Youngblood

Youngblood

1986 · 110 min · EN · R · 6.1 (196 votes)
Dir. Peter Markle · Starring Rob Lowe, Cynthia Gibb, Patrick Swayze, Ed Lauter, Jim Youngs, Eric Nesterenko · Music William Orbit

The ice... The fire... The fight... To be the best.

DramaRomance

A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's daughter.

VIBE

This film feels like a raw, unfiltered look at the brutal world of minor league hockey. It's a tense, character-driven drama about ambition and the harsh realities of proving yourself, set against a backdrop of 80s grit.

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sportsice hockeycoachbeatinghazinglocker room
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