Spirit of the Game

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Spirit of the Game

PG

Released Oct 7, 2016

1h 35m

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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

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Simon Foster

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

A great true story. Feel good and uplifting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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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

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Audience Member

Inspirational and uplifting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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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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