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Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

Comedy · Family · 2012

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

Movie details

Thunderstruck

“NBA superstar Kevin Durant has got game. His biggest fan has none. Things are about to switch!”

2012 Comedy · Family 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.1 / 10

6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

27 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Thunderstruck?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Whitesell

Written by

Eric Champnella · Jeff Farley

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant

Taylor Gray

Taylor Gray

Brian Newall

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Coach Amross

Brandon T. Jackson

Brandon T. Jackson

Alan

Doc Shaw

Doc Shaw

Mitch

Tristin Mays

Tristin Mays

Isabel

Robert Belushi

Robert Belushi

Assistant Coach Dan

Court is in session

Put Thunderstruck on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.