The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 75/100. Scores higher than 89% of the 6,781 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic75/100
569 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom McCarthyDirector
- Lyle WorkmanOriginal Music Composer
- Tom McCarthyScreenplay
Cast
- Paul GiamattiMike Flaherty
- Amy RyanJackie Flaherty
- Bobby CannavaleTerry Delfino
- Jeffrey TamborVigman
- Burt YoungLeo Poplar
- Melanie LynskeyCindy Timmons
- Alex ShafferKyle
- Margo MartindaleEleanor
- David ThompsonStemler
- Nina AriandaShelly
- Mike DilielloJimmy Reed
- Marcia HaufrechtGina Flaherty
