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Richard Jewell (2019)

Posted by Gui on February 2, 2020

Review 131min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:     Clint Eastwood Cast:         Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde…and more Writers:     Billy Ray, Marie Brenner, Kent Alexander… and more -Synopsis- During the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, a humble Georgia security guard becomes an instant hero when he saves scores of people from a pipe bomb planted […]

I, Tonya (2017)

Posted by Gui on February 20, 2018

Review 120min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Drama, Sport Director:    Craig Gillespie Cast:         Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney…and more Writer:      Steven Rogers -Synopsis- Fuelled by resentment and a difficult upbringing dominated by a hyper-critical mother, combative American figure skater Tonya Harding rises through the ranks of competitive global ice skating in the early 90s, only to […]

Race (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 1, 2016

Review 135min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Sport Director:   Stephen Hopkins Cast:        Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons…and more Writers:    Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse -Synopsis- Biographical drama about legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens’s struggles against the odds as a black man in deeply segregated America, striving for glory before the eyes of the world against the […]

Eddie the Eagle (2016)

Posted by Gui on March 28, 2016

Review 106min Genre:      Fact-based, Comedy, Drama, Sport Director:   Dexter Fletcher Cast:        Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley…and more Writers:    Sean Macaulay & Simon Kelton -Synopsis- Underdog comedy biopic based on the true story of Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards; a plucky British amateur skier with limited ability who defied the odds and achieved his Olympian dream […]

Foxcatcher (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on December 22, 2014

134min Genre:    Drama, Fact-based, Sport Director: Bennett Miller Cast:      Channing Tatum, Steve Carell & Mark Ruffalo …and more Writers:  E. Max Frye & Dan Futterman Based on a true story, Foxcatcher examines the relationship between US Olympic wrestling champions the Schultz brothers and their bizarre coach/sponsor the millionaire du Pont family heir John du Pont, […]