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| Directed by | Peter Nicks |
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| Cinematography | Sean Havey |
| Edited by | J. D. Marlow |
| Music by | Nathan Matthew David |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Stephen Curry: Underrated is a 2023 Americansportsdocumentary film about basketball playerStephen Curry. The film was directed byPeter Nicks, and it premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival before being released in theaters and onApple TV+ on July 21, 2023.[1]
The film follows the career of basketball star Stephen Curry from his2008 NCAA Tournament run withDavidson College through the2021–22 Golden State Warriors run at another NBA Championship, where Curry also received theNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.[2][3]
A24 green-lit production ofStephen Curry: Underrated in August 2021 withPeter Nicks directing and producing the first project in thefirst-look deal betweenUnanimous Media andA24.[4] In October 2022, Apple joined the project to have it as one of theirApple Original Films.[3]
The film had its premiere on January 23, 2023, at theSundance Film Festival.[5] The film was released in theaters and onApple TV+ on July 21, 2023.[6]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 85% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Shoots and scores, dunking us into the underdog life ofStephen Curry with a smooth swish."[7]Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Bill Edelstein ofVariety wrote, "With enough fresh stories to keep basketball fanatics engaged and a coda that every soccer mom will appreciate, this is a film that’s worthy of its subject."[9] Steve Greene ofIndieWire described the film as "...steadily entertaining throughout. At the same time, it’s hard to escape the feeling that this film is struggling to make a compelling case for its own existence."[10]