The Redeem Team

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The Redeem Team

2022

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Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material, The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team's quest for gold at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 following the previous team's shocking performance four years earlier in Athens. The documentary offers a fascinating portrait of team building and features insightful interviews with athletes and coaches from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski, who reflect on how The Redeem Team set a new standard for American basketball.

Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Keeps in check its cheerleading till the end, but by then it is not only well earned but well played.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 13, 2022

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Even though we know the USA prevailed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, it’s exciting to revisit the battles.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 7, 2022

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The game analysis is keen, and the arc of this story is undeniably inspiring, arguing that victory is sweeter when it springs from a common purpose.

Oct 7, 2022

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Dan Buffa

Dose of Buffa

If you don’t cheat and look up the final score, the last 10 minutes of the documentary will enthrall you. Pure basketball fans will eat it up, but the casual ones can soak it in too. The cinematic touch takes care of that.

Rated: B

Feb 19, 2023

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

The Redeem Team largely works so well for stripping these megastars of the shoes, championship glory and limitless endorsement deals and instead focuses on their pride.

Rated: 9/10

Nov 6, 2022

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

It’s a pretty straightforward sports documentary, with talking head interviews interspersed with game and practice footage of the team

Rated: 3/5

Oct 14, 2022

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Ming M

开头与08年奥运会开幕式的烟花脚步交织的画面很震撼，越往后给了科比越多的镜头，看到这些十几年前的画面让我有一种穿越感，潸然泪下。

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/23

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Jacob H

I really loved this doc. I was in high school when the Redeem Team won the Gold and it was so fun getting that behind the scenes look at that team. It even sucked in my wife who wasn't all that stoked to watch it. It also did a great job reminding me of why I loved that generation of NBA players. Finally, really made me miss Kobe. Overall again, as a basketball fan, I really loved it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/23

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Kevin L

Good overview of the team and it's time together in working towards the gold medal in '08. There's some historical context given, which was necessary but didn't overshadow in '08 team. The doc has some coverage of the previous teams back to '98 that had been beaten by intl. teams that continued to improve. Solid production values and video footage, along with interview from years later that had players talking about their experiences on the team and the Olympic games. 3.4 stars

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/22

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Jindy S

If you love motivational and inspiring sports films in particular basketball. You'll love this! You can't help getting caught up in the hype.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/22

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Audience Member

What an interesting documentary about the redeem team. I never knew that the US Olympic team ever lost the gold and won bronze. And I thought that to this day they just form random teams with no prior preparation but I guess not. I liked the interviews especially with Kobe and that he too needed redemption with his personal life. And to see lebron and Carmelo and others who were just rookies the first Olympic Games and got Bronze. Crazy to see. In the end I had a great time and it felt like the last dance doc that came out a couple years ago. Really good. Oct 7 22

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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First_Name L

Terrible and pointless. How can you possibly try to make this group of guys out to be underdogs. Like the premise of the entire doc was utterly pointless. They made drama where there was none, and very obviously.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/22

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Synopsis

Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material, The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team's quest for gold at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 following the previous team's shocking performance four years earlier in Athens. The documentary offers a fascinating portrait of team building and features insightful interviews with athletes and coaches from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski, who reflect on how The Redeem Team set a new standard for American basketball.

Director: Jon Weinbach
Producer: Greg Groggel, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Genre: Documentary, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2022