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24 Hour Party People

Steve Coogan (Actor), Lennie James (Actor), Michael Winterbottom (Director) Rated:
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4.6 out of 5 stars 822 ratings
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Product Description

"Magnificent" (The New York Times), "amazing" (Los Angeles Times) and "a blast" (Rolling Stone), this true story of the raucous anti-establishment explosion that revolutionized the music industry is "miraculous one of the smartest, liveliest, most engaging and involving works you're likely to see this year" (Premiere)! Blown away by an unknown local band called the Sex Pistols, TV personality Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) is inspired to invent a uniquely anarchic record label. Soon he's promoting everyone from New Order to Happy Mondays on his newly formed Factory Records and partying like a rock star. From Tony's speedy rise to Factory's hedonistic fall, this "wonderful party of a movie stamps on a smiley face that will stay with you for hours" (New York Post)!

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.84 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Michael Winterbottom
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 57 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 21, 2003
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ John Thomson, Lennie James, Nigel Pivaro, Shirley Henderson, Steve Coogan
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM (Video & DVD)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00007BK2N
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Frank Cottrell Boyce
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Best Sellers Rank: #102,724 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 822 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
822 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find this movie brilliant and entertaining, particularly appreciating its portrayal of the 80s Manchester music scene and Factory Records. Moreover, the documentary-style storytelling and performances receive positive feedback, with one customer specifically praising Sean Harris's captivating portrayal of Ian Curtis. Additionally, the film evokes positive memories for customers.

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37 customers mention "Movie quality"33 positive4 negative

Customers praise the movie's quality, describing it as brilliant, with one customer noting it's a great document of a time now past.

"Great movie. It's the great story of the bands that played at The Hacienda Club. The late Mark E. Smith from The Fall plays himself in it...." Read more

"Great film that truly summarizes the music and atmosphere of the era. Joy Division casting is also amazing!!!" Read more

"...Love this movie. Love the music." Read more

"Love this film...brings back great memories." Read more

23 customers mention "Humor"20 positive3 negative

Customers find the movie very funny, with one mentioning it's a fun film about the 80s Manchester music scene.

"Crazy, funny movie with great music!!!" Read more

"Entertaining film about the Manchester music scene from 1976 to the late 80's? focusing on the real life character Tony Wilson." Read more

"This is a really fun movie and if you are a fan of the bands the movie is about you'll probably enjoy the film if you aren't expecting it to be..." Read more

"...While it has some hilarious moments rivaling the mighty "This is Spinal Tap" in how it nails rock culture so succinctly, and some surreal..." Read more

11 customers mention "Music quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the music in the movie, with one mentioning it truly captures the Manchester music scene.

"Crazy, funny movie with great music!!!" Read more

"Was very entertaining and the music is great. It was cool to learn that New Order actually had such a high stake in the Hacienda in Manchester...." Read more

"...Love this movie. Love the music." Read more

"...A hit, mainly because of the story of success over tragedy, a brilliant soundtrack (what, no Northside?),..." Read more

11 customers mention "Story quality"8 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the movie's story, with one customer highlighting its fascinating look into Factory Records, while another appreciates its portrayal of bands and success over tragedy.

"...It's quite an extraordinary story..." Read more

"The punk rock scene that grew out of the 70s kicks off this fantastic tale oh how New Wave and the Manchester rave music scene emerged ...." Read more

"...The only thing that irks me a little bit is the movie seriously rewrites history entirely when it weakly tries to claim that Factory Records and the..." Read more

"Cool story. I would recommend to anyone, especially music enthusiasts." Read more

7 customers mention "Documentary quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the documentary quality of the film, with one customer noting its documentary-like style and another highlighting its surreal touches.

"a great deal of fun - overwrought, hackneyed, loud, indulgent, hazy, much like a Friday night in Fallowfield...." Read more

"...an epic real-world time and space and makes it even more glorious and mythical...." Read more

"...Tap" in how it nails rock culture so succinctly, and some surreal touches (like the seaside funeral of Ian Curtis), it's a compelling blend of &..." Read more

"...The dark portrayal of Ian Curtis (look out for 'Closer' a movie about him in the US Oct 10-07) to the goofy druggers Happy Mondays, this is like 2..." Read more

6 customers mention "Cast"6 positive0 negative

Customers praise the cast of the movie, with individual reviews highlighting Sean Harris's captivating portrayal of Ian Curtis, the amazing Joy Division casting, and the great characterization of Wilson's massive ego.

"...The actors are all great, the action moves fast, and there is plenty of sex, drugs and most of all music...." Read more

"One of the best casts in a long long time, great british comedians such as steve coogan, peter kay, rob brydon, simon pegg...." Read more

"...Coogan is cooly cheesy, the lads who play JD and the Mondays are great - esp Ryder and Hook - and the space in between is filled with the shady,..." Read more

"...history with a verite, documentary feel and great characterization of Wilson's massive ego by comedian Steve Coogan...." Read more

3 customers mention "Memory retention"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the movie's nostalgic value, with one mentioning it brings back great memories.

