Movie

Sweetwater

2023 · 119 min

A warm, sincere underdog story that mixes basketball action with a gentle sense of history being made.

Tagline: The man who changed the game.
Overview: In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, warm and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Race, ambition, justice, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
ambition
justice
friendship
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild