Movie

Heart of Champions

2021 · 119 min

A familiar, earnest underdog sports story that coasts on camaraderie and quiet inspiration rather than surprises.

Tagline: Talent wins races. Courage creates champions.
Overview: During their last year at an Ivy League college in 1999, a group of friends and crew teammates' lives are changed forever when an army vet takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, warm and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, ambition, found family, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 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: friendship
ambition
found family
coming-of-age
redemption
Places: school
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild