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• Comedy
• Drama

• 2014
• James Rouse
• 97 mins
• 15

Summary

Four old school friends reunite to attempt the epic coast to coast walk, across the United Kingdom. As their journey unfolds, this comically incompatible foursome walk full tilt into their mid-life crises.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Aldridge

As the film's tagline says, this British comedy drama is a road movie, only on foot! And it's a small delight. Four former school friends, now middle-aged, meet up again to tackle a near 200-mile coast-to-coast walk across northern England. But assorted midlife crises mess up their bid to re-bond, and comic incompatibilities within the group are exposed. Deftly played by a cast headed by Irish character actor Ned Dennehy, with well-written roles and gorgeous scenery to boot, Downhill is a home-grown treat, and the perfect solution to anyone seeking an alternative to the preponderance of overblown blockbusters on screens big and small.

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6.3/10

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Cast

rolenameJulianNed DennehyGordonRichard LumsdenKeithKarl TheobaldSteveJeremy SwiftCarolineKatie LyonsJenEmma PiersonLukeRupert SimonianSusanMadeleine Bowyer

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Theatrical distributor

Rambling Road Entertainment

Released on

2014-05-30

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing, sexual references, drug abuse.

Formats

Colour

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