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Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In

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Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In

2021

1h 49m

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Biography

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Recovering from a life-threatening brain hemorrhage and acutely aware that his memory might desert him, the greatest football manager of all time begins to recount the most important stories of his life, both in and out of football, to his son Jason in SIR ALEX FERGUSON: NEVER GIVE IN. Stories of growing-up and family, alongside sporting triumph and failure, the film includes deeply moving insights from his wife and sons, as well as former players, along the way.

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

Never Give In touches on topics (class, identity) rare in a sports documentary, etching a moving portrait of a man reflecting on his past at a point when his memory is slipping away from him.

Rated: 3/5

May 29, 2021

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Jochan Embley

London Evening Standard

It's compelling stuff.

Rated: 4/5

May 29, 2021

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

If this consistently engaging film has a flaw - here are words I did not expect to write - it's the truncation of the Man United years.

Rated: 3/5

May 28, 2021

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

The film doesn’t altogether avoid sports movie clichés, but this is a moving and informative account of the life and times of one of the greatest football managers of his generation.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 16, 2025

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

As a study in the challenges and the loneliness of leadership, it offers the viewer a lot.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2022

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space

Never Give In is less about the day-to-day anxiety of being at the pinnacle of a sport, more about the simple complexities of a man that helped him stay there for four decades.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 12, 2022

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beautiful, beautiful it is sir! 100% reccomended especially people who like football/soccer. Sir Alex Ferguson you know it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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This was a surprisingly honest biography of someone who provokes strong opinions among all familiar with him. Making the honest and unflinching view even more surprising is that it was directed by one of the man's sons. Where other biographies of living sports icons have been hagiographies in all but name, this movie gives some unflinching looks at the worst parts of a man who shaped his sport.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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If you are not a fan of football (soccer) but you love sports documentaries, this is among the best of them. From the lows to the highs, entering a crisis then reaching the promise land, this documentary not only tells the impossible story of the great Sir Alex Ferguson, but it teaches you to "Never Give In".

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Insightful, good to see not entirely football focussed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Very insightful and entertaining. A great story about a fascinating man. Who has achieved so much in football. Great to see his family background and know some more about him.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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As a football fan it was very nice to know what made Sir Alex a great manager, the back story and what pushed him to be great it and it was good to know in more detail of what happened to him in 2018 and how he coped through it. Overall it's a great watch would recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Synopsis

Recovering from a life-threatening brain hemorrhage and acutely aware that his memory might desert him, the greatest football manager of all time begins to recount the most important stories of his life, both in and out of football, to his son Jason in SIR ALEX FERGUSON: NEVER GIVE IN. Stories of growing-up and family, alongside sporting triumph and failure, the film includes deeply moving insights from his wife and sons, as well as former players, along the way.

Director: Jason Ferguson
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, John Battsek, Allon Reich
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Production Co: DNA Films, Amazon Prime Video
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2021
Runtime: 1h 49m

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