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High Flying Bird

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5.7/10 • 244

2019-01-271h 30m

Drama

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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.

Directors
Steven Soderbergh
Writters
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Editors
Tarell Alvin McCraney, Steven Soderbergh

Top Billed Cast

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  1. André Holland

    André Holland

    Ray Burke

  2. Zazie Beetz

    Zazie Beetz

    Sam

  3. Melvin Gregg

    Melvin Gregg

    Erick Scott

  4. Sonja Sohn

    Sonja Sohn

    Myra

  5. Zachary Quinto

    Zachary Quinto

    David Starr

  6. Glenn Fleshler

    Glenn Fleshler

    Intimidating Seton Colleague

  7. Jeryl Prescott

    Jeryl Prescott

    Emera Umber

  8. Justin Hurtt-Dunkley

    Justin Hurtt-Dunkley

    Jamero Umber

  9. Caleb McLaughlin

    Caleb McLaughlin

    Darius

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Mar 9, 2019

7/10

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 thinking out of the box. All in all, a solid film by a solid crew.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
sportsbasketball