The Last Champion

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The Last Champion

PG-13

2020

2h 2m

Drama

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John Wright was a hometown hero - the powerful star of his high school wrestling team and a promising Olympian. However, one bad decision destroyed his dreams and forced him to leave under a cloud of scandal that has haunted him ever since.

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

This is a strong tale of what it truly means to be a champion and that doesn’t mean winning a trophy or ribbon.

Rated: B

Aug 10, 2023

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Ian Kane

Epoch Times

Director Glenn Withrow (“The Outsiders,” “Rumblefish”) takes plenty of time to develop his characters and gradually reveals their motivations.

Rated: 4/5

May 21, 2022

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

Faith-based sports drama has drinking, mature themes.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 14, 2021

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Audience Member

As a wrestler, it's always nice to see my sport accurately presented on film--very few get the action right. The Last Champion gets the wrestling right, but little else. The story is slow moving, but doesn't take advantage of the slower pace by developing characters or storyline. Nothing is ever more than a rough sketch. It also seems like it wants to be about Christian Faith, but doesn't want to commit to that either, leaving non-believers annoyed by the religious aspects, and I would imagine the faithful wondering why it wasn't more than superficial. As with any redemption story, this one gets on the sappy side. I suppose you could say the actors were fine, doing what they could with a weak script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Lovely little film. Excellent acting, inspirational story. Highly watchable!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/21

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Audience Member

As a former wrestler, and still a fan, I would've been satisfied with a good "wrestling" movie. But this turned out to be a really good movie that happened to have some good, realistic wrestling scenes in it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Good sports movie. Recommend it. Cole Hauser did a great job. Final wrestling match gave me chills.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Beautifully shot, well-paced, and Cole Hauser’s performance was moving as a small town’s fallen hero. I knew nothing about this movie, and I was pleasantly surprised.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/17/20

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Audience Member

Definitely not a movie worth paying for. Just wait till it comes out on the Hallmark Channel for free.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/20

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Cole Hauser

John Wright

Sean Scully

Michael Miller

Annika Marks

Elizabeth Barnes

Randall Batinkoff

Bobby Baker

Hallie Todd

Melinda Miller

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Synopsis

John Wright was a hometown hero - the powerful star of his high school wrestling team and a promising Olympian. However, one bad decision destroyed his dreams and forced him to leave under a cloud of scandal that has haunted him ever since.

Director: Glenn Withrow
Producer: Brian Gork, Mike Jarzabek, David Manzanares, Hallie Todd, Glenn Withrow, Ivy Withrow
Screenwriter: Hallie Todd, Glenn Withrow, Ivy Withrow
Production Co: In House Media Film Partners
Rating: PG-13 (Scene of Violence|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2020
Runtime: 2h 2m

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