MOVIE · 2006

Peaceful Warrior

DramaRomance120 min

At U.C. Berkeley, gifted gymnast Dan Millman seems to have his future mapped out until a chance encounter with a cryptic gas station attendant begins to unsettle everything he thinks he knows. Scott Mechlowicz is Dan, with Nick Nolte as Socrates, the stranger who becomes an unlikely mentor, and Amy Smart’s Joy entering his orbit as he tries to rebuild both his body and his focus after a life-changing setback. The story moves between training halls, campus life, and the philosophical lessons Socrates presses on him as Dan’s ambitions start to shift.