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With Apple TV’s Ted Lasso and The Dink shining a spotlight on sports comedies this week, Golden Arm is another offbeat gem about competitive women’s arm wrestling, and it’s free streaming now in the US.
A few interesting facts about Golden Arm:
- Think: Over the Top meets GLOW.
- 100% on Rotten Tomatoes: One of the rare sports comedies with a perfect critics’ score.
- Female-led: Directed, written, produced, and headlined by women.
- Hidden gem: The film was set to premiere at SXSW 2020, but the festival was canceled because of COVID. Its release was overshadowed by the pandemic, and it never found the audience many felt it deserved.
- Real arm-wrestling legend: Dot-Marie Jones (Glee) is a 15-time world arm-wrestling champion who trained the cast and also appears in the film.
- Packed with comedy talent: Mary Holland, Eugene Cordero (Loki), Ron Funches (Inside Out 2, The Traitors 2026).
- What to watch after the World Cup: An underrated sports comedy for fans looking for their next watch.
Enjoy the trailer below. And you can stream Golden Arm for free at the link. https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/golden-arm
