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Summary
A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+39)
Critics 28Audiences 67GoodWatch 48
Metascore38
Tomatometer17%
Audience score85%
IMDb6.5
User score6.0
Letterboxd · 13 K ratings2.8/5
Box office
103×its budget
- Budget
- $100 K
- Worldwide
- $10 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109111Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 71 more
Released
2006
September 29, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 1 more22 people
- Alex KendrickGrant Taylor
- Shannen FieldsBrooke Taylor
- BBBill ButlerNeil Prater
- BCBailey CaveDavid Childers
- SWSteve WilliamsLarry Childers
- Tracy GoodeBrady Owens
- JMJim McBrideBobby Lee Duke
- TMTommy McBrideJonathan Weston
- JMJason McLeodBrock Kelley
- CWChris WillisJ.T. Hawkins Jr.
- RWRay WoodMr. Bridges
- Erin BetheaAlicia Houston
- JBJames BlackwellMatt Prater
- DNDavid NixonMr. Jones
- MRMark RichtSelf
- DWDan W. Howell Sr.Announcer #2
- MMMichael McLendonShiloh Football Player
- KSKyle ScottShiloh Football Player
- MSMary SmitField Nurse
- JLJanet Lee DapperTeacher (uncredited)
- TKTracy KellerClaire Peterson
- SSSusan SandersJanie Carter
Directing · 1
- Alex Kendrick Director, Story, Writer, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer
Writing · 1
- Stephen Kendrick Writer, Story, Producer
Sound · 1
- Rob Whitehurst Production Sound Mixer
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