The Game of Their Lives
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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11

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  1. ApolloC.
    Apr 21, 2005
    10
    Great movie.
  2. CoreyR.
    Jun 14, 2005
    1
    Boy did they screw this one up! The soccer was indifferent, the actors poorly chosen, the script was pathetic. Patrick Stewart sounds like he's channelling Mason Adams. I didn't know if I was watching a movie or a smuckers commercial. How they build up Stanley Mortensen over Sir Stanley Matthews is beyond me. Of course when the US finds out England is resting their best player, perhaps the best British player of all time, of course they're in with a chance. This point will be lost on most Americans. And the coda? Is their anything more pointless than the MLS All-star game.… Expand
  3. AugieS.
    Aug 12, 2005
    8
    Low-key telling of a legendary sports event. Ranks right up there with the movie, Miracle, in a diferent way.
  4. RichardJ
    Sep 15, 2005
    5
    Good intentions that missed the mark on many levels. I wanted to like it and drove for over an hour to see it.
  5. BobG.
    Apr 22, 2005
    10
    This movie is both inspiring and emotional. A true "feel good " movie.... Well done scenes for the period. Well acted. Gerard Butler does a great job in this film. This St. Louis native is proud of a job well done.
  6. BobS
    Jun 15, 2005
    0
    Greatest upset in world cup history? What about France 3 Brazil 0 in 1998?

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Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    67
    Coaching from the same playbook with which they made "Rudy" and "Hoosiers," director David Anspaugh and screenwriter Angelo Pizzo create a reverent fable.
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  2. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    70
    Unlike some other soccer movies, there's no fancy editing -- excitement is generated strictly by the actual choreography and the commentary of an English announcer.
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  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    50
    The final match stirs briefly, but when it's over, the movie's energy crashes right back down again. Disappointing.
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