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Score: A Hockey Musical (2010)

Score: A Hockey Musical poster
Directed by
Michael McGowan
Genre
musical film, sport film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A sheltered pacifist teenager discovers he is a hockey prodigy and gets pulled into the rough world of junior league hockey. The movie mixes musical numbers with his journey from a quiet home life to the ice rink.

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What happens

Score: A Hockey Musical is a 2010 Canadian coming-of-age musical comedy film written and directed by Michael McGowan starring Noah Reid, Allie MacDonald, Olivia Newton-John, Marc Jordan and Nelly Furtado. The story follows a sheltered, pacifistic teenager who becomes a star player in a violent junior ice hockey league. The film opened five international film festivals in September 2010 leading up to the 2010–11 NHL season. It was generally seen as a crowd-pleaser and a campy celebration of Canadiana, but some critics faulted the populist effort as having little or no cinematic merit. It was nominated for two Directors Guild of Canada Awards and an ACTRA Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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