Stephen Curry: Underrated

Stephen Curry: Underrated
Stephen Curry: Underrated
	Release poster
Directed by	Peter Nicks
Produced by	Peter Nicks; Ryan Coogler; Sean Havey; Erick Peyton; Marissa Torres Ericson; Ben Cotner;
Cinematography	Sean Havey
Edited by	J. D. Marlow
Music by	Nathan Matthew David
Production; companies	A24; Unanimous Media; Proximity Media;
Distributed by	A24; Apple TV+;
Release dates	January 23, 2023 (Sundance); July 21, 2023 (United States);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Stephen Curry: Underrated is a 2023 American sports documentary film about basketball player Stephen Curry. The film was directed by Peter Nicks, and it premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival before being released in theaters and on Apple TV+ on July 21, 2023.^[1]

Synopsis

The film follows the career of basketball star Stephen Curry from his 2008 NCAA Tournament run with Davidson College through the 2021–22 Golden State Warriors run at another NBA Championship, where Curry also received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.^[2]^[3]

Production

A24 green-lit production of Stephen Curry: Underrated in August 2021 with Peter Nicks directing and producing the first project in the first-look deal between Unanimous Media and A24.^[4] In October 2022, Apple joined the project to have it as one of their Apple Original Films.^[3]

Release

The film had its premiere on January 23, 2023, at the Sundance Film Festival.^[5] The film was released in theaters and on Apple TV+ on July 21, 2023.^[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Shoots and scores, dunking us into the underdog life of Stephen Curry with a smooth swish."^[7] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generaly favorable reviews".^[8]

Bill Edelstein of Variety wrote, "With enough fresh stories to keep basketball fanatics engaged and a coda that every soccer mom will appreciate, this is a film that’s worthy of its subject."^[9] Steve Greene of IndieWire described the film as "...steadily entertaining throughout. At the same time, it’s hard to escape the feeling that this film is struggling to make a compelling case for its own existence."^[10]