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24 Hour Party People

2002 · 117 min

A lively, witty, and chaotic ride through music history, full of fourth-wall breaks and infectious energy.

Tagline
Share the Ecstacy!
Overview
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • ambition
  • art
  • celebrity
  • addiction
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, music
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Written by
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Starring
Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Andy Serkis, John Simm, Ralf Little, Danny Cunningham
Cinematography
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Runtime
117 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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