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The Last Champion

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John Wright was a hometown hero - the powerful star of his high school wrestling team and a promising Olympian. However, one bad decision destroyed his dreams and forced him to leave under a cloud of scandal that has haunted him ever since.
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Rick Bentley KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA) 08/10/2023
B
This is a strong tale of what it truly means to be a champion and that doesn’t mean winning a trophy or ribbon. Go to Full Review Ian Kane Epoch Times 05/21/2022
4/5
Director Glenn Withrow (“The Outsiders,” “Rumblefish”) takes plenty of time to develop his characters and gradually reveals their motivations. Go to Full Review Andrea Beach Common Sense Media 01/14/2021
3/5
Faith-based sports drama has drinking, mature themes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Deborah K @DebKiez Dec 29 Love this movie about second chances, redemption, not giving up, finding community, achieving your dreams! Amazing! See more 07/07/2021 As a wrestler, it's always nice to see my sport accurately presented on film--very few get the action right. The Last Champion gets the wrestling right, but little else. The story is slow moving, but doesn't take advantage of the slower pace by developing characters or storyline. Nothing is ever more than a rough sketch. It also seems like it wants to be about Christian Faith, but doesn't want to commit to that either, leaving non-believers annoyed by the religious aspects, and I would imagine the faithful wondering why it wasn't more than superficial. As with any redemption story, this one gets on the sappy side. I suppose you could say the actors were fine, doing what they could with a weak script. See more 01/04/2021 Lovely little film. Excellent acting, inspirational story. Highly watchable! See more 01/03/2021 As a former wrestler, and still a fan, I would've been satisfied with a good "wrestling" movie. But this turned out to be a really good movie that happened to have some good, realistic wrestling scenes in it. See more 01/03/2021 Good sports movie. Recommend it. Cole Hauser did a great job. Final wrestling match gave me chills. See more 12/17/2020 Beautifully shot, well-paced, and Cole Hauser’s performance was moving as a small town’s fallen hero. I knew nothing about this movie, and I was pleasantly surprised. See more Read all reviews
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Glenn Withrow

Director

Cole Hauser

John Wright

Sean Scully

Michael Miller

Annika Marks

Elizabeth Barnes

Randall Batinkoff

Bobby Baker

Hallie Todd

Melinda Miller
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Synopsis John Wright was a hometown hero - the powerful star of his high school wrestling team and a promising Olympian. However, one bad decision destroyed his dreams and forced him to leave under a cloud of scandal that has haunted him ever since.
Director
Glenn Withrow
Producer
Brian Gork, Mike Jarzabek, David Manzanares, Hallie Todd, Glenn Withrow, Ivy Withrow
Screenwriter
Hallie Todd, Glenn Withrow, Ivy Withrow
Production Co
In House Media Film Partners
Rating
PG-13 (Scene of Violence|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 19, 2020
Runtime
2h 2m
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