Billy Elliot Genre Guide: Story, Cast and Movie Facts

Billy Elliot (2000) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Jamie Bell as Billy Elliot; Gary Lewis as Jackie Elliot; Julie Walters as Mrs Wilkinson; Jean Heywood as Grandma; Jamie Draven as Tony Elliot; Stuart Wells as Michael Caffrey; Mike Elliot as George Watson; Billy Fane as Mr Braithwaite

About 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 Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

More like Billy Elliot

• The Jazz Singer
• Pride
• The White Crow
• Frances Ha
• Bravetown
• Giant Little Ones
• Blinded by the Light
• A Chorus Line

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