Prefontaine

Here's a sports bio eager to mythologize someone. The movie follows the rise and premature death of the celebrated distance runner Steve Prefontaine. It certainly gives you an underdog to root for, if nothing else.

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Steve James directed Prefontaine in 1997. See Steve James's full filmography, where to start with Steve James, or where to go after you've seen everything by Steve James.

Prefontaine was released in 1997 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.