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Eddie The Eagle
This is the real story of the hero Eddie Eagle, whose role is played by Michael Edwards, a brave British skate, who may never have trusted his abilities, and was a reliable nation. After a long time, a rebellious and attractive coach began helping Michael, taking him to the institution and winning the hearts of sports fans around the world by presenting an unlikely historical show at the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988. It is a true story that embodies the heroism of the hero.
12 August 1950, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1989 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
1986
16 November 1965, Guisborough, Cleveland, England, UK
12 October 1968, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
April1952, England, UK
3 November 1963, Edmonton, London, England, UK
24 March 1973, UK
11 February 1960, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
18 September 1956, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England, UK
18 December 1979, London, England, UK
29 November 1977, Zagreb, Croatia
11 November 1994, Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
September 06, 2016
A rousing underdog film about an Olympic ski-jumper that will send you home with hope in your heart.
August 02, 2016
Eddie the Eagle is one of those underdog sports stories we all love so much, with an excellent performance from the likeable, empathetic Hugh Jackman.
August 12, 2016
With his milk-bottle glasses, jutting chin and fuzzy moustache, plucky British ski jumper Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards... remains an endearing figure of fun in this feel-good sporting romp.
May 10, 2017
Egerton is a likeable hero -- as he was in Kingsman -- and the movie can easily claim a respectable third place on the podium.
August 15, 2016
Watching this eagle take to the sky still manages to be a cheery delight.
February 26, 2016
While it's often cookie-cutter sports movie conventional, you'd have to be stone-hearted to remain un-charmed.
January 01, 2017
As Egerton's gurning, one-note performance is beginning to lose its charm, Jackman's A-list grit arrives just in time.
February 28, 2016
Eddie the Eagle tries to have it both ways with its main subject, simultaneously ridiculing and ennobling him. And, amazingly, it mostly works.
February 26, 2016
It is a rare biopic of any kind, let alone a sports bio, that merely celebrates participation. It's that novelty that makes this simple comedy shine.
February 26, 2016
Though it aims for heroism, Edwards' story doesn't have a dramatic enough arc to be truly inspirational. It's not about winning, it's an ode to participation, which isn't enough for it to get off the ground.
February 26, 2016
For every easy, eye-rolling bit, there's a moment of genuine emotion; the champion jumper's pre-climax speech on what matters in sport is downright joyful.
February 27, 2016
Taron Egerton reproduces Eddie's offbeat charm, turning him into an Asperger's afflicted champion of the undertrodden.
