Ricki and the Flash). Ricki and the Flash is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 50m. Billy Elliot is the older of the two (2000 against 2015). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy Elliot
Ricki and the Flash| Billy Elliot | Ricki and the Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven | Sebastian Stan, Audra McDonald, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep |
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…
Ricki and the Flash
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.
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