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The Phantom of the Open

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6.7/10 • 119

2022-03-181h 46m

DramaComedy

Every dreamer deserves a shot.

Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.

Directors
Craig Roberts
Writters
Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby
Editors
Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby, Jonathan Amos

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  1. Mark Rylance

    Mark Rylance

    Maurice Flitcroft

  2. Sally Hawkins

    Sally Hawkins

    Jean Flitcroft

  3. Jonah Lees

    Jonah Lees

    James Flitcroft

  4. Christian Lees

    Christian Lees

    Gene Flitcroft

  5. Jake Davies

    Jake Davies

    Michael Flitcroft

  6. Mark Lewis Jones

    Mark Lewis Jones

    Cliff

  7. Johann Myers

    Johann Myers

    Willie

  8. Rhys Ifans

    Rhys Ifans

    Keith Mackenzie

  9. Ash Tandon

    Ash Tandon

    Lloyd Donovan

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r96sk

Mar 24, 2022

8/10

Much more heartfelt than expected - pleasingly so! 'The Phantom of the Open' is a very sweet film, with Mark Rylance being the absolutely perfect lead for it - great performance from him! I also enjoyed the humour, with many lines amusing me - including one that was lost in translation... It's a great (based on a true) story, one I had somehow never heard of even as a sports (golf much less so, admittedly) fan; I did slightly recognise the name Maurice Flitcroft though. Even if you don't follow golf, it definitely works as a standalone thing and it doesn't heavily focus on the sport anyway; much more to it. Pretty neat to see Craig Roberts direct (his third, but first I've seen) this - I remember watching him act in TV's 'The Story of Tracy Beaker' when I was a kid. Well in, Rio Wellard!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
underdognorthern englandbased on novel or booksports1970sgolfbiographybased on true storytwinsshipyardlocal legendcumbriabarrow-in-furness