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Streets of Gold

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A bitter Soviet emigre (Klaus Maria Brandauer) trains two Brooklyn street boxers (Adrian Pasdar, Wesley Snipes) for bouts with a visiting Soviet team.

Critics Reviews

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Variety Staff Variety 08/12/2008
A likable, but hardly compelling story. Go to Full Review
Time Out 06/24/2006
Director Roth never uses a short jab when he can take a wild swing, usually at the cold inhumanity of Soviet society. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times 05/20/2003
A lot of the film was shot in Brighton Beach, and looks authentic, but everything else is either synthetic or derivative, like the musical score. Go to Full Review
TV Guide 08/12/2008
2.5/4
Brandauer, however, takes what probably would have been an interesting character and makes it a fascinating one, bringing complexity, depth, and an understated sense of humor to Alek, adding just the right spin to otherwise unmemorable lines. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 05/07/2007
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/30/2005
1/5
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Audience Reviews

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Steve D 03/06/2023 It takes a compelling story and finds a way to make it uncompelling See more Rene F 11/23/2022 This was a great film. It had the three E's of filmmaking. The acting was great, the story was great and the cinematography was amazing. It is entertaining, educated, and elevated - the three E's. See more bradford william y 08/31/2014 An absolutely OUTSTANDING tale of still pervasive discrimination that should be told more often --- presented via well-crafted script and rock sold directing, cast, photography and editing. Brandauer, Snipes and Pasdar in top form. See more 10/27/2012 Russian defector trains an amateur boxer to a big win over Soviet champ with ESPN on hand. The amateur boxers here show much better defensive skills than the pros Rocky IV, which was made a year earlier. Somewhat predictable but pretty good. See more 10/28/2011 Russian defector trains an amateur boxer to a big win over Soviet champ with ESPN on hand. The amateur boxers here show much better defensive skills than the pros Rocky IV, which was made a year earlier. Somewhat predictable but pretty good. See more 09/02/2011 "Nothing compares to re-living a genuine classic!" I love this film. There is no other way to say it. Thumbs way up! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A bitter Soviet emigre (Klaus Maria Brandauer) trains two Brooklyn street boxers (Adrian Pasdar, Wesley Snipes) for bouts with a visiting Soviet team.
Director
Joe Roth
Producer
Joe Roth, Harry J. Ufland
Screenwriter
Heywood Gould, Richard Price, Tom Cole
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.3M
Runtime
1h 35m