Millions

2004
12A
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

27K

YOUR RATING

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Ethics, being human and the soul come to the fore when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds just days before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of.Ethics, being human and the soul come to the fore when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds just days before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of.Ethics, being human and the soul come to the fore when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds just days before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

27K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total

User reviews170

Featured review

A warm, thought provoking tale for everybody

This film is about how 2 young kids tried to get rid of 200,000 pounds that literally fell from the sky.

I thought this film would be a simple straight forward kids film like Home Alone. I was so wrong! The story was gripping, and it was told so well that I really felt for the kids. Damian, who had a morbid fascination with Saints, wanted to do good to go to heaven. I really could see his frustration and confusion when the money gave him all sorts of trouble. I really liked the fact that it had a moral side as well, as it taught kids about charity, how money blinded people etc. II never thought Dany Boyle would make such a warm and thought provoking film that could be viewed by everybody! It is a definitely welcomed departure from his usual genre.

Gordon-11
Jul 7, 2007
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Trivia
Damian's favourite book is called "Six O'Clock Saints". Popular in the UK in the 1950s, it is surprising that any parent would give a copy to their child, as the screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce points out at 03:08 in the DVD commentary, since it contains all the gruesome stories that Damian tells in class, plus many more. Its inclusion is a sort of homage to Martin Scorsese, who, according to Boyce, has cited it in interviews as one of his favorite books growing up and that it gave him a wider understanding of the human experience than had been revealed to him as a child. Roger Ebert's 18 March 2005 review of the film, mentions that Boyce "got the inspiration for the screenplay from an interview in which Martin Scorsese said he was reading the lives of the saints."

Goofs
Nations transitioning to the euro were allowed to keep legacy currency in circulation as legal tender for two months - and, even after the official dates, they continued to be accepted for exchange by national central banks for varying periods - and indefinitely in some countries.

Quotes
Anthony: What did you bring a thousand pounds to school for? Can't you see that's suspicious?
Damian Cunningham: It's not suspicious, it's unusual.

Crazy credits
When the Pathe logo comes up, the shadow of the hen has a halo over its head.

Connections
Featured in Today: Episode dated 11 August 2005 (2005)

Soundtracks
Hitsville UK
Written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones
Performed by The Clash
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
Published by Nineden Ltd administered by Universal Music Publishing Ltd