I don't watch sports, but I like sports movies if they are more about people who happen to be playing sports instead of the actual sport.
As someone with minimal knowledge of Jackie Robinson's history heading into this, I was locked in from the start. It covered a very digestible portion of his life with enough background info to tell a complete story. It is emotional and inspiring, and it is also heartbreaking watching it with the knowledge of Chadwick Boseman's unexpectedly early passing.
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In a game divided by color, he made us see greatness.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
4/12/2013Runtime
128 minsGenres
Overview
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabashed racism from the public, the press and other players.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$40,000,000Revenue
$95,020,213Homepage
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A dignified chronicle of Jackie Robinson's groundbreaking entry into Major League Baseball, capturing both the crushing weight of systemic racism and the quiet strength required to endure it. It's an inspirational but clear-eyed look at how one person's excellence and composure became a weapon against prejudice.
Mood
DefiantHopefulTense
Themes
RaceIdentityJustice
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticDocumentary-like
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Racial violence
Chadwick Boseman
Jackie Robinson
Harrison Ford
Branch Rickey
Nicole Beharie
Rachel Robinson
Christopher Meloni
Leo Durocher
Ryan Merriman
Dixie Walker
Lucas Black
Pee Wee Reese
André Holland
Wendell Smith
Alan Tudyk
Ben Chapman
Hamish Linklater
Ralph Branca
T. R. Knight
Harold Parrott
John C. McGinley
Red Barber
Toby Huss
Clyde Sukeforth
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