25 Hill

2011

Action / Drama / Family / Sport

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 89%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89%
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 277 277

Plot summary

This is the story of an 11-year-old boy whose derby dreams are left in pieces when his soldier father is killed in Afghanistan. The boy teams up with a father figure whose own son, a firefighter, died in the line of duty, and the two help each other find redemption and revive the derby.

Director

Corbin Bernsen Photo
Corbin Bernsen

Top cast

Meg Foster Photo
Meg Foster as Audrey Gibbs
Ralph Waite Photo
Ralph Waite as Ed
Brad Raider Photo
Brad Raider as Derek Slater
Nathan Gamble Photo
Nathan Gamble as Trey Caldwell
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992.58 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
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1.8 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ctyankee1

Also known as "Heart of a Hero"

Trey a young boy's father dies and Ms Banner a woman in his school arranges for Trey to meet with Roy a fireman who lost his son in 911. The boy is positive and the fireman is kind of distant and a lot older. At some point they have a meeting of minds because they both like Soap Box Racing.It shows how they deal with their hurt and anger from the past and also for losing a car race. Times change and Trey and Roy become friends but Roy is in some financial trouble.Parts of the movie made me cry and laugh. It is a good family film full of real life sadness and joy.
Reviewed by almost-angels 7 / 10

A good 'family film'

I watched this movie on one of the U.S. religious cable channels, under the title Heart of a Hero. Best: actor Nathan Gamble... He was very believable and sincere with a script that I suspect most preteens and teens would find difficult (praying, for instance). Very good at crying. Perhaps not quite so good at it as Bobs Watson, but very convincing. Good: The movie promotes a worthy hobby for boys and girls.Problems: I did not care much for the obvious advertising-- a major vehicle insurance company and others. Not very subtle at all.Finally, why on earth was this done with a 1.78:1 aspect ratio? When my flat screen re-sized it to fit the screen, the boy and other characters were vertically squashed, making them all looked stunted and overweight. Did this happen because the movie was not shot with movie film, but rather was all digital?
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