7 Days in Hell (2015)

7 Days in Hell (2015) is a mockumentary-style comedy that chronicles the outrageously overblown rivalry between American tennis phenom Aaron Williams (Andy Samberg) and English star Charles Poole (Kit Harington). Framed as a faux documentary, the film zeroes in on their infamous first-round Wimbledon match in 2001 — a contest that, in true absurd fashion, drags on for seven days and becomes a worldwide spectacle. If you watch it, expect a blend of deadpan talking-head interviews, staged “archival” footage, and escalating physical comedy. The movie lampoons sports journalism and celebrity culture: petty grudges turn into career-defining moments, trivial on-court incidents spiral into outrageous consequences, and the match accumulates increasingly ridiculous records and interventions. Samberg’s manic, self-serious performance against Harington’s stiff-upper-lip rival creates a comedic yin-yang, and the mock-documentary format lets the film switch between intimate emotional beats and broad satire. In short, viewers will get a fast-paced, knowingly silly parody of sports documentaries — part absurdist comedy, part character study — that’s equal parts laugh-out-loud gags and sharp satire of fame, fandom, and the lengths people go to win. If you like offbeat comedies that mock the conventions of nonfiction storytelling and sports pageantry, this one delivers.

Actors: Andy Samberg, Kit Harington, Fred Armisen

Director: Jake Szymanski

Runtime: 43 min

Genres: Comedy, Sport

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