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Personal Best
“When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had.”
60%
Movie
2h 4m
AI Analysis
Personal Best (1982) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Personal Best (1982) — a movie tagged as Drama with heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Ch… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~124 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Personal Best 60% (52 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 52 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Chris' improvement causes them to be competitors for the Olympic team.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1982-02-05
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 27609
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Is there an official trailer for Personal Best?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Personal Best directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Personal Best about?
Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Personal Best?
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How long is the movie Personal Best?
The official runtime for Personal Best is approximately 124 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Mariel Hemingway
Chris Cahill
- P
Patrice Donnelly
Tory Skinner

Scott Glenn
Terry Tingloff
- K
Kenny Moore
Denny Stites

Jim Moody
Roscoe Travis
- K
Kari G. Peyton
Penny Brill
- J
Jodi Anderson
Nadia "Pooch" Anderson
- M
Maren Seidler
Tanya
- M
Martha Watson
Sheila
- E
Emily Dole
Maureen
- P
Pam Spencer
Jan
- D
Deby Laplante
Trish
- M
Mitzi McMillin
Laura
- J
Jan Glotzer
Karen
- J
Jan Van Reenen
Yelovitch
- A
Allan Feuerbach
Zenk
- J
Jane Frederick
Fern Wadkins
- C
Cindy Gilbert
Charlene Benveniste
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