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The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

★ 7.4PG120 minDirector: Bill Paxton

2005 film by Bill Paxton

The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 American biographical sports film based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Ouimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open. The film was directed by Bill Paxton, and was his last film as a director. Shia LaBeouf plays Ouimet. The film's screenplay was adapted by Mark Frost from his 2002 book, The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf. It was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with the Kanawaki Golf Club, in Kahnawake, Quebec, the site of the golf sequences.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Greatest Game Ever Played about?
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) — Near the turn of the twentieth century, young Harry Vardon becomes a champion golfer but learns that his amazing skill is no match for the class boundaries that exclude him from "gentlemanly" English society. A dozen years later, a young American, Francis Ouimet, fights against t
Is The Greatest Game Ever Played based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Greatest Game Ever Played scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.