The Boys in the Boat

[Brian in Mesa]

The Boys in the Boat

Release date: December 25, 2023
Studio: MGM
Director: George Clooney
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and smoking
Screenwriters: Daniel James Brown, Mark L. Smith
Genre: Biography | Drama | Sport

Starring: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike, Thomas Elms, Jack Mulhern, Luke Slattery, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, Tom Varey, Joel Phillimore, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, Courtney Henggeler

Plot Summary: A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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[Brian in Mesa]

Seeing this Friday night.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Great book and story. Disappointing movie. They made it a sports movie instead of all the humanity of Joe, Ulbrecht and the boatmaker.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Boring AF.

 

[jf-08]

Wife and I enjoyed it for what it was - a feel-good underdog movie. We haven't read the book though. My MIL highly recommends it even after seeing the movie.

 

[Chaplin]

Everything I’ve read about this movie is that it is long, boring and cliched. Might feel good but it sticks to the formula to a tee. That’s not worth the cost of a ticket IMO.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Damn, I was really looking forward to this one...the book is so good. Clooney did Monuments Men which was kind of a dud too. Needs to find his footing as a director.