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When Saturday Comes

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Jimmy (Sean Bean) aspires to be a pro soccer player, but as a heavy drinker with a go-nowhere job in a local brewery, his dream of making the team for Sheffield United seems an unlikely one. However, after starting a relationship with the pretty Annie (Emily Lloyd) and catching the eye of recruiter Ken (Pete Postlethwaite) during an amateur game, the future is suddenly looking brighter for Jimmy. Unfortunately, to make it into the big leagues, he'll first have to win his bout with the bottle.
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Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews 11/19/2002
6/10
Despite being stuffed with cliches, When Saturday Comes is emotionally rewarding experience, and not only for those viewers who are in love with the most popular sport in the world. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/16/2015 Not quite as entertaining as Fever Pitch, but a good Saturday post-game watch. (Probably more so for Arsenal fans). See more 05/27/2013 A very cheaply made film about football on a Saturday and this film focuses on one particular player in the football team. See more 01/17/2013 As a big football and British film fan I loved it, a 90's favourite of mine that I can watch time and time again. See more 11/06/2012 If you like football as much a me and you always dreamed of making it but never did, Then this is how i would of hoped it had happened, This movie covers everything you want in a rags to riches football movie the movie is a joy to watch. The performance by Shaun Bean was great (as usual) and Pete Postlewaite puts in a great performance again, the story just flows nicely and easy to watch. Its a movie i watched again and again when i was a kid and have it on dvd. Even now i watch it and something inside me wants to get on to a football pitch and get spotted just like Jimmy does here. To Jimmy life was just a game... Until the game became his life! 9/10 See more 08/08/2012 Packed with cliches but enjoyable! See more 03/11/2012 some flashes of truly bad acting, but a nice bit of northern culture that I don't mind watching once every 10 years. See more Read all reviews
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Maria Giese

Director

Sean Bean

Jimmy Muir

Emily Lloyd

Annie Doherty

Pete Postlethwaite

Ken Jackson

John McEnery

Joe Muir

Ann Bell

Sarah Muir
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Synopsis Jimmy (Sean Bean) aspires to be a pro soccer player, but as a heavy drinker with a go-nowhere job in a local brewery, his dream of making the team for Sheffield United seems an unlikely one. However, after starting a relationship with the pretty Annie (Emily Lloyd) and catching the eye of recruiter Ken (Pete Postlethwaite) during an amateur game, the future is suddenly looking brighter for Jimmy. Unfortunately, to make it into the big leagues, he'll first have to win his bout with the bottle.
Director
Maria Giese
Producer
James Daly, Christopher Lambert, Meir Teper
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2020
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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