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Made first for older men 1

Billy Elliot's audience scores lean most toward older men at 65 of 100, with comparable appeal to young men 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 5 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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    Audience scoreolder men 65 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young men 57 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 5 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
57
Young Women
35
Older Men
65
Older Women
43
Advocacy5
Entertainment

Audience Representation

LGBTQ+
24

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Cast & Crew

Mike Hanley (director) · Martin Harrison (director)