IMDb
7.5 /10
8k votes


Drama · 1963 · 2h 14min
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
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Digitally Remastered This Sporting Life (3rd November 2008)
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IMDb
7.5 /10
8k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
7.0 /10
122 votes
Letterboxd
7.6 /10
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Weighted average
7.9/10