In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
This Sporting Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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This Sporting Life was released in 1963 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 96 reviews, giving This Sporting Life (1963) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 83% and users giving an average score of 86%.
With a score of 77%, This Sporting Life is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1963, which stands at 61%.
Other movies from 1963 with similar scores include films like From Russia with Love and Contempt.
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