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Race

2016 · 134 min

A stirring, old-fashioned underdog drama that builds to rousing track victories while quietly indicting the racism surrounding them.

Directed by
Stephen Hopkins
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree
Tagline
The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens
Overview
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

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  • MGM Plus Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Stephen Hopkins
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • race
  • justice
  • ambition
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • military
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Stephen Hopkins
Written by
Anna Waterhouse, Joe Shrapnel
Starring
Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Carice van Houten, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt, David Kross
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Peter Levy
Runtime
134 min
Country
Canada, Germany
Languages
German, English

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