Billy Elliot vs Take the Lead
Billy Elliot has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for Take the Lead). Take the Lead is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 50m. Billy Elliot is the older of the two (2000 against 2006). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy Elliot
Take the Lead| Billy Elliot | Take the Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | Liz Friedlander |
| Main cast | Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven | Jasika Nicole, Dante Basco, John Ortiz, Alfre Woodard, Laura Benanti |
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…
Take the Lead
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
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