Set in '60s-'70s England, The Damned United tells the tale of Brian Clough's doomed 44 day tenure as manager of...
Set in '60s-'70s England, The Damned United tells the tale of Brian Clough's doomed 44 day tenure as manager of English soccer team Leeds United. Leeds had been riding a wave of great success under manager Don Revie (Colm Meaney), with a style of play perceived by many to represent a new aggressive and cynical style of football. But the flamboyant Brian Clough (Michael Sheen), who had great success as manager of Hartlepool and Derby Country, had different ideas for the team… ideas not welcome with the players or the fans.
From the writer of The Queen, The Last King of Scotland and Frost/Nixon.
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92 %139 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
85 %56,740 reviewsAudience score rating
"Telling with a light, surefooted touch a legendary tale from British soccer history, The Damned United reps the latest collaboration in factual fiction between chameleon thesp Michael Sheen, screenwriter Peter Morgan and producer Andy Harries ("Frost/Nixon," "The Queen")."
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Variety
Variety"Smarter than Escape To Victory, more fun than Bend It like Beckham, but not quite the title-winning charge we were hoping for. Might challenge for a Champions League spot though."
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Total Film
Total Film"The rare sports movie that deals with -- indeed positively relishes -- humiliation and disappointment."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The Damned United presents an entertaining portrait of a narcissist."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"There's barely any on-field footage in The Damned United. What we get instead is fine acting and directing, splendid dialogue and a story too outrageous to be made up."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Director Tom Hooper ("John Adams") ably balances the games (surprisingly little football footage, actually), the personalities and the drama."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Sheen thrives in the guise of the idiosyncratic Clough in a brilliantly candid, if bitty, football parable."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Damned United | Details
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Sport, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- UK
