Peaceful Warrior

Peaceful Warrior
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Salva
Screenplay byKevin Bernhardt
Based onWay of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySharone Meir
Edited byEd Marx
Music byBennett Salvay
Production
company
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) (US: Limited)
  • March 30, 2007 (2007-03-30) (US: Re-release)
Running time
121 minutes
CountriesGermany
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$4.3 million

Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 sports drama film directed by Victor Salva and written by Kevin Bernhardt based on the 1980 novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Set at U.C. Berkeley, the film stars Nick Nolte and Scott Mechlowicz alongside Amy Smart, Ashton Holmes and Agnes Bruckner, and follows Dan Millman (Mechlowicz), a talented gymnast who is mentored by gas station attendant Socrates (Nolte).