Sally Hawkins
Biography: Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award and the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actress, with nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play the lead role in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). For starring as a mute cleaning woman in the romantic fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012 she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake, and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
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Birthday: April 27, 1976
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Happy-Go-Lucky
2008-04-18
Happy-Go-Lucky
Overview: A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-18
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Wonka
2023-12-06
Wonka
Overview: Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-06
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Cassandra's Dream
2007-10-31
Cassandra's Dream
Overview: The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-31
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Vera Drake
2004-10-22
Vera Drake
Overview: Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-22
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The Semplica Girl Diaries
The Semplica Girl Diaries
Overview: Family man Lloyd Turner (Ayoade) is facing up to his 40th birthday with the prospect of a new decade mouldering in debt and mediocrity. After attending yet another party hosted by the rich parents of his daughter’s friend, and in a bid to give his daughters the happiness he thinks they deserve, Lloyd and his wife Sarah (Fox) makes the financially crippling decision to invest in what has become the elite’s new favourite status symbol: a set of ‘Semplica Girls’ to decorate their front lawn. Yet when Lloyd’s youngest daughter, Ida, discovers what’s happening in her name, on her very own doorstep, she threatens to plunge her family into a chaos deeper than they’ve ever known…
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
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An Education
2009-10-29
An Education
Overview: Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-29
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All or Nothing
2002-05-17
All or Nothing
Overview: Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-17
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Desert Flower
2009-09-24
Desert Flower
Overview: The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-24
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Persuasion
2007-04-01
Persuasion
Overview: Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot's daughter Anne, despite true love. Now he visits their former seaside country estate, rented by his brother-in-law, Admiral Croft, so the financially stressed baronet can afford a fashionable, cheaper residence in trendy Bath. The former lovers meet again on the estate, where they feel vibes again, but neither dares admit them until it seems too late.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-01
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Never Let Me Go
2010-03-18
Never Let Me Go
Overview: As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.
Genres: Drama Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-18
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010-05-07
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Overview: Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-07
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WΔZ
2007-05-19
WΔZ
Overview: There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-19
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The Lost King
2022-10-07
The Lost King
Overview: An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-07
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Happy Ever Afters
2009-10-09
Happy Ever Afters
Overview: Two weddings collide when both receptions are held at one hotel.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-09
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Jane Eyre
2011-03-11
Jane Eyre
Overview: After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-11
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Made in Dagenham
2010-10-01
Made in Dagenham
Overview: A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-01
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Submarine
2011-03-18
Submarine
Overview: 15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-18
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HG Wells: War with the World
2006-09-30
HG Wells: War with the World
Overview: BBC docudrama telling the story of the father of science fiction, HG Wells, and his ambition to avert mankind's headlong course towards self-destruction.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-30
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Love Birds
2011-02-24
Love Birds
Overview: Sometimes the best things in life happen on the fly. From the moment an injured duck crash-lands on Doug's roof, everything changes. Recently dumped and wallowing in self pity, Doug decides to nurse Pierre back to health with the assistance of an eccentric vet and bird specialist, Holly.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-24
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The Young Visiters
2003-12-26
The Young Visiters
Overview: The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadvertent social satire.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-26
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Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
2006-07-26
Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
Overview: Drama about a woman who works as a personal shopper in a glamorous department store who becomes seduced by the opulent lives of her clients, with devastating consequences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-26
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Byron
2003-09-27
Byron
Overview: Life and adventures of lord George Gordon Byron. BBC dramatization of the poet's final thirteen years
Genres: Drama Romance History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-27
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Great Expectations
2012-11-30
Great Expectations
Overview: Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love, then Pip—a humble orphan—suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-30
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Godzilla
2014-05-14
Godzilla
Overview: Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
Genres: Action Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-14
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Room on the Broom
2012-12-25
Room on the Broom
Overview: Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her cat. The gang ultimately saves the witch from a fearsome dragon, and in gratitude she rewards them with a magnificent new broom which has room for everyone. A magical tale about friendship and family from Magic Light Pictures, the producers of the hugely successful The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-25
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Paddington
2014-11-24
Paddington
Overview: A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-24
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Blue Jasmine
2013-08-01
Blue Jasmine
Overview: After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-01
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All Is Bright
2013-09-10
All Is Bright
Overview: Two ne’er-do-wells from Quebec travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-10
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The Phone Call
2013-10-20
The Phone Call
Overview: Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-20
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Hollow China
2006-03-15
Hollow China
Overview: Sam, a successful entrepreneur will do anything to avoid confronting his inner feelings. As his relationship deteriorates, he is immersed in a world where his brutal subconscious is in control.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-15
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Layer Cake
2004-09-30
Layer Cake
Overview: When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-30
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X+Y
2014-03-13
X+Y
Overview: A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-13
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Spencer
2021-11-04
Spencer
Overview: During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-04
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The Double
2014-04-03
The Double
Overview: An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-03
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The Smeds and the Smoos
2023-02-24
The Smeds and the Smoos
Overview: In this animated intergalactic adventure, the red Smeds and the blue Smoos must learn to overcome their differences and work together to find young Janet and Bill – who eloped to escape their families’ long standing rivalries.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-24
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Paddington 2
2017-11-09
Paddington 2
Overview: Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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Maudie
2016-06-16
Maudie
Overview: Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-16
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Bring Her Back
Bring Her Back
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
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Stick Man
2015-12-07
Stick Man
Overview: Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-07
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The Painted Veil
2006-12-09
The Painted Veil
Overview: A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-09
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The Shape of Water
2017-12-01
The Shape of Water
Overview: An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-01
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The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014-11-24
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Overview: In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about a unique body of work and a lifelong struggle to make films on his own terms. On day one of a Mike Leigh film, there is no script, no story and the actors do not know if they will even be in the final film. It is a process that has yielded some of cinema's most celebrated performances, and Leigh's new film Mr Turner is already winning critical acclaim. Actors including Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins, Lesley Manville and James Corden give fascinating insights into the director and his distinctive method of working.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-24
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Promoted to Glory
2003-12-21
Promoted to Glory
Overview: An alcoholic falls in love with a Salvation Army captain who is trying to help him.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-21
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019-05-29
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Overview: Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-29
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Eternal Beauty
2020-08-21
Eternal Beauty
Overview: When Jane is rejected by life, she spirals into a chaotic, schizophrenic world where love and normality collide with humorous consequences.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-21
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Kensuke's Kingdom
2024-02-07
Kensuke's Kingdom
Overview: A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-07
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Godzilla: Force of Nature
2014-09-16
Godzilla: Force of Nature
Overview: Cast and crew look back on the franchise's origins, the parallels with modern history, building a serious film, creature design, photographic style and the importance of perspective, digital effects construction, ensuring proper scale, the film's drama, Gareth Edwards' style, and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-16
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A Boy Called Christmas
2021-11-24
A Boy Called Christmas
Overview: An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…
Genres: Family Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-24
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999-05-19
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Overview: Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-19
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The Snail and the Whale
2020-10-21
The Snail and the Whale
Overview: A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-21
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The Phantom of the Open
2022-03-18
The Phantom of the Open
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-18
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