Starter for 10
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.
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Cast
31 people
James McAvoy
Brian Jackson
Known for
Split
X-Men: Apocalypse
Su Elliott
Cleaner
Alice Eve
Alice Harbinson
Known for
Marvel's Iron Fist
Star Trek Into Darkness
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Epstein
Known for
Godzilla vs. Kong
Iron Man 3
Catherine Tate
Julie Jackson
Known for
The Office
Doctor Who
Dominic Cooper
Spencer
Known for
Captain America: The First Avenger
Preacher
Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Watts
Known for
Doctor Strange
The Imitation Game
James Corden
Tone
Known for
Peter Rabbit
The Emoji Movie
Mark Gatiss
Bamber Gascoigne
Known for
Sherlock
Taboo
Guy Henry
Dr. Morrison
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
John Henshaw
Des
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Going Postal
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Elaine Tan
Lucy Chang
Known for
The Lazarus Project
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Tom Vaughan Director · David Nicholls Screenplay Blake Neely Composer
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $8.3M · United States release February 23, 2007
Box office
Budget
$8,287,000
Worldwide gross
$1,736,394
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Scion Films
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
HBO Films
Production
Neal Street Productions
Production
Playtone
Production
Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 13, 2006
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · February 23, 2007
Limited theatrical
United States
October 15, 2006 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 21, 2006 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
March 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
August 5, 2008 · Physical
Hungary
October 9, 2007 · Digital
Ireland
November 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Norway
March 30, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 6, 2006 · Premiere · London
November 10, 2006 · Theatrical
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