Blackball (2003)

Directed by

Mel Smith

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rebellious young bowls player with natural talent clashes with a traditional master player. They are forced to team up for a match against Australia.

lightheartedfeel-goodcomedicenergeticunderdogquirkysillysports rivalry

What happens

Blackball is a 2003 British sports comedy film based on the game of lawn bowls. The screenplay was written by Tim Firth and the film was directed by Mel Smith. The film features James Cromwell as a master bowls player and Paul Kaye as a naturally talented player who have differing social backgrounds; they are placed together by Vince Vaughn to play for England against Australia. Its fictional plot is based on the bowls player Griff Sanders, who was also referred to as "The Bad Boy of Bowls". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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