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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release2009

Runtime2h 15m

StatusReleased

Budget$50,000,000

Revenue$36,348,784

Production

Universal Pictures

Working Title Films

Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft

StudioCanal

Portobello Productions

Movie

The Boat That Rocked

2009

2h 15m

7.2

Drama

Comedy

Synopsis

When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.

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