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The Cup

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Australia · 2011
Rated PG · 1h 46m
Director Simon Wincer
Starring Stephen Curry, Brendan Gleeson, Alice Parkinson, Bill Hunter
Genre Drama, History

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

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Slant Magazine by

One wonders who the audience is for a film this far removed from the dirt and grime of the reality it claims to be based on, and why they find anything so squeaky-clean appealing.

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Los Angeles Times by Betsy Sharkey

Given all the impossible choices the young jockey had to face, The Cup should have been a weepie if ever there was one - but the filmmakers stumble on their way to the finish line.

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