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Nadia

1984 · 100 min

A sincere, old-fashioned TV biopic that traces a young athlete's rise and the heavy cost of sudden fame, watchable but rarely gripping.

Directed by
Alan Cooke
Genres
Drama
Overview
Story about gymnast Nadia Comaneci from her childhood beginning as a gymnast and how she was discovered by Belya Karolyi. Nadia received 7 perfect 10's in the Montreal Olympics.

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Directed by
Alan Cooke
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • obsession
  • family
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Alan Cooke
Written by
Jim McGinn
Starring
Jonathan Banks, Talia Balsam, Carrie Snodgress, Leslie Weiner, Johann Carlo, Karrie Ullman, Simone Blue, Simon Adams
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America, Yugoslavia
Languages
English

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