The read
A Balasaur Score of 65 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 2,461 2020s documentary movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
The story of the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. This sports documentary is a chronicle of the abrupt stoppage, athletes’ prominent role in the cultural reckoning on racial injustices that escalated during the pandemic, and the complex return to competition in the summer and fall.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Antoine FuquaDirector
- Steven LeckartWriter
- Marcelo ZarvosOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chris PaulSelf
- Natasha CloudSelf
- Mookie BettsSelf
- Malika AndrewsSelf
- Charles BarkleySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Kobe BryantSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Shaquille O'NealSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Karl-Anthony TownsSelf
- Adam SilverSelf
- Laurent Duvernay-TardifSelf
- Danilo GallinariSelf
- Laurie HernandezSelf
Stills
Movies like The Day Sports Stood Still
Themes
covid-19