4 Minute Mile

Name: 4 Minute Mile
Genre: Drama
Released: August 1, 2014
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 48

2014

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: August 1, 2014 | PG-13

Summary: Desperate for a way out, his life collides with an old reclusive track coach, angry at the world with no purpose in life, with who he eventually forms a bond. The two are forced to face their circumstances as they race to save each other and ultimately – themselves. [Gravitas Ventures]

Director: Charles-Olivier Michaud

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 96 min

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Gary Goldstein

Jul 31, 2014

It's a terrific little film worthy of discovery. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Aug 1, 2014

4 Minute Mile is efficient in its storytelling — which is fitting, given that it’s about a sprinter — and Jenkins and Blatz have solid chemistry with each other. Read full review

Bill Edelstein

Aug 25, 2014

Engaging performances by the principal players, including Richard Jenkins as a legendary coach beset by personal demons, are almost enough to win the day, but in the end, the cliched narrative is too slight to put the picture over the finish line. Read full review

Adam Nayman

Jul 31, 2014

This film about the loneliness of the young middle-distance runner drops so many heavy obstacles in his way, with such grueling regularity, that it’s like he’s practicing to be a hurdler instead. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Jul 31, 2014

Most of the movie is a losing proposition. Read full review

Zachary Wigon

Jul 29, 2014

The narrative is so formulaic as to feel immediately contrived, with seemingly every plot device taken from another film. Read full review

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kriebelr

Dec 31, 2014

Found this movie on Netflix and kind of assumed that it would be about Roger Bannister. It's not. That's what I get for not reading the description. I kept watching anyway, waiting for something original that wasn't hackneyed and cliched. Full of plot hole and character actions that don'tFound this movie on Netflix and kind of assumed that it would be about Roger Bannister. It's not. That's what I get for not reading the description. I kept watching anyway, waiting for something original that wasn't hackneyed and cliched. Full of plot hole and character actions that don't seem to make any sense. Should have gone for a jog instead.… Expand

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