2020
Comcast Xfinity
1 h 35 m

2020
Comcast Xfinity
1 h 35 m

Summary A Most Beautiful Thing chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in this country (made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago), all coming together to row in the same boat.

Documentary

Directed By: Mary Mazzio

Written By: Robert Fitzgerald, Alec Sokolow

2020
Comcast Xfinity
1 h 35 m

2020
Comcast Xfinity
1 h 35 m

A Most Beautiful Thing

Name: A Most Beautiful Thing
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-07-31
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Rating: 79
Cast: Common, Arshay Cooper, Ken Alpart, David Banks, Michael Carroll

Metascore Generally Favorable

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Directed By: Mary Mazzio

Written By: Robert Fitzgerald, Alec Sokolow

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Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 30, 2020

[An] uplifting and inspirational and just plain cool documentary.

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jul 30, 2020

The documentary, based on Cooper’s self-published memoir (he connected with Mazzio on Twitter after she’d read it), illustrates the differences that can be made through the efforts of a few and draws attention to the high levels of trauma experienced by residents in our poorest neighborhoods.

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RogerEbert.com

Jul 31, 2020

If anything, there’s something more to the “peace” that these men repeatedly say they found on the water. Peace may be harder to find this summer than we could have ever imagined, but it’s still a primal human need.

By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jul 30, 2020

The film’s fast-paced editing makes it difficult to get to know individual members, but the men register powerfully as a collective, just like a real rowing team.

By Kristen Yoonsoo Kim FULL REVIEW

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Production Company 50 Eggs Films

Release Date Jul 31, 2020

Duration 1 h 35 m

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Website http://www.amostbeautifulthing.com/

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Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

• 1 Nomination

Satellite Awards

• 1 Nomination

Image Awards (NAACP)

• 1 Nomination

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Common

Self - Narrator

Arshay Cooper

Self

Ken Alpart

Self

David Banks

Self

Michael Carroll

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Anita DeFrantz

Self

Arne Duncan

Self

Timothy Fitzpatrick

Self

Preston Grandberry

Self

Louis Green

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Malcolm Hawkins

Self

Ray Hawkins

Terry Meeks

Self

Elliott Moore

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Craig Nash

Self

James Obaldo

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Matthew Roben

Self

Alvin Ross

Self

Michael Teti

Self

Arthur White

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