United Passions

Name: United Passions
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: June 5, 2015
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 1

2015

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Screen Media Films | Release Date: June 5, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Three men—Jules Rimet (Gérard Depardieu), Joao Havelange (Sam Neill) and Sepp Blatter (Tim Roth)—establish FIFA and help make the World Cup the most popular sporting event in the world.

Director: Frédéric Auburtin

Genre(s): Drama, Sport

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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The Guardian Jordan Hoffman

Jun 4, 2015

Even without the current headlines, United Passions is a disgrace. It’s less a movie than preposterous self-hagiography, more appropriate for Scientology or the Rev Sun Myung Moon. As cinema it is excrement. As proof of corporate insanity it is a valuable case study. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Jun 4, 2015

United Passions, with its clashing, production partner-mandated Europudding of accents, fails to find a unifying voice. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jun 4, 2015

Even without the cloud of the recent disturbing developments, United Passions is a cringeworthy, self-aggrandizing affair that mainly benefits from its unintentional camp value. Read full review

Ashley Clark

Jun 2, 2015

As propaganda, United Passions is as subtle as an anvil to the temple. As drama, it’s not merely ham-fisted, but pork-shouldered, bacon-wristed, and sausage-elbowed. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

Jun 4, 2015

Earning the opposite of its intended effect, United Passions makes you believe we have yet to witness the true depths of FIFA's ego and arrogance. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Jun 22, 2015

United Passions leaves no historical-drama cliché unexploited: the voiceover narration, the jumbled Europudding accents, the expository dialogue, the hasty compression of major world events, the thickly applied old-age makeup, the not remotely seamless mix of re-creations and archival footage. It’s all there, in support of FIFA’s lies. Read full review

Daniel M. Gold

Jun 4, 2015

United Passions is one of the most unwatchable films in recent memory, a dishonest bit of corporate-suite sanitizing that’s no good even for laughs. Read full review

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ProfessionalPro

Jun 30, 2017

This movie gave me an adrenaline rush because of how exciting and amazing it was, this is by far the most legendary and ELITE movie I have ever seen in my life, I watch it every single day and I am left with a huge smile on my face after finishing watching it. :)

100/10 Would watch again!

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lord_batman

Aug 20, 2019

If there was one word to describe this movie, it would be perfection. I do not claim god created this movie, but it is up there alongside the greatest creations of all time. Namely, the holy scriptures. The writing is not only unparalleled, but at a level even Chuk Norris cannot hope toIf there was one word to describe this movie, it would be perfection. I do not claim god created this movie, but it is up there alongside the greatest creations of all time. Namely, the holy scriptures. The writing is not only unparalleled, but at a level even Chuk Norris cannot hope to reach. It is a sad fate that humans cannot understand the brilliance behind this meticulously crafted piece of art. It's a good thing I am batman and had enough money to procure myself some alien brain as a replacement for the defective human organ. Such genius prodigy from such a masterminded scholarly writer of the highest intellect. One cannot fathom how such a specimen could exist without being a lizardman living under the genesis of the new world order. I wish I could explain such a marvelous architecture of a movie in simple laymen terms. However, words alone aren't powerful enough to deliver its true message. I have ascended to new heights.… Expand

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EpicLadySponge

Jan 16, 2016

I checked to see how bad this film is. I should've gave this movie a 0, but something's breaking that purpose to get there. With an extremely rare 1% score on Metacritic's metascore, it's only safe to say... "What a disappointing film to keep the year going."

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

LinttaFlamingo

Jan 17, 2017

"Blatter is apparently good at finding money". Yeah he just finds it on the floor. I mean this thing is just tosh. Dumbass writing, dumbass acting, dumbass plot, dull dumbass directing, dumbass movie.

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NickThompsonGod

Aug 1, 2018

I pirated this movie and still want a refund, 0/10, not wheelchair accessible, too many French people

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Kadeemluvmusic

Jun 8, 2015

I wonder if the folks at FIFA and its ill-conceived former president is passionate enough to put a failed kickstarter movie and run it to the ground. Ugh. United Passions just dropped a wet turd. It's the true laughingstock of documentaries that ESPN should be aware of.

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StevieGJD

Jun 12, 2015

Gérard Depardieu, Sam Neill and Tim Roth (who have all been very good in films) should be embarrassed that they agreed to make this ridiculous pos that I actually went and saw because I could not believe it could be that bad. It may be the ill-timed movie release in film history. It isGérard Depardieu, Sam Neill and Tim Roth (who have all been very good in films) should be embarrassed that they agreed to make this ridiculous pos that I actually went and saw because I could not believe it could be that bad. It may be the ill-timed movie release in film history. It is also an obscene polemic to a group of powerful corporate thieves. I am not a soccer fan, but this is offensive.… Expand

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