Olympic Dreams

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Olympic Dreams

PG-13

Released Feb 14, 2020

1h 23m

Romance

Comedy

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A young cross-country skier bonds with a volunteer doctor in the Olympic athletes village.

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Even if it's mainly distinguished by its unique setting, Olympic Dreams remains a romcom with a heartfelt story and likable leads.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

The engaging "Olympic Dreams" plays like "Lost in Translation" at the Winter Games.

Rated: B

Feb 21, 2020

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Olympic Dreams is a strong, emotionally-pure indie drama that took my breath away.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 15, 2020

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

The story of how Olympic Dreams got made is more compelling than the movie itself.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 14, 2020

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

There are no scenes revolving around intense athletic competitions. Instead, Olympic Dreams takes a close look at the internal battles of insecurities that can prevent people from pursuing what they really want in life.

Jul 14, 2020

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Joshua Brunsting

The CriterionCast

Gorgeously shot and led by two ace performances, Olympic Dreams is the type of adult romantic comedy that simply does not get produced these days.

May 13, 2020

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Rafaela Sales Ross

Film Inquiry

To navigate such a complex environment with a whole array of limitations and bureaucratic barriers is a complicated task, and Teicher manages to deliver a sweet tale of dreams and expectations. There is not much more than we can ask.

May 4, 2020

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I'm not a "movie critic"- but there seems to be a new kind of trend in movies today where the story mixes it up a bit, and we don't exactly see the ending we expect. Or maybe I think that because I've been around so long? I love the restraint, the absolutely different personalties, as well as the young girl being the more 'aggressive' so to speak... but we did not have to see them betray themselves. They remained the people that they were, and yet almost crossed the line. Maybe she did not have so much to risk, except her heart (which is everything), and he had to live with himself. Sorry to type so long, but such a great story, and so well told... This movie exceeded my expectations. There was great respect to human individuality in this movie. Also a great story. And a fantastic ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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A gentle love story in the backdrop of Olympic Winter Games starring real life Olympian Alexi Pappas and Nick Kroll. The first feature ever shot on location in the Olympic Village. Also loved that the movie was written by the trio of Alexi Pappas, Jeremy Teicher, and Nick Kroll and also stars the popular and hunky real life free style skier Gus Kenworthy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Craig S

A feel good movie that seemed more documentary than fiction.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/20

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Audience Member

An oddly paced quirky rom com with a few endearing and truthful moments.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/20

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Audience Member

Alexi Pappas makes this movie work, and the backdrop is fascinating.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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An unusual love story that is rooted in even more unusual themes, yet it works. -Go

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

A young cross-country skier bonds with a volunteer doctor in the Olympic athletes village.

Director: Jeremy Teicher
Producer: Nick Kroll, Nora May, Alexi Pappas, Will Rowbotham, Jeremy Teicher
Screenwriter: Alexi Pappas, Nick Kroll
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: IFC Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual References|Some Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.7K
Runtime: 1h 23m

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