The Damned United
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- Synopsis
- The creators of such docudramas as The Queen and Frost/Nixon re-team for this period sports chronicle set in 1974. In England, the Leeds United players retain a status as the preeminent champions of their football league....
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- Starring
- Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, Henry Goodman
- Director(s)
- Tom Hooper
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min.
Critic Reviews
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
The rare sports movie that deals with -- indeed positively relishes -- humiliation and disappointment.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
There's barely any on-field footage in The Damned United. What we get instead is fine acting and directing, splendid dialogue and a story too outrageous to be made up.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
It's more than a detailed account of one man's petty vindictiveness in a bygone era. It's about how our hatred can consume us so deeply that we lose sight of everything.Read the full review
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93% The Damned United
11/15/09 Better than your average football pic, Damned United is carried by another star turn from Michael Sheen as Brian Clough. | Rotten Tomatoes -
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11/13/09 Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall and Michael Gambon have become loyal subjects of director Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech." | The Hollywood Reporter -
Brits sieze upon U.S. retreat at BAFTA
11/13/09 History suggests that a British film can't win a BAFTA without an Oscar campaign, except in the two categories reserved for local films. | Variety -
92% The Damned United
11/06/09 Better than your average football pic, Damned United is carried by another star turn from Michael Sheen as Brian Clough. | Rotten Tomatoes -
90% The Damned United
10/22/09 Better than your average football pic, Damned United is carried by another star turn from Michael Sheen as Brian Clough. | Rotten Tomatoes -
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10/16/09 A lot of people seem to feel that language isn't so much evolving as it is degrading. | Ain't It Cool News -
'Damned United' scores
10/15/09 Michael Sheen is like the Ghostbusters of British acting. | JAM! Showbiz -
Sheen gives riveting performance as soccer manager Clough in 'The Damned United'
10/13/09 Michael Sheen offers up a slightly mischievous grin as he recalls a scene in "The Damned United" in which he takes a soccer lord's name in vain while standing on what many fans would consider sacred ground. | JAM! Showbiz -
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