The Phantom of the Open (2022)

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Every dreamer deserves a shot.

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.

• Released: 2022-03-18
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 136 votes

Directed by Craig Roberts.

Top cast

• Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft
• Sally Hawkins as Jean Flitcroft
• Jonah Lees as James Flitcroft
• Christian Lees as Gene Flitcroft
• Jake Davies as Michael Flitcroft
• Mark Lewis Jones as Cliff
• Johann Myers as Willie
• Rhys Ifans as Keith Mackenzie
• Ash Tandon as Lloyd Donovan
• Ian Porter as Dick Nelson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Phantom of the Open

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tele Quebec; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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