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      4 Minute Mile

      PG-13 Released Aug 1, 2014 1 hr. 36 min. Drama List
      23% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A reclusive track coach meets a poverty-stricken teen, who is at a violent juncture in his life, and eventually shapes the boy into a world-class runner. Read More Read Less

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      LachedTbnr Best true story about track ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/06/24 Full Review Je E Humorless, boring downer. There must be at least a thousand better sports movies. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/23 Full Review pat a I thoroughly enjoyed it. Perhaps a little cliche but a good movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review mauro l Sports drama in which the dramatic element is as false as in any Rocky or Creed movie. (Mauro Lanari) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member If you were or are a high school runner, college runner, or were ever at any point even a slightly competitive (or self-respecting) runner, please avoid this like the plague. Running is almost a sub-plot in this movie, despite the misleading title, "4 minute mile." The running bits are seriously asinine and the story is so phony and unbelievable (~50s 400m kid bumps to the 1600m and runs 4:14 in the first race they show). As someone who spent high school, college, and post-college as a competitive runner, this movie is insulting and embarrassing to the sport. It gets 1 star instead of 1/2 star because the acting is mostly solid. If you don't know the first thing about running, this might be entertaining. Have fun. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member As sub 4:30 miler. This movie irks me as one reviewer pointed out the training methods are ridiculous. Interval training cannot be the primary aspect to training and he is a little too built to be a 1600 runner. no pure 400 runner would jump to the mile. Or be able to run 10 miles at 5 minute pace as coleman elludes to early in the film. The thing that stuck out to me the most is how non chalantly they think a highschooler can run sub 4. Considering less than 10 american highachoolers have EVER accomplished that feat . A much better running movie is "Prefontaine " Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bill Edelstein Variety A by-the-numbers tale of inspiration through perspiration. Aug 1, 2014 Full Review Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com 4 Minute Mile at least has the decency to acknowledge that it's aware of its underdog sports-movie clichs, especially the ones that made The Karate Kid such an '80s classic. Rated: 2/4 Aug 1, 2014 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times More than one interior scene looks underlit for effect,but that's at least something else to think about as the film goes through its paces. Jul 31, 2014 Full Review Catherine Brown FILMINK (Australia) A lazily derivative underdog sporting yarn, 4 Minute Mile treads tired ground. Mar 6, 2015 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue This earnest redemption drama fails to go the distance with sentimental tendencies and trite lessons of perseverance. Oct 31, 2014 Full Review Jordan Adler We Got This Covered Even with Richard Jenkins's strong turn as a grizzled mentor and ex-athlete, 4 Minute Mile is a limp sports drama that fails to be inspirational or inspired. Rated: 4/10 Aug 1, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A reclusive track coach meets a poverty-stricken teen, who is at a violent juncture in his life, and eventually shapes the boy into a world-class runner.
      Director
      Charles-Olivier Michaud
      Screenwriter
      Josh Campbell, Jeff Van Wie
      Distributor
      Gravitas Ventures
      Production Co
      One Square mile, Management Company Entertainment Group, Phoenix Rising Motion Pictures
      Rating
      PG-13 (Violence|Mature Thematic Material|Drugs|Drinking|Smoking|Some Language)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 1, 2014, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 8, 2015