---
title: 'Billy Elliot (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Daldry'
released: '2000-09-29'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/billy-elliot-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249462/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Billy Elliot (2000)

2000 · 111 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Billy Elliot is a 2000 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about a working-class boy who has a passion for ballet. His father objects, based on negative stereotypes of male ballet dancers. The film stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, Gary Lewis as his father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Daldry](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-daldry)
- **Screenplay:** [Lee Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-hall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Warbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-warbeck)
- **Producer:** [Greg Brenman](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-brenman), [Jon Finn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-finn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Brian Tufano](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-tufano)
- **Editor:** [John Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wilson)

## Cast

- [Jamie Draven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-draven) as Tony
- [Patrick Malahide](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-malahide)
- [Zoë Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoe-bell)
- [Fred Astaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-astaire)
- [Adam Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-cooper)
- [Barbara Leigh-Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-leigh-hunt)
- [Stephen Mangan](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mangan)
- [Stuart Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-wells) as Michael
- [Mike Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-elliott)
- [Julie Walters](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-walters) as Mrs. Wilkinson
- [Billy Fane](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-fane)
- [Jean Heywood](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-heywood) as grandma
- [Jamie Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-bell) as Billy Elliot
- [Nicola Blackwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-blackwell)
- [Gary Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-lewis) as dad

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Official site: http://www.billyelliot.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/billy-elliot-2000
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