British feel good comedy drama The Phantom Of The Open is given a 12A age rating by the BBFC.

The British love a true life underdog movie, like 2015's Eddie the Eagle, and here they go again with a golfing movie about an amateur player who got into the open!.

The movie stars Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft, the amateur golfer who was accepted into the open, and Sally Hawkins as his wife, it also stars Rhys Ifans.

The movie is directed by Craig Roberts who brought us Eternal Beauty in 2019 but is better know as one of the stars of Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans.

Movie Synopsis

Amateur golfer Maurice Flitcroft achieves his late-in-life goal of participating in the British Open Golf Championship, much to the ire of the staid golfing community.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Phantom Of The Open
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: infrequent strong language/li>
• Release date: 18th March 2022
• Runtime: 106m (1 hour 46 minutes)
• Director:
  • Craig Roberts
• Starring:
  • Mark Rylance
  • Sally Hawkins
  • Rhys Ifans

BBFC movie page