#99. Gleason (2016)

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Exhibit A

– Director: Clay Tweel

– Stacker score: 87.6

– Metascore: 80

– IMDb user rating: 8.3

– Runtime: 110 minutes

Former New Orleans Saint Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ACL, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, at the age of 34. This film documents what he chose to do after his diagnosis including raising money for the disease he was fighting and creating a video journal for his unborn child. Gleason was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2020.