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The sports activities drama biopic film starring Dennis Quaid and Colin Ford unexpectedly dropped on Netflix within the United States at this time, marking its first time on a streaming service.
Released to little fanfare in theaters again in August 2023, the film has since turn out to be accessible on VOD companies, however at this time marks the primary time the film debuts on a streaming service. The film was not beforehand introduced as a part of Netflix’s January 2024 lineup.
Actor and director Jeff Celentano is behind the brand new film behind the digicam within the directing seat, having beforehand labored on Glass Jaw, Breaking Point, and Moscow Heat.
The film tells the story of real-life athlete Rickey Hill, who overcame a bodily incapacity and mended his relationship along with his father to turn out to be a famed Major League Baseball participant.
Colin Ford performs the function of Rickey Hill, with Deniss Quaid taking part in the function of his father, James. Rounding out the forged consists of Joelle Carter, Scott Glenn, Ryan Dinning, Bonnie Bedelia, and Siena Bjornerud.
No different areas acquired The Hill at this time, however keep watch over your coming quickly part throughout the Netflix app or our web site for the newest.
This isn’t the one Dennis Quaid film at present streaming on Netflix within the United States. A few months in the past, Netflix picked up the license to I Can Only Imagine from Lionsgate. Quaid additionally stars within the 2021 Netflix Original film Blue Miracle.
Should You Watch The Hill on Netflix?
Given the film solely grossed lower than $10 million on the field workplace, the truth is that not lots of people have watched this film as of but, so it’ll be fascinating to see how the film performs now it’s uncovered to a bigger viewers.
Critics on the time of its August 2023 theatrical debut have been in the end combined. It holds 48 on Metacritic and an analogous 43% on RottenTomatoes on the time of publishing, with the critic’s consensus being:
“Solid work from Dennis Quaid helps elevate The Hill, but this fact-based underdog drama is only intermittently inspirational.”
On the opposite hand, its viewers rating at present sits at 97%, with it having a 6.5 on IMDb.
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