Triumph is a 2021 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Brett Leonard and starring RJ Mitte and Terrence Howard, with Howard also serving as executive producer. Based by the life of the film's screenwriter, Michael D. Coffey, it stars Mitte as Mike, a high school student with mild cerebral palsy who is determined to wrestle for his scholastic wrestling team.
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Cast
RJ Mitte as Mike
Colton Haynes as Jeff
Johnathon Schaech as Doug
Grace Victoria Cox as Patty
Terrence Howard as Coach Cutting
John Clofine as Young Mike
Release
Triumph received a limited theatrical release in the United States on April 30, 2021.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10.
Phuong Le of The Guardian gave the film a score of two stars out of five and wrote that, "this underdog, coming-of-age sports movie has a big heart but lacks the competency to execute its aspirational premise." The Austin Chronicle's Trace Sauveur also gave the film two stars out of five and wrote, "Though good-natured, by the end it feels indistinguishable from an extended after-school special." Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, writing that Mitte "sells Mike's tenacity, but the contrivances around him let him down."