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Winning London

The story

Winning London is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Craig Shapiro and starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The film was produced by Dualstar Entertainment Group and Tapestry Films and released by Warner Home Video on March 27, 2001.

Plot

Chloe Lawrence is a very driven teenager and the leader of her high school's Model United Nations-team. After performing particularly well in a competition, Chloe's team is selected to attend the International Model United Nations in London, England. But when Randall, one of Chloe's teammates, is unable to attend due to a family obligation, Chloe's twin sister Riley steps in to take his place for the competition (and to get closer to Brian, another of Chloe's team-mates whom Riley happens to have a crush on).

When the group arrives in London, they discover that someone's already representing their usual country: China. Undaunted, they improvise and end up representing the United Kingdom. Plenty of sight-seeing and shopping ensues, during which Chloe falls for James Browning, the son of a wealthy British nobleman named Lord Browning, who's being pressured by his dad to achieve more. As the competition progresses, Chloe's over-competitive nature stalls her budding romance, Riley tries to get closer to Brian, and the team earns both admiration and anger for their unconventional methods. Nevertheless, tribulations are weathered and lessons are learned about sportsmanship, overlooked friends, and enjoying one's youth.

Cast

Ashley Olsen as Riley Lawrence

Mary-Kate Olsen as Chloe Lawrence

Brandon Tyler as Brian

Jesse Spencer as James Browning

Rachel Roth as Rachel

Eric Jungmann as Dylan

Claire Yarlett as Julia Watson

Steven Shenbaum as Harry Holmes

Paul Ridley as Lord Browning

Stephanie Arellano as Gabriella

Blythe Matsui as Sakura

Curtis Anderson as Goofy delegate

Garikayi Mutambirwa as Niko

Jeremy Maxwell as Jonathan

Benton Jennings as Chef

Jerry Gelb as Bell Captain

Robert Phelps as Head Judge

Jarrett Lennon as Randall

Richard Alan Brown as Kid

Leo Dolan, Ken Flori as Cockney cabbies