Starter for 10 (film)

Starter for 10
US release poster
Directed byTom Vaughan
Written byDavid Nicholls
Based onStarter for Ten by David Nicholls
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAshley Rowe
Edited byHeather Persons
Music byBlake Neely
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • 10 November 2006 (2006-11-10)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.7 million
Box office$1.7 million

Starter for 10 is a 2006 British comedy-drama film directed by Tom Vaughan from a screenplay by David Nicholls, adapted from his 2003 novel Starter for Ten. The film stars James McAvoy as a university student who wins a place on a University Challenge quiz team. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006, and was released in the UK and Ireland on 10 November 2006, and in Canada and the US on 23 February 2007.

The film's title is taken from the University Challenge catchphrase, "Your starter for 10 ..." (i.e. the question asked to one contestant at the beginning of a round, which is worth ten points).