TV series

Top of the Hill

1980 · 1 season

A middle-aged man's impulsive Olympic dream plays out with earnest, slightly dated TV-movie charm.

Overview: Michael Stone is a rising company executive who decides to chuck his career and marriage to fulfill a fantasy to be a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsled team and partake in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, identity, family, sport
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
family
sport
freedom
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild