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Millions (2004) -- Ethics, being human and the soul all come to the forefront on this masterly-written, directed and acted, fun, very rare film when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds with a few days to spend before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are r
Millions (2004) -- Ethics, being human and the soul all come to the forefront on this masterly-written, directed and acted, fun, very rare film when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds with a few days to spend before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are r
Millions (2004) -- Ethics, being human and the soul all come to the forefront on this masterly-written, directed and acted, fun, very rare film when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds with a few days to spend before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are r
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User Rating:
7.2/10   11,962 votes
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Director:
Danny Boyle
Writer:
Frank Cottrell Boyce (written by)
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Release Date:
8 April 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Family more
Tagline:
Can anyone be truly good? more
Plot:
Ethics, being human and the soul all come to the forefront on this masterly-written, directed and acted, fun, very rare film when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds with a few days to spend before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
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Danny Boyle's next film is '127 Hours'
 (From screeninglog. 5 November 2009, 5:58 PM, PST)
Pix presents Danny Boyle Film Festival
 (From BusinessofCinema. 11 September 2009, 8:41 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Shallow Grave through the eyes of children more (139 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alex Etel ... Damian

Lewis McGibbon ... Anthony
James Nesbitt ... Ronnie
Daisy Donovan ... Dorothy

Christopher Fulford ... The Man
Pearce Quigley ... Community Policeman
Jane Hogarth ... Mum
Alun Armstrong ... St Peter

Enzo Cilenti ... St Francis

Nasser Memarzia ... St Joseph
Kathryn Pogson ... St Clare
Harry Kirkham ... St Nicholas
Cornelius Macarthy ... Gonzaga
Kolade Agboke ... Ambrosio
Leslie Phillips ... Leslie Phillips
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, language, some peril and mild sensuality. (edited for re-rating)
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Sweden:7 | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-7 | Canada:PG | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (PCA #40907) | USA:PG (edited version) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre
Filming Locations:
East Lancs Steam Railway, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK more
Company:
Pathé Pictures International more

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Many of the cutting and shot compositions in the train robbery sequence are intentionally referential to moments in Night Mail (1936) and The Great Train Robbery (1903). more
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Factual errors: On the final credits, the song "Brazil" is credited to "Aro Barrosa". The composer's real name is Ary Barroso. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Damian Cunningham: [voiceover] The French have said au revoir to the franc, the Germans have said auf wiedersehen to the mark, and the Portuguese have said... whatever to their thing.
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Movie Connections:
References Edward Scissorhands (1990) more
Soundtrack:
Blackout more

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94 out of 123 people found the following comment useful.
Shallow Grave through the eyes of children, 14 September 2004
8/10
Author: robotjohnny from Toronto, Canada

Tonight's screening of Danny Boyle's Millions at the Toronto International Film Festival was the film's world premiere. Boyle was in attendance along with the two young stars of the film, and he introduced what obviously is a project that he feels very dear about.

Two young brothers in Manchester come across a gym bag overflowing with cash, British pounds, days before the bank of England switches over to the Euro.

Damian (Alex Etel) is a young philanthropist who spends his time learning (and daydreaming) about the saints. He believes the money, which seems to have fallen from the heavens, is a gift from God and wants to use the money to help the poor, while his older brother Anthony (Lewis McGibbon) is a hot-blooded capitalist who is already thinking of exchange rates, inflation, and the cost of property. He uses the money to buy the affection of his new classmates.

There are obvious parallels to be drawn with Boyle's first film Shallow Grave, (reviewed here) which also tells the story of a group of friends who find a mysterious surplus of cash, and the morals of what to do with it.

Millions, however, is like a feel-good retelling of Shallow Grave through the eyes of children. It's sweet without being saccharine, and it's altogether enjoyable. I was incredibly refreshed to see a movie with a situation like this not make the characters look bad for wanting to keep money that isn't theirs. This isn't a film that chastises the greedy or denounces the almighty dollar; it's one that celebrates the chance to make a difference in one's own life, and the lives of others.

I particularly enjoyed the fantasy elements in which Damian seeks advice from various saints who appear to him in visions that blur the line between imagination and spiritual visitation.

Screened in the gorgeously ornate Elgin theatre, the film garnered a standing ovation, which may only have been for the benefit the two young stars of the film, but I couldn't help but get a little emotional to see the two of them, standing beside their director and surrounded by audience members, cry at the outburst of love and applause from a room full of strangers after such a tender and affectionate movie.

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