Review of Race (2016) by Joshua L — 07 Mar 2016

Awesome movie! American hero and a pioneer in racial diversity and Olympic hero!

This review of Race (2016) was written by Joshua L on 07 Mar 2016.

Race has generally received positive reviews.

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By Reel H (236) on 11 Aug 2017

A good movie for a biopic on Jesse Owens. Really liked the cast and the story. Very inspirational…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 22 Oct 2017

What really impressed me was the screenplay from British husband-and-wife team Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, which is clear, well structured…

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By Reagan Gavin Rasquinha (222) for The Times of India (879) on 07 Nov 2017

While Sudeikis and James comprise the athletics angle of the film, Irons owns the behind-the-scenes part that deals with the bureaucracy…

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By Andy P (1,510) on 21 Mar 2017

An extremely by the numbers historical biopic of Jesse Owens…

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By Aramide Tinubu (61) for Shadow and Act (97) on 11 Apr 2017

Race isn't a bad film or biopic for that matter. It's beautifully shot, informative, and has some fantastic actors helming it…

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By Kludd4Ever (13) on 08 Jun 2021

It's pretty fabricated movie, mostly just Yay USA, Boooooo Germany. Yeah, yeah I am well aweare about Hitler etc…

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By Dane M (235) on 02 Dec 2018

I never knew, and I'm guessing many of you don't know, the behind-the-scenes machinations that went on at the 1936 Olympics…

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By Tyler S (1,583) on 15 Feb 2017

Great story, piss poor execution. Jessie Owens deserved a better movie than this…

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By Frances H (1,591) on 05 Aug 2017

An effective bio-pic, but according to Jesse Owens himself, Hitler did see and congratulate him after his win, just not in public…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 08 Feb 2017

This was a really decent biopic charting the life of Jesse Owens who went on to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936…

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