

The Boat That Rocked
2009-04-01 · 135 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Richard Curtis
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures, Working Title, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, StudioCanal, Portobello Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 50,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 36,348,784
Top Cast
Tom SturridgeCarl
Philip Seymour HoffmanThe Count
Rhys IfansGavin
Bill NighyQuentin
Emma ThompsonCharlotte
Nick FrostDave
Kenneth BranaghDormandy
January JonesEleonore
Gemma ArtertonDesiree
Jack DavenportTwatt
Rhys DarbyAngus
Chris O'DowdSimon
Katherine ParkinsonFelicity
Katie LyonsAngus' Boat Girl
Tom WisdomMark
Will AdamsdaleNews John
Tom BrookeThick Kevin
Ralph BrownBob
Sinéad MatthewsMiss CTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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