The Featherweight fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Sports, history, and a real life story
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Featherweight is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and moving
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, moving, and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Sports, history, and a real life story
Its world is built around sports, history, and a real life story.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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The Featherweight is included with a subscription to MUBI in the United States. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: drug use.
1 h 39 min
The Featherweight runs 1 h 39 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Featherweight higher (80) than audiences (57). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+8GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Featherweight in 22 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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