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The Phantom of the Open

2022 · 106 min

A gentle, big-hearted underdog tale that charms with quiet British eccentricity and leaves you smiling through the bittersweet bits.

Tagline: Every dreamer deserves a shot.
Overview: Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, ambition, class, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
ambition
class
identity
redemption
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild