Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio is rated R: for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity.

Note: Pirate Radio was previously titled The Boat That Rocked.

Release Date: 13 November 2009

Because we only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film’s synopsis and content.

Synopsis:

The 1960s mantra “Drugs, sex and rock-and-roll” sets sail aboard a floating radio station strategically positioned in international waters, but close enough to be heard on England’s shores. Captained by a DJ known as “The Count” (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the illegally broadcasted radio waves capture both the rebellious heart of UK youth and the attention of the stern and controlling British Government.

Studio: Focus Featrures

Director: Richard Curtis

Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost

Studio: 2009 Focus Features. Visit the official movie site.

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Sexual Content:

- Frequent sexual references and innuendo.

- Brief buttock nudity shown in a non-sexual context.

- Brief breast nudity in a photographic context.

- Crude content.

- Embracing and kissing.

- Implied sexual activity.

Language:

- Frequent use of the sexual expletive in an non-sexual context.

- Use of profanity, scatological slang, and cursing.

- Limited use of slurs.

Drugs and Alcohol:

- Frequent drug references and depictions of substance abuse and use of illegal drugs.

- Pervasive depictions of smoking.

A real radio ship did illegally broadcasted off the coast of Britain during the 1960, but their programming was more benign and their purpose more commercial. Click here to learn more about Radio Caroline.

Established norms are rocked by music and dance in the movies Mr. Holland’s Opus and Hairspray. The documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown examines why fame eludes a group of very talent musicians. The power of music to create change is explored in the documentary The Singing Revolution.