Billy Elliot vs The Rocker
Billy Elliot has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6/10 for The Rocker). The Rocker is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 50m. Billy Elliot is the older of the two (2000 against 2008). Both are comedy, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy Elliot
The Rocker| Billy Elliot | The Rocker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | Peter Cattaneo |
| Main cast | Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven | Bradley Cooper, Jason Sudeikis, Will Arnett, Jane Lynch, Jane Krakowski |
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…
The Rocker
In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.
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