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The Cup
Why this pick
Like Crackerjack, this warm Australian sports comedy-drama finds a directionless young man changed by an older mentor and an unpretentious sporting community.
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MOVIE2002 1h 32m AUS
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
A buoyant Australian crowd-pleaser built around bickering camaraderie, sincere growth and an ensemble discovering purpose, with the same generous, homespun comic warmth.
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Swimming Upstream
Why this pick
Another accessible Australian story where sport becomes a route to self-worth and connection, balancing rough-edged humour with an earnest mentor-and-family emotional core.
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The Merger
Why this pick
This regional Australian football comedy shares Crackerjack’s lovable local-club setting, mismatched team spirit and belief that communal participation can reform a reluctant bloke.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Jack Simpson is a wisecracking, directionless layabout who works at an inner city telemarketing firm. For years he has been a member at the Cityside Lawn Bowls Club (in fact he has three memberships). But he has never played a single game, having only joined to get the free parking spaces from which he makes extra cash by renting them to his workmates. But Cityside is in dire financial trouble and a greedy developer, Bernie Fowler, wants to turn it into a soulless pokies venue. The Club President, Len, decides that all existing members must now play and Jack reluctantly has to turn up on Saturdays to take part in the bowling matches. Jack proves to be a natural player but he soon annoys and upsets the older club members with his brashness and lack of tact. Veteran player Stan, sensing that Jack only needs some guidance, both in the game and in life, takes him under his wing, trying to teach him to think of other people apart from himself.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Frank Wilson
Len Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Dave Jackson
John Clarke
Bernie Fowler
Bill Hunter
Stan Coombs
Mick Molloy
Jack Simpson
Monica Maughan
Eileen
Lois Ramsay
Gwen
Judith Lucy
Nancy Brown