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Rudy

1993Movie1 h 54 minPG

DramaHistory
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic717.1Rotten Tomatoes80%90%
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic717.1Rotten Tomatoes80%90%

Summary

Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

Skip it if

  • You want dark or edgy material

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Warms you up.
  • Lifts you up.
  • Takes you back.
  • Feels like comfort food.
  • Feels like real life.

Not for scares or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Hard Work FallacyRare · in 13 titlesZigzagged. The eponymous character works very hard in spite of having no athletic talent or societal advantages, and achieves his goal of playing for the Notre Dame football team.Straw Characterin 100 titlesIt's not an exaggeration that Rudy's friend is the only one who supports him.All 18 tropes

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