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Starter For 10

2006, Movie, PG-13, 96 mins

STARTER FOR 10
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The title will probably sail right over the heads of non-Brits — "starter for 10" is a catchphrase from the long-running BBC collegiate competition University Challenge. But anyone who's seen an American '80s teen comedy will know exactly where Scottish director Tom Vaughan's debut feature — a teen comedy set in 1980s England and starring Atonement's James McAvoy — is coming from. Read the complete review for Starter For 10
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Starter For 10 is a romantic comedy set in the mid-80s about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarified world of upper-class British University. On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on the British TV Quiz Show, University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills. Starter For 10 is a bittersweet comedy about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
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Length: 02:25
Posted: 7/23/2009
Starter For 10 movie trailer - starring Charles Dance, James McAvoy, Alice Eve. Directed by Tom Vaughan. Theatrical Release Date: 3/9/2007 Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13
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Length: 02:25
Posted: 3/17/2008
Brian (James McAvoy) has a bit of trouble with women, but that's all about to change in 'Starter for 10.'
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Posted: 12/19/2009
Year: 2006
Rated PG-13

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Cast
James McAvoy: Brian Jackson
Rebecca Hall: Rebecca Epstein
Alice Eve: Alice Harbinson
Catherine Tate: Julie Jackson
Dominic Cooper: Spencer
Benedict Cumberbatch: Patrick

 

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