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IMDb rating
7.1
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6.2

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

...Ejiofor's performance as Lola shows an actor doing what not every actor can do: Taking a character bundled with stereotypes, clearing them out of the way, and finding a direct line to who the character really is.

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Critic Marc Savlov
rated 6

It's difficult to make a film so ingratiating and unashamedly bountiful in its clichés without also making it a snooze for those of us who know what's coming (...) but Jarrold, a staple of British television, manages it...

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Cast & Crew

Julian Jarrold
Director
Joel Edgerton
As Charlie Price
Nick Frost
As Don
Chiwetel Ejiofor
As Lola/Simon
Joanna Scanlan
As Trish
Robert Pugh
As Harold Price
Stephen Marcus
As Big Mike

Frequently asked questions

What is Kinky Boots about? Toggle content

In the movie Kinky Boots, a young man named Charlie Price inherits his father's shoe factory, but the business is struggling. Charlie meets a drag queen named Lola and is inspired to create high-heeled boots for the drag community. Despite resistance from the factory's employees, Charlie and Lola work together to design and produce the boots. They face various challenges, including a showdown with Charlie's fiancée who wants him to sell the factory, and a bitter factory worker who refuses to cooperate. In the end, Lola and her friends put on a show-stopping runway show in Milan, saving the day and revitalizing the factory. The movie is a heartwarming tale of creativity, perseverance, and acceptance.

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What movies are similar to Kinky Boots? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Kinky Boots include High Fidelity, Coyote Ugly, I'm Still Here, Camp Rock, SoulBoy, Bootmen.

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Kinky Boots was released in theaters on January 20, 2006.