Athlete A
2020 · Movie · PG-13 · 105 min · ★ 7.5 · 93% critics
The story follows Indianapolis Star reporters as they break a major USA Gymnastics abuse scandal, then revisits the process of bringing the truth to light. Through the perspectives of gymnasts and the reporting that followed, the film explores both the harm done and the effort to expose it.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-06-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (283 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want an intense investigative documentary about survivors and reporters exposing a scandal in gymnastics, with respect throughout—Not for you if you prefer light sports stories like Untold: Breaking Point or At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.
Pros: respectful survivor focus; gripping investigative storytelling; moving courtroom moments | Cons: hard to watch subject matter; disturbing training culture details; lingering questions
Themes
- sexual abuse
- sports
- gymnastics
- teenage girl
- sports documentary
Cast & crew
Maggie Nichols
as Self - Gymnast
- JD
Jamie Dantzscher
as Self
- MA
Mark Alesia
as Self - Investigations Reporter, The Indianapolis Star
Rachael Denhollander
as Self
- GP
Géza Poszar
as Self - Karolyi Choreographer
- TT
Tracee Talavera
as Self - USA Olympic Team 1984
- JS
Jennifer Sey
as Self
Directed by Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk