The Boat That Rocked

• Movie

  Type

• 2009

  Year

• 2h 15m

  Runtime

• ★ 7.3

  Rating

• Drama / Comedy

  Genre

The Boat that Rocked is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967

Where to watch

Cast

Tom Sturridge

Carl

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Le Comte

Rhys Ifans

Gavin

Bill Nighy

Quentin

Emma Thompson

Charlotte

Nick Frost

Dave

Kenneth Branagh

Dormandy

January Jones

Eleonore

Gemma Arterton

Desiree

Jack Davenport

Twatt

Rhys Darby

Angus

Chris O'Dowd

Simon