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The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005 • 2h 0m •
Drama
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★ 7.3/10
556 reviews
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The Greatest Game Ever Played

A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.

Top Billed Cast

Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf
Francis Ouimet
Stephen Dillane
Stephen Dillane
Harry Vardon
Josh Flitter
Josh Flitter
Eddie Lowery
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Lord Northcliffe
Elias Koteas
Elias Koteas
Arthur Ouimet
Peyton List
Peyton List
Sarah Wallis
Scott Faulconbridge
Scott Faulconbridge
Billy
James Paxton
James Paxton
Young Harry Vardon

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R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic
2020-11-03

Superb! One of Disney's best live-action offerings up until 2005.

It's yet another sports drama from the studio, one of many still to come too, but it's a cut above their previous live-actions releases in this subgenre; even beating 2002's <em>'The Rookie'</em>, which I like tremendously.

I love every detail of <em>'The Greatest Game Ever Played'</em>, which is about a true story. The score is splendid, the cinematography is excellent and the premise is riveting - even to someone like me who isn't a follower of golf. There are a few scenes that use effects, namely with Vardon, which look...