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The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat

DramaHistory

7.2/10

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US

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en

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123 min

Release Date: 2023-12-25

Overview - The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Production Companies

Smokehouse PicturesSpyglass Media GroupAmazon MGM Studios

Overview - The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

User Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/10

Living out of a dilapidated old car on a piece of waste ground in a suburb of Seattle, Joe Rantz (Callum Turner) travels each day to the University of Washington where he studies engineering. Using newspapers to stop-up the holes in his boots, we learn quickly that he's pretty poverty stricken and when told he has to fund the second half of his semester, is facing quite a challenge. Luckily, his p...

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r96sk

r96sk

7/10

A pretty standard sports biopic. It successfully tells a feel-good underdog story. Events do meander in parts, but for the vast majority it's a solid watch. Callum Turner is, as you'd expect given he's the main character, the film's standout, I enjoyed his performance. Joel Edgerton is good too, as is Hadley Robinson in a small role. I also dug the score used throughout, at plenty of moments I ...

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Brent Marchant

6/10

When it comes to underdog stories, there are offerings that are decidedly inspirational and those that are riddled with clichés. As for the latest in this genre from director George Clooney, the film falls squarely in the latter category. Although capably made for the most part, this fact-based account about the 1936 US Olympic gold medal-winning eight-man rowing team is positively rife with shopw...

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jimb15122

9/10

A well made period piece. Near total absence of woke themes and perversions. Bravo George Clooney!!

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