Eddie The Eagle
The movie tells the story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper whose 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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1989 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
6 February 1970, Wanstead, London, England, UK
31 March 1943, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
12 August 1950, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18 September 1956, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England, UK
April1952, England, UK
3 November 1963, Edmonton, London, England, UK
24 May 1949, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
11 November 1994, Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
24 March 1973, UK
16 November 1965, Guisborough, Cleveland, England, UK
12 March 1972, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
August 15, 2016
Watching this eagle take to the sky still manages to be a cheery delight.
August 12, 2016
With his milk-bottle glasses, jutting chin and fuzzy moustache, plucky British ski jumper Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards... remains an endearing figure of fun in this feel-good sporting romp.
August 02, 2016
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.
January 01, 2017
As Egerton's gurning, one-note performance is beginning to lose its charm, Jackman's A-list grit arrives just in time.
February 26, 2016
While it's often cookie-cutter sports movie conventional, you'd have to be stone-hearted to remain un-charmed.
May 10, 2017
Egerton is a likeable hero -- as he was in Kingsman -- and the movie can easily claim a respectable third place on the podium.
February 26, 2016
It is a rare biopic of any kind, let alone a sports bio, that merely celebrates participation. It's that novelty that makes this simple comedy shine.
February 27, 2016
Taron Egerton reproduces Eddie's offbeat charm, turning him into an Asperger's afflicted champion of the undertrodden.
September 06, 2016
A rousing underdog film about an Olympic ski-jumper that will send you home with hope in your heart.
February 26, 2016
For every easy, eye-rolling bit, there's a moment of genuine emotion; the champion jumper's pre-climax speech on what matters in sport is downright joyful.
February 26, 2016
Though it aims for heroism, Edwards' story doesn't have a dramatic enough arc to be truly inspirational. It's not about winning, it's an ode to participation, which isn't enough for it to get off the ground.
February 28, 2016
Eddie the Eagle tries to have it both ways with its main subject, simultaneously ridiculing and ennobling him. And, amazingly, it mostly works.
