Amateur
2018 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.4 · 65% critics
A gifted teenage basketball player is pulled into a prestigious prep program and quickly learns that opportunity comes with pressure, hidden agendas, and hard choices. This sports drama follows a young athlete trying to protect his future while navigating the business side of amateur competition.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-04-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (310 votes)
About
If you like sports dramas about ambition, pressure, and the business behind young talent, this may work for you, especially if High Flying Bird or Shooting Stars appealed; Not for you if you want light, feel-good competition stories.
Pros: timely sports themes; strong underdog tension; engaging coming-of-age stakes | Cons: familiar story beats; uneven momentum; limited surprises
Themes
- sports
- basketball
- sport competition
Cast & crew
Michael Rainey Jr.
as Terron Forte
Josh Charles
as Coach Gaines
Sharon Leal
as Nia
Brian J. White
as Vince
Corey Parker Robinson
as Coach Curtis
Ashlee Brian
as Anton
- TC
Tekola Cornetet
as Stavian
Ted Maritz
as JP
Collin Blackford
as Student
Christopher Warner
as Coach Rob
Directed by Ryan Koo