Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked)
In 1960s, British have a passion for a DJ group who play rock and pop music from a ship outside the coast. This DJ group don’t care about goverment’s ban. They are called pirate radio, they broadcast 24 hours and attract a large number of British.
12 December 1949, Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
10 December 1960, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
1978, London, England, UK
20 April 1958, Leeds, England, UK
18 February 1973, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
15 May 1947, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England, UK
28 March 1972, Hornchurch, Essex, England, UK
October 21, 2014
At the very least, it will have you feeling all gooey and nostalgic about a time you may not have been around for.
January 02, 2011
Comedy flounders in a sea of mediocrity.
November 16, 2009
It just sits there in the water.
July 06, 2010
Curtis has a knack for drawing credible names to his projects, and with this ensemble of talented character actors all playing to their strengths, The Boat That Rocked proves to be an entertaining, if not restless rock 'n' roll romp on the high seas.
November 13, 2009
Forty years ago, they couldn't get these songs on the radio; now we can't get them off.
November 19, 2009
Grudgingly irresistible
November 13, 2009
Richard Curtis's comedy is anchored only in exuberance, but that's more than you can say for most movies these days; it keeps you beaming with pleasure.
November 16, 2009
Any serious music fan -- that is anyone who sees the radio pirates as kindred spirits -- will be outraged by its sloppy approach to the history of rock and roll.
September 25, 2012
It is a great cast and the perfect one for a group of oddballs such as this. If only the script had been able to match the caliber of the acting, there might have been a really special film here.
November 22, 2009
Curtis's movie is loosely based on the historical truths of the time, but it isn't meant as a documentary, a rockumentary, or even a docucomedy. It's just a hell of a lot of fun.
August 14, 2010
No morals, no shame and good music; who wouldn't want to climb aboard Radio Rock?
