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Race (PG)

Biography, Drama, Sport

Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

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The critical consensus

Efficient biopic from Stephen Hopkins, starring Stephan James as Olympian Jesse Owens.

****(*)James Mottram, The List, 30/05/2016

As a primer on Owens’ life and achievements, the film works well enough. As a drama about race, politics, changing social attitudes and the winds of war, it is a non-starter.

****(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 01/06/2016

Stephan James’s committed turn as Jesse Owens stops this grandstanding film about the 1936 Olympics from descending into cheesiness.

***(*)(*)Mike McCahill, The Guardian, 02/06/2016

A biography of black American athlete Jesse Owens, covering his triumph at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, fails to do the story justice.

**(*)(*)(*)Wendy Ide, The Observer, 05/06/2016

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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