"Good nostalgic movie for fans of this era." Read more

"Love this film...brings back great memories." Read more

"Awesome flashback to the forgotten beginning of rave culture" Read more

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  • Allen Garfield's #1 fan.
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best musical biopics - ever. Now finally on bluray! Play Loud!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019
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    MVD Blu-ray. Looks and sounds better than ever. Subtitled in English, French and Spanish.

    LOTS of bonus features: one with Steve Coogan and one with Tony Wilson ( primary subject of film). A few featurettes, a dozen deleted scenes and more.

    Directed by Michael Winterbottom and photographed by the late Robby Mueller, who's worked with Alex Cox, Bogdanovich, Jim Jarmusch, Wim Wenders and many other greats.

    Cool cameos by the late Mark E. Smith (The Fall), Howard Devoto (The Buzzcocks) and many more.

    The story of Factory Records is a comedy of errors (the money losing Blue Monday 12"), wanton bullishness over professionalism (the Joy Division contract giving them the right to 'f*** off' written in label boss Tony Wilson's blood) and a series of successful accidents (the initially cash hemorrhaging club Hacienda).

    With all the above situations then it made total sense for Steve Coogan to take control of telling the story as the label’s head protagonist, Tony Wilson.

    Releasedi n 2002, 24 Hour Party People is based on Factory Records legends; some real, some not, but why let the whole truth gets in the way of a good story?

    A surprise hit considering the majority of the big bands on the label, although deeply influential, could hardly be considered part of the mainstream. Joy Division had one minor hit in Ian Curtis' lifetime, Happy Mondays had a handful and New Order only had one chart-topping single, that being a god-awful football song.

    The star of the show is of course Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson; he portrays the endearing but pretentious mannerisms of Tony Wilson perfectly as Paddy Considine shines as a particularly unpredictable Rob Gretton.

    The film, like Factory’s existence is in three thirds; the depressing monotone Manchester is a backdrop for big ideas for a little city, slowly morphing into optimism cut short by THAT suicide. (As the film has it, Ian Curtis was watching Werner Herzog's Stroszek - complete with the dancing chicken.)

    The middle; New Order and Happy Mondays ruling the charts, the Hacienda running Manchester nightlife and ecstasy making previously repressed Northerners love one another. If you experienced the Hacienda at its heights you’ll be forgiven for thinking that they used footage of the actual place in the film as it was that realistic.

    The final third is the messy fall of the empire; the success of the Hacienda caught the inevitable attention of the dodgy dealers and gangsters wanting a piece of the pie as Tony Wilson’s drug addiction culminated in the closure of Factory and The Hacienda as bands failed to provide decent albums. Regular appearances of guns in the club ended up with regular closures until it did so for good. Factory’s legacy lives on in Hacienda Heights, luxury city centre apartments and Manchester has Factory to thank for its current thriving city status.

    A hit, mainly because of the story of success over tragedy, a brilliant soundtrack (what, no Northside?), hilarious throughout and one of the best music based films of all time.
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  • Joe L
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Seller!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2024
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    The seller contacted me to make sure I knew this was a Region 2 Blu-Ray. I assured them my multi region player could play it (and it did). Love this movie. Love the music.
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  • The All-Seeing I
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Era, Brilliant Storytelling
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2020
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    Whip-smart and completely immersive, "24 Hour Party People" almost impossibly takes an epic real-world time and space and makes it even more glorious and mythical. This is a music drama-comedy film of its own mind and build, transcending the specificity of its tale to exact an influence on how stories can be told in movies.

    Does one need to know of Manchester's Factory Records to squeeze all the juice from "24 Hour Party People"? History says no, as the transcendent wit, clever structure, and aspirational breaking the fourth wall technique in Steve Coogan's portrayal of charismatic and unabashedly pretentious Factory boss Tony Wilson has for many made this an engrossing introduction to musical mainstays Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays.

