Phantom of the Open

A quirky Britcom with bite and soul.

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The Phantom of the Open

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN follows Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who 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.
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Sport
Runtime
106
Language
English
Director
Craig Roberts
Writer(s)
Simon Farnaby, Scott Murray
Cast
Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans
FEATURED REVIEW
Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK)

hat if Billy Elliot had two left feet, or the Brassed Off colliery band consisted of a washboard and a couple of kazoos? Could a plucky British underdog film still work if the only thing keeping its hero down was his own abject lack of talent? 'The Phantom of the Open' proves it could. This ...

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