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"Some Legends are born out of Struggle."

2010 1h 47m EN

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6.5

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20%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 135🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes●39Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 5,656

Drama

Synopsis

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A book-smart teenager joins his school's wrestling team as a way to reunite his surviving family members, who split apart after the death of his father, a college wrestling legend, 10 years ago.

“Some Legends are born out of Struggle.”

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Cast

Patricia Clarkson
Sharon
Devon Graye
Cal Chetley
John Cena
Mike Chetley
Madeleine Martin
Luli Stringfellow
Danny Glover
Harry 'Red' Newman
John Posey
Coach Tennent
Tyler Posey
Billy Barrow
Teo Olivares
Donald Worthington

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mel Damski
Writers: John Posey
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mel Damski, shot by Kenneth Zunder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Patricia Clarkson and Devon Graye and John Cena carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some Legends are born out of Struggle.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1563704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mel Damski directs. Kenneth Zunder behind the camera. Jim Johnston scores. Mitchel Stanley cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Mel Damski, shot by Kenneth Zunder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jim Johnston. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mitchel Stanley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Patricia Clarkson and Devon Graye and John Cena carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Some Legends are born out of Struggle.".
7IMDB entry: tt1563704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 14 themes, including "high school", "sibling relationship", "sports", "oklahoma".