Four Minutes

Name: Four Minutes
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 2005-10-06
Rating: 4.9

DramaHistoryTV Movie1h 30m

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77%

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86%

Popcornmeter

4.9

TMDB

Storyline

Sir Roger Bannister's historic running of the sub-four-minute mile is celebrated in Four Minutes, an inspiring and respectably authentic TV movie about breaking the most famous barrier in the history of sports.

Details

DirectorCharles Beeson

ReleasedOct 6, 2005

StatusReleased

Original language

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“This riveting German drama set in a women's prison has the strong foundation of a solid script and psychologically resonant performances across the board.”

77% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianOct 18, 2008

Underneath the harshness and the severity there is a thick, spongey layer of pure Hollywood schmaltz, and the movie runs on predictable lines.

Helen O'Hara

RTEmpire MagazineApr 28, 2008

The acting is excellent.

Gary Goldstein

RTLos Angeles TimesApr 25, 2008

So relentlessly oppressive it suffocates its potentially strong themes and characterizations.

Carlos Bonfil

RTLa JornadaDec 21, 2020

German cinema has pressed upon the themes of redemption and guilt, both on a personal and collective level... [Four Minutes] is a discreet and at the same time eloquent piece of that necessary historical review. [Full review in Spanish]