This Sporting Life (1963)

In early 1960s Northern England, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after This Sporting Life

• Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) — Same subject: kitchen sink realism
• If.... (1968) — Lindsay Anderson directed both
• This Is England (2006) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• Brighton Rock (1948) — William Hartnell appears in both
• Room at the Top (1958) — Same subject: northern england, yorkshire
• Tunes of Glory (1960)