Every dreamer deserves a shot.
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.
The Phantom of the Open (2022) is a drama and comedy film directed by Craig Roberts, released on March 18, 2022 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Jonah Lees and Christian Lees. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 135 ratings.
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Mark Rylance
as Maurice Flitcroft
Sally Hawkins
as Jean Flitcroft
Jonah Lees
as James Flitcroft
Christian Lees
as Gene Flitcroft
Jake Davies
as Michael Flitcroft
Mark Lewis Jones
as Cliff
Johann Myers
as Willie
Rhys Ifans
as Keith Mackenzie
Ash Tandon
as Lloyd Donovan
Ian Porter
as Dick Nelson
Nigel Betts
as Tony Marsh
Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
as Josie
Directed by Craig Roberts, written by Simon Farnaby, Scott Murray and Simon Farnaby, produced by Kate Glover, Nichola Martin and Tom Miller.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 135 ratings.
Much more heartfelt than expected - pleasingly so! <em>'The Phantom of the Open'</em> is a very sweet film, with Mark Rylance being the absolutely perfect lead for it - great performance from him! I also enjoyed the humour, with many lines amusing me - including one that was lost in translation... It's a great (based on a true) story, one I had somehow never heard of even as a sports (golf much less so, admittedly)…
Reviewed on March 24, 2022
Based on the true story of Maurice Flitcroft who was almost as bad a golfer as me, Mark Rylance is on super form. He works at the Barrow-in-Firness shipyard just as it's about to be wound down. Looking for something new to do, he alights on golf - a game he is singularly useless at. Having managed to enter the Open Championship and shoot a round of 121, just about everyone at the R&A wants to be shot of him - and…
Reviewed on April 4, 2022
PHANTOM OF THE OPEN is a hilarious true story of the world's worst golfer, Maurice Flitcroft (played by Mark Rylance). In 1976, Maurice tried to qualify for the British Open and shot the worst round in history. Despite his lack of skill, Maurice became a folk hero and inspired other dreamers to never give up. Craig Roberts directs the film with a light touch, making the most of the absurd situations Maurice finds…
Reviewed on August 5, 2022
It is a cliché that there are some performers people would watch reading from a phone book. An exaggeration, perhaps, but the leads in this movie, Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins, approach that status for me. I also appreciated and recognized Mark Lewis Jones, though I knew not from where as I watched. As it happens, he had starred masterfully in the modern classic limited dramatic series Chernobyl. But this film is…
Reviewed on February 26, 2023
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The main cast of The Phantom of the Open (2022) includes Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Jonah Lees, Christian Lees and Jake Davies. The film was directed by Craig Roberts. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Phantom of the Open was released on March 18, 2022 and runs for 1h 46m.
The Phantom of the Open (2022) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 135 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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