The Beautiful Game (2024)

Directed by

Thea Sharrock

Genre

drama film, sport film, association football film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 184 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A coach leads a team of homeless English footballers to Rome for the Homeless World Cup. One of the players is a talented but troubled striker named Vinny.

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What happens

The Beautiful Game is a 2024 British sports drama film directed by Thea Sharrock and written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The film stars Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward. The squad of English homeless footballers, including the talented but troubled striker Vinny, are led by their coach Mal, to compete in Rome at the global annual football tournament, the Homeless World Cup. The film was released by Netflix on 29 March 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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