Eddie the Eagle

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Eddie the Eagle

PG-13

Released Feb 26, 2016

1h 45m

Biography

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Drama

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Cut from the Olympic ski team, British athlete Michael "Eddie" Edwards travels to Germany to test his skills at ski jumping. Fate leads him to Bronson Peary, a former ski jumper who now works as a snowplow driver. Impressed by Edwards' spirit and determination, Peary agrees to train the young underdog. Despite an entire nation counting him out, Eddie's never-say-die attitude takes him all the way to a historic and improbable showing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.

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Critics Consensus

Eddie the Eagle's amiable sweetness can't disguise its story's many inspirational clichés -- but for many viewers, it will be more than enough to make up for them.

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

The overkill indicates an awareness that none of these would-be messages ring true.

Nov 6, 2018

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Watching this eagle take to the sky still manages to be a cheery delight.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 15, 2016

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Eddie the Eagle is one of those underdog sports stories we all love so much, with an excellent performance from the likeable, empathetic Hugh Jackman.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 2, 2016

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Eddie soars here with heart and fun humor.

Rated: B

Aug 1, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Viewers of Eddie the Eagle will anticipate every beat, not that its approach prevents the movie from being effective. Sports movies have a formula for a reason - it's often successful.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 22, 2022

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Jennifer Merin

AWFJ.org

Eddie is pure inspiration, and the portrayal of him as he grew up and into the sport is golden.

Sep 29, 2021

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Matt W

I love this movie. Such a great inspirational sports movie that I can watch over and over. I lived where it was filmed so it has a special place in my heart. The cast is perfect and it flys by.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Audience Member

I loved how cute this movie is, but I hated that they didn't try to show my Home town, I'm from Calgary and I was upset that they place the Olympics in a area with lots of mountains and tree, Canada Olympic Park at the time of the 1988 Olympics didn't have trees and Calgary is 40 plus minutes from any mountains... the movie is still great but... could have been better for filming locations

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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A R

Love Love Love ❤️ 😍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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J W

It okay. not bAd. It have many gopod mometn but is very cliche like most many biopic, at time it feel like Dewey COX story parody film with cliche generic scene that never happen in real life, like parent not bleiving in he dream and discouragE him! But overall not bad film for me

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Cindy C

This is my first review because I felt compelled to share how much I loved this movie. If you like true sports stories, especially Olympic stories you will thoroughly love this film! No cheese, just a great and inspiring film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Test T

I watched this on DVD a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. A fearlessly ambitious British competitor setting out to triumph in the winter Olympics against a wealth of native talent has huge underdog appeal, but the chosen sport in this case is such a terrifying spectacle that the film can not fail but to command the viewers attention. The DVD extras explaining how the film was made were also very interesting and informative. Highly recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Cut from the Olympic ski team, British athlete Michael "Eddie" Edwards travels to Germany to test his skills at ski jumping. Fate leads him to Bronson Peary, a former ski jumper who now works as a snowplow driver. Impressed by Edwards' spirit and determination, Peary agrees to train the young underdog. Despite an entire nation counting him out, Eddie's never-say-die attitude takes him all the way to a historic and improbable showing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.

Director: Dexter Fletcher
Producer: Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling, David Reid, Rupert Maconick, Valerie Van Galder
Screenwriter: Sean Macaulay, Simon Kelton
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Matthew Vaughn, Saville Productions, Studio Babelsberg
Rating: PG-13 (Smoking|Partial Nudity|Some Suggestive Material)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.8M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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