---
title: 'Rocketman (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dexter Fletcher'
released: '2019-05-24'
runtime_minutes: 121
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rocketman-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2066051/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rocketman (2019)

2019 · R · 121 min · Drama, History, Music · United Kingdom, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Rocketman is a 2019 biographical jukebox musical drama film based on the life, music, and career of British musician Elton John. The film focuses on the story of John in his early days in England as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his musical partnership with Bernie Taupin, telling his story through his music. The film is titled after John's 1972 song "Rocket Man". Directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall, the film stars Taron Egerton as John, with Jamie Bell as Taupin, Richard Madden as John Reid, and Bryce Dallas Howard as Sheila Eileen, John's mother. A British-American venture, the film was produced by New Republic Pictures, Marv Films and Rocket Pictures, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dexter Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dexter-fletcher)
- **Screenplay:** [Lee Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-hall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Matthew Margeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-margeson)
- **Producer:** [Matthew Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-vaughn), [Elton John](https://cinepixo.com/people/elton-john), [Lawrence Bender](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-bender), [David Furnish](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-furnish), [Adam Bohling](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-bohling), [David Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-reid)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-richmond)
- **Editor:** [Chris Dickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-dickens)

## Cast

- [Matthew Illesley](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-illesley) as Elton John
- [Jimmy Vee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-vee)
- [Harriet Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-walter)
- [Bryce Dallas Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryce-dallas-howard) as Sheila Dwight
- [Tate Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tate-donovan) as Doug Weston
- [Leigh Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-francis) as a retail worker
- [Steven Mackintosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-mackintosh) as Stanley Dwight
- [Kit Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kit-connor) as Elton John
- [Charlie Rowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-rowe) as Ray Williams
- [Celinde Schoenmaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/celinde-schoenmaker) as Renate Blauel
- [Jamie Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-bell) as Bernie Taupin
- [Rachel Muldoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-muldoon) as Kiki Dee
- [Gemma Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/gemma-jones) as Ivy, Elton's grandmother
- [Taron Egerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/taron-egerton) as Elton John
- [Tom Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bennett) as Fred, Sheila's boyfriend

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rocketman-2019
Film facts: Wikidata (Q55934795); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.