Sentences with phrase «on real life olympic»

Not exact matches

A real - life portrayal of Tonya Harding, an Olympic figure skater who rose to fame not only for her prowess on the ice but for her part in disabling a competitor in order to remove her from the competition.

Though it's based on real - life events, a lot of what happens seems incredibly exaggerated, especially the ongoing battle of wits between Kyle and an Olympic medal - winning Syrian sniper, which feels like something you'd expect to see in a Jason Bourne film.

The movie is based on the real - life saga of the ultra-wealthy du Pont (Steve Carell) and his working relationship with Mark Schultz and his older brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), both of whom won Olympic gold medals in 1984.

The new «Foxcatcher» trailer focuses on Channing Tatum, playing the real - life Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz.

I, Tonya, directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, 2007; Million Dollar Arm, 2014), depicts the life and times of Tonya Harding, the former Olympic figure skater at the center of a media scandal following an assault on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics.

It's the real - life story of Olympic - level skier Molly Bloom (played by Jessica Chastain), who quit the sport after physical injury and then embarked on a new test of nerves, running a high - stakes poker game that eventually brought her up on mob and racketeering charges by the FBI in 2013.

The time between a real - life event and its portrayal on The Newsroom or the time between an Olympic event and its broadcast on NBC?