Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything

2023

Action / Documentary / Sport

3
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 1496 1.5K

addiction sports documentary mental health sport competition snooker

Plot summary

Ronnie O’Sullivan hasn’t had the most harmonious relationship with the media over the years, but his attempt to win the Snooker World Championship for a record 7th time in 2021 apparently proved too good an opportunity to pass up.

Director

Sam Blair Photo
Sam Blair

Top cast

John Williams Photo
John Williams as Self
Jimmy White Photo
Jimmy White as Self
Damien Hirst Photo
Damien Hirst as Self
Laila Rouass Photo
Laila Rouass as Self
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
1.01 GB
1280*640
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 5
2.07 GB
1920*960
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Mohsin-ci 9 / 10

Brutally honest, dark and intense, Not a fairytale!

This documentary is not a movie for everyone. It's intense, sometimes exhausting, and rewards patience and empathy. For a biopic purist who wants narrative closure or celebratory highs, it might feel like a 7/10. For me- someone drawn to psychological realism, obsession, and the cost of genius - it's a 9/10.1. Raw honesty: It's rare for a sports documentary to show someone this unvarnished. No hero-worship, no manufactured drama. It's dark, real, and emotionally heavy - and that's powerful.2. Psychological depth: You don't just see a snooker legend; you see a man trapped by obsession, trauma, and expectation. The mental portrait is gripping.3. Curation of relationships: The inclusion of only those who shared his struggle - wife, friends - makes it feel brutally authentic. Nothing sentimental or unnecessary.4. Visual and tonal subtlety: Cinematography, pacing, and editing all match the mood: quiet, tense, sometimes uncomfortable. You feel the edge he lives on.
Reviewed by malikrob 8 / 10

The athlete in a working mans sport

An emotionally and inspiring show on probably the most down to earth GOAT (greatest of all time) snooker player of all time!I don't play, I'm not a dedicated fan, but from growing up with Ronnie on BBC and seeing the achievements and tournaments he won and loss, this is unreal.An entertaining show, providing his historical family backgrounds, showing his life issues and him being the most upfront honest guy you can imagine.Strongly recommend this for any snooker fan, any people with overall sporting interest and for anyone who has interest in world athletes but with a crazy spin on their life - he is the most down to earth every day GOAT athlete you will probably ever come accors..
Reviewed by middleearthmusic 10 / 10

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

We all know Ronnie is a special breed. I used to dislike him, I thought he was arrogant, immature and obnoxious. But then I started watching him play and developed a respect for him as a sportsman. Only after that did discover enough about this tortured soul that changed my mind about him.He is still the little boy who is looking for approval from his larger than life father. And thought that being successful was the key to happiness. He found out it wasn't.This documentary captures his struggle perfectly. A man driven to find the horizon that is always moving away. It shines a light into his nature and those who orbit him.It's entertaining, masterfully photographed and edited, with a beautiful score. A huge payoff in the finale too.
Read more IMDb reviews

2 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment