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Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
24 Hour Party People (2002) is a comedy, drama and music film directed by Michael Winterbottom, released on February 13, 2002 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Paddy Considine and Shirley Henderson. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 545 ratings.
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Steve Coogan
as Tony Wilson
Lennie James
as Alan
Paddy Considine
as Rob
Shirley Henderson
as Lindsay
Andy Serkis
as Martin
John Simm
as Bernard
Ralf Little
as Hooky
Danny Cunningham
as Shaun
Sean Harris
as Ian
Kate Magowan
as Yvette
John Thomson
as Charles
Peter Kay
as Don Tonay
Directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, produced by Andrew Eaton.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 545 ratings.
I actually met Tony Wilson a few times and found him to be an immensely charismatic and somewhat contradictorily erudite vulgarian who wasn't short of vision either. Sadly the effort here from Steve Coogan, that I felt bordered on mimicry, reminded me more of Jimmy Savile that it did TW and so from fairly early on I found myself a little detached from this otherwise quite entertaining narrative. Luckily, once we…
Reviewed on October 14, 2026
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The main cast of 24 Hour Party People (2002) includes Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson and Andy Serkis. The film was directed by Michael Winterbottom. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
24 Hour Party People was released on February 13, 2002 and runs for 1h 57m.
24 Hour Party People (2002) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 545 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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