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Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 47mPG-13
ComedyDramaMusic
7.1
IMDB Rating
22,608 votes

A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat.

Director
Julian Jarrold
Writers
Geoff Deane, Tim Firth
Stars
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joel Edgerton, Sarah-Jane Potts
Release Date
May 26, 2006
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 123
Reviews
📋 19.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Lola
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
as Charlie
Sarah-Jane Potts
Sarah-Jane Potts
as Lauren
Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper
as Nicola
Nick Frost
Nick Frost
as Don
Linda Bassett
Linda Bassett
as Melanie
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh
as Harold Price
Ewan Hooper
Ewan Hooper
as George
Stephen Marcus
Stephen Marcus
as Big Mike
Mona Hammond
Mona Hammond
as Pat

💰 Box Office

$9,950,133
Worldwide Gross
$1,822,428
Domestic Gross
$77,529
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
SDDS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
DTS
Filming Location
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Production
Miramax, Harbour Pictures, Price Productions

🏷️ Keywords

gay slurdrag queenhomophobiagay interestgay bashing

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent British comedy
by imdb-99142005-10-05
7/10

"I'm a Northamptonian and just watched the film in Northampton at the Northampton premiere. I'm slightly Northamptoned out. Excellent British comedy, I enjoyed it a lot more than Calendar Girls. I normally find these kind of films deeply predictable, but this one surprised me. It has a bit of a deep and meaningful message, but never gets lost as to what it is along the way, and keeps the laughs going. Somewhat bizarre depiction of Northampton however - every other shot is either of a weird northern-like back alley or of northern-like houses against countryside... and I don't th..."

💡 Did You Know?

Inspired by the true story of a traditional English men's footwear factory in Northamptonshire, which turned to production of kinky boots for drag queens in order to save the ailing family business and safeguard the jobs of the local community.

📖 Synopsis

A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat.