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Spirit of the Game

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Missionaries help the fledgling Australian basketball team compete in their first Olympic Games in 1956.
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Jarrod Walker FILMINK (Australia) ...hampered by banal scripting and characterisation. Rated: 8/20 Nov 29, 2016 Full Review Simon Foster Screen-Space Spirit of The Game has the gentle touch of a experienced preacher who knows that the best way to convey a message of salvation is to allow the congregation to feel it dawn upon them. Rated: 3/5 Oct 13, 2016 Full Review Josh Terry Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Sadly, Spirit of the Game is frequently undone by stiff acting and troubled storytelling. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 7, 2016 Full Review Sean P. Means Salt Lake Tribune Writer-director J.D. Scott creates scene after scene of ponderous piety, leavened only by the unintended comedy from the ham-fisted melodramatics and the ludicrous staging of the team's on-court performances. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 6, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carl P A great movie about a group of American on their Mormon mission in Australia. Well done, nicely produced. Interesting from start to finish. Gives yet another reason to despise the French. Worth seeing. Did not open discussion about the unusual things about the LDS Church. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/24 Full Review Audience Member Inspirational true story about American missionaries serving in Australia and playing basketball as the Mormon Yankees during Olympic fever which helped bring the people together and closer to Christ. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent movie!! A really feel-good experience. It's good to see Christianity in action. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A great true story. Feel good and uplifting. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It was great to learn about this little piece of 1950's Australian-Mormon history. Well executed given the size of the story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Inspirational and uplifting Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Missionaries help the fledgling Australian basketball team compete in their first Olympic Games in 1956.
Director
Darran Scott
Producer
Steve Jaggi, Spencer McLaren, Kate Whitbread
Screenwriter
Darran Scott
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co
KW Films, The Steve Jaggi Company, McLaren House
Rating
PG (Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$222.6K
Runtime
1h 35m
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