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The Cup
“Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.”
57%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
The Cup (2011) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Cup (2011) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Cup 57% (21 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
57%
from 21 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2011-11-13
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 77716
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What is The Cup about?
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After s... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Cup?
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How long is the movie The Cup?
The official runtime for The Cup is approximately 106 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Stephen Curry
Damien Oliver

Brendan Gleeson
Dermot Weld

Tom Burlinson
Dave Phillips

Jodi Gordon
Trish Oliver

Daniel MacPherson
Jason Oliver

Martin Sacks
Neil Pinner

Alice Parkinson
Jenny

Shaun Micallef
Lee Freedman

Kate Bell
Claire
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Colleen Hewett
Damien's Mother - Pat

Rodger Corser
Jason McCartney

Jared Daperis
Frankie Dettori

Bill Hunter
Bart Cummings

Harli Ames
Saeed Bin Suroor

Nick Simpson-Deeks
Pat Smullen
- B
Bobby Fox
Niall Phillips

Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Michael Smurfit

Raj Sidhu
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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