The Brighton Miracle
2019 · Movie · 83 min · ★ 6.7
Japanese rugby leaders look back on a crushing World Cup loss and second-guess a bold coaching hire ahead of the next tournament. Determined to stop being dismissed on the world stage, the new coach challenges tradition and pushes the team toward a seemingly impossible goal.
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Details
- Original title
- ブライトン・ミラクル
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-10-29
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 83 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (7 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an uplifting, true-events sports underdog story about leadership and belief; Not for you if you dislike motivational team dramas or have little patience for rugby-centered storytelling like in Invictus.
Pros: uplifting underdog journey; inspiring leadership story; engaging even non-fans | Cons: rugby focus may limit; familiar sports beats; some moments feel earnest
Themes
- japan
- new zealand
- rugby
- all blacks
Cast & crew
Temuera Morrison
as Eddie Jones
Lasarus Ratuere
as Michael Leitch
Sumire
as Satomi Leitch
Masa Yamaguchi
as JR
Youki Kudoh
as Nellie Jones
Yutaka Izumihara
as Ayumi Goromaru
- KK
Kei Kudo
as Toshiaki Hirose
Motoki Kobayashi
as Hidenori
Erich Chikashi Linzbichler
as Murai
Akira Bradley
as Shimada
Directed by Max Mannix