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A River Runs Through It
Why this pick
Redford brings the same unhurried, sun-dappled sense of memory and moral grace to this elegiac tale of sport, family, and a life measured by elusive moments.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
As an old man having his sixth heart attack while playing golf, Hardy Greaves (Jack Lemmon) contemplates how his wife used to ask him (before her passing) why he insisted on playing "a game that seems destined to kill" him. Explaining his love for the game, he begins the story of his childhood idol: Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon).
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Charlize Theron
Adele Invergordon
Will Smith
Bagger Vance
Trip Hamilton
Frank Greaves
Peter Gerety
Neskaloosa
Jack Lemmon
Narrator
Matt Damon
Rannulph Junuh
Bruce McGill
Walter Hagen
Joel Gretsch
Bobby Jones