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Amateur

2018 · 96 min

A grounded, quietly tense sports drama that turns a young athlete's dream into a slow squeeze of exploitation and pressure.

Directed by
Ryan Koo
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Every dream has a price.
Overview
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.

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Directed by
Ryan Koo
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • corruption
  • family
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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