Youngblood (2025)

Directed by

Hubert Davis

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Black Canadian junior hockey player in Hamilton dreams of being drafted into the NHL. He pursues his goal while dealing with family expectations and the pressures of the sport.

aspirationalearnestenergeticfocuseddeterminedinspiringsports-driven

What happens

Youngblood is a 2025 sports drama film directed by Hubert Davis. A contemporary remake of the 1986 film Youngblood in a Canadian context, the film stars Ashton James as Dean Youngblood, a Black Canadian junior hockey player in Hamilton, Ontario, who dreams of getting drafted into the National Hockey League. The cast also includes Blair Underwood as Dean's father, as well as Shawn Doyle, Alexandra McDonald, Oluniké Adeliyi, Henri Richer-Picard, Emidio Lopes, Donald MacLean Jr., Tamara Podemski, Joris Jarsky, Matt Wells, Keris Hope Hill, Jonathan Valvano, Ty Neckar, Dylan Hawco and Evan Buliung in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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