The Boat That Rocked

Richard Curtis20092h 15mComedy, Music

Why we chose it

Richard Curtis sends Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy to sea on a ship beaming rock into Britain from outside territorial waters, because until 1967 the BBC could play only five hours of music a day. Every DJ on the old tub is sure he’s the one people are tuning in for.

Synopsis

The BBC won’t put rock on the air in mid-1960s Britain, so the country turns to the pirate stations instead. The most popular of them all broadcasts from a ship anchored in the North Sea, out of reach of British law. Now the government has made up its mind to silence the DJs on board.

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Production year: 2009
Decade: 2000s
Duration: 2h 15m
Genre: Comedy Music
Language: English, French, Spanish
Country: United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States
Subtitles: Greek, Polish
Age rating: 16+

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