Movie

A Shot at Glory

2000 · 114 min

A gentle, grounded underdog sports drama with a gruff heart, mixing small-town warmth with family friction and quiet stakes.

Tagline: A small town. A small team. A big dream.
Overview: The irascible manager of a lower-division Scottish football side must contend with problems off and on the field when his team's impatient American owner demands they win the Scottish Cup or else be relocated to Ireland, while also dealing with the forced arrival of a new star striker - who happens to be his estranged son-in-law, whom he blames for the breakdown of his relationship with his daughter.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, redemption, ambition, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
redemption
ambition
loyalty
class
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild