Billionaire Boy

Name: Billionaire Boy
Genre: Family, Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 2016-01-01
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Elliot Sprakes, David Walliams, John Thomson, Warwick Davis, Catherine Tate

Money can't buy everything.

Billionaire Boy (2016)

Timing: 1:0 (60 min)

5.4/10
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Release date

2016-01-01

Country

United Kingdom

Production

BBC Comedy, Bert Productions

Genre

Family, Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

Budget

Revenue

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/billionaireboy

Director

Matt Lipsey

Actors

Elliot Sprakes, David Walliams, John Thomson, Warwick Davis, Catherine Tate, James Fleet, Rebecca Front, Harish Patel, Tupele Dorgu, Sean McKenzie
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Scenario

Kevin Cecil, David Walliams

Producer

Joanna Hanley, Gregor Sharp, Joseph Sargent, Hugo Heppell

Operator

Francis De Groote

Composer

Anne Dudley

Artist

Richard Drew

Audition

Julia Crampsie

Editing

Joe Randall-Cutler
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Short description

Billionaire Boy is a family comedy and drama about Joe, the twelve-year-old son of a man named Len who earned a billion dollars by inventing a new type of toilet paper. Although Joe possesses immense wealth and luxury, he struggles with loneliness and seeks a genuine friend among his peers. The story follows Joe's attempts to connect with other children while his father pursues a relationship with a model.

Produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Comedy and Bert Productions, the film was directed by Matt Lipsey. The screenplay was written by Kevin Cecil and David Walliams. The cast features Elliot Sprakes in the lead role of Joe, with John Thomson as Len and Catherine Tate as Sapphire Diamond. Other appearing actors include David Walliams, Warwick Davis, James Fleet, and a total credited cast of 27.

The movie has a runtime of 60 minutes. Audience reception is mixed, with a rating of 5.5/10 on IMDb based on 813 votes and a slightly higher score of 5.8/10 on TMDB from 29 votes.