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Fever Pitch (1997)

102 min · Dark Comedy, Romantic Comedy, association football film, romantic comedy

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend25k4.3kExpand

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Monthly article views

25k02025-09: 4,826 views2025-10: 5,492 views2025-11: 4,269 views2025-12: 4,801 views2026-01: 7,049 views2026-02: 10,059 views2026-03: 8,954 views2026-04: 6,462 views2026-05: 24,719 views2026-06: 7,754 views2026-07: 5,733 views2026-08: 5,415 views
Sep4.8kOct5.5kNov4.3kDec4.8kJan7.0kFeb10kMar9.0kApr6.5kMay25kJun7.8kJul5.7kAug5.4k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

David Evans

Cast

Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Aikman, Mark Strong, Neil Pearson, Lorraine Ashbourne, Holly Aird, Stephen Rea, Emily Conway, Richard Claxton

The story

In 1988, Paul Ashworth is an English teacher where new history teacher Sarah Hughes has just started. From the first day of class, they clash. His classroom is lively and boisterous, chanting for Arsenal, which she says distracts her students.

Catalogue themes and tags

Arsenal, Fußball, High School Komödie, Joggen, London, Relationship Problems, Strenger Lehrer, vater-sohn, Sports, Romantic comedy, Romance Film, Comedy

Genres

Dark Comedy, Romantic Comedy, association football film, romantic comedy
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