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Drama

Believe

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A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.

Release Date : 2013-10-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : WachafilmBill and Ben Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : United

Cast

Natascha McElhone

Character Name : Erica Gallagher

Original Name : Natascha McElhone

Gender : Female

Brian Cox

Character Name : Matt Busby

Original Name : Brian Cox

Gender : Male

Toby Stephens

Character Name : Dr. Farquar

Original Name : Toby Stephens

Gender : Male

Kate Ashfield

Character Name : Helen

Original Name : Kate Ashfield

Gender : Female

Anne Reid

Character Name : Jean Busby

Original Name : Anne Reid

Gender : Female

Philip Jackson

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Philip Jackson

Gender : Male

Richard Strange

Character Name : Father Brian

Original Name : Richard Strange

Gender : Male

Jack Smith

Character Name : Georgie Gallagher

Original Name : Jack Smith

Gender : Male

Danny Scheinmann

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Danny Scheinmann

Gender : Male

Joshua Dunne

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Joshua Dunne

Gender : Male

Finlay Preston

Character Name : Frankie

Original Name : Finlay Preston

Gender : Male

Harry Armes

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Harry Armes

Gender : Male

Jack Armes

Character Name : Barry

Original Name : Jack Armes

Gender : Male

Sam Wisniewski

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Sam Wisniewski

Gender : Male

Aine O'Duffy

Character Name : Sinead

Original Name : Aine O'Duffy

Gender : Female

Spencer Jack Phillips

Character Name : Spence

Original Name : Spencer Jack Phillips

Gender : Male

Peter Dale

Character Name : Referee

Original Name : Peter Dale

Gender : Male

Lucas Boylan

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Lucas Boylan

Gender : Male

Samuel Boylan

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Samuel Boylan

Gender : Male

Robert Dakin

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Robert Dakin

Gender : Male

Jordan Edge

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Jordan Edge

Gender : Male

Jack Gresty

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Jack Gresty

Gender : Male

Rhys Kerry

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Rhys Kerry

Gender : Male

Harry Mace

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Harry Mace

Gender : Male

Edwin Morris

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Edwin Morris

Gender : Male

Luke Murphy

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Luke Murphy

Gender : Male

Christopher Parker

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Christopher Parker

Gender : Male

Michael Parker

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Michael Parker

Gender : Male

Oliver Smedley

Character Name : Lions Youth Brass Band Member

Original Name : Oliver Smedley

Gender : Male

William Gordon

Character Name : LGS Boys Team

Original Name : William Gordon

Gender : Male

Ryan Wakelam

Character Name : LGS Boys Team

Original Name : Ryan Wakelam

Gender : Male

Scott Cooper

Character Name : LGS Boys Team

Original Name : Scott Cooper

Gender : Male

Luke Mills Flemming

Character Name : LGS Boys Team

Original Name : Luke Mills Flemming

Gender : Male

Paul Stanley

Character Name : LGS Boys Team

Original Name : Paul Stanley

Gender : Male

Stephen Stanley

Character Name : LGS Boys Team

Original Name : Stephen Stanley

Gender : Male

Abe Lisberg

Character Name : LGS Boys Team

Original Name : Abe Lisberg

Gender : Male

Raif Clarke

Character Name : Bailey

Original Name : Raif Clarke

Gender : Male

Jon-Paul Gates

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Jon-Paul Gates

Gender : Male

David Annen

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : David Annen

Gender : Male

Daniel Swann

Character Name : Bobby Charlton

Original Name : Daniel Swann

Gender : Male

Malcolm Raeburn

Character Name : Exam Master

Original Name : Malcolm Raeburn

Gender : Male

Luke Todd

Character Name : Helen's Fella

Original Name : Luke Todd

Gender : Male

Tony Sweeney

Character Name : LGS Coach

Original Name : Tony Sweeney

Gender : Male

Roy Rigby

Character Name : The Mayor

Original Name : Roy Rigby

Gender : Male

Jessie Wright

Character Name : Mayor's Wife

Original Name : Jessie Wright

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Oh Manchester, so much to answer for. Believe is a British football movie that finds the legendary Sir Matt Busby (Brian Cox) coaching a kids 7 a side football team. Matt Busby was the manager of Manchester United Football Club, who lost their team of starlets (known as The Busby Babes) to the Munich air crash of 1958. Busby would then go on to rebuild the team and make them into a world force, one that still exists today. Here he is in long retirement exile, but still moulding young football minds. It's based on true events. We have a heavy dose of sentimentality on offer here, not just with the flashbacks to the tragic loss of The Busby Babes, but also to the working class kids of terrace housed Manchester. Of single parents trying to make ends meet, of kids with absent fathers erring on the wrong side of the law, education a dangled carrot just out of reach. However, the sentimentality is not cloying, it's well handled and performed, but the pic never gets to uplift status. It has some good laughs in the mix, usually when Toby Stephens' pompous school tutor is on screen, while the ultimate conclusion - even though it's what we expect - warms the cockles, but it never branches out to be more than just a family film for kiddies who like football, or for Manchester folk eager for anything involving Sir Matt Busby. It makes for a decent "B" movie support to There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, though not nearly as good as that film. Cox, Stephens and the tender Busby Babes sequences (very Field of Dreams) make it worth a watch, but it should have been smarter and better. 6/10