Once a Year on Blackpool Sands

Once a Year on Blackpool Sands
Overview
A moving comedy-drama about the love, identity and courage of the LGBTQ community during the first walk towards Gay Pride in 1950s England. Based on the real-life events of Yorkshire coal miners and secret gay lovers, Tommy and Eddy, who spend their annual week holiday at a quirky B & B in Blackpool, along with a few other alternative members of society – the transgender Mr. Elbridge, the ex-show girl Red Ethel and the eccentric owner Gladys and her flirty daughter Maureen.
Review (1)
CinemaSerf (Rated: 5)
If only this had had a more focussed auteur then it could have made for a far more potent tale of growing up gay in England in the 1950s. Instead, Karlton Parris rather misses his open goal and provides us with a meandering film that largely underwhelms. That said, there are two strong performances ...
Recommendation & Similar
Bring It All Back Home (2025)
Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess (2013)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Return to Halloweentown (2006)
Android Re-Enactment (2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul (2019)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
The Princess Switch (2018)