The Bronze

"There's no place like third."

2016 1h 48m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 406

DramaComedy

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In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.

“There's no place like third.”

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Cast

Melissa Rauch
Hope Annabelle Greggory
Gary Cole
Stan Greggory
Thomas Middleditch
Ben Lawfort
Sebastian Stan
Lance Tucker
Cecily Strong
Janice Townsend
Haley Lu Richardson
Maggie Townsend
Dale Raoul
Doris
Craig Kilborn
Heath Parker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bryan Buckley
Writers: Winston Rauch, Melissa Rauch
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 18% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bryan Buckley, shot by Scott Henriksen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Nau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Nelson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Melissa Rauch and Gary Cole and Thomas Middleditch carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's no place like third.".

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The take

Bryan Buckley directs. Scott Henriksen behind the camera. John Nau scores. Jay Nelson cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 18% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 10 years ago.
4Directed by Bryan Buckley, shot by Scott Henriksen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Nau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jay Nelson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Melissa Rauch and Gary Cole and Thomas Middleditch carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There's no place like third.".
9IMDB entry: tt3859304 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Scott Henriksen
Original score: John Nau
Editing: Jay Nelson
Production design: David Skinner
Costume design: Michelle Martini
Makeup / hair: Christopher Patrick
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $615,816
Return: 18% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Bronze (2016)

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Reno2016-08-04
★ 7/10
The life of an arrogant and mean farmer Olympic medal winner. Surprised to see how the film was received. I mean it was not based on the real or something, the film was not bad either. A decent story and performances, but partially an inspiring theme. You know, of course, in the sports its about winning the medals, only till certain stage, then the time comes to end our journey for various reasons. But still there are other ways to use our gifts like on coaching and encouraging the young talents. That's what this film is about, and I enjoyed watching it. The highlight was it looks some kind of a biographical film, but as I said it's not. I think the screenplay was well written, but pretty predictable story, especially the romance parts were outdated. The sport section was quite refreshing. The jokes were the okay type. The sex scene was awesome. It might be a little overdone, but well composed gymnastic poses. I liked the father-daughter sentiment. It was not emotional with great dialogues, but still a father fighting for his daughter to stand on her own feet was really good to see. It is a chick flick, so both the lead girls were excellent. Pretty much impressive gymnastic stunts. Obviously the stunt double used for some of those parts. Had a good runtime and shot in wonderful places. A small budget film that shot within a month of time, but a great production quality. Entertaining film, but disappointment is it did not do well as expected at the box office. It is not a greatest sports film of all time, but I think there's no harm watching it once, you will realise that after giving it a try. 7/10
Kamurai2021-01-21
★ 7/10
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. Finally a movie that proves that Melissa Rauch was the hot one on "Big Bang Theory". Melissa Rauch carries this one, above and beyond, and she shows her range into dirt comedy and psychological drama without batting an eye, like a champ. The "angry jerk" routine gets old pretty fast, but it shifts throughout the movie so it's not unbearable, and for every ounce Raunch gives, Haley Lu Richardson comes back with "happy idiot" and it's a wonderful juxtaposition. Special mention to Sebastian Stan for helping Melissa Rauch with one of the most amazing sex scenes I've ever seen, and it's not even about it being dirty. It was as beautiful and funny as it was sexy. The movie is funny, but it does feel as if you're laughing in spite of the movie, and its a special kind of dark humor.