It's as raw a slice of escapism as you could wish for.

| Nov 15, 2017

Terrific story of young ballet dancer has strong language.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 22, 2010

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 19, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 4, 2001

It demands love, which is the best way not to get it.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000

Turns out to be that rare melodrama that earns both its laughter and its tears.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

A bit of working-class malarkey so unrelentingly sweet, so determinedly dotty, it makes the teeth ache.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Wildly invigorating.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Its dry humor, earthy performances and distinctive take on the clash between art and life help it earn every tear and cheer.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Even if the story is sometimes too sweet to be true, we go out of the theater feeling good.

| Jan 1, 2000

An indelible portrait of its time and place. And you can dance to it.

| Jan 1, 2000

This movie does have a certain undeniable charm.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

It may be that the most fierce performance of the year comes from Jamie Bell.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

There's actually a lot going on in this little movie, and first-time feature director Stephen Daldry ... handles all of it deftly.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 1, 2000

Real and consequential.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 1, 2000

The arc of its story may be as old as the hills, but Daldry and his amazing young star, Jamie Bell, make every moist-eyed moment seem utterly, vitally new.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

By setting this intimate conflict against a wider social drama, Daldry makes his portrait of a dancer all the more compelling.

| Jan 1, 2000

Billy Elliot is a feel-good movie that you don't have to feel bad about feeling good about.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

The movie brims with visual wit.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

A surprisingly wise and funny meditation on the nature of what it truly means to be a man.

| Jan 1, 2000