Match of the Day
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Match of the Day

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

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BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

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@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-15 10:00 UTC

If Match of the Day was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-08 06:00 UTC

Match of the Day: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.

@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-19 11:00 UTC

Even the popcorn looked bored during Match of the Day.

@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-24 20:00 UTC

Watched Match of the Day so you don't have to. You're welcome.

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r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.9k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Match of the Day?

Honestly, Match of the Day would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/flicks · u/CinephileCynic🔥 4.1k points

Hot Take: Match of the Day's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Look, I wanted to love Match of the Day. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/movies · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 1.7k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Match of the Day actually is?

Rewatched Match of the Day last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.2k points

Unpopular opinion: Match of the Day is the most overrated film of the decade

Just got out of Match of the Day and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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