The Grizzlies

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The Grizzlies

R

2018

1h 44m

Drama

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Lacrosse transforms the lives of Inuit students when they learn how to play the game.

Critics Consensus

The Grizzlies scores thanks to exceptional performances and an authentic approach to storytelling that transcends sports drama clichés.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Though it's a familiar plot about kids learning discipline and teamwork through sports, The Grizzlies is brought to life through the specifics that make the characters and their sense of place -- and of displacement -- central to the story.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 8, 2020

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Courtney Howard

Variety

It's exactly the type of uplifting movie that could boost spirits during these bleak times.

Mar 20, 2020

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Stephen Farber

The Hollywood Reporter

Bracingly unsentimental and transcendently moving at the same time.

Jan 10, 2019

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Hosea Rupprecht

Catholic News Service

Director Miranda de Pencier's fact-based sports drama tells a story of hope amid rampant despair.

Aug 12, 2021

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

Sensitive yet never mawkish... earns its heart, spirit and warmth.

Mar 23, 2021

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

Corny, cliched and ham-fisted, yet it still manages to get under your guard with its heartfelt message about reigniting the spirit of despondent youth...Breaks down your natural resistance to platitudes through the sheer force of sincerity.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 19, 2021

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xalex d

Last year I watched it in school pretty good movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Rod J

Excellent movie. It wasn't the typical outcome, it was real. Great movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Martin B

Living conditions tough but it appears they hyperbolized the conditions beyond reason. At the rate they were committing suicide there wouldn't be any young people left after a few years. They admitted to the fact the assistant coach was not a big drinker. Looked like a village was in dyer poverty but they raised an enormous amount of money for the trip. Many of the players went on to have success, it wasn't all from lacrosse so there had to be support systems in place they could take advantage of. Poetic license is one thing but the writers took it too far. Clearly it was a good story and could have been just as heart warming by dialing the draconian conditions back a notch or two.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/31/23

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Audience Member

I think the movie was honestly really good. It stays real and doesn't sugar coat things. There was instances of suicide throughout the movie as well as the kids struggles and what they go through daily. It opens your eyes to what it's like especially when you're someone who's got the privilege to be in a better situation. The characters were all likable in their own ways and had a depth to them that helped form that care for them. In the end, I liked how real this movie was. I like how it doesn't try to hide things rather than show them face on. The acting by the cast was also very real and believable when some movies fail to do that.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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A beautiful and powerful film. I was a little afraid that it would have too much white savior in it, but I really fell in love with the Inuit youth and with Adam's grandparents. RIP Emerald MacDonald.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Inspirational sports movies have a weird soft spot in my heart and The Grizzlies is pretty damn inspiring. Loved this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

Lacrosse transforms the lives of Inuit students when they learn how to play the game.

Director: Miranda de Pencier
Producer: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Damon D'Oliveira, Miranda de Pencier, Zanne Devine, Stacey Aglok MacDonald
Screenwriter: Moira Walley-Beckett, Graham Yost
Rating: R (Language|Some Drug/Alcohol Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Inuktitut
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2020
Runtime: 1h 44m

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