It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits ... and smashed records ...
Prefontaine has generally received positive reviews.
Review of Prefontaine (1997)
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By Christopher Null (908) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 01 Jan 2000
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Prefontaine was released in 1997 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 165 reviews, giving Prefontaine (1997) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Prefontaine than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Prefontaine is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
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