Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot

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Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot

2015

1h 45m

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Under the tutelage of coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, 7-foot German basketball player Dirk Nowitzki develops an extraordinary jump shot, helping to lead the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA championship.

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Danny Bowes

RogerEbert.com

It's a tale of a guy who works really hard to be good at basketball, and who everybody seems to really like. And that's all it needs to be.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 10, 2015

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Chris Vognar

Dallas Morning News

The Perfect Shot might not be the perfect movie, but it's still a worthy profile of the defining Dallas sports star of this generation.

Rated: B+

Jul 9, 2015

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Inspiring docu on NBA star has some salty language.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 25, 2016

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Tom Meek

Paste Magazine

For such a rah-rah career-capping fist bump, The Perfect Shot offers enough surprises, insights and revelations to be more than just a Sports Center highlight reel.

Rated: 6.8/10

Jul 28, 2015

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dustin d

Dirk Nowitzki is an undeniably hard worker who paid the dues for his success, and comes off as a genuinely good guy. But this documentary is also undeniably one-sided. It works as an exploration for the ingredients to success, even if you're not interested in basketball.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Interesting look into the life of The Big German.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Not a totally interesting documentary. But hey, it's the Dunking Deutschman!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

The perfect Dirk documentary. #mffl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

An excellent movie about Dirk Nowitzki, my favorite basketball player on the Dallas Mavericks. This movie/documentary explores Dirk's transition from a boy playing basketball in Germany to a man playing in the NBA. Along side Dirk for the transition is Holger, Dirk's constant companion and coach. Holger is part genius, part eccentric. This is their story of developing "The Perfect Shot" through science, physics, and athleticism.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

I love Dirk and after watching this I feel like I understand him better than ever. I hope we can give him another run.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

Under the tutelage of coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, 7-foot German basketball player Dirk Nowitzki develops an extraordinary jump shot, helping to lead the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA championship.

Director: Sebastian Dehnhardt
Producer: Leopold Hoesch, Michael Bogar
Screenwriter: Sebastian Dehnhardt
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: broadview.tv GmbH
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.6K
Runtime: 1h 45m

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