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The Match
Why this pick
Another Scottish football comedy-drama where a small community’s pride is invested in a crucial match, balancing local humour, bruised masculinity and genuine affection for the game.
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MOVIE2000 1h 44m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Robert Duvall plays the club manager, Gordon McLeod. Jackie McQuillan (Ally McCoist) is the team's striker who has recently been signed from Arsenal F.C.. McQuillan is a legendary ex-Celtic player as well as the managers son-in-law, and has a reputation for being troublesome. The two men put their personal problems aside as they try to prevent the small fishing town of Kilnockie from losing its club, which is owned by an American (played by Michael Keaton) who wants to move the team to Dublin in Ireland.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Robert Duvall
Gordon McCloud
Morag Hood
Irene McLeod
Brian Cox
Martin Smith
Alex Howden
Horace
Libby Langdon
Annie
Derek Lord
Stephen O'Shea
Jim Sturgeon
Jock
Ally McCoist
Jackie McQuillan