
The Phantom of the Open
Taste attributes: comedydramasportsfresh & originalrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionunderdog triumphs
"Every dreamer deserves a shot."
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: a comedy-drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 57 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BBC Film
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











