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69% Critic Match
Sweetwater
“The man who changed the game.”
6.9 / 10• 2023• 1h 59m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Cast & Crew
Everett Osborne
Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton
Lead
Cary Elwes
Ned Irish
Jeremy Piven
Joe Lapchick
Eric Roberts
Judd
Jim Caviezel
Sports Writer
Richard Dreyfuss
Maurice Podoloff
Kevin Pollak
Abe Saperstein
Mike Starr
Eddie Gottlieb
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Guigui's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sweetwater is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
