Rent 24 Hour Party People (2002)
3.6 of 5 from 188 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
This witty and compelling portrait of the eighties music scene is viewed through the eyes of Tony Wilson: a young Cambridge graduate and TV presenter, who, inspired by the Sex Pistols first Manchester gig, founds the now world-famous Factory Records and the hacienda night-club. The bands he signs include Joy Division and The Happy Mondays - who became seminal artists of their time - whilst the Hacienda transforms Manchester - a declining industrial city into "Mad-Chester" - the place to be. All this is built on Wilson's anarchic business philosophy: no contracts, just passion, music and hedonism - if the bands don't like it they are free to leave. No-one leaves, but with debts and hangovers rocketing, things do get completely out of hand...Comedian Steve Coogan is brilliantly cast as the wry Wilson, struggling to hold it together in a worlds of vice and angst-ridden geniuses. The fabulous soundtrack includes hits from The Happy Mondays, New Order and Joy Division. - Actors:
- Steve Coogan, Lennie James, John Thomson, Paul Popplewell, Shirley Henderson, Mark Windows, Paddy Considine, Raymond Waring, Ron Cook, John Simm, Danny Cunningham, Dave Gorman, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Nigel Pivaro, Martin Hancock, Peter Kay, Mark E. Smith, Naomi Radcliffe, Sean Harris
- Directors:
- Michael Winterbottom
- Producers:
- Andrew Eaton
- Writers:
- Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Aka:
- Madchester / Twenty Four Hour Party People
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Singer Biopics, Down on the Farm: Barnyard Animal Films, Top 10 Barnyard Bird Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 03/06/2019
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentaries: Tony Wilson/Steve Coogan and Andrew Eaton
- Unknown Pleasures: 24 Deleted Scenes
- From the Factory Floor: Special Insight from Former Factory Collaborators
- Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches: Interviews with Tony Wilson and Artists from the Era
- Portrait of a Filmaker: Michael Winterbottom, Director Profile
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/10/2026
- Run Time:
- 117 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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Reviews (5) of 24 Hour Party People
Good, but... - 24 Hour Party People review by RH
Interesting and enjoyable film. But in about the 47th minute it sticks...and despite several attempts to clean it...I couldn't get it to continue until around the 60th minute
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Everything Starts With an E - 24 Hour Party People review by JJ
A good, funny review of a time that changed British pop culture from the gloomy introspection of the post-punk bands (Joy Division, Magazine) to the hedonistic extroversion of dance music & Ecstasy culture.
Coogan & Winterbottom do their best work together I've always thought, and the Blu-ray has scrubbed up very well compared to the rather muddy picture quality on my old DVD copy.
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Hilarious Comedy Docu-Drama - 24 Hour Party People review by GI
A comedy, social docu-drama that tells the story of the creation of Factory Records and the infamous Hacienda Club by Granada TV journalist Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) who narrates the story, breaking the fourth wall in doing so, and documents the innovative music scene centred around Manchester from the late 70s to the early 90s. The film is also a stark look at a decrepit city beleaguered by drugs, violence and poverty. Above all this has a wonderful style and at times it's hilariously funny as well as shocking with its depictions of drug misuse and violence. Coogan plays Wilson as a naïve egotist, cowardly and hopeless as a businessman more obsessed with his own image. The film intermixes actual footage of the key bands of the time including The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, Joy Division, New Order and The Happy Mondays as well as having actors play key members of the bands. All the key characters are present and some of the real people pop up in cameos. The cast are impressive and include Paddy Considine, Peter Kay, Lennie James and Andy Serkis. You don't have to like the music or even remember the times to enjoy the zany style and clever structure of this film and it is entertaining throughout and the film acknowledges that some of the 'facts' may not be true. If you are a fan of these bands then this is a must see film.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.