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The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar

2018 · 76 min

A gentle, inspiring rise-through-sacrifice story that plays like a warm TV biography, easy to follow and quietly rousing.

Directed by
Vanessa Parise
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Jeanté Godlock, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Tisha Campbell
Overview
Based on her book, this World Premiere film follows Simone Biles through the sacrifices and hard work that led her to win 19 Olympic and World Championship medals.

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Directed by
Vanessa Parise
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Jeanté Godlock, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Tisha Campbell
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • ambition
  • family
  • survival
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Genres
tv movie, drama
Directed by
Vanessa Parise
Written by
Kelly Fullerton
Starring
Jeanté Godlock, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Tisha Campbell, Raven Bowens, Kelsey Scott, Tim Beckmann, Marylin Norry, Julius Tennon
Runtime
76 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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