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8 Essential Feel-Good British Underdog Movies

June 30, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Classic underdog stories with loveable losers searching for a rare win in life are a staple of British cinema. Here are eight essentials…  British cinema is full of great and inspiring underdog stories, occasionally based on true stories, about loveable good-hearted losers who happen upon one big moment to succeed in life. Even if it’s […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Billy Elliot, Blinded by the Light, Eddie the Eagle, I Daniel Blake, Paddington, Shaun of the Dead, The Full Monty, The Phantom of the Open

Movie Review – Eddie the Eagle (2016)

February 28, 2016 by Robert Kojder

Eddie the Eagle, 2016. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Keith Allen, Jo Hartley, Rune Temte, Iris Berben, Jim Broadbent, and Christopher Walken. SYNOPSIS: The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Eddie the Eagle is not your traditional […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Christopher Walken, Dexter Fletcher, Eddie the Eagle, Hugh Jackman, Iris Berben, Jim Broadbent, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Rune Temte, Taron Egerton

Movie Review – Eddie the Eagle (2016)

January 29, 2016 by Simon Columb

Eddie the Eagle, 2016. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken and Tim McInnerny. SYNOPSIS: Charting the Olympic career of famous UK ski-jumper Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards… Inspiration is a funny thing. Idols who achieve feats we can’t comprehend are on a different planet. Inspirations are easier to understand. We’re […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Christopher Walken, Dexter Fletcher, Eddie the Eagle, Hugh Jackman, Taron Egerton, Tim McInnerny

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