Summary
The life of a professional hockey player was not always a glamorous one. For legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk, each save means one more gash to his unmasked face and one more drink to numb the pain.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 36Audiences 61GoodWatch 42
Metascore52
Tomatometer20%
IMDb6.1
Audience score61%
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for dramas, +10 min on the typical 109
typical 109119Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2019
March 1, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 32 more46 people
- Mark O'BrienTerry Sawchuk
- Kevin PollakJack Adams
- Georgina ReillyPat Morey
- Steve ByersGordie Howe
- Éric BruneauMarcel Pronovost
- Aiden GlennYoung Terry
- Ted AthertonLouis Sawchuk
- Janine TheriaultAnne Sawchuk
- OMOwen MaggsMitch Sawchuk
Gary Rideout Jr.Boiter
Matt GordonTommy Ivan
Jonny HarrisPhil Sullivan- AJAndrew John DaleRed Story (40yrs)
Sean McCannRed Story (70yrs)
Jane LukCaregiver
Joel Thomas HynesDoug Harvey
Thomas MitchellPunch Imlach
Billy MacLellanFern Flaman
Jamie MaczkoRon Stewart
Sergio Di ZioCoroner
Kjartan HewittCal Gardiner
Chris RenaudJohnny Bower (20yrs)
David FoxJohnny Bower (70yrs)- MBMarty BurtDetroit Reporter #1
Directing · 2
- Adriana Maggs Director, Writer
- David Warry-Smith First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Writing · 2
- Jane Maggs Writer
- Randall Maggs Book
Production · 25
- Mark O'Brien Executive Producer
- Tannaz Anisi Executive Producer
- Neil Tabatznik Executive Producer
- Hussain Amarshi Executive Producer
- Lance Samuels Executive Producer
- Gregory R. Schenz Executive Producer
Editing · 1
- Simone Smith Editor
Sound · 3
- Casey Laforet Original Music Composer
- Graham Rogers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Matthew Chan Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Joseph Kabbach Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kendra Terpenning Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Jason Bell Stunt Double
- Spencer Hahn Post Production Supervisor
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