Iconic British movie costs £2.8m to make but takes £900m at box office

The story of boy with a passion for ballet, which has proudly claimed a spot amongst the UK's most iconic - and profitable - ...

25 years of Billy Elliot: The blockbuster film shot in and inspired by County Durham

Billy Elliot burst onto cinema screens 25 years ago today- and it's fair to say that it has stood the test of time as one of ...

Where are the Billy Elliot cast now? Hit film back in cinemas 25 years after release

It's been 25 years since Billy Elliot first danced its way into films fans' hearts, going on to be a hit musical ...

'All-time favourite' noughties film is leaving fans 'crying every time'

The film was adapted from a play and it was released in 2000, receiving positive reviews, and it went on to win three BAFTAs ...
BFI

“It was dance as action rather than as aesthetics”: Stephen Daldry on Billy Elliot

As Billy Elliot turns 25, we revisit an interview with its director Stephen Daldry on the film’s political context, emotional rhythms and expressive physicality. From our October 2000 issue.
BroadwayWorld

Billy Elliot 2008

It's not often that a musical comes along that is as ambitious as it is emotional — and then succeeds on both counts. But 'Billy Elliot,' which opened Thursday at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, is an ...