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eHero

2018 · 85 min

A breezy underdog sports drama where team friction and rival swagger matter more than the game itself.

Directed by
Joseph Procopio
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sean Astin, Chloe Rose, Greg Hovanessian
Tagline
It's more than a game
Overview
An up-and-coming video gamer faces his greatest challenge yet as he and his team must overcome a fiery gaming superstar, as well as their own battling egos, to win the ultimate video game championship.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Joseph Procopio
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sean Astin, Chloe Rose, Greg Hovanessian
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • friendship
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • power
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Joseph Procopio
    Written by
    Michael Ray Brown, Joseph Procopio, Frank Procopio
    Starring
    Sean Astin, Chloe Rose, Greg Hovanessian, Varun Saranga, Michael Boisvert, Amanda Joy, Jimi Shlag, Tim Progosh
    Cinematography
    Fraser Brown
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    Canada
    Languages
    English

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