I've never stayed awake through this whole movie, despite many attempts with lots of coffee. It ranks in my book as the movie that least deserves a best picture honor
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07/10/03
Chariots of Fire (1981)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:31
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Decidedly slower and less limber than the Olympic runners at the center of its story, the film nevertheless manages to make effectively stirring use of its spiritual and patriotic themes.
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director Hugh Hudson's absorbing drama, based on a true story, deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic... [More]
Starring: Ian Charleson, Ben Cross, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell
Director: Hugh Hudson
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Reviews for Chariots of Fire
A pleasant, mildly inspirational movie but hardly worthy of all the accolades it received.
12/17/06
Lavish and uplifting sports movie driven by finely honed performances, and home to one of the most iconic sequences in 1980s British film.
01/29/08
No review available.
07/16/04
There's drama here, but it's work getting to it
02/12/05
A bit stiff, but a genuinely engaging look at athletes with more than medals on their minds.
06/16/03
No review available.
02/08/04
The battered Britons may have some excuse for enjoying this nostalgic re-creation of empire ideology, but what's ours?
12/17/06
Top CriticA pleasant inspirational movie that failed to inspire me.
03/24/08
worth watching despite providing another reason to put words "Oscar" and "overrated" in the same sentence
07/05/05
No review available.
07/19/05
This manipulative inspirational-religious sports drama, about the 1924 Olympics, benefited immensely from Vangelis stirringly brilliant score and editor Terry Rawlings slow-motion of the running sequences.
01/25/07
No review available.
12/21/04
Tells the true stories of two young men who become champions at the 1924 Paris Olympics and their religious commitments.
09/01/02
Really this is an overblown piece of self-congratulatory emotional manipulation perfectly suited for Thatcherite liberals.
02/09/06
No imbalance mars the pic, whose cross-the-board achievement lifts it to an impressive level of unified accomplishment.
03/26/07
Appreciation of this picture doesn't demand a love of sports, merely an understanding of human nature.
01/01/00
Top CriticA roaringly good examination of competition, nationalism, conscience, and faith played out against a inspiring backdrop of sheer physical exertion and achievement.
11/07/02
Most sport movies make winning the goal. Here, running is a metaphor for life, and the way these men run tells us volumes about their hearts.
01/15/05
No review available.
03/27/03
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