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A Shot at Glory
Why this pick
Another Scottish football story with an underdog local club, pub-and-community texture, and a warm comic spirit built around loyalty rather than sporting spectacle.
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MOVIE1999 1h 35m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
A gentle football comedy where the game becomes a source of collective anticipation; its dry humour and fondness for a close-knit community suit The Match’s easygoing warmth.
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Saving Grace
Why this pick
A cheerful British community comedy with a similar unhurried pace, lovable local characters, and the sense that an absurd plan can bring a town together.
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The Van
Why this pick
For The Match’s working-class humour and male friendship: this Dublin comedy finds warmth, friction and local colour in two friends pursuing a modest shared venture.
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The Full Monty
Why this pick
Its underdog team dynamic, grounded British humour and sincere affection for ordinary people make it a stronger-edged companion to The Match’s communal comedy.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Two Scottish pub football teams play each other in order to resolve a century-old grudge, with the prize for the winning team being the other team's pub.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Max Beesley
Wullie Smith
Isla Blair
Sheila Bailey
James Cosmo
Billy Bailey
Ian Holm
Big Tam
David Hayman
Scrapper
Michael Nardone
Dingus
Bill Paterson
Tommy
Gary Lewis
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