Billy Elliot Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 2000 British dance drama film about a boy becoming a professional ballet dancer. It is set in North East England during the 1984–85 coal miners' strike. It was produced by Greg Brenman and Jon Finn, music composed by Stephen Warbeck, co-produced by BBC Films, Tiger Aspect Pictures and Working Title Films, distributed by Universal Pictures and Focus Features, written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. The film stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer dealing with the negative stereotype of the male ballet dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner
Billy Elliot Pictures and Focus Features. Universal Studios Home Entertainment released "Billy Elliot" was released on DVD and VHS on 25 October 2001 and on Blu-ray Disc on 10 January 2012. The film holds an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 116 reviews with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus states: ""Billy Elliot" is a charming movie that can evoke both laughter and tears." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, complimenting