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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 […]

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Movie Review – The Phantom of the Open (2021)

June 2, 2022 by Chris Connor

The Phantom of the Open, 2021. Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones, and Johann Myers. SYNOPSIS: Down on his luck Maurice Flitcroft from Barrow In Furness finds his job at the shipyard in jeopardy and decides to try his hand at […]

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