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The Novice

A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

Director

Lauren Hadaway

Year

Genre

drama, sport, thriller

Box Office

$24,322

Production

Picture Movers Anonymous,H2L Media Group

Awards

4 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage

https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-novice

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Alex

Isabelle Fuhrman

Jamie

Dani

Coach Pete

Jonathan Cherry

Coach Edwards

Erin

Charlotte Ubben

Janssen

Highsmith

Chantelle Bishop

Winona

Try-Hard

Groundman

Dean

Frat Boy

Bouncer

Moore

Bartender

Jeff Scott Whal

Dani's Guitarist

The Paper Shakers (Lead Singer)

The Paper Shakers (Guitar & Lead Singer)

T. Michael Hall

The Paper Shakers (Electric Guitar)

The Paper Shakers (Bass Player)

The Paper Shakers (Drummer)

David St. Pierre

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Brianne Bartolini

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Meradith Kortweg

Rower

Sheetza McNarry

Rower

Rower

Rower

Elizabeth O'Prey

Rower

Petra Plat-Dekoter

Rower

Rower

Rosalyn Shepherd

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Grace Vendenbroek

Rower

Camille Waldeck

Rower

Rower

Rower

Rower

Karissa Woodhall

Rower

Bartender

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[pencil scratching] - The Novice

[pencil scratching]

[muttering] - The Novice

[panting] - The Novice

I'm the novice rowing coach, - The Novice

I'm the novice rowing coach,

Okay, so, let's hear
why all of you - The Novice

Okay, so, let's hear why all of you

All right, we'll go from
the top. You, "caw." - The Novice

All right, we'll go from the top. You, "caw."

Okay, well, it's
traditionally very hard - The Novice

Okay, well, it's traditionally very hard

Probably learn how to row, - The Novice

Probably learn how to row,

Kidding. Um,
I thought it'd be like, - The Novice

Kidding. Um, I thought it'd be like,

The captain, Highsmith, - The Novice

The captain, Highsmith,

So most people think
rowing is about arms. - The Novice

So most people think rowing is about arms.

Correctamundo, Brill - The Novice

Correctamundo, Brill

See that? Legs, body, arms,
arms, body, legs. - The Novice

See that? Legs, body, arms, arms, body, legs.

Legs, body, arms, - The Novice

Legs, body, arms,

Legs, body, arms, - The Novice

Legs, body, arms,

- That's it.
- Legs, body, arms, - The Novice

- That's it. - Legs, body, arms,

It's 10,000 hours
to be an expert. - The Novice

It's 10,000 hours to be an expert.

Right now we'll focus on
10,000 strokes, yeah? - The Novice

Right now we'll focus on 10,000 strokes, yeah?

And, I mean, I'm so excited, - The Novice

And, I mean, I'm so excited,

Body, legs, arms. - The Novice

Body, legs, arms.

These are the eights over here, - The Novice

These are the eights over here,

There's cox. Shaft. Crab. - The Novice

There's cox. Shaft. Crab.

No. Catching a crab... - The Novice

No. Catching a crab...

Okay. Erin is the 2V cox.
She'll be with us today. - The Novice

Okay. Erin is the 2V cox. She'll be with us today.

She is your eyes out there because you
are literally rowing ass backwards. - The Novice

She is your eyes out there because you are literally rowing ...

She steers the boat, she does
the race plan, yada, yada. - The Novice

She steers the boat, she does the race plan, yada, yada.

Sorry, excuse me,
it's just... it's raining, - The Novice

Sorry, excuse me, it's just... it's raining,

Legs, body, arms! - The Novice

Legs, body, arms!

Well, if you make the 1V,
you get a full scholarship, - The Novice

Well, if you make the 1V, you get a full scholarship,

I mean, you're like the best
novice out of all of us, - The Novice

I mean, you're like the best novice out of all of us,

Also, did you know
Coach Edwards was novice - The Novice

Also, did you know Coach Edwards was novice

I need a scholarship,
so I'm staying. - The Novice

I need a scholarship, so I'm staying.

Over the course of
a 2,000 meter race, - The Novice

Over the course of a 2,000 meter race,

Races are won and lost by
100ths of a second. - The Novice

Races are won and lost by 100ths of a second.

Okay, guys, next Friday is
your first 2K ERG test baseline. - The Novice

Okay, guys, next Friday is your first 2K ERG test baseline.

Take the average of your
500 meter time, - The Novice

Take the average of your 500 meter time,

Are you kidding me?
I just wanted to get - The Novice

Are you kidding me? I just wanted to get

[eraser scratching] - The Novice

[eraser scratching]

[muttering]
7:59, 7:59. - The Novice

[muttering] 7:59, 7:59.

