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A Room for Romeo Brass

Play trailer Poster for A Room for Romeo Brass R Released Aug 23, 1999 1h 27m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The humorous, harsh, and movingly human coming-of-age tale of two 12 year-old boys. Romeo Brass and Gavin "Knocks" Woolley, an unlikely pair of best friends: Romeo is husky and tough, while Knocks is an inquisitive kid with a bad back. Neighbors in a Midland housing estate, neither boy has an ideal home life: Romeo's father is angry and estranged, while Knocks can't communicate with his remote, couch-potato dad. The boys' shared sense of humor and high spirits bond and strengthen them.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out This smashing movie is fresh, true and poignant as a song. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Hard to believe a film can be both touching, dark, and disturbing all at the same time... Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Keeps things real, up to a certain point. Rated: B- Sep 1, 2008 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chinu D Its a really good movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Bahad j I really liked the characters and actions of the actors Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Bulgantamir B It was the best movie of that time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Бавуу Э The humorous, harsh, and movingly human coming-of-age tale of two 12 year-old boys. Romeo Brass and Gavin "Knocks" Woolley, an unlikely pair of best friends: Romeo is husky and tough, while Knocks is an inquisitive kid with a bad back. Neighbors in a Midland housing estate, neither boy has an ideal home life: Romeo's father is angry and estranged, while Knocks can't communicate with his remote, couch-potato dad. The boys' shared sense of humor and high spirits bond and strengthen them. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review Geke g Very Decent context Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Abby A I enjoyed this film and would recommend it to many people! The story follows two young boys( Romeo and Gavin) in working class England. The two boys meet Morell- an eccentric man who quickly becomes infatuated with Romeos sister and decide to help him out. The humour in this film is impeccable. The dynamic between Romeo and Gavin is hilarious and other characters provide great comedic relief. Paddy Considine does an incredible job of playing the complicated character that is Morell. Aside from being funny the film does a great job of portraying the different issues affecting the young boys and gives a great snapshot into the lives of people in working class England at the time. I thought that the soundtrack was great and fitted the film well. The ending was great and hugely satisfying. Overall this film was fantastic and I would definetly recommend! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The humorous, harsh, and movingly human coming-of-age tale of two 12 year-old boys. Romeo Brass and Gavin "Knocks" Woolley, an unlikely pair of best friends: Romeo is husky and tough, while Knocks is an inquisitive kid with a bad back. Neighbors in a Midland housing estate, neither boy has an ideal home life: Romeo's father is angry and estranged, while Knocks can't communicate with his remote, couch-potato dad. The boys' shared sense of humor and high spirits bond and strengthen them.
Director
Shane Meadows
Producer
George Faber, Charles Pattinson
Screenwriter
Paul Fraser, Shane Meadows, Robyn Slovo
Distributor
USA Films
Production Co
Alliance Atlantis Communications, BBC, October Films, Arts Council of England, Company Pictures
Rating
R (Some Violence|Sexuality|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.1K
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)