6.7
Is The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened worth watching?
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 6.7).
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Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Not streaming in any country yet.
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- Directed by
- Gilbert Moses
- Written by
- Donald Robertson, Peter S. Beagle
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Facts
October 26, 1977 · 1 h 40 min · Drama, TV Movie
- Released
- October 26, 1977
- Runtime
- 1 h 40 min
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- English
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3 questions, like "Is The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened worth watching?"
Questions about The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
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Is The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened okay for kids?
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Is The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.