Overview
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
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Top Cast
James McAvoy
Brian Jackson
Alice Eve
Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Epstein
Catherine Tate
Julie Jackson
Dominic Cooper
Spencer
Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Watts
James Corden
Tone
Mark Gatiss
Bamber Gascoigne
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Movie Info
Release Date
September 13, 2006
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director