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Sweetwater
“The man who changed the game.”
69%
Movie
1h 59m
AI Analysis
Sweetwater (2023) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Sweetwater (2023) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~119 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Sweetwater 69% (29 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
69%
from 29 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2023-04-14
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 987257
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Is there an official trailer for Sweetwater?
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What is Sweetwater about?
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Is there an AI analysis for Sweetwater?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Sweetwater?
The official runtime for Sweetwater is approximately 119 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Everett Osborne
Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton
Cary Elwes
Ned Irish
Jeremy Piven
Joe Lapchick
Eric Roberts
Judd
Jim Caviezel
Sports Writer
Richard Dreyfuss
Maurice Podoloff
Kevin Pollak
Abe Saperstein
Mike Starr
Eddie Gottlieb
Jim Meskimen
Miles Slocum
Jason Sklar
Donnie Grossman
Emmaline
Jeanne Staples
Ashani Roberts
Sweetwater's Mother
Robert Ri'chard
Pop
Paul Hipp
Barker
Eric Etebari
Frank
Gary Clark Jr.
T-Bone
Ernest Harden Jr.
Coach Will Robinson
Wayne Federman
Referee Pete
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