| Outside Bet | |
| Director: | Sacha Bennett |
| Producer: | Carolyn Bennett Tony Humphreys Terry Stone |
| Starring: | Bob Hoskins Jenny Agutter Philip Davis Adam Deacon |
| Cinematography: | Nic Lawson |
| Editing: | Kate Evans |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime: | 94 mins. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $7,500,000[1] |
Outside Bet, also known as Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper, is a British comedy film directed by Sacha Bennett and starring Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Philip Davis and Adam Deacon. The film was released on 20 April 2012.[1]
It is 1985. Thatcher is in power, Sade is on the radio, and the print workers have gone on strike. But nothing, not even a scale eight earthquake can put a dampener on a group of close friends that meet every Sunday in their regular South London pub for a pint and free flowing banter of the highest order. Set against the backdrop of a changing way of life-as Rupert Murdoch moves the printing of his newspapers from Fleet Street to Wapping-this is a tale of seven firm friends, who embark on a unique journey that eventually leads them to gamble all of their savings and redundancy money on a single race.
The film was not well received by critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes records 9 reviews with an average rating of 3.4/10.[2] Other reviews have been more positive - Mark Kermode declared it his Film of the Week, saying he was "charmed" by the film, and also made it one of his 6 "Gems" of the year.[3]