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This Sporting Life

7.7/10

95%

Drama Sport 19632h 14mOn: The Criterion Channel Tags: Based on Books Adaptation Sports Country: United Kingdom

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.This Sporting Life featuring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, and available for rent or purchase on Prime Video. It's a drama and sport movie with a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 95% and a high IMDb audience rating of 7.7 (5,527 votes).

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Cast & Crew

Lindsay Anderson

Director

Richard Harris

Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel

Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell

'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely

Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell

Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham

Judith

Jack Watson

Len Miller

Arthur Lowe

Charles Slomer

Harry Markham

Wade

George Sewell

Jeff

Leonard Rossiter

Phillips, Sports Writer

Katherine Parr

Mrs Farrer

Bernadette Benson

Lynda Hammond

Andrew Nolan

Ian Hammond

Peter Duguid

Doctor

Karel Reisz

Producer

David Storey

Writer

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Available to stream on a subscription service (The Criterion Channel).

Available to rent or buy from $3.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Prime Video).

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#5,006 Ranked Movie

#169 Ranked in Sport Movies

#362 Ranked in Sports Movies

#365 Ranked in Movies on The Criterion Channel

This Sporting Life has a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 95% and a high IMDb audience rating of 7.7 (5,527 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.