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Namath

2012 · 86 min

A warm, straightforward sports biography that coasts on charisma and nostalgia, easy to watch even if you don't follow football.

Directed by
Ouisie Shapiro
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Joe Namath
Overview
An HBO documentary featuring "Broadway" Joe Namath of the New York Jets. A chronicle of his life and career as one of the most iconic quarterbacks to ever play the game of football.

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Directed by
Ouisie Shapiro
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Joe Namath
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • sport
  • identity
  • aging
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ouisie Shapiro
Written by
Ouisie Shapiro
Starring
Joe Namath
Runtime
86 min
Languages
English

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