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Mar 31, 2009 · The boat itself has an over-flow of talent, featuring DJs such as Nick Frost as the cocky, sexually-predatory ‘Doctor’ Dave, Rhys Ifans as the Mick Jagger-esque Gavin and the brash Count ...
Nov 13, 2009 · The Boat That Rocked: Directed by Richard Curtis. With Michael Hadley, Charlie Rowe, Lucy Fleming, Philip Seymour Hoffman. A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Richard Curtis
- 2009-11-13
Mar 27, 2009 · STARRING Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans. ***. The films of Richard Curtis aren’t exactly what you’d call canon here at Uncut, so it might come as some surprise to find him ...
With such a strong feelgood premise, you'd have every right to expect an excellent film (even if you've seen the awful trailer which mangles some genuinely funny moments). Musically, the film is very strong, with a great selection of tunes played throughout, full of life and energy. Curtis' passion comes across strongly and is infectious.
If writer-cum-director Richard Curtis has proved anything over the years, it’s that he can make people laugh. Sure, his assortment of Hugh Grant-starring rom coms also contain plenty of emotional drama and their fair share of poignant moments, but the likes of Four Weddings And A Funeral and Notting Hill are held by many as the very definition of laugh-out-loud British comedy (who else could ...
Mar 25, 2009 · The final 20 minutes, gently mocking Titanic as the boat comes to ruin, are the best in the film. The troupe’s valiant last stand, amid flooding ‘decks’, ironically steadies the film, and ...
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Box office. US$36.6 million [4] The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America [5]) is a 2009 comedy drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis about pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh.
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