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Prefontaine

1997·1h 46m·PG-13
DramaBiographyRomanceSport
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
7,949 votes
Metascore
55
Metacritic

Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young.

Prefontaine is a 1997 drama biography movie directed by Steve James, starring Jared Leto, Breckin Meyer, R. Lee Ermey. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 7,949 votes and runs 1h 46m.

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Director
Steve James
Stars
Jared Leto
Breckin Meyer
R. Lee Ermey
Ed O'Neill
Details
1997-01-24
106 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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