CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 1h 46m · PG
The Cup

Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.

57%(21)IMDbDramaHistory

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

Directed bySimon Wincer

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
November 13, 2011
Studios
Screen AustraliaFilm VictoriaIngenious Broadcasting

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
The Cup Trailer

The Cup Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry

Damien Oliver

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Dermot Weld

Tom Burlinson

Dave Phillips

Jodi Gordon

Jodi Gordon

Trish Oliver

Daniel MacPherson

Daniel MacPherson

Jason Oliver

Martin Sacks

Neil Pinner

Alice Parkinson

Alice Parkinson

Jenny

Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef

Lee Freedman

Kate Bell

Kate Bell

Claire

Colleen Hewett

Damien's Mother - Pat

Creative team
Directed by
Simon Wincer
Simon Wincer
Written by
Simon Wincer
Simon Wincer
Eric O'Keefe
Produced by
David Lee
Jan Bladier

Keep watching

More like this

Hawaa Hawaai7.3

Hawaa Hawaai

2014 · Film

13 Days in France6.7

13 Days in France

1968 · Film

An American Citizen7.7

An American Citizen

1992 · Film

Train Man: Another Ending Special: Train Man VS Guitar Man!!6.0

Train Man: Another Ending Special: Train Man VS Guitar Man!!

2005 · Film

The Sugarland Express6.6

The Sugarland Express

1974 · Film

Stay Hungry5.6

Stay Hungry

1976 · Film

The Dish6.8

The Dish

2000 · Film

Eleven Men Out5.3

Eleven Men Out

2005 · Film

Wonderland6.1

Wonderland

2003 · Film

The Longest Yard6.7

The Longest Yard

1974 · Film

Semi-Tough5.4

Semi-Tough

1977 · Film

Apparitions at Fatima7.0

Apparitions at Fatima

1991 · Film

The Legend of Bagger Vance6.6

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000 · Film

The Assassin(s)7.2

The Assassin(s)

2026 · Film

A Bridge Too Far7.2

A Bridge Too Far

1977 · Film

Into the Wild7.8

Into the Wild

2007 · Film

The Great Escape7.9

The Great Escape

1963 · Film

Hoosiers7.0

Hoosiers

1986 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Ride Like a Girl7.3

Ride Like a Girl

2019 · Film

Seabiscuit7.1

Seabiscuit

2003 · Film

Secretariat7.4

Secretariat

2010 · Film

We Are Marshall6.9

We Are Marshall

2006 · Film

Black Beauty8.0

Black Beauty

2020 · Film

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story7.1

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

2005 · Film

Giant7.0

Giant

2026 · Film

Invincible7.0

Invincible

2006 · Film

A Sunday Horse6.3

A Sunday Horse

2016 · Film

Black Beauty6.7

Black Beauty

1994 · Film

Jack Irish: Black Tide6.6

Jack Irish: Black Tide

2012 · Film

Walk. Ride. Rodeo.7.0

Walk. Ride. Rodeo.

2019 · Film

Young Woman and the Sea7.9

Young Woman and the Sea

2024 · Film

Rudy7.4

Rudy

1993 · Film

Radium Girls6.6

Radium Girls

2020 · Film

The Last Rifleman6.6

The Last Rifleman

2023 · Film

Queen of the Ring6.8

Queen of the Ring

2025 · Film

True Spirit7.0

True Spirit

2023 · Film

Ford v Ferrari8.0

Ford v Ferrari

2019 · Film

Munich - The Edge of War6.9

Munich - The Edge of War

2021 · Film