Quantum Hoops

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Quantum Hoops

2007

1h 25m

Documentary

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The men's basketball team at Caltech attempts to break a 21-year losing streak in the final game.

Critics Consensus

Dry and upbeat, this story of overachieving academics struggling as underdog athletes is a winner (even if their basketball team isn't).

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

May 16, 2008

1.5/4

Revenge of the Nerds minus laughs plus inspirational music equals Quantum Hoops.

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

May 16, 2008

2/5

Amiable if easily distracted movie.

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Nathan Lee

New York Times

May 16, 2008

4/5

Wry, good-natured picture.

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Jennifer Merin

About.com

Jun 27, 2009

4/5

Cal Tech basketball team's story is subject of Rick Greenwald's captivatingly quirky Quantum Hoops, a film that's as smart as its subjects--the team of smart players who continue to push their game although they consistently lose.

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Jonathan W. Hickman

Entertainment Insiders

Aug 4, 2008

3.5/4

Quantum Hoops is a terrific film.

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Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

May 31, 2008

One of Quantum Hoops' favorite distractions from actual games is to look at the charmingly nerdy lives of Caltech students.

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Jun 1, 2015

A very hopeful story about Caltech, a university with some of the best minds on Earth and one of the worst basketball teams in the history of athletics (boasting a 200+ game LOSING STREAK). Whereas most documentaries focus on the apex of sports, the ultimate champion, this movie shows the polar opposite as an example of the pure sports enthusiast. Narration by David Duchovny.

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Mar 5, 2011

Started out slow, got way better towards the end. Documentary wasn't as professional as I was used to, but I enjoyed the down to earth nature of the Caltech students and how the filmmakers chose to show us the former players.

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Apr 5, 2009

The movie kind of started off slow but it was very endearing by the end.

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Jul 8, 2008

I appreciate basketball themed stories from all angles. What turned me on to this was watching the "Linsanity" documentary and learning of "Medora" documentary on small town high school basketball. Somehow this film fits right into that--- as far as CalTech students who are academically top of their class. They use basketball as an outlet amid not having 'success' on the court. There is a strong life force that drives them even though confronted with appearance of constant failure. [Spoiler Alert] I thought the piece with Coach Popovich and Huck Seed were gems. Also the epilogue stating that a few of the students went into investment banking, derivatives and security trading were curiously intriguing.

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Jun 3, 2008

A total "real life" ripoff of Friday Night Lights in terms of tone. I guess if you're gonna steal, you ought to steal from the best. A fun romp through Caltech history that leans on a lot of sports movie conventions to pad the running time. Ultimately satisfying for all the trivial tidbits that connect the academic to the athletic and the downright excruciating (in a good way) last 20 minutes.

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Feb 2, 2008

I love this movie! Go Beavers!

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Synopsis

The men's basketball team at Caltech attempts to break a 21-year losing streak in the final game.

Director: Rick Greenwald
Producer: Rick Greenwald
Screenwriter: Rick Greenwald
Production Co: Green Forest Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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