A Shot at Glory

A Shot at Glory

A small town. A small team. A big dream.

R 2000 · 114 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

The irascible manager of a lower-division Scottish football side must contend with problems off and on the field when his team's impatient American owner demands they win the Scottish Cup or else be relocated to Ireland, while also dealing with the forced arrival of a new star striker - who happens to be his estranged son-in-law, whom he blames for the breakdown of his relationship with his daughter.

Directed by Michael Corrente · Written by Denis O'Neill

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Cast

Robert Duvall Gordon McCloud
Michael Keaton Peter Cameron
Ally McCoist Jackie McQuillan
Cole Hauser Kelsey O'Brian
Brian Cox Martin Smith
Kirsty Mitchell Kate McQuillan
Libby Langdon Annie
Derek Lord Stephen O'Shea
Jim Sturgeon Jock
Morag Hood Irene McCloud
Scott G. Anderson Alan Barnes
Alex Howden Horace

Make it a double feature

3h 19m together

A Shot at Glory

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Both from Michael Corrente.

More from Michael CorrenteSee all →

Brotherhood

Brotherhood · 2006

SeriesCrimeDrama

A working-class Irish family rules a city built on loyalty and corruption. The Caffee brothers, Tommy, a rising politician desperate for reelection, and Michael, a hardened criminal returning from seven years on the run and eager to reclaim his turf, fight for survival on opposite sides of the law. In their ruthless quest for power, the entire Caffee family is driven to lies, betrayal and infidelity -- threatening to tear them and the city of Providence, RI apart.

Kingpin

Kingpin · 1996

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town · 2003

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

MovieDramaFamily

Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction also known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.

Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal · 2001

MovieComedyDrama

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.

The Door in the Floor

The Door in the Floor · 2004

The Door in the Floor

A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.

Outside Providence

Outside Providence · 1999

Outside Providence

MovieRomanceComedy

In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.

Brooklyn Rules

Brooklyn Rules · 2007

MovieDramaAction

Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty.

Some Velvet Morning

Some Velvet Morning · 2013

Some Velvet Morning

Fred arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress Velvet after four years apart, claiming to have finally left his wife. But when she rejects his attempts to rekindle their romance, his persistence evolves into obsession — and a dark history between the former lovers comes into focus.

Loosies

Loosies · 2012

MovieCrimeComedy

A young pickpocket in the New York subways – living a fast, free lifestyle – is confronted by a woman who he had a one night affair with. She informs him that she is pregnant with his child. He must now choose between continuing with his lifestyle and taking responsibility for his actions.

Assassination Tango

Assassination Tango · 2003

Assassination Tango

MovieDramaRomance

John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time with Manuela, a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into Argentina's sensual world of the tango.

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead · 2003

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

MovieDramaAction

Will Graham is a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide following a sexual assault at the hands of a volatile car dealer, Will returns to London to discover the cause of his brother's death and administer justice to those responsible.

American Buffalo

American Buffalo · 1996

American Buffalo

MovieDramaCrime

Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

Federal Hill

Federal Hill · 1995

MovieCrimeDrama

In Providence's Italian neighborhood, Federal Hill, five young are immersed in drugs, crime and violence. Everything changes when one of the guys in the band know love.

Corn

MovieDramaScience Fiction

A woman returns home to have a baby and witnesses an environmental accident involving genetically modified crop of corn. Doubted by the community, she questions her own sanity as she tries to discover what's happening.

The Tributaries

The Tributaries · 2024

The Tributaries

Amid the quiet chaos of college life and the growing weight of her mother’s fading health, Robbie keeps her head down and her heart guarded until she meets Drew—magnetic, effortlessly charming, and hiding more than he lets on. What begins as a chance encounter slowly unravels into something deeper, pulling them both toward a reckoning with the past. As walls come down and truths come to light, Robbie and Drew discover that healing begins where honesty and courage meet.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter