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Michael Jordan: Above & Beyond

1996 · 54 min

A brisk, reverent highlight reel that mixes comeback adrenaline with a quiet undertow of loss and fatherly memory.

Overview
"Michael Jordan Above and Beyond" provides a much-needed look at Michael Jordan's fantastic return from retirement in 1995. The first 20 minutes or so recap his retirement, attempt at minor league baseball, and his dealing with his father's murder. It picks up when it starts looking at the huge frenzy that was his return to the NBA in the Spring of 1995. It covers his mediocre first game back against the Pacers, his Friday night Chicago return against the Magic, and his subsequent return to form with a game-winning shot against Atlanta, and a career night dropping 55 on the Knicks.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • redemption
  • grief
  • ambition
  • celebrity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Eriq La Salle, Phil Jackson, Magic Johnson, John Paxson, Jack Haley, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen
Runtime
54 min
Country
United States of America

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