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27/01/2019 Drama 1h 30m
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Overview

When an NBA lockout sidelines his big rookie client, an agent hatches a bold plan to save their careers -- and disrupt the league's power structure.

  1. Steven Soderbergh

    Director

  2. Tarell Alvin McCraney

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. André Holland

    Ray Burke

  2. Zazie Beetz

    Sam

  3. Melvin Gregg

    Erick Scott

  4. Sonja Sohn

    Myra

  5. Zachary Quinto

    David Starr

  6. Glenn Fleshler

    Intimidating Seton Colleague

  7. Jeryl Prescott

    Emera Umber

  8. Justin Hurtt-Dunkley

    Jamero Umber

  9. Caleb McLaughlin

    Darius

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Reviews

A review by tmdb44006625
Written by tmdb44006625 on 2019-03-09
The opening scene of High Flying Bird sets up a very unconventional sports movie. Both the NBA player and the agent are broke due to a lockout and they can't even pay a coffee bill. You'd think this world would be full of agents and players swimming in money, but no. The script by Moonlight scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney and the smooth, slick, iPhone filmmaking mastery of Steven Soderbergh make for a boardroom drama that's both engaging and educational. I loved the way the film approaches corporate greed, the struggle of basketball players in maintaining PR, and trying to find success by thinkin...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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