    Now firmly in the Pantheon of our greatest music films, "24 Hour Party People" flies no less high than the legendary history it's built upon. – (Was this review of use? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!) WATCHED IT? THEN WATCHLIST: "Stadium Anthems," "Joy Division."
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  • C. Gardner
    4.0 out of 5 stars "What the public wants is public executions"--T. Wilson
    Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2004
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    "24 Hour Party People" is a unique docudramedy about the port city of Manchester, England, and the man who reigned over not one but two separate musical & cultural revolutions in that city, "TV personality" Tony Wilson. While it has some hilarious moments rivaling the mighty "This is Spinal Tap" in how it nails rock culture so succinctly, and some surreal touches (like the seaside funeral of Ian Curtis), it's a compelling blend of "Lipstick Traces"-style underground history with a verite, documentary feel and great characterization of Wilson's massive ego by comedian Steve Coogan. He's by turns irritating and endearing, but always ironic (and one has to be when dealing with the likes of record producer Martin Hannett and the Happy Mondays, as Wilson did). Winterbottom's film embodies a world-weary and wizened viewpoint on the whole thing by employing a loose & episodic structure as we witness Wilson/Coogan struggling to keep everything in perspective for himself and the viewer. All talk of Renaissance Florence aside, he's not the 20th century equivalent of Lorenzo de Medici (and he knows it) but you feel his half-serious attempts to justify himself and Manchester while the British economy collapses and his personal life tanks while he struggles to keep from selling out (not selling out being the only true way to succeed) and honor the vision of his incomparably influential Factory record label artists like Joy Division/New Order and the Happy Mondays. Then comes rave culture, born in his very nightclub, the Hacienda. It's quite an extraordinary story (I knew nothing about Wilson's hand in any of this, so I learned a lot while being thoroughly entertained by Coogan and the cast, who do a great job). And all the music is great of course! Highly recommended...
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  • Simona Petrelli
    5.0 out of 5 stars Molto bello
    Reviewed in Italy on August 5, 2025
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    La storia della Factory, locale di tendenza della Manchester degli anni ‘80, la quale ha lanciato la band Joy Division
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  • NOAK
    5.0 out of 5 stars 享楽的な生の美しさ
    Reviewed in Japan on May 6, 2020
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    「分かっている、ショーンという男は厄介者だ」
    「ああ。でも、天才だ」
    「そうとも、天才だ。もし私がレーベルを持って、ショーンと契約したら、
    金のために手放したりしない」
    イアン・カーティスから『クズ』扱いされたトニー・ウィルソンだが、
    良い音を聴き分ける耳は持っていた。凡庸な人間は、ムラのように凝り
    固まって、余所者を認めさえしなければ良いと思いがちだが、彼らの
    一部にも天才の凄さが『分かってしまう』人間はおり、その一部が天才の
    支援者になるのだろう。

    ファクトリーレコードを描いた本作は、出て来るのは人間性に問題がある
    登場人物ばかりなのだが、良い音を出すことだけには全力を傾けていたのが
    分かるし、彼らの残した音源を聴けば、それが実現出来ていたことも分かる
    だろう。
    中途半端な『人格者』より、問題があっても光る部分がある人間の方が
    ウソ臭さがなくて良いと思えるのは私だけではないと思う。

    社会の中で行われているのはマジメ腐った顔をして我田引水する出鱈目
    でしかなく、そういうシリアスな出鱈目さでなく、本気で良い音楽を作る
    ことに賭けた結果として、一見さんから見たらデタラメに見えるだけの
    本作の登場人物のデタラメさは、愛すべきものであり、その享楽的な
    突き抜けっぷりにおいて『美しい』とさえ感じた。

    掛け値なしに傑作の一本。
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  • Mark Garth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Manic, Funny, Sad and Enthrawling....Brilliant.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2015
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    I'd not seen this film originally, but a friend recommended it and I wasn't disappointed as I grew up in this era and went to the Hacienda in Manchester in the mid 80's.

    Steve Coogan does a great job of portraying Tony Wilson and manages to capture the humour, madness and eccentric nature of the business from start to finish. From his appearances on Granada to his dealings with bands that go on to have huge success, there is an almost frantic madness, coupled with a passion and enjoyment that kept me enthralled throughout the film.

    The portrayal of Joy Division and especially Ian Curtis (well played IMO by Sean Harris) is graphic, clever and intense. You certainly get a feel for the music of the time, as well as the scene in Manchester.

    If you're thinking of watching this film, do so.
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  • Junkwoodie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Der Name ist Progamm
    Reviewed in Germany on September 15, 2025
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    Ein ironischer Blick auf die Entwicklung der Musikszene Manchesters ab den 1970er Jahren, erzählt anhand der Geschichte von Tony Wilson, Gründer des legendären Factory Labels (Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, New Order, Happy Mondays...) und des legendären Clubs Haçienda. Die Mischung aus Fakten und Fiktion sogt für eine spezielle Atmosphäre, natürlich verstärkt durch den genialen Soundtrack.
    Als Fan von Joy Divison für mich ein Muss, aber auch für jeden anderen musikbegeisterten Filmfan ein Film den man gesehen haben sollte.
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  • Roel
    1.0 out of 5 stars Slecht
    Reviewed in Belgium on July 11, 2023
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    Alleen Engels zonder Nederlandstalige ondertitels. Amazon heeft me diep teleurgesteld. Ik stuur ze allemaal terug!
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