Discover the incredible journey of the Boys in the Boat, a group of determined athletes who defied the odds to achieve greatness. Dive into the captivating world of rowing and be inspired by their courage and determination.
George Clooney knows the story behind The Boys in the Boat sounds almost too good to be true. “If we’d made this up,” he says, “no one would believe it.” But the odds-defying tale the director tells in his drama based on Daniel James Brown’s 2013 bestseller is historical fact, not Hollywood magic.
Most people have at some point tried very hard at something they cared about without ever achieving great success, writes Noah Berlatsky, but that’s not normal in Hollywood - which, as shown in ‘The Boys in the Boat’ - focuses almost exclusively on the outlier underdogs, who try and try and then have unlikely overwhelming success.
The Boys in the Boat stars Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton steer the inspiring and occasionally schmaltzy sports drama capably towards its rousing finale.
The star says making the George Clooney-directed sports drama "was profound in a way that I didn't think that I was going to feel." The Boys in the Boat...
Amazon MGM Studios has release the trailer for 'The Boys in the Boat,' directed by George Clooney. The movie follows the story of the University of Washington's 1936 men's rowing team, which won a gold medal at that year's Summer Olympics in Berlin