Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 6
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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 10,458
Economics and music are the twin focal points of this comedy/drama about a community in crisis. The small British town of Grimley has long been dominated by the coal mine where most of the men work, and the town's greatest source of pride is the Grimley Colliery Band, a brass ensemble that's won a number of nationwide competitions. Danny (Pete Postlewaite) is a retired miner in poor health who directs the band; a national championship is coming up, and Danny is determined that Grimley will walk
May 23, 1997 Wide
Feb 25, 1998
All Critics (46) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (6) | DVD (3)
A shining ensemble cast that hits all the right notes makes Brassed Off toot sweet.
An accessible, entertaining package that is at once formulaic and cliché-busting.
Touching story is a good early showcase for McGregor
fun but overrated
Stirring film about losing your job and reclaiming your soul.
Pete Postlethwaite's best film this summer!
Certainly not as bad as all the other horrible Comedy/Dramas of the time, it's not that bad at all but it does suffer many of the cliches and is a little insulting towards our northern friends (yet it was made by northerners, so what you gonna do?) I'm guess the producers pinch might be at fault here but still, this is
April 19, 2010Super Reviewer
A lovable, if formulaic and slightly predictable, film concerning a dying town in England which has been ravaged by poor politicians, and how the citizens there interact and keep each other's spirits strong through the use of forming their own music band. The real reason to see this movie is for the late great Pete
January 11, 2011Super Reviewer
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