Hard Miles

Hard Miles

Push to the limit.

Directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna

Produced by Pensé Productions

2024109 min6.9 / 10

An earnest, hopeful coming-of-age drama about redemption and human connection forged through physical challenge and determination.

A strong-willed social worker at a youth prison assembles a cycling team of teenage convicts and takes them on a transformative 1000-mile ride. Inspired by the life of Greg Townsend and the Ridgeview Academy Cycling Team. This is the story of how these troubled young men found another gear.

Questions people ask

  • Does Hard Miles end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Hard Miles easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Hard Miles scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Hard Miles violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Hard Miles sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

44/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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