''One Chance'' is a 2013 British-American biographical film about opera singer and ''

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'' winner

Paul Potts Paul Potts (born 13 October 1970) is an English tenor. In 2007, he won the first series of ITV's ''Britain's Got Talent'' with his performance of " Nessun dorma", an aria from Puccini's opera ''Turandot''. As a singer of operatic pop music ...

, directed by

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and written by

Justin Zackham Justin Zackham is an American and British screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote the films ''The Bucket List'', '' One Chance'', ''The Big Wedding'', and '' Second Act''. He also created the FX TV series '' Lights Out''. Zackham coined the ...

. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the

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Cast

James Corden James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English television host, actor, comedian, and singer. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom '' Gavin & Stacey''. In the ...

Alexandra Roach Alexandra Elizabeth Roach (born 20 August 1987) is a Welsh actress best known for her roles as Becky in '' Utopia'' and DS Joy Freers in ''No Offence''. She has also made appearances in series including '' Being Human'', ''Inside No. 9'', ''Bla ...

as Julz, Paul's wife * Mackenzie Crook as Braddon, Paul's coworker at The Carphone Warehouse *

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as Alessandra *

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as Roland, Paul's father *

Julie Walters Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a B ...

as Yvonne, Paul's mother * Trystan Gravelle as Matthew, Paul's lifelong bully * Sion Tudor Owen as Choirmaster, Paul's mentor *

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as Hydrangea, Braddon's girlfriend *

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as Dr. Thorpe, Paul's emergency physician The film also features archival footage of

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Amanda Holden Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English actress, media personality, and singer. Since 2007, she has been a judge on the television talent show competition ''Britain's Got Talent'' on ITV. She also co-hosts the ''Heart Brea ...

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, and

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from ''

''.

Production

Director

reduced his directing fee of US$6 million to US$1.2 million in exchange for a larger share of the film's gross. ''One Chance'' was shot in Italy and the United Kingdom.

Release

The film was shown at the

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on 9 September 2013 and released in cinemas on 25 October 2013.

Reception

it holds an approval rating of on

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, based on reviews, with an average rating of ; the consensus states: "Predictable and sentimental, yet thoroughly agreeable, ''One Chance'' is an unapologetic crowd-pleaser that achieves its admittedly modest goals." On

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, the film has a score of 49 out of 100 based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2013. It was released in the United States the next day via digital download with two extra tracks by

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, a CD was released on 7 January 2014. It was scored by

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. "

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" by

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was included on the soundtrack and was released as the lead single on 21 October 2013 by

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. The single received a nomination for Best Original Song at the

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References

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