Pelé: Birth of a Legend fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Sports, a real life story, and history
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Pelé: Birth of a Legend is fast-paced.
Hopeful and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful, moving, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Sports, a real life story, and history
Its world is built around sports, a real life story, and history.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A boy with nothing who changed everything.
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Pelé: Birth of a Legend is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, Paramount+ with Showtime, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 33%, and Metacritic 39). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 47 min
Pelé: Birth of a Legend runs 1 h 47 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate Pelé: Birth of a Legend higher (71) than critics (36). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Russian. Produced in United States.
+46GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Pelé: Birth of a Legend in 60 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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