Race

“The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens”

Before any of it, there is a question hanging over the 1936 Berlin Olympics: should American athletes go at all, with Hitler staging the Games as proof of Aryan supremacy? Jesse Owens (Stephan James), a young sprinter, steps onto that stage with coach Larry Snyder (Jason Sudeikis) pushing him from the first day of training. Stephen Hopkins keeps the focus on the two men, a coach and a runner who have to trust each other.