Game Day

2017

Action / Comedy / Drama

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IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 136 136

Plot summary

A basketball-savvy teen reluctantly agrees to coach a brilliant but self-centered tech whiz who has lost everything when her startup goes bust and personal life is left in ruins. Discovering that success at her new job depends on becoming a team player in the office and on the company's, up till now, all-male basketball team, she enlists his help in a desperate attempt to save her job and her future-an experience that ultimately changes both of their lives forever.

Director

John Susman Photo
John Susman

Top cast

Lisa Zane Photo
Lisa Zane as Ricki's Mom
Chris J. Johnson Photo
Chris J. Johnson as Victor
Jerod Haynes Photo
Jerod Haynes as Trey
Elizabeth Alderfer Photo
Elizabeth Alderfer as Ricki
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936.59 MB
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English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 42 min
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1.88 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by onreact 8 / 10

Personal Development Spawned by Failure and Friendship

Game Day is not really about basketball. So it's not a sports movie. We watch Ricki, a self-centered and privileged woman fail miserably with her startup.Then she grapples with her new existence as a third-rate cubicle drone. Yet over time we witness her personal/character development with increasing interest.For some reason I was hooked from the start even though it's just a slow minimalist indie movie. As we watch Ricki form an unlikely friendship with her new "coach", a troubled youth from a completely different background, we discover more about her dysfunctional family too.Both the startup scene and the "hood" get depicted quite accurately yet mainly serve the story of the main characters, Ricki and Lucas. There is also a slowly developing romantic side story which works well but never really takes center stage.The other characters mostly assist Ricki's self improvement journey. At the end she's much more empowered and likable and we know why. This is like a look behind the scenes of the shiny startup world, office politics and the wrong side of the tracks you usually won't find in other movies.The story is quite unique yet Game Day plays it a bit too safe. You won't see any Jungle Fever e.g. Sure, the boyfriend is a communist but it's more of a running gag. So it's just an 8 for me. I gave it a 7 at first but as it's currently way underrated I decided that 8 is more fitting.Yet I hope the writer/director will create even more courageous and inspiring movies in the future. It's already quite impressive how deep of a story he told in his very first feature movie, especially given that the main character is a woman.The 101 minutes did not feel that long at all despite the slow pace. The basketball game at the end even added some suspense and drama.
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Reviewed by jimimhendrix-31103 8 / 10

game on

Pleasant movie with a bit of a preachy message. The preachiness is mellow enough to enjoy the movie.

Family-friendly movie, minimal amount of unpleasant things on screen

Minimal spoiler, not really :-) the story happens in Chicago, and one of the main characters mentions restroom instead of washroom which took me by surprise :D.

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