The Damned United is a Worth Watch Football Film casting with Martin Sheen as Brian Clough who plays a brilliant role in this story, it’s a funny short Film that only takes up hour n half but if your a fan of dirty Leeds, you should enjoy this film

I don't mind football, but I doubt I could watch a movie containing lot of it, which is probably why I enjoyed The Damned United. It charts Brian Clough's ill-fated move from Derby to Leeds where he comes uncharacteristically unstuck in his managerial attempts. Martin Sheen is (as always) brilliant at playing the self appointed `greatest manager in England' and he's backed up by the equally excellent Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent. You don't have to love, or even know much about, football to like this film. It's about someone who isn't quite as clever as he thinks he is. Therefore you can't help but take a little bit of evil delight in his fall from grace. However, although Clough isn't always the genius he believes himself to be, he's never far from it. So, even when he's down, you know he won't be there for long. Good British drama - very entertaining.

This is a reasonably good film at depicting the passion people have for a local football team. Good performances from a good cast, particularly Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall. Its mainly about the level of influence that the manager has over the direction the football team take and how much attention others pay to him. I imagine football fans would enjoy this, so I'd recommend it, yes.

one of the best sports movie out there.

The movie is on Sheen and that's all it needs.

The name Brian Clough will be familiar to those who love football, and even to those who know nothing about the sport. The eccentric English manager remains an enormous part of English footballing history, winning a number of major honours and changing the way football was played in this country. Tom Hooper's excellent biopic focuses on Clough's infamous and ill-fated 44 day stint as Leeds United manager, after their beloved Don Revie had left to become England manager. Previous jabs and insults from Clough towards the way Leeds played left plenty of ill feeling towards him that was still very much bubbling when he joined them, and only got worse when he stood by his comments and tried to completely change the ethos of the clubs approach to playing. Michael Sheen is, as you'd expect, ludicrously good in capturing the essence of Clough, and he is excellently supported by the likes of Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, and Timothy Spall.

A good story line, plus Michael Sheen does a brilliant job of playing Brian Clough. Clough himself had a unique mannerism and I don't think many other actors could've portrayed him so well. Having said that, I'm not giving it 4*-5* stars because the film is riddled with historical inaccuracies, for example portraying that Leeds lost 1-0 to Luton Town when it was instead a 1-1 draw, or insinuating that Clough left Brighton having never managed the team whereas in reality he managed them for a year. The fact that some people portrayed in this film such as Dave Mackay and Johnny Giles have sued the production company is an instant red flag in relation to it's accuracy. It's a good watch if you are a football fan, but beware that it's not completely accurate.

Ah, Tom Hooper... Depending on who you ask, The King's Speech, The Danish Girl, and Les Miserables have all gone down with many as some combination of the most overrated films in awards season over the past two decades, all helmed by that director. I have not recently seen any of the three in their entirety, but Hooper's reputation preceded him. This is without even mentioning Cats. As a football supporter not alive during Clough's heyday, I was intrigued to see such a well-reviewed exploration of Clough's lowest point in 1974, especially juxtaposed with his past successes. Ask what Clough is known for today, and most football fans will respond with the events after this and Clough's success with Nottingham Forest, which the film does not cover. To this end, I give TDU credit for not falling into the classic sports film trap of the hero's journey to an outpouring of success in the film's climax. However, the marvelously nuanced performances of Sheen, and Spall to a lesser degree, never seem replicated by the film's treatment of events documented by the film in Clough's background. Colm Meaney as Revie is blatantly antagonistic, as is Jim Broadbent as Sam Longson, as are the Leeds United players, and so forth. The story gives no care to the notion that Clough must have been well-regarded or full of potential in some circles of Leeds, at least initially, for his move to Leeds to go ahead. Although TDU offers Sheen great material in his internal struggle and occasional delusions, every relationship except that with Spall as his assistant, Taylor, never exceeds the disappointingly hollow. Therefore, due to either Hooper's direction or the screenplay of Peter Morgan (The Crown, Rush, The Queen, Frost/Nixon), The Damned United fails beyond a superb Michael Sheen performance.

Being an avid leeds fan I quite enjoy the movie but counted 16 mistakes including a score in the film which said we lost to Luton when in fact it was a 1-1 draw! I once spoke to sniffer Alan Clarke about it as I was there and he confirmed he scored in the game! Alan also said he watched the film and closed his eyes and he thought it was clough So great performance by Michael sheen

An interesting character study that will be of interest to even those who aren't football fans. It does well at capturing the atmosphere and mysticism around football at that time.

A solid retelling of the Clough Revie feud. Decent impersonations of both men.

one of the best movies i have seen in my life

I've been putting off watching this for about 3 years or so. That's because I thought this would be a routine sports flick; and although I was obsessed with football at some point in my life, I'm not really into it anymore. It turned out this film is not about football per se; it's about ego. An interest in ego is all you need to watch this. This is a study in human ego made by diving into the psychology of a notorious character. We get to witness his ego emerging, exacerbating, ebbing and then bursting to completely destroy him. A story of a one-of-a-kind friendship: a bromance of a maternal quality. This is also a profoundly intriguing story about rivalry that I wasn't surprised to find out it's written by Rush screenwriter, Peter Morgan, who dissected it in a brilliant time-shifting narrative that wouldn't be as great if it wasn't for Michael Sheen's committed performance that only with a hint of maturity managed to separate a character in the midst of self-sabotaging himself in the past and one who suffering misfortune because of his hamartia in the present. Tom Hooper's direction is understated yet exquisite, and Morgan's script is old-fashioned yet intelligently written and highly well-constructed. The only issue I have with this is that it's very concerned with its plot almost to a fault. Mind, the characters are more than fleshed-out, but that's not the problem here. The thing is, we often see the characters talking within the context. That ـــespecially with the time-shiftingـــ led to moments where the characters literally name a turning point in the story. This is a nit-pick, though. A bloody midget! (9/10)

The narrative of the movie can be confusing for some people. But ''The Damned United'' is very entertaining and one of the best football movies ever made.

One of the best football films ever made, as Michael Sheens lead performance makes you want to become a Derby County fan.

You can feel the hate, the impotence the desire to be proven right. A character study that clashes ideas, an awesome movie

Michael Sheen shines as Brian Clough, with the supporting cast also delivering. An impressive film.

Enjoyed the film, but couldn't understand why '70s footballers were driving around in '60s cars

This film is so perfect. Makes me regret from finished watching this film

Living in a part of the world that refer to football as soccer (code for a sport that helps me get to sleep quicker than Benadryl), I hesitated investing my time in this film. Glad I gave the viewing a chance. With some excellent acting, easy to digest storytelling (based on real events), this underdog true tale of a club’s ability to overcome adversity fueled by efforts of it’s fiery manager make it a great watch for all ages! My only issue was with a few moments where pacing seemed to drag. Some of the drawn out scenes of the protagonist’s pensive reflection could have been cut down and replaced with some additional character development for the great supporting cast whose stories weren’t at all fleshed out.