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17 Points |
1994 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Hoop Dreams
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Very Good
5 years in the lives of two inner-city Chicago Boys (William Gates and Arthur Agee), who live, breathe, and dream basketball. You could see it in their faces, for example when Arthur gets his ear-to-ear grin when he met Isaiah Thomas during his first practice at St. Joseph’s. Where Hoop Dreams …
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Drunkard has-been coach Bill is given a second chance… with the Girl’s basketball team. This, in a Hoosier town where basketball is king. The movie has a predictable formula: rocky start with girls who aren’t that in to it, tough going with ex-wife and estranged daughter, turnaround when t…
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OK |
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17 Points |
2011 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
The Hammer
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Uplifting story of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win the national collegiate championship. This film more or less follows the formula of any sports story: underdog faces personal challenges, he is motivated by his coach (in this case his grandpa), works hard at success, achieves great …
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OK |
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17 Points |
2011 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
United
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
A dramatic tale of Manchester United in the 50’s and the Munich air crash that killed 8 team members. As with most sports movies, Manchester starts with the usual formula: work hard, come from behind, do great things. Then Munich happened. Just like you’d expect, things got depressing – de…
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Very Good |
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17 Points |
2013 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
42
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Very Good
42 gives us a part of baseball history that fans and non-fans alike should see. As much as it is a decent baseball story, it is an even better story about American history. This glimpse into how Jackie Robinson made his way from a Negro league to the Brooklyn Dodgers was more complex than a simpl…
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OK |
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17 Points |
2011 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Goon
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Tell the truth – you like to see fights at hockey games, right? If so, Goon is for you. This tongue-in-cheek hockey film is primarily an understated comedy that follows the nicest bouncer you’ll ever meet and his grand entrance to the one professional sport that appreciates a good brawler: h…
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OK |
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17 Points |
2011 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Undefeated
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Undefeated is a bit of a misnomer – the Manassas Tigers actually lost their first football game, and by hook and by crook – coach Bill Courtney took this scrappy underprivileged neighborhood team to Tennessee greatness. Bill himself narrates, so you get his story as well as his inspirational mes…
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Very Good |
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17 Points |
2014 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Million Dollar Arm
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Million Dollar Arm
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Very Good
John Hamm is great as he brings Baseball closer to Bollywood in ‘Million Dollar Arm’. This family pleaser offers solid entertainment for everyone.
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Perfect |
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17 Points |
2014 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Unbroken
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Perfect
Angelina Jolie directs the astounding true story about Olympic runner Louie Zamporini. Louie was art of a Bomber crew in pacific who was shot down, survived over 45 days at sea, surrounded by sharks, shot at by and then captured by the Japanese, tortured by a sadistic Japanese commander "the …
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Great |
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17 Points |
2015 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Pawn Sacrifice
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1 Reply
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