The read
A Balasaur Score of 54 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 48%, Metacritic 50/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,685 2020s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
Reformed ex-convict Walt Manigan returns home to rebuild his family with the love of his life, Ketta. His path leads him to a boxing gym inside a D.C. youth recreation center about to be closed. There, he works under the wise coach Slim to mentor a group of boys to train for the junior national boxing tournament, all leading to a showdown between best friends Quincey and Peanut as they battle for a spot on the U.S. Junior Olympic Team.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes48%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Sheldon CandisDirector
- Sheldon CandisWriter
- Andrew RenziWriter
- Gary GunnOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- André HollandWalt
- Samira WileyKetta
- Wendell PierceSlim
- Toussaint Francois BattisteQuincey
- Anthony B. JenkinsPeanut
- Mykelti WilliamsonCoach Mac
- Tory J. MaloneTwin
- J. Alphonse NicholsonTurk
- Tinashe KajeseChanel
- Amanda WarrenMichelle
- Andre RoyoG. Antonio
- Joel SteingoldPrincipal Moore
