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Starter for 10

2006 · 96 min

A warm, witty coming-of-age romp with awkward laughs, nostalgic 80s detail, and a gentle heart beneath the quiz-show antics.

Directed by
Tom Vaughan
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall
Overview
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.

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  • BBC iPlayer
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Directed by
Tom Vaughan
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • love
  • class
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Tom Vaughan
Written by
David Nicholls
Starring
James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Tate, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, James Corden, Mark Gatiss
Music
Blake Neely
Cinematography
Ashley Rowe
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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