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The Phantom of the Open

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Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process. From TMDB

24 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 15, 2026 · How this works

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  • Abbott and Costello Meet MikeZilla Minus Zero (#15584) @mikeymcfilms.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    #MarchMadnessMovieChallenge 17- golf in a movie THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN watch it - a true story that is absolutely hysterical

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  • Steve Beresford & Pumpkin Pete @lostinmilbury.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    Watched THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN - the (based on a) true story of Maurice Flitcroft, who entered the 1976 British Open Golf thingy, despite not being able to play golf. Great fun - and amazing to see Maurice himself in archive footage at the end, esp. with Nick Ross & Anne Diamond.

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  • Joel Williams @joelrwilliams1.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    I'm #NowWatching some of A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) on TBS. A Jean Shepard film that I've seen only once (and would *love* to see again) is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN HEARTH (1976) a made-for-TV film produced by PBS years ago. (Just found a crappy copy on YouTube!)

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  • Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2025

    Just watched a lovely film on I Player - The Phantom of the Open. Well worth a watch.

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  • Matthew Turner @filmfan1971.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    FILM RECOMMENDATION: The Phantom of the Open (2021). Available on BBC iPlayer for four months. #FilmRecs25

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  • KBZ Film @kbzfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2026

    The 10 Best Films About Golf including Caddyshack (1980), The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) & The Phantom of the Open (2022)! Weekly Subgenre & Microgenre movie lists @ KBZ Link: kneelbeforezod.io/the-10-best-... #TheMasters #Masters2026 #Golf #Sports #FilmSky #MovieSky

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  • Patricia Storms @stormsy.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2025

    Two movie recommendations for folks who want to view positive, uplifting films: The Phantom of the Open & Eddie the Eagle. Both about men who dream of accomplishing the almost impossible in sports. One golf, the other skiing. Bawled my eyes out for both. And both true stories! #movies #film #joy

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  • Leese on Life @katherineleese.on.tgirl.questBluesky · Mar 10, 2025

    & their movie collection is off the charts with how good it is. From charming little British films like The Phantom of the Open to influential pillars of cinema like Citizen Kane and King Kong. It’s not the biggest collection, I think there’s only 50, but the quality of the selection is fantastic.

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  • Mike Cooper @mikecooperrp.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    Finally watched The Phantom of the Open. Absolutely loved it. What a thoroughly lovely film. On the iPlayer if you want to give it a whirl.

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  • James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    Have you seen the Mark Rylance golf film, The Phantom of the Open? It was a good bit better than I was expecting from the trailer.

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  • bluepetrichor.bsky.social @bluepetrichor.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2026

    ‘The Phantom of the Open’ is a film about Maurice Flitcroft

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2026

    Film-wise: at 6.40pm, Ad Astra on Film4. At 9pm, Catch Me If You Can on TLC, Magnificent Seven on BBC4 or Bad Company on Legend. At 10pm, Beverly Hills Cop on Sky One. At 10.50pm, M:I - Ghost Protocol on Film4. At 12.05am, The Phantom of the Open on BBC2. At 1.25am, A Simple Favour on BBC3 #telly

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  • Berks of DeFrights...or Something. @dandyandafop.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2025

    There’s one in a current UK advert. Damned if I can remember which one, though. You’ll just have to watch ITV for 72 hours without a break and see if it crops up. And though I’m loathe to recommend the film, The Phantom of the Open has a set in it, if I recall correctly.

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  • Tim Pierce @unchi.orgBluesky · Jul 25, 2025

    I have never seen a good golf movie, let alone one I would consider "the best", but I am willing to give THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN a shot

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  • Georgie @crowtone.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    Logged 287 movies in 2024. Here's the highlights from first time viewings: Best: The Zone of Interest, Maestro, Apocalypse Now, Eyes Wide Shut Worst: The Man from Earth, Civil War, Alien Romulus Faves: The Phantom of the Open, Jules, Maestro, Dunkirk, the 4:30 Movie, Trap, Fly Me to the Moon

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 3, 2024

    Oct 4 : Golf 🏌️‍♂️ #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #ThePhantomOfTheOpen (2021) Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice. #MarkRylance [1/3]

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 3, 2024

    Oct 4 : Golf 🏌️‍♂️ #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #ThePhantomOfTheOpen (2021) Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice. #MarkRylance [2/3]

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 3, 2024

    Oct 4 : Golf 🏌️‍♂️ #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #ThePhantomOfTheOpen (2021) Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice. #MarkRylance [3/3]

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  • KBZ Film @kbzfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2024

    The Best Recent Fish Out of Water Comedies including The Phantom of the Open (2022), Old Dads (2023) & Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)! Weekly Subgenre & Microgenre movie lists @ KBZ #fishoutofwater #comedies #films #movies Link: kneelbeforezod.io/best-recent-...

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Jan 8, 2024

    Jan 8: Someone wearing Argyle #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 @bales1181 #ThePhantomOfTheOpen (2021) Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice. #MarkRylance

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  • Peter McGinn @narrator56TMDB reviews · Feb 26, 2023

    It is a cliché that there are some performers people would watch reading from a phone book. An exaggeration, perhaps, but the leads in this movie, Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins, approach that status for me. I also appreciated and recognized Mark Lewis Jones, though I knew not from where as I watched. As it happens, he had starred masterfully in the modern classic limited dramatic series Chernobyl. But this film is not nearly as serious as that excellent work, focusing as it does on a minor…

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  • Steve Parker @steveinadelaide lTMDB reviews · Aug 5, 2022

    PHANTOM OF THE OPEN is a hilarious true story of the world's worst golfer, Maurice Flitcroft (played by Mark Rylance). In 1976, Maurice tried to qualify for the British Open and shot the worst round in history. Despite his lack of skill, Maurice became a folk hero and inspired other dreamers to never give up. Craig Roberts directs the film with a light touch, making the most of the absurd situations Maurice finds himself in. Rylance is terrific in the lead role, infusing the character with both…

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Apr 4, 2022

    Based on the true story of Maurice Flitcroft who was almost as bad a golfer as me, Mark Rylance is on super form. He works at the Barrow-in-Firness shipyard just as it's about to be wound down. Looking for something new to do, he alights on golf - a game he is singularly useless at. Having managed to enter the Open Championship and shoot a round of 121, just about everyone at the R&A wants to be shot of him - and so begins quite an engaging depiction of just how he tried to thwart them and play…

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  • r96sk @r96skTMDB reviews · Mar 24, 2022

    Much more heartfelt than expected - pleasingly so! 'The Phantom of the Open' is a very sweet film, with Mark Rylance being the absolutely perfect lead for it - great performance from him! I also enjoyed the humour, with many lines amusing me - including one that was lost in translation... It's a great (based on a true) story, one I had somehow never heard of even as a sports (golf much less so, admittedly) fan; I did slightly recognise the name Maurice Flitcroft though. Even if you don't follow…

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