The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Anthony FingletonScreenplay
- Russell MulcahyDirector
Cast
- Geoffrey RushHarold Fingleton
- Judy DavisDora Fingleton
- Jesse SpencerTony Fingleton
- Tim DraxlJohn Fingleton
- Deborah KennedyBillie
- David HoflinHarold Fingleton Jr.
- Craig HornerRonald Fingleton
- Brittany ByrnesDiane Fingleton
- Mitchell DelleverginYoung Tony
- Thomas DavidsonYoung John
- Kain O'KeeffeYoung Harold Jr.
- Robert QuinnYoung Ronald
Stills
Themes
sportsolympic gamesabusive fatherrejectionbiographydysfunctional familyalcoholismswimmerswimming1950solympic athlete1960s