Sweetwater (2023)
The man who changed the game.
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Rated
PG-13
Year
2023
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
14 April 2023
TMDB
6.9 (32)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Everett Osborne
Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton
Cary Elwes
Ned Irish
Jeremy Piven
Joe Lapchick
Eric Roberts
Judd
Jim Caviezel
Sports Writer
Richard Dreyfuss
Maurice Podoloff
Kevin Pollak
Abe Saperstein
Mike Starr
Eddie Gottlieb
Jim Meskimen
Miles Slocum
Jason Sklar
Donnie Grossman
Emmaline
Jeanne Staples
Ashani Roberts
Sweetwater's Mother
Robert Ri'chard
Pop
Paul Hipp
Barker
Eric Etebari
Frank
Gary Clark Jr.
T-Bone
Ernest Harden Jr.
Coach Will Robinson
Wayne Federman
Referee Pete
Billy Malone
Dan
Dahlia Waingort
Mrs. Lapchick
Tim Kavanagh
Arthur "Art" Webb
Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman
Young Sweetwater
Delijah McAlpin
Teen Sweetwater
Dave Cobert
Dick McGuire
H
Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang
Babe
Bobby Portis Jr.
Earl "Big Cat" Llyod
J
Joshua King Brooks
Chuck Cooper
S
Steven Morse
Norm Drucker
Preston Galli
Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)
Paul Riley Fox
Mechanic (uncredited)
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