The Boat That Rocked (2009) movie poster

The Boat That Rocked (2009)

"On air. Off shore. Out of control."
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👍 76%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 58%
DramaComedy

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Director
Richard Curtis
Runtime
2h 15m
Country
United Kingdom, France, Germany
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.2/10 (2,258 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
58

Cast

Tom Sturridge as Carl · 64% avg
Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Count · 77% avg
Rhys Ifans as Gavin · 70% avg
Bill Nighy as Quentin · 72% avg
Emma Thompson as Charlotte · 73% avg
Nick Frost as Dave · 70% avg
Kenneth Branagh as Dormandy · 72% avg
January Jones as Eleonore · 74% avg

Is The Boat That Rocked good?

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 58%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1671 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#112 / 230 · 2009

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans. Wikipedia ↗

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