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.
- 6.4
- 2006
- Released
- 1h 32m
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
Guy Henry
Dr. Morrison
John Henshaw
Des
Elaine Tan
Lucy Chang
Simon Woods
Josh
Charles Dance
Michael Harbinson
Lindsay Duncan
Rose Harbison
Sule Rimi
Marcus
Ian Bonar
Colin
Nicholas Gleaves
Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Joe Van Moyland
Hippy at Party
James Gaddas
Martin Jackson
Joseph Friend
Young Brian
Rasmus Hardiker
University Challenge Competitor
Robert Cawsey
University Challenge Competitor
Ben Willbond
University Challenge CoordinatorSu Elliot
CleanerReuben-Henry Biggs
Anthony SalmonBethan Bevan
Cordelia Sykes
Tom Allen
Tristram Neville
Raj Ghatak
Nigel De HavillandKenneth Hadley
Television Director
Gerard Monaco
Waiter
Released
en
- #scholarship
- #fight
- #politics
- #protest
- #quiz
- #love
- #marijuana
- #university
- #theft
- #injury
Reviews
Starter for 10 is a fun and entertaining movie, and it’s even better because it stars three of my favorite actors—James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Alice Eve. James is great as Brian Jackson, a college student trying to fit in at university and make it onto the "University Challenge" quiz team. He really nails the mix of awkwardness and ambition, making his character super relatable. Bene
Sometimes it's not about knowing the right answer. Starter for 10 is directed by Tom Vaughan and adapted to screenplay by David Nicholls from his own novel of the same name. It stars James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Catherine Tate and Elaine Tan. Music is by Blake Neely and cinematography by Ashley Rowe. Set in 1985 England, working-class student B