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IMDB Rating: 5.5

IMDB Votes: 12000

Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport

Country: USA

Duration: 124 min

Plot tags: road movie, inspirational, suspense, entertaining, melancholic, intense, semi serious, exciting, humorous, talky