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Summary
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 76Audiences 75GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer82%
Metascore70
Audience score85%
IMDb7.2
Letterboxd · 52 K ratings3.6/5
User score7.2
Box office
2.0×its budget
- Budget
- $30 M
- Worldwide
- $61 M
Worldwide it earned $31 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 60 more
+13Released
2004
October 8, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 37 more83 people
- Billy Bob ThorntonCoach Gary Gaines
- Lucas BlackMike Winchell
- Garrett HedlundDon Billingsley
- Derek LukeBoobie Miles
- Jay HernandezBrian Chavez
- Lee JacksonIvory Christian
- Lee Thompson YoungChris Comer
- Tim McGrawCharles Billingsley
Grover CoulsonL.V. Miles
Connie BrittonSharon Gaines- CCConnie CooperMrs. Winchell
- KSKasey StevensFlippy
Ryanne DuzichMelissa
Amber HeardMaria- MFMorgan FarrisJennifer Gaines
- LKLaine KellyComer's Girlfriend
Gavin GrazerTrapper
Turk PipkinSkip Baldwin- CWCarey WindlerDr. Rogers
Tommy G. KendrickOdessa Doctor
Brad LelandJohn Aubrey- LLLillian LangfordNancy Aubrey
Christian KaneBrian- BHBuddy HaleBooster
Directing · 3
- Peter Berg Director, Screenplay
- Allan Graf Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Gina Grande Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- David Aaron Cohen Screenplay
- Buzz Bissinger Novel
Production · 10
- John Cameron Executive Producer
- Jim Whitaker Executive Producer
- Brian Grazer Producer
- Jane Jenkins Casting
- Janet Hirshenson Casting
- Robert Graf Co-Producer
Camera · 4
- Tobias A. Schliessler Director of Photography
- David Luckenbach Steadicam Operator
- Ralph Nelson Jr. Still Photographer
- Chris Moseley Camera Operator
Editing · 5
- David Rosenbloom Editor
- Colby Parker, Jr. Editor
- Gabrielle Fasulo Editor
- Susan Rash Editor
- Richmond Riedel First Assistant Editor
Sound · 12
- Brian Reitzell Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
- David Torn Original Music Composer
- Craig Henighan Supervising Sound Editor
- Gregory King Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Joel Shryack Supervising Sound Editor
- Rick Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Sharon Seymour Production Design
- Carla Curry Set Decoration
- Peter Borck Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Susan Matheson Costume Design
- Melizah Anguiano Wheat Hairstylist
- Dana Kay Hart Costume Supervisor
- Melissa Forney Key Hair Stylist
- Joani Yarbrough Hairstylist
- Roxie Hodenfield Hair Department Head
Other crew · 2
- Julie Krystina Stunt Coordinator
- Emmet Kane Special Effects Coordinator
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