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The Eagle
Film
FilmPG-132016
Eddie the Eagle
Directed by Dexter Fletcher
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. From TMDB
99 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 20, 2026 · How this works
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Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 drama history film, directed by Dexter Fletcher, starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman and Christopher Walken.
- 89 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon, Lemmy
- posts span Aug 4, 2016 to Oct 13, 2026
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60 of 99 · most liked firstI'd say it's going to end badly but it's kind of ended worse than that even as it has begun. The political equivalent of Eddie the Eagle but without the future film and novelty song potential.
neutral · AI labelView post →PERSON OF THE DAY. 13 February 1988. At the Calgary Winter Olympics, British Ski-jumper Eddie (“The Eagle”) Edwards, came last in his 70 metre ski jump event and in the 90 metre event, but won global fame as the world’s favourite loser. His story featured in the film Eddie The Eagle.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ooh fair point. We can be picky. One of the funniest things was watching the Taron Egerton film "Eddie the Eagle" based on someone from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. the town I live in/my husband's home town and my husband and his dad spent the whole film assessing Egerton's Cheltenham accent.
neutral · AI labelView post →Taron Egerton sang the main theme for Eddie the Eagle and I'm listening to it while also suddenly crying remembering this whole movie. He was so motivated to ski jump, it warmed my heart 😭😭 Even when everyone was so mean he just wanted to do it anyways 😭😭
positive · AI labelView post →Eddie the Eagle movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →See the Eddie The Eagle movie for what happens when someone enters the sport without these advantages.
neutral · AI labelView post →since we’re talking ski jumping: it’s not a great movie but i don’t know how anyone can watch EDDIE THE EAGLE and not realize Taron Egerton has charisma enough to be a major, major star
neutral · AI labelView post →#SportsMovieMadness Movie featuring Olympics or an Olympic sport Eddie The Eagle (2015) Longing to be an Olympian, Eddie Edwards finds a loophole that would allow him to represent Britain in ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He then has to prove he belongs in the competition
neutral · AI labelView post →#JuneMovieChallenge Day 25. A movie about a underdog Eddie The Eagle (2015)
neutral · AI labelView post →My favourite bit of the brilliant Eddie the Eagle film is Dexter Fletcher framing three increasingly large ski jumps in shot, constantly, so you never lose track of the structure.
positive · AI labelView post →#JuneMovieChallenge Day 25 - a movie about an underdog Eddie the Eagle #filmsky #moviesky ...the story of Eddie Edwards, the British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta Canada...
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching from (2016) An underrated sports movie. The Calgary Olympics of 1988 were fun. It had the Jamaican Bobsled team, Brian Boitano and Katerina Witt, and Eddie The Eagle. Taron Egerton turns in a great performance.
positive · AI labelView post →Eddie The Eagle! This Dexter Fletcher film is underappreciated i.m.h.o. Watched it again last night. It always makes me sooo happy. Strong anti dote for the January blues. Charming performances by Taron Egerton & Hugh Jackman. With a great 80s score. #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →#SportsMovieMadness Day 19 Movie where the hero loses at the end Eddie the Eagle (saw this recently by accident, not a recommendation) m.imdb.com/title/tt1083...
negative · AI labelView post →#SeptemberMovieChallenge Day 15. Sport biopic in a movie Eddie The Eagle (2015) #Filmsky #Moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't know if it's on letterboxd but there's definitely at least one film about Eddie the Eagle.
neutral · AI labelView post →And then we could make an excellent, typically British feel-good movie about his life à la Eddie the Eagle. But who would play the mysterious Count Binface? Is he even a man?
neutral · AI labelView post →My fellow Brits, Eddie the Eagle with Taron Egerton is on iplayer for the next couple of weeks, and it's such a sweet film
positive · AI labelView post →Watch the film about Eddie the Eagle...a total amateur who just wanted to do ski jumping. It's awesome;
neutral · AI labelView post →I've just watched and really enjoyed Eddie The Eagle film. Proper feel good.
positive · AI labelView post →Just cried at the Eddie the Eagle movie. I am so soft. It was lovely though.
positive · AI labelView post →My 50th movie of 2025 is fucking Eddie the Eagle Teaches Gun Safety
neutral · AI labelView post →A thread.... Eddie The Eagle was released in movie theaters 9 years ago today. This is one of those movies I stumbled across a few years back. If you need some inspiration, give it a watch. Eddie Edwards was a British underdog ski jumper who competed in the 1988 Winter.... 1/ #Movies #Filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Eddie The Eagle film never ever disappoints.
positive · AI labelView post →The Eddie the Eagle movie was really fun too, you gotta love an underdog
positive · AI labelView post →It is. Have you seen Eddie The Eagle that’s another feel good film 👍🐶🐾😘
positive · AI labelView post →#JanuaryMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky Day 25: An award ceremony in a movie Eddie the Eagle (2015) Directed by: Dexter Fletcher youtu.be/hyzQjVUmIxk?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Mad story this about Norway cheating at ski jumping. I watched the Eddie the Eagle film over Christmas so feel I'm an expert on all things ski jumping now. www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
neutral · AI labelView post →Eddie the Eagle was pretty good. Now we turn to a classic, in Blade, the movie that showed Hollywood comic book movies can fucking rock
positive · AI labelView post →They made an Eddie The Eagle movie too... I'd say it's maybe 3% more based in reality, insofar as a couple of the anecdotes happened But, yeah. They might as well be Blades of Glory
neutral · AI labelView post →There's a film about Eddie the Eagle Edwards starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman if you need more
neutral · AI labelView post →Two movie recommendations for folks who want to view positive, uplifting films: The Phantom of the Open & Eddie the Eagle. Both about men who dream of accomplishing the almost impossible in sports. One golf, the other skiing. Bawled my eyes out for both. And both true stories! #movies #film #joy
positive · AI labelView post →He was brilliant as Elton John and Eddie the Eagle Edwards, but I didn’t think much of Taron Edgerton’s Kenneth Williams in the new Netflix movie, Carry On. (Jason Bateman’s Sid James was marvellous though!)
