First Match

2018

102 mins

Directed by Olivia Newman
85%
81%
Drama
Award Winner

A teenage girl signs up for an all-boys wrestling team in this high school boxing drama from Olivia Newman, based... More

A teenage girl signs up for an all-boys wrestling team in this high school boxing drama from Olivia Newman, based on her 2010 short film.

"Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighbourhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father." (South by Southwest Film Festival)

Less

Where to watch First Match

First Match is available to stream in New Zealand now... More on Netflix.

There is no screening information for this title.

First Match | Ratings & Reviews

85_%20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
81_%197 reviews
Audience score rating

"Emanuelle manages to make us care about this bullying girl without pleading for sympathy."

—

Variety

"Built around an impressive performance by relative newcomer Elvire Emanuelle, the drama recalls Karyn Kusama's Girlfight, though in that case the parental dynamics ran the opposite direction."

—