The Boat That Rocked
“On air. Off shore. Out of control.”
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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Cast
46 people
Tom Sturridge
Carl
Known for
The Sandman
Velvet Buzzsaw
Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Count
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Rhys Ifans
Gavin
Known for
House of the Dragon
The Amazing Spider-Man
Bill Nighy
Quentin
Known for
About Time
Castlevania
Emma Thompson
Charlotte
Known for
Brave
Cruella
Nick Frost
Dave
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Kenneth Branagh
Dormandy
Known for
Murder on the Orient Express
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
January Jones
Eleonore
Known for
Mad Men
The Last Man on Earth
Gemma Arterton
Desiree
Known for
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Jack Davenport
Twatt
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
FlashForward
Rhys Darby
Angus
Known for
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Monsters at Work
Chris O'Dowd
Simon
Known for
The IT Crowd
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Richard Curtis Director · Hans Zimmer Composer Danny Cohen Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $36M · Budget $50M · United States release November 13, 2009
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$36,348,784
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Working Title
Production
Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
Portobello Productions
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · France · Germany · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 1, 2009
Theatrical
United States · November 13, 2009
Theatrical
Australia
April 9, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
November 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 30, 2009 · Theatrical
France
May 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
April 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 11, 2009 · Digital
Ireland
April 1, 2009 · Digital
Italy
June 12, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
October 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
April 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 16, 2009 · Theatrical
September 3, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
January 21, 2010 · Physical · DVD
January 19, 2016 · TV · SBS 9
Portugal
July 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 16, 2009 · Digital
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