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the best. He’s in a film about one of the worst ever golfers. The golfer came from our town and was something of a local legend (bit like Eddie the Eagle) youtu.be/0FOQMuV0bQU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you have the time and are subscribed to MAX please watch Eddie the Eagle. ⛷️ such a great movie
positive · AI labelView post →Watching Eddie the Eagle (2015) I rate it 9/10 #IMDb #movie #film #blueskymovies www.imdb.com/title/tt1083...
positive · AI labelView post →I watched Eddie The Eagle jump at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, and its portrayal in the movie is clearly...elsewhere.
neutral · AI labelView post →I love the Eddie the Eagle movie so much. Egerton is awesome (I think). I actually think he would be a fantastic Wolverine
positive · AI labelView post →Wonderful film. Maurice Flitcroft was my sporting hero until Eddie the Eagle came along.
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 7.05pm, Spider-Man: No Way Home on BBC3. At 9pm, Eddie The Eagle on Sky Comedy. At 10.45pm, Harriet on BBC1. At 11pm, The History Boys on BBC2. At 11.05pm, The Black Phone on Film4. At 11.15pm, Upgrade on Legend. At 11.20pm, Rush on BBC3. At 1.10am, The Pillow Book on Film4 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 7pm, Eddie The Eagle on Sky1. At 9pm, Wicked Little Letters on C4, Terminator 2 on ITV4, M:I - Dead Reckoning on Film4, Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on 5Star or State of Play on Legend Xtra. At 10.50, Jurassic Park on ITV1. At 10.55, The Menu on C4. At 12.15, Zola on Film4 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Eddie the Eagle. It’s literally the exact same film as Cool Runnings.
neutral · AI labelView post →Previously reminded of this by the movie Eddie the Eagle. Now a Vodafone advert. 🤣 Good old Music. Today's music sucks. Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid. youtu.be/5SD4lI9GKUE
neutral · AI labelView post →Didn't cry at this story as much as I did at the Eddie The Eagle film, but still. How did he decide to get into it though?
neutral · AI labelView post →Not sure whether you’ve seen the Eddie the Eagle film or not. But it’s top class. Ultimate feel-good viewing.
positive · AI labelView post →On this day in 1988: 38 years ago today. The Winter Olympics opened in Calgary, Canada 🇨🇦 English ski-jumper and plasterer Eddie Edwards, became the surprise star of the Games. The fearless contestant had his life story made into a film, Eddie the Eagle, in 2016 #OTD
neutral · AI labelView post →@nothoodlum.bsky.social, I've been away watching "Eddie the Eagle". Great movie. Oh, I heard Trump isn't taking responsibility for an A.I. that appeared under his verified account on his social media platform, Truth Social. Feel free to share this photo below on Bluesky and X. We can blame Vance.
positive · AI labelView post →Exactly. I mean, how difficult can it be to synchronise with yourself* I will. I’ll thank you for encouraging me to follow my dreams of winning an Olympic medal. You might even feature in the movie (à la Eddie the Eagle movie). *ᵛᵉʳʸ - ᴵ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵇᵃʳᵉˡʸ ʷᵃˡᵏ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ˢᵗʳᵃⁱᵍʰᵗ ˡⁱⁿᵉ.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatched Eddie The Eagle. Nothing groundbreaking. An underdog sports film. But it works. You just smile and laugh. Warm n fuzzy film recommendation.
positive · AI labelView post →Eddie the Eagle Only caught the back end of this film but it was fun. I liked Eddie as this offbeat weirdo letterboxd.com/tophatgeo/fi... #geomedia
positive · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 6.20pm, Eddie The Eagle on BBC2. At 6.55pm, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on Sky Arts. At 8.30pm, On The Beach on Sky Arts. At 9pm, Scarface on Legend or Knives Out on E4. At 10pm, Saltburn on BBC2. At 12am, Cyrano on BBC2 or Made In Italy on C4 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Now you just need to do the Eddie the Eagle movie for peak Calgary content.
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 6.50pm, I, Robot on Film4. At 8pm, Top Gun: Maverick on C4. At 9pm, Total Recall on 5Star or Cliffhanger on 5Action. At 9.50pm, Taken on ITV1. At 10pm, Happy Death Day on MTV. At 10.35pm, A Few Good Men on C4. At 11.05pm, Pearl on Film4. At 11.55pm, Eddie The Eagle on BBC3 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Eddie the Eagle (2016) | #MovieAnimeX Ratings: MovieAnimeX:- 7.8/10 Imdb:- 7.3/10 Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score:- 82% Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score:- 82% Heartwarming Movie. Plot is good and true story. Inspiring movie. Acting is superb. Highly Recommended
neutral · AI labelView post →#figureskating just heard the bolero theme in the Eddie the Eagle movie. jumpscare
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you seen this? Should’ve watched it before wasting your time on that excuse for a movie 🤣🤣 Only good thing Edgerton did was Eddie the Eagle. youtu.be/iNEl_Ubg23E?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched it before but I thought Taron Egerton played Elton so well in Rocket Man - and Eddie the Eagle (one of my favourite films as it highlights winning isn't always about coming first)
positive · AI labelView post →Happy belated birthday to Eddie the Eagle. 🥳🎁🎂🎊 I enjoyed the movie about his skiing career. Great cinematography. -E
positive · AI labelView post →Make a war film rubbish: Eddie The Eagle Has Landed
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you watched Eddie the Eagle movie? I was one of the cast
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