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  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Desperate for a way out, his life collides with an old reclusive track coach, angry at the world with no purpose in life, with who he eventually forms a bond. The two are forced to face their circumstances as they race to save each other and ultimately – themselves. [Gravitas Ventures]

Directed By: Charles-Olivier Michaud

Written By: Jeff Van Wie, Josh Campbell

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 36 m
4 Minute Mile
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Desperate for a way out, his life collides with an old reclusive track coach, angry at the world with no purpose in life, with who he eventually forms a bond. The two are forced to face their circumstances as they race to save each other and ultimately – themselves. [Gravitas Ventures]

Directed By: Charles-Olivier Michaud

Written By: Jeff Van Wie, Josh Campbell

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Metascore
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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90
Jul 31, 2014
It's a terrific little film worthy of discovery.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 25, 2014
Engaging performances by the principal players, including Richard Jenkins as a legendary coach beset by personal demons, are almost enough to win the day, but in the end, the cliched narrative is too slight to put the picture over the finish line.
By Bill Edelstein FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 1, 2014
4 Minute Mile is efficient in its storytelling — which is fitting, given that it’s about a sprinter — and Jenkins and Blatz have solid chemistry with each other.
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40
Jul 31, 2014
Most of the movie is a losing proposition.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 31, 2014
This film about the loneliness of the young middle-distance runner drops so many heavy obstacles in his way, with such grueling regularity, that it’s like he’s practicing to be a hurdler instead.
By Adam Nayman FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 29, 2014
The narrative is so formulaic as to feel immediately contrived, with seemingly every plot device taken from another film.
By Zachary Wigon FULL REVIEW

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Production Company One Square Mile Management Company, Phoenix Rising Motion Pictures
Release Date Aug 1, 2014
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline The hardest race is against yourself
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