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Backwards

Play trailer Poster for Backwards PG,  2012,  1h 29m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 28% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
28% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Failing to make the Olympic rowing team, a young woman (Sarah Megan Thomas) moves back in with her widowed mother and takes a job as a crew coach at her former high school.

Critics Reviews

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Joe Leydon Variety Oct 19, 2012
Passably pleasant but thoroughly predictable. Go to Full Review
Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Sep 28, 2012
2.5/4
A movie whose main virtue was its honesty ultimately lands in a place that feels canned and unsatisfying. But on the way there, Backwards isn't so bad. Go to Full Review
Stephanie Merry Washington Post Sep 28, 2012
1.5/4
The biggest problem ... is the characters who populate the film. For the most part, they're one-dimensional caricatures. Go to Full Review
Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald Jan 22, 2013
C+
Molly Eichel Philadelphia Daily News Oct 11, 2012
Backwards" is obvious at times, but what makes it stand out are the details that Thomas imbues in her character. Go to Full Review
Brian Miller Seattle Weekly Oct 10, 2012
Corny and predictable, sure, but Backwards will appeal to a few junior oarswomen around Seattle. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Ben Hickernell

Director

Sarah Megan Thomas

Abigail Brooks

James Van Der Beek

Geoff

Glenn Morshower

Coach Spriklin

Margaret Colin

Mrs. Brooks

David Alan Basche

Cox

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Movie Info

Synopsis Failing to make the Olympic rowing team, a young woman (Sarah Megan Thomas) moves back in with her widowed mother and takes a job as a crew coach at her former high school.
Director
Ben Hickernell
Producer
Sarah Megan Thomas
Screenwriter
Sarah Megan Thomas
Distributor
Required Viewing, Dada Films
Production Co
13th Night Productions
Rating
PG (Some Mild Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$61.5K
Runtime
1h 29m
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