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A Room for Romeo Brass

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71% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 92% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
The humorous, harsh, and movingly human coming-of-age tale of two 12 year-old boys. Romeo Brass and Gavin "Knocks" Woolley, an unlikely pair of best friends: Romeo is husky and tough, while Knocks is an inquisitive kid with a bad back. Neighbors in a Midland housing estate, neither boy has an ideal home life: Romeo's father is angry and estranged, while Knocks can't communicate with his remote, couch-potato dad. The boys' shared sense of humor and high spirits bond and strengthen them.

Critics Reviews

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Geoff Andrew Time Out 06/24/2006
This smashing movie is fresh, true and poignant as a song. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
[A Room for Romeo Brass] effortless in the way it insinuates itself into these families, touching in the way it shows how fiercely Romeo and Knocks are, despite everything, their own little men. Go to Full Review Andrew Collins Empire Magazine 01/01/2000
4/5
Add a breezy indie soundtrack, an offputting bewigged cameo by Meadows in the chippy, and a sense of time and place to rival Gregory's Girl (1980), and you've got a proper treat for lovers of real life. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/29/2009
3.5/4
Hard to believe a film can be both touching, dark, and disturbing all at the same time... Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/01/2008
B-
Keeps things real, up to a certain point. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 07/14/2007
3/5
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J M @RT33530365 03/12/2025 'Watch it Fkin watch it... See more Chinu D @RT53371300 08/25/2024 Its a really good movie See more Bahad j @RT27093708 08/03/2024 I really liked the characters and actions of the actors See more Bulgantamir B @RT36664197 08/03/2024 It was the best movie of that time See more Бавуу Э @RT26109709 08/02/2024 The humorous, harsh, and movingly human coming-of-age tale of two 12 year-old boys. Romeo Brass and Gavin "Knocks" Woolley, an unlikely pair of best friends: Romeo is husky and tough, while Knocks is an inquisitive kid with a bad back. Neighbors in a Midland housing estate, neither boy has an ideal home life: Romeo's father is angry and estranged, while Knocks can't communicate with his remote, couch-potato dad. The boys' shared sense of humor and high spirits bond and strengthen them. See more Geke g @RT40239519 07/30/2024 Very Decent context See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Shane Meadows

Director

Andrew Shim

Romeo Brass

Ben Marshall

Gavin 'Knocks' Woolley

Paddy Considine

Morell

Frank Harper

Joe Brass

Julia Ford

Sandra Woolley

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A Room for Romeo Brass

Paddy Considine (left) and Andrew Shim (right). Ben Marshall (left) as Gavin and Andrew Shim (right) as Romeo Brass. A scene from the film "A Room for Romeo Brass." Ben Marshall (left) and Bob Hoskins (right). Frank Harper (left) with director Shane Meadows on the set. A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis The humorous, harsh, and movingly human coming-of-age tale of two 12 year-old boys. Romeo Brass and Gavin "Knocks" Woolley, an unlikely pair of best friends: Romeo is husky and tough, while Knocks is an inquisitive kid with a bad back. Neighbors in a Midland housing estate, neither boy has an ideal home life: Romeo's father is angry and estranged, while Knocks can't communicate with his remote, couch-potato dad. The boys' shared sense of humor and high spirits bond and strengthen them.
Director
Shane Meadows
Producer
George Faber, Charles Pattinson
Screenwriter
Paul Fraser, Shane Meadows, Robyn Slovo
Distributor
USA Films
Production Co
Arts Council of England, October Films, Company Pictures, BBC, Alliance Atlantis Communications
Rating
R (Some Violence|Sexuality|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.1K
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)