The Boat That Rocked

Released on 07 September 2009

Featuring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy & Emma Thompson

Format: DVD | Rating: 15 years & over

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Richard Curtis ("Love, Actually") delves into the world of 60's pirate radio in this coming-of-age comedy. Amidst a cast of crazies played by the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy, disillusioned teen Carl is about to experience the rebellious spirit of rock 'n' roll, Radio Rock-style!

On air. Off shore. Out of control.

Recently expelled from school, Carl (Tom Sturridge) is sent by his mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather, Quentin (Bill Nighy, Underworld). However, Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, populated by an eclectic crew of rock 'n' roll DJs.

They are led by The Count (Oscar Award-winning Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote) - big, brash, American, god of the airwaves, and totally in love with the music. He's faithfully backed up by his co-broadcasters Dave (Nick Frost, Hot Fuzz) - ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny; Simon (Chris O'Dowd, TV's The IT Crowd) - super-nice and searching for true love; Midnight Mark (Tom Wisdom) - enigmatic, handsome and man of few words; Wee Small Hours Bob - the late night DJ, whose hobbies are folk music and drugs; Thick Kevin (Tom Brooke) - possessor of the smallest intelligence known to mankind; On-The-Hour John (Will Adamsdale) - the newsreader; and Angus 'The Nut' Nutsford (Rhys Darby, of TV's The Flight Of The Conchords) - possibly the most annoying man in Britain.

Life on the North Sea is eventful. Simon finds the woman of his dreams and is married on the boat... only to be left by his bride the next day. Gavin (Rhys Ifans, Notting Hill) returns from his drug tour of America to his rightful position as the greatest DJ in Britain, clashing with The Count. Meanwhile, Carl discovers the opposite sex and who his real father is, whilst government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh, Wallander) is out for the blood of these rebellious lawbreakers.

What results is a literal storm on the high seas. With Radio Rock in peril, it's devoted fans rally together and stage an epic Dunkirk-style hundred boat rescue to save their DJ heroes. Some things may come to an end, but rock 'n' roll never dies.
  • Watch our exclusive cast interview below and keep watching for the trailer:


  • 11 deleted scenes
  • Commentary with Richard Curtis, producer Hilary Bevan Jones, and actors Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd

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 The Boat That Rocks!

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This is one of my favourite films! It has alot of great music, good cast, it's very funny; it's a really brilliant feel-good film and I would buy it just for the 'Stay With Me' scene. Reading the other reviews, this obviously isn't for everybody so if you're not sure if you'll like it I'd wait till it's reduced. This is a definite must own dvd.

 Boring beyond belief

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You can read through this review, and all the others here, safe in the knowledge that you will not encounter any spoilers. As absolutely nothing happens in this film, it therefore would be impossible for anyone to type one. Don't waste your time. If you were to paint a wall and watch it dry for two hours you'd find more to laugh at.

 great feel good factor

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Absolutly superb film we didnt want it to end .Felt magically transported back to a much loved era ,the songs were the best and came back from the cinema and immediatly ordered the soundtrack .Still felt good the next day and ribs ached from much laughing ! brilliant !

 My Favourite Film of 2009

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I doubt many (if any) can watch this film and not have a smile on their face at the end. The soundtrack is top quality and some of the characters are brilliantly portrayed.

The film is light hearted gold and always, especially at the current price worth a punt.

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ActorsPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Gemma Arterton, Kenneth Branagh, January Jones, Rhys Darby, Nick Frost, Jack Davenport, Tom Wisdom, Rhys Ifans, Talulah Riley, Chris O'Dowd, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Sturridge & Ralph Brown
DirectorRichard Curtis
Certificate15 years and over
Year2009
ScreenWidescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
LanguagesEnglish - Dolby Digital (5.1)
Additional LanguagesHungarian
SubtitlesEnglish for the hard of hearing ; Arabic ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Swedish
Closed CaptionsYes
Duration2 hours and 10 minutes (approx)
RegionRegion 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.