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The Boat That Rocked (2009)

Movie"On air. Off shore. Out of control."
Audience Score
72
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R 2 hr 15 minNov 13th, 2009Drama, Comedy
An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".
StarringTom SturridgePhilip Seymour HoffmanRhys Ifans
DirectorRichard Curtis
WriterRichard Curtis

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 13th, 2009 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 13th, 2010 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$50,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$36,348,784 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Liza Chasin, Richard Curtis, Debra Hayward
Production Companies:Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios, Tightrope Pictures, StudioCanal, Portobello Productions, Working Title Films
The Boat That Rocked on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
1960srock 'n' rollshipdjteenage protagonistradio stationgreat britainswinging 60snorth sea