[no audible dialog] - The Novice

[no audible dialog]

In the words of Unk, - The Novice

In the words of Unk,

Rowing is not for everyone. - The Novice

Rowing is not for everyone.

But I am, so if you could just
give me a chance on anything. - The Novice

But I am, so if you could just give me a chance on anything.

My point is, uh,
Regatta in one week. - The Novice

My point is, uh, Regatta in one week.

We are making a fresh four - The Novice

We are making a fresh four

Look, it's twice as much work
as you're doing now, - The Novice

Look, it's twice as much work as you're doing now,

And plus, the Regatta overlaps
with fall break, - The Novice

And plus, the Regatta overlaps with fall break,

Hey. What's up? - The Novice

Hey. What's up?

Yo, um... I'm gonna
go to bed soon, - The Novice

Yo, um... I'm gonna go to bed soon,

Duh! That's what I mean. Me too. - The Novice

Duh! That's what I mean. Me too.

[paper rustling] - The Novice

[paper rustling]

Uh, because varsity
does not want fresh meat - The Novice

Uh, because varsity does not want fresh meat

And all the other novices,
they're just like, - The Novice

And all the other novices, they're just like,

Ooh, ducks. Ooh, friends." - The Novice

Ooh, ducks. Ooh, friends."

God, when Coach Pete
reached out to me - The Novice

God, when Coach Pete reached out to me

Also, Rachel's such
a little bitch, - The Novice

Also, Rachel's such a little bitch,

[indistinct dialog] - The Novice

[indistinct dialog]

Yeah. Yeah. - The Novice

Yeah, I've rode starboard
before, and port, - The Novice

Yeah, I've rode starboard before, and port,

First arms,
then arms and bodies, - The Novice

First arms, then arms and bodies,

[indistinct chatter] - The Novice

[indistinct chatter]

Novice in the back,
behind the freshmen. - The Novice

Novice in the back, behind the freshmen.

[Janssen] All right, no more
shits on the bus, people. - The Novice

[Janssen] All right, no more shits on the bus, people.

I couldn't frickin' feel my legs
and, uh, - The Novice

I couldn't frickin' feel my legs and, uh,

When you focus on
your technique for a bit, - The Novice

When you focus on your technique for a bit,

[door closes] - The Novice

Show them what it's like to
fight for a 2K PR, - The Novice

Show them what it's like to fight for a 2K PR,

They'll be part of your team, - The Novice

They'll be part of your team,

[singsongy]
Novice, in the back. - The Novice

[singsongy] Novice, in the back.

[distorted dialog] - The Novice

[distorted dialog]

[clunking] - The Novice

Just take some time,
all right? - The Novice

Just take some time, all right?

Fuck. - The Novice

You're never gonna get - The Novice

You're never gonna get

Well, assuming we do seat races, - The Novice

Well, assuming we do seat races,

Hence, a seat race to tell - The Novice

Hence, a seat race to tell

Okay, so two people race against
one another in fours, - The Novice

Okay, so two people race against one another in fours,

This girl in my high school got
kicked off the team - The Novice

This girl in my high school got kicked off the team

Besides, I heard she does them
every spring break - The Novice

Besides, I heard she does them every spring break

Seat racers swap, rest of
the crew stays the same - The Novice

Seat racers swap, rest of the crew stays the same

[distorted squawking] - The Novice

[distorted squawking]

[woman] You went through it
three times. - The Novice

[woman] You went through it three times.

Shouldn't you be stuffed in
a library somewhere - The Novice

Shouldn't you be stuffed in a library somewhere

NCAA reasons, but, uh,
I don't know, - The Novice

NCAA reasons, but, uh, I don't know,

Student athlete.
I'm a student athlete. - The Novice

Student athlete. I'm a student athlete.

I just did a 2K and a PR.
Awesome sauce. - The Novice

I just did a 2K and a PR. Awesome sauce.

The force generated by
a more powerful rower - The Novice

The force generated by a more powerful rower

'Cause the more surface area of
the boat in the water, - The Novice

'Cause the more surface area of the boat in the water,

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A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Lauren Hadaway

Writer: Lauren Hadaway

Production: Picture Movers Anonymous,H2L Media Group

Genre: drama, sport, thriller

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $24,322

Released: 17 Dec 2021

Awards: 4 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage: https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-novice

Also watch: North Hollywood, Never Goin' Back, Two of a Kind, Crawlspace, The Funhouse, Clock, Venus, Being the Ricardos, The Bob's Burgers Movie, Swan Song, Ingrid Goes West, Warriors of Future