The Boys in the Boat (2023)

Directed by

George Clooney

Genre

drama film, sport film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 364 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A college rowing team from the University of Washington tries to make it to the 1936 Olympics. The coach and a poor rower named Joe Rantz work to overcome obstacles.

determinedunderdognostalgicinspiringearnestteamworkperiod

What happens

The Boys in the Boat is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film produced and directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, based on the 2013 book by Daniel James Brown. The film follows the University of Washington rowing team, and their quest to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics. It stars Joel Edgerton as coach Al Ulbrickson Sr. and Callum Turner as rower Joe Rantz. The Boys in the Boat had its world premiere in Los Angeles on December 11, 2023, and was theatrically released by Amazon MGM Studios in the United States on December 25 and internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed $55 million and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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