Starter for 10

2006 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 25,839 VOTES · DIR. Tom Vaughan

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Overview

In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,219 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:17 Ever since I can remember, I've wanted to be clever.
00:04:25 We'll have a really good dance, listening to Kate Bush, yeah?
00:09:02 Oh, actually.
00:13:13 Bring it on!
00:16:54 Don't look at her legs
00:20:56 I'm so sorry.
00:23:44 - They carry their young in pouches. - Correct.
00:27:16 - This is great. - Are you sure?
00:30:57 Where's that waiter?
00:35:12 - Oh, God, Brian. - Mum, don't worry, it's a good thing.
00:39:25 Sorry, I was somewhere else.
00:44:09 Nothing. I just came down for a glass of milk and I bumped into Brian.
00:47:43 I think I'm safer here.
00:53:05 Are you experiencing emotional problems?
00:55:43 What do they think you took?
00:58:32 So, are you gonna come along and watch, then?
01:01:35 basically they don't give a toss about you.
01:05:10 I don't care how much trouble you're in. You've gotta go.
01:08:44 We meet again.
01:12:14 I knew that.
01:15:32 Watts, Bristol.
01:18:22 Rather amazingly, that is the correct answer, so perhaps we'd better stop recording.
01:24:36 See you, Bri.
01:28:09 Brian, you already know the answer.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,219
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:01:17
Final line01:28:09

Production Record

DirectorTom Vaughan
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes25,839