A Shot at Glory

– Scottish second division football team Kilnockie is taken over by American Pete Cameron. The new own..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 54 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
A Shot at Glory (2000)

Scottish second division football team Kilnockie is taken over by American Pete Cameron. The new owner puts pressure on manager Gordon McLeod to improve the fortunes of the team, and hires first division player Jackie McQuillan.

Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
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A Shot at Glory (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Jul 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Michael Corrente

Writer:

Denis O'Neill

Main Actors:

Andy Gray, Finlay MacDonald, Sheila Latimer, Robert Duvall

Plot:

Gordon McLeod is the manager of a second tier Scottish football team. Faced with pressure from his American owner, he is forced to bring on a marquee player to improve the fortunes of the team and prevents its being moved from the fiercely loyal town it's been for a century. Along the way, McLeod must battle his own demons, including long-standing tiffs with both his daughter and a former colleague who betrayed him.

Production:

Fireworks Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
Metacritic:
66%