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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic rating 5.6

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Critic Nev Pierce
rated 8

Play It Again, Eric... Ken Loach perfectly captures the feeling of football and the need for hope. Touching and hilarious — a blinder.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Roger Ebert
rated 5

...is the last film I would have expected from Ken Loach, the great British director of films about working class lives.

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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 4

...a wispy little comedy that uses fantasy to gloss over even the darkest and most intractable problems.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Kenneth Mcneil
rated 5

Inden for kitchen sink realism-genren, hvor troværdighed og realisme er nøgleord, er det fatalt, at Looking for Eric virker konstrueret.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Daniel S Ogalde
rated 6

Det här kräver både sin tid och sitt tålamod men är värt sin tid, en grådisig feelgood-film.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Ken Loach
Director
John Henshaw
As Meatballs
Matthew McNulty
As Young Eric
Éric Cantona
As Self
Steve Evets
As Eric Bishop
Gerard Kearns
As Ryan

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A down-on-his-luck postman's life takes a surprising turn when he receives guidance from his idol, the famous football player Eric Cantona. With Cantona's help, the postman must confront his personal demons and navigate a series of unexpected challenges.

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