Starter for 10
2006, Film, 92 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance, English, United States, MoviePedia score 69
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
Where to watch in India
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Directed by Tom Vaughan
Cast
- James McAvoy as Brian Jackson
- Alice Eve as Alice Harbinson
- Rebecca Hall as Rebecca Epstein
- Joseph Friend as Young Brian
- James Gaddas as Martin Jackson
- Catherine Tate as Julie Jackson
- Mark Gatiss as Bamber Gascoigne
- Robert Cawsey as University Challenge Competitor
- Rasmus Hardiker as University Challenge Competitor
- Guy Henry as Dr. Morrison
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