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The Magnificent Eleven

"11 United Can Never Be Defeated"

A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as 'American Bob'.

Top Cast

  • Josh O'Connor

    Josh O'Connor

    Andy

  • Robert Vaughn

    Robert Vaughn

    American Bob

  • Sean Pertwee

    Sean Pertwee

    Pete

  • Keith Allen

    Keith Allen

    Dave

  • Jay Simpson

    Jay Simpson

    Rob

  • Tanya Franks

    Tanya Franks

    Clare

  • Paul Barber

    Paul Barber

    Trainer

  • Jenna Harrison

    Jenna Harrison

    Jodie

  • Irvine Welsh

    Irvine Welsh

    Diner

Overview

A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as 'American Bob'.

Rating

2.6 / 10
7 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • John Chard
    John Chard
    5 Nov 13, 2014

    Malignant more like! The Magnificent Eleven of the title are a bunch of boozy amateur league footballers, they are so bad that scoring one goal is seen as the equal of winning the World Cup! Unfortunately because they are so bad they can’t get sponsorship and are about to fold. That is until a raucous night at the local Indian takeaway results in the saving of the team. But lurking around with menace is local thug American Bob, who along with his henchman are putting the squeeze on the restaurant for protection money owed. Paul Barber is the manager, Keith Allen is the captain and Sean Pertwee is the star player! That’s enough for British film fans to know just what sort of film this is. In truth in spite of its snazzy cast list, it’s not very good, the attempt at making a play on The Magnificent Seven, with Robert Vaughn turning up as American Bob, never really works. However, for football fans, and especially those that have played Sunday league footie, there is charm to be found and some genuine laugh out loud moments. Only a Sunday league player in Britain could understand why a team called Real Sociopath is genius funny. A select audience only for this one, non Brits need not apply. 5/10

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