# The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

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**Runtime**: 120 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Bill Paxton
**Written by**: Mark Frost
**Starring**: Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Josh Flitter, Peter Firth, Elias Koteas, Peyton List

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Francis Ouimet meets Rocky when a working-class amateur crashes a 1913 U.S. Open run against the world’s greatest golfer. A caddie and a stubborn father are all he’s got. The amateur carries the underdog spirit that defined the era.

**Mood tags**: tender, uplifting

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