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Released Year: 2012
Runtime: 89 minutes
Directors: Ben Hickernell
Writers: Sarah Megan Thomas
Casts: Glenn Morshower, David Alan Basche, Margaret Colin, James Van Der Beek, Sarah Megan Thomas, Wynn Everett, Alexandra Metz, Ellis Walding, Alysia Reiner, Meredith Apfelbaum
IMDB: Backwards (2012)
Ratings: 
(18 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)
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(18 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)Loading...Reviews
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The A.V. Club -
Thomas, credited as writer, producer, and executive producer, is the obvious auteur, orchestrating a star vehicle she lacks the screen presence to anchor.
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Los Angeles Times -
It's simple stuff, but it works.
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Variety -
Passably pleasant but thoroughly predictable.
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New York Post -
Director Ben Hickernell soft-pedals the material into a blandly feel-good dramedy. As Abigail's spirited young trainees, Alexandra Metz and Meredith Apfelbaum give Backwards their all, but can't row their way clear of its clichés.
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Philadelphia Inquirer -
Backwards - its title referring to the wisdom that life is lived forward but understood backward - has no forward propulsion.
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Backwards (2012)
When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.
Backwards (2012)
(18 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2012
Runtime: 89 minutes
Directors: Ben Hickernell
Writers: Sarah Megan Thomas
Casts: Glenn Morshower, David Alan Basche, Margaret Colin, James Van Der Beek, Sarah Megan Thomas, Wynn Everett, Alexandra Metz, Ellis Walding, Alysia Reiner, Meredith Apfelbaum
IMDB: Backwards (2012)
Storyline
When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.
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Reviews
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The A.V. Club -
Thomas, credited as writer, producer, and executive producer, is the obvious auteur, orchestrating a star vehicle she lacks the screen presence to anchor.
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Los Angeles Times -
It's simple stuff, but it works.
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Variety -
Passably pleasant but thoroughly predictable.
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New York Post -
Director Ben Hickernell soft-pedals the material into a blandly feel-good dramedy. As Abigail's spirited young trainees, Alexandra Metz and Meredith Apfelbaum give Backwards their all, but can't row their way clear of its clichés.
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Philadelphia Inquirer -
Backwards - its title referring to the wisdom that life is lived forward but understood backward - has no forward propulsion.
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When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.
When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.
When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.