If Ratatouille‘s guiding principle was “Anyone can cook,” Hard Miles’ guiding principle might as well be “Anyone can cycle.” [...] an entertaining and emotional film that will satisfy your need for sports dramas tinged with inspiration.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 20, 2024

In "Crooked Arrows" boys learn teamwork and manhood via lacrosse. In "The Boys in the Boat," it's rowing crew. In "Hard Miles" it's cycling. All good vehicles.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 20, 2024

Hard Miles takes us down a well-trodden path, one to redemption with the help of sport and an inspirational coach. Thankfully, we still have enough heart to respond to its visual beauty and the determination of people like Greg Townsend.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 2, 2024

While conventional, “Hard Miles” is a well-meaning and benign effort boosted by an agreeable cast.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 7, 2024

Mack Fisher’s cinematography gives a good viewpoint to the film so the audience can see what kind of desert country this is, while Andrew Johnson’s music adds to the mix. This gives the word “accomplishment” new meaning.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 6, 2024

Though you know exactly what you’re going to get from co-writer/director RJ Daniel Hanna’s film... it’s made with care, there are some nice performances from the supporting cast, and the Colorado vistas are suitably epic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 4, 2024

Hard Miles hauls its tired-out premise up approximately 750 miles of winding, mountainous roads in search of a foregone conclusion.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 3, 2024

Matthew Modine finally gets the starring role he deserves, the first that’s fully tested him since his Eighties heyday, in this true-life sports drama about the healing power of cycling.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 31, 2024

It is not a hard movie to love.

| May 30, 2024

A formulaic sports movie that unfolds predictably, exactly on cue, with no surprises or upsets. But I warmed to its sensitivity; it possesses an insistence that these difficult boys are vulnerable and scared kids.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 29, 2024

A formulaic but well-acted film.

| May 8, 2024

The movie is very well-paced, logically structured, and consistently engaging throughout its nearly two-hour runtime.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 29, 2024

By the end we want these boys to succeed and make something of their lives

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 28, 2024

With counselor Greg rolling through mountains of metaphors and aphorisms, this drama about the real-life Rite of Passage cycling program is a vehicle made for families with teens to view together.

| Apr 27, 2024

There’s a cable channel quality to this inspirational sports movie...a clichéd but well-meaning coming-of-age cycling drama that will warm the hearts of viewers willing to overlook its predictability even as it will irritate those who won’t.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 24, 2024

With nicely offhanded dialog and engaging characters, the film holds the interest even though it's clear from the start where it's heading. So while there are edgy, humorous touches, it's ultimately a warm, fuzzy story.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 23, 2024

Hard Miles is not going to be considered a classic movie about underestimated marathon bicyclists. However, this sentimental drama has good acting performances and an inspiring message that outweigh many of the corniest moments.

| Apr 19, 2024

With an excellent round at festivals, delicious performances, warm cinematography and a story worth telling, director and screenwriter R.J Daniel Hanna scores a success with a film that has the gift of inspiring. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 19, 2024

This inspirational cycling story is worth an easy trip to the movie theatre.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 19, 2024

[T]he film is a combination of spectacular scenery, arduous exertion, inspiring pep talks, adolescent rebellion, emotional confrontations, and lessons learned by both the teenagers and their leader.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 19, 2024