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- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary The documentary series follows a group of professional tennis players as they compete in tennis tournaments around the world.
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Break Point (2023)
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 13, 2023
70
6.7
Summary The documentary series follows a group of professional tennis players as they compete in tennis tournaments around the world.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
70
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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If you’re a diehard tennis fan, Break Point has plenty of behind-the-scenes action to offer. If you’re a newbie to the sport, it’s the perfect introduction.
Highly polished documentary. ... There are sufficient moments in "Break Point" that for purely athletic reasons will leave an audience on the edge of its seat, even if it knows what the outcome of a match will be. ... There's enough player access and candid moments captured in "Break Point" to establish beyond a doubt the self-absorption of the world's best players. But also enough insight to win them sympathy.
Netflix’s pleasingly watchable sports serial. ... “Break Point” makes a strong case for having cameras there to capture what thoughts play out in those moments, and helped convert a onetime serious watcher who hasn’t had time for the sport since Sharapova’s heyday into someone who will be seated for this year’s grand slams. For the filmmakers behind this project, that’s game, set and match.
Break Point is not a serious examination of the state of tennis going into 2023, but it is a pulpy binge-watch that will introduce you to the next generation of tennis stars. To put it bluntly, Break Point gives pro tennis the Kardashian treatment.
Competitors are unguarded to an occasionally detrimental extreme, which makes Netflix’s Break Point seem immediately less revelatory than its predecessor. But the 10-episode series about the 2022 professional tennis season still has exceptional photography, a carefully curated selection of stars and enough on- and off-court drama to hook those with even casual curiosity.
Break Point only gives us this inside look at a player’s strategic thought process a few times over its first five episodes. For the most part, it instead relies on close-ups of players striking the ball, as majestic as they are repetitive, while dramatic music gooses the stakes.
A tendency towards self-indulgence and a futile fixation on American players results in a serious case of second-season syndrome. Rather than pull out an ace, this sequel ripples the net while the crowd sighs in frustration.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.7
64% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.7
64% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
18% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
18% Negative
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Production Company:
- Box to Box Films
Initial Release Date: Jan 13, 2023
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Broadcast Awards, UK
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Royal Television Society, UK
• 1 Nomination
