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The Damned United
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R,1hr 38min
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October 9, 2009
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Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: The creators of such docudramas as The Queen and Frost/Nixon re-team for this period sports chronicle set in 1974. In England, the Leeds United players retain a status as the preeminent champions of their football league. Unfortunately, the manager to whom the team owes much of its success, visionary Don Revie (Colm Meaney), promptly leaves the unit to take over the England team. His replacement, the slick and confident Brian Clough (Michael Sheen), is publicly known as a vociferous critic of the ... Full Synopsis
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The rare sports movie that deals with -- indeed positively relishes -- humiliation and disappointment. Full Review
Metascore
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81
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
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Michael Sheen in "The Damned United"
A scene from "The Damned United"
Michael Sheen in "The Damned United"
A scene from "The Damned United"
Timothy Spall, left, and Michael Sheen, center, in "The Damned United"
Timothy Spall in "The Damned United"
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