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      PG Released Sep 21, 2012 1 hr. 29 min. Drama List
      28% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Failing to make the Olympic rowing team, a young woman (Sarah Megan Thomas) moves back in with her widowed mother and takes a job as a crew coach at her former high school. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Audience Member Bad acting and poor writing make this movie plain old boring. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member If you are a rower you'll really like this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member An enjoyable film for the whole family. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Don't know how, but I got sucked in and loved it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice enough movie. Nothing too exciting... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Just a simple feel good movie, predictable in some ways, but still enjoyable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Glenn Morshower as Coach Spriklin in "Backwards." A scene from "Backwards." Sarah Megan Thomas as Abi Brooks in "Backwards." James Van Der Beek as Geoff in "Backwards." Margaret Colin as Mrs. Brooks in "Backwards." A scene from "Backwards." Sarah Megan Thomas as Abi Brooks in "Backwards." Sarah Megan Thomas as Abi Brooks and James Van Der Beek as Geoff in "Backwards." Sarah Megan Thomas as Abi Brooks in "Backwards." James Van Der Beek as Geoff in "Backwards." View more photos

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      Joe Leydon Variety Passably pleasant but thoroughly predictable. Oct 19, 2012 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle A movie whose main virtue was its honesty ultimately lands in a place that feels canned and unsatisfying. But on the way there, Backwards isn't so bad. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 28, 2012 Full Review Stephanie Merry Washington Post The biggest problem ... is the characters who populate the film. For the most part, they're one-dimensional caricatures. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 28, 2012 Full Review Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald Rated: C+ Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Molly Eichel Philadelphia Daily News Backwards" is obvious at times, but what makes it stand out are the details that Thomas imbues in her character. Oct 11, 2012 Full Review Brian Miller Seattle Weekly Corny and predictable, sure, but Backwards will appeal to a few junior oarswomen around Seattle. Oct 10, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Failing to make the Olympic rowing team, a young woman (Sarah Megan Thomas) moves back in with her widowed mother and takes a job as a crew coach at her former high school.
      Director
      Ben Hickernell
      Executive Producer
      Sarah Megan Thomas
      Screenwriter
      Sarah Megan Thomas
      Distributor
      Dada Films, Required Viewing
      Production Co
      13th Night Productions
      Rating
      PG (Some Mild Language)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 21, 2012, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $61.5K
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