The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 656 2020s history movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
258 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark OrtonOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin MeyerScreenplay
- Lane GarrisonWriter
- Ty RobertsDirector
- Ty RobertsWriter
Cast
- Luke WilsonRusty Russell
- Vinessa ShawJuanita Russell
- Wayne KnightFrank Wynn
- Martin SheenDoc Hall
- Jake Austin WalkerHardy Brown
- Scott HazeRodney Kidd
- Levi DylanFairbanks
- Jacob LoflandSnoggs
- Rooster McConaugheyPop Boone
- King OrbaRemmert
- Treat WilliamsAmon Carter
- Larry PinePresident Roosevelt
Stills
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Themes
underdogbased on novel or booksportswar veteranamerican footballorphanageamerican football coachgreat depressionbased on true storyflashbackorphanchild labor