The Russian Five
2018 · Movie · NR · 109 min · ★ 7.4 · 88% critics
This documentary follows a group of Russian hockey stars whose arrival reshaped a storied Detroit team and helped spark a championship run. Through interviews and archival footage, it traces their impact on the sport and why their story became a lasting part of the city’s sports history.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-04-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (34 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like sports documentaries with personality, history, and a fresh visual style, similar to Momentum Generation; Not for you if you want a short runtime or don’t care about hockey.
Pros: engaging sports story; creative comic-style visuals; entertaining documentary | Cons: narrow subject matter; feels a bit long; less for non-fans
Themes
- sports
- ice hockey
- nhl
Cast & crew
Sergei Fedorov
as Himself
Vladimir Konstantinov
as Himself
Vyacheslav Kozlov
as Himself
Igor Larionov
as self
Jim Devellano
as self
Viacheslav Fetisov
as self
Jeff Daniels
as self
Scotty Bowman
as self
- NL
Nicklas Lidstrom
as self
Steve Yzerman
as self
Directed by Joshua Riehl