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Studs

2006 · 90 min

A scrappy, good-natured underdog sports comedy with rough-edged banter, mild chaos and a soft heart beneath the discipline.

Directed by
Paul Mercier
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Brendan Gleeson, David Wilmot, David Herlihy
Overview
The hot-tempered, unruly players of this pub league soccer team are in dire straits after having lost everything -- their drive, their skills and soon, their playing field. When mysterious Walter Keegan shows up offering to be their coach, captain Bubbles and the rest of his loopy, obnoxious teammates are so desperate to succeed, they agree to give him the job. Drilled into the ground with a fierce discipline they have never known, the team pushes beyond their aches and pains to gain not only redemption on the field, but more importantly, their self-respect.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Paul Mercier
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Brendan Gleeson, David Wilmot, David Herlihy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • sport
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • work
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Paul Mercier
Written by
Paul Mercier
Starring
Brendan Gleeson, David Wilmot, David Herlihy, Feidlim Cannon, Shaun Elebert, Eoin Macken, Eanna MacLiam, Laura McGuirk
Music
John Dunne
Cinematography
Ronan Fox
Runtime
90 min
Country
Ireland
Languages
English

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