2015 · drama · family · sports
McFarland, USA
Directed by Niki Caro2h 8m2015
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Our read: McFarland, USA (2015) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded drama · family · sports entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, steady, gentle drama / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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