24 Hour Party People
This riveting film captures the meteoric real-life exploits of Tony Wilson (great performance by Steve Coogan), a savvy Manchester-based TV impresario who, inspired by a Sex Pistols concert in 1976, starts Factory Records. While riding the success of bands like Joy Division and Happy Mondays, Wilson steers through sex, drugs and the threat of financial ruin to try and keep the Manchester music scene happening.
Year: 2002
Genre: True Stories, Cult Films / After Dark, Film Festivals 2002, 2003, Biography
Country: UK
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Danny Cunningham, Sean Harris, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, Andy Serkis, John Simm, John Thomson, Keith Allen
Duration: 115 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence, offensive language, drug use and sex scenes.
7.4/10
Location in store: Cult
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