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Four old friends reunite to make a coast to coast walk across the United Kingdom.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 06/10/2014
4/5
A sweetly maudlin directorial debut from James Rouse, it features winning turns from Richard Lumsden (as team leader Gordon), Karl Theobald (as best buddy about to drop a bombshell Keith) and Ned Dennehy (as drunken spice Julian). Go to Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 05/29/2014
3/5
Torben Betts' screenplay for this engaging, quintessentially British road/rambling movie combines knockabout comedy with surprisingly bleak observations about the way the men's lives have all veered off course. Go to Full Review Mike McCahill Guardian 05/29/2014
2/5
A grey, farty plod, with increasingly little to sustain it bar the scenery. Go to Full Review David Aldridge Radio Times 06/10/2014
3/5
Downhill is a home-grown treat, and the perfect solution to anyone seeking an alternative to the preponderance of overblown blockbusters on screens big and small. Go to Full Review Mark Adams Screen International 06/10/2014
The transition from comedy to gently revelatory drama is nicely handled in James Rouse's engaging low-budget film. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Contactmusic.com 06/10/2014
4.5/5
It's extremely rare for a low-budget mock-documentary to come together as well as this scruffy little British comedy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/24/2021 Myself and my partner, who considers herself a feminist, loved it. We're keen walkers, If you are city folk who have no experience of this type of thing (like the critics) or don't know what men of a certain age go through, this film is not for you. Don't to be too PC about it,most of us aren't any better to be honest, they've all got problems and I can emphasise 100%. Doing this type of thing in crappy weather is challenging to say the least. They're human, as far as I recognise, I don't judge any of them. I love this film. See more 06/20/2020 This was horrible !Love Will & Julia BUT !! WAS SURPRISE AT HOW DULL AND.BOREN. See more 03/22/2016 One of the better excuses in recent years to use a handheld camera style - and it's not 'found footage'! This is a decent enough character driven comedy. See more 05/28/2014 Despite being low budget with a couple of continuity errors, all can be forgiven as the story, acting and scenery is fantastic. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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James Rouse

Director

Ned Dennehy

Julian

Richard Lumsden

Gordon

Jeremy Swift

Steve

Karl Theobald

Keith

Emma Pierson

Jen

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Movie Info

Synopsis Four old friends reunite to make a coast to coast walk across the United Kingdom.
Director
James Rouse
Producer
Benjamin Howell, Alexander Melman, Robert Campbell, Elli Gharbi
Screenwriter
Torben Betts
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m