An earnest athlete's quest for Olympic glory challenges a hateful ideology on the world stage.
A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Tubi (free).
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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