2008 · documentary · coming-of-age · sports
More than a Game
Directed by Kristopher Belman1h 45m2008
This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James' journey to fame.
Our read: More than a Game (2008) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded documentary · coming-of-age · sports entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle documentary / coming-of-age, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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