Brassed Off
“Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other.”
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Cast
Pete Postlethwaite 
Tara Fitzgerald 
Ewan McGregor Stephen Tompkinson 
Jim Carter 
Philip Jackson
Credits
Written by: Mark Herman
Plot
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn.
Sinekatalog’s take
A funny, angry film about a mining community clinging to its brass band while the pit is being shut down around it. The music is stirring and the politics are heartfelt, with a bittersweet streak throughout. A fine pick for fans of working-class British tragicomedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (22,636 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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