10 Years Later, Hugh Jackman's Underseen Winter Olympics Movie Is Worth Watching At Last

Hugh Jackman’s Underrated True Story Movie Is Perfect for Winter Olympics 10 Years Later

With the Winter Olympics well underway and the ski-jumping events rolling in, there’s no better time to tune in to Hugh Jackman‘s 2016 movie, Eddie the Eagle, a movie that effectively captures the Olympic spirit. Based on Michael Edwards’ journey to the 1988 Winter Olympics, who became the first British player to represent the country in ski-jumping, the movie boasts an unapologetic feel-good story at its center, which is bound to melt hearts. C…

10 Years Later, Hugh Jackman's Underseen Winter Olympics Movie Is Worth Watching At Last

The 2026 Winter Olympics are well underway at this point. And if you can't get enough of the actual sports taking place right now, movies depicting what happened at previous games are another opportunity to experience these events, whether they're based on true stories or place fictional characters into real history.