Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.
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★★★★★
Whilst the narrative is nothing new, The Phantom of the Open is still a truly delightful comedy drama that's extremely heartwarming, really funny and genuinely emotional.
Mark Rylance gives a terrific lead performance, super likeable and adorably naive. Sally...
★★★★★
The Phantom of the Open is a very enjoyable and uplifting watch.
It boasts a great performance from Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft, a lovable character that you can't help but root for. Supporting performances from Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans are great to...
★★★★★
Maurice Flitcroft is a crane operator at a shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England. After never having played a round of golf in his life and with an estimation of his golf abilities that far exceeded them, he applies to play in the 1976 British Open. To his su...
★★★★★
An extraordinary film, about a quite extraordinary bloke, who lived out his dreams, through countless excessive golf strokes, teed it up from the off, hole in one all the way, bunkered blinkered traditions, hats off, and fair play.
★★★★★
Crane driver Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), decides to follow his dream of playing golf at the British Open, which he achieves, hitting the highest score ever. Opinion on him is divided between the rather pompous golf community represented by a bespectacled...
