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Pirate Radio
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R,1hr 56min
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November 13, 2009
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Focus Features
Synopsis: In mid- to late-'60s Britain, an unusual yet colorful subculture sprang up and thrived as a product of the upswing in British pop music, only to meet its doom within a few short years. Though the BBC functioned as the country's main source of news and music, its programmers offered very little airtime to rock & roll -- which left an overwhelming need unfulfilled. In response, small bands of "pirate" ... Full Synopsis
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January Jones, center, in "The Boat That Rocked" (Universal Pictures)
Tom Sturridge, left, and Rhys Ifans in "The Boat That Rocked" (Universal Pictures)
From left: Tom Sturridge, Rhys Darby and Bill Nighy in "The Boat That Rocked" (Universal Pictures)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Boat That Rocked" (Universal Pictures)
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