The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

By Unknown

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 2009-01-01
  • Advisory Rating: 15
  • Runtime: 2h 15min
  • Director: Unknown
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States of America
  • iTunes Price: GBP 5.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: GBP 3.49
7.244/10
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From 2,083 Ratings

Description

In 1966—British pop music's finest era—the BBC played just two hours of rock and roll every week. But pirate radio played rock and pop from the high seas 24 hours a day. And 25 million people—more than half the population of Britain—listened to the pirates every single day. Recently expelled from school, Carl (Tom Sturridge) has been sent by his mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather, Quentin (Bill Nighy). However, Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, populated by an eclectic crew of rock-and-roll deejays. The pirate station comes to the attention of government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh), who is out for the blood of these lawbreakers. In an era when the stuffy corridors of power stifle anything approaching youthful exuberance, Dormandy seizes the chance to score a political goal, and The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act is passed in an effort to outlaw the pirates and to remove their ghastly influence from the land once and for all. What results is a literal storm on the high seas. With Radio Rock in peril, its devoted fans rally together and stage an epic Dunkirk-style hundred-boat rescue to save their deejay heroes. Some things may come to an end, but rock and roll never dies.

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  • Great film

    5
    By chunksbredda
    A great film with a brilliant soundtrack, a must for any film collection.
  • Bloody brilliant.

    5
    By JuicyPineapple
    It's such a shame this film did poorly at the box office. It's hilarious and genuinely heartwarming. Whether you're a big music fan or not, give this a go!
  • Pure joy

    5
    By English.lady
    Enjoy the social schism in the 1960s. This film captures the joy of the times -the joy of raising two fingers (across the class system) to the Establishment. Rock and roll took the genie out of the bottle. And it never went back. A wonderful film that captures a moment in time with music that has stood the test of time. Brilliant performances from Hoffman and Nighy.
  • Makes u feel good

    5
    By save a life guy
    This this does what my title says, it makes u feel good. It has a wonderful cast and the music in the film is ace . If u have not yet seen this british film I suggest u do .
  • Awesome film!

    5
    By Mim2809
    Great film, funny but not stupid, great cast and really well acted. Also, it being about a rock 'n' roll radio station in the 60s, the music was awesome too!! Would definitely recommend!!
  • Too long and not funny

    1
    By Ammr1558
    Felt despair after 90 mins when I realized there was still another 45 mins to go. It's slightly amusing at times but most of the time it's just not very funny. Also, if its not funny they could at least tried to make it historically accurate.
  • very funny

    4
    By jonny dav
    rhys darby. enough said
  • Brilliant film!

    5
    By toby.thomas12
    After downloading this firlm with the last of my Christmas vouchers (it's always a shame when that happens) I genuinely can't have wished for a better film to have spent the money on. I enjoyed this film so much, even though it is quite long at over 2 hours. It is very funy at points, i wont go into details to ruin the films for those of you who haven't seen it! It is definitely worth the money, possibly the best film i have seen up to date. It really matches up to other films by the Director, such as Love Actually. The storyline, following the different characters separately really builds up a connection between the viewer and the characters and it makes the film so much more enjoyable to watch. I can't stress how great this film is and could not reccomend this anymore. It is great!
  • Bloody brilliant

    5
    By Lew1902
    This film is bloody brilliant true 60s hilarios film
  • love it

    5
    By Bycgoiutvytwwobbgsy
    this film is amazing i love chris O'dowd in it

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