24 Hour Party People (2002)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 97 Fresh: 83 Rotten:14 Average Rating: 7.2/10
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The colorful, chaotic 24 Hour Party People nimbly captures the spirit of the Manchester music scene.
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 9, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $1,053,506
Synopsis: Staggeringly versatile director Michael Winterbottom follows up his epic Western THE CLAIM with a period piece of a completely different variety. A sprawling, visceral tribute to the legendary Manchester music scene that flourished between the years of 1976 and 1992, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Steve Coogan, Paddy Considine, Lennie James, John Simm, Keith Allen
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06/24/06
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Those wishing for a full-on, comprehensive look at the era will be disappointed, but Winterbottom, Coogan, and Boyce serve up a vivid and lively thumbnail sketch.
01/07/05
When it comes to capturing music in a visual medium, 24 Hour Party People ranks right up there with Martin Scorsese's 1978 rock documentary, The Last Waltz.
06/25/04
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05/19/04
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12/15/03
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12/15/03
24 Hour Party People is a frenzied, metafilmic, postmodern splatter of a homage to a music movement . . . a jolting, raucous ride into the celluloid distance.'
12/01/03
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04/04/03
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Those who can’t tell their Johnny Rotten’s from their Right Said Fred’s will be entertained by Coogan’s charmingly relaxed turn and Frank Cottrell Boyce’s ardent script.
01/31/03
A light and playful look at the Manchester music scene which spans from the punk explosion to the dawn of acid house.
01/31/03
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It is probably entertaining if you are at least remotely interested in, or knowledgeable about, punk music or the rave scene. If not, forget it.
12/22/02
From a pure structure standpoint, 24 Hour Party People is extremely interesting and original. Surprisingly slow moving, however.
12/18/02
This is Cult Movie Central -- and there's no livelier tour guide than Michael Winterbottom.
12/08/02
Steve Coogan makes a likeable enough narrator, and director Michael Winterbottom uses enough cinematic tricks to keep things interesting. Still, for those not in the know, 24 Hour Party People can seem 24 hours long.
12/04/02
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