This Sporting Life
Feb 07, 1963 | IMDB 7
134 min Watch NowDrama
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
Drama
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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The Cruel Sea
Last Holiday
The Asphalt Jungle
Two for Joy
The Boxer
Fat City
Sugar
The Kick
Pride
Black Narcissus
The First of the Few
The King and I
Bigga Than Ben
Bright Lights, Big City
Advise & Consent
Supercross
I Vicerè
Ordinary People
Woman in the Dunes
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IMDB 7.1 | May , 1950
George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.The Asphalt Jungle
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1950
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IMDB 7 | Jul , 1972
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IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2008
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IMDB 7.5 | May , 1947
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IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1962
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IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1980
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IMDB 8.2 | Feb , 1964
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