Starter for 10 (PG-13)

Quicklook Rating★★★★

synopsis

Brian Jackson, a working-class student from Essex navigating his first year at Bristol University, has a lot to prove. While his hometown mates worry about him turning into a poncey wanker, Brian's biggest concern is making the team for the long-running British television quiz show University Challenge. Amidst Tarts & Vicars dances, anti-Apartheid rallies, minging dorm rooms and puffs of marijuana smoke, Brian also finds himself romantically torn between two very different co-eds: the ultra-fit, University Challenge teammate, blonde bombshell Alice, and thoughtful, politically-conscious Rebecca Epstein.

MovieGoer Review

Starter for 10 is pure feel-good romantic nostalgia, whether you lived in 1980's London or not.

Story

From the time he was a wee lad, Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) yearned to be on University Challenge, a popular Briti... MORE

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synopsis

Brian Jackson, a working-class student from Essex navigating his first year at Bristol University, has a lot to prove. While his hometown mates worry about him turning into a poncey wanker, Brian's biggest concern is making the team for the long-running British television quiz show University Challenge. Amidst Tarts & Vicars dances, anti-Apartheid rallies, minging dorm rooms and puffs of marijuana smoke, Brian also finds himself romantically torn between two very different co-eds: the ultra-fit, University Challenge teammate, blonde bombshell Alice, and thoughtful, politically-conscious Rebecca Epstein.

MovieGoer Review

Starter for 10 is pure feel-good romantic nostalgia, whether you lived in 1980's London or not.

Story

From the time he was a wee lad, Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) yearned to be on University Challenge, a popular Briti... MORE