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Two lads chase the white rabbit of 90s rave culture — but the comedown hits different.
TMDB
55
Rotten Tomatoes
9
Audience Score
29
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Weekender (2011)

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Overview

DramaMusic

The exploits of two friends who make the move from partying at illegal warehouse raves to becoming successful promoters at the peak of the Manchester, Amsterdam, and Ibiza rave scene in the early 90s.

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Content warning
rave

Standout Aspects

Sound

Manchester orbital raves you can feel in your teeth.

Acting

Jack O'Connell's thousand-yard stare of someone who's seen tomorrow.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you can still hear phantom basslines.·Friends: With someone who survived actual 90s raves.
Heads up:Drug Use: Extensive substance use as plot engine, not glorification.
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Director

Karl Golden

ReleasedSep 1, 2011
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Jack O'Connell

Jack O'Connell

Dylan

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Matt

Emily Barclay

Emily Barclay

Claire

Ben Batt

Ben Batt

John Anderson

Stephen Wight

Stephen Wight

Gary Mac

Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton

Sarah

Tom Meeten

Tom Meeten

Captain Acid

Sam Hazeldine

Sam Hazeldine

Maurice

Richard Riddell

Richard Riddell

Craig

Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews

Sergeant Thompson

Iain McKee

Iain McKee

Peanut

Perry Fitzpatrick

Perry Fitzpatrick

Chris

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Filmed in 2011 but feels like a post-mortem — the UK rave scene this depicts was already being heritage-ified by the time cameras rolled.

Trivia

Jack O'Connell did his own MDMA research by attending actual club nights — method acting for the serotonin-depleted.

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