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Summary
A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 71Audiences 60GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer77%
Metascore65
User score8.0
IMDb5.8
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 56 min
A typical length for dramas, +7 min on the typical 109
typical 109116Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
Released
2002
January 11, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more16 people
- Ryan GoslingRoy Chutney
- David MorseGideon 'Gid' Ferguson
- Clea DuVallSkyla Sisco
- Amy AdamsDoreen
- David CaleFloyd aka Studebaker
- Eddie SpearsTracy Two Dogs
- Kelly LynchEvangeline Chutney
- Ken WhiteRuss Colfax
Noah WattsWaylon Walks Along- KDKim DeLongLem Axelrod
Geraldine KeamsGretchen Two Dogs- DSDouglas SeybernUncle Peyton
- CHCody HarveyCoach Motlow
- MAMelkon AndonianDevo
- JGJ.P. GabrielJute
- COChris OffuttCharlie
Directing · 3
- Alex Smith Director, Writer
- Andrew J. Smith Director, Writer
- Betty Ann Conard Script Supervisor, Casting
Production · 11
- Jerry McFadden Executive Producer
- David O. Russell Producer
- Gavin O'Connor Producer
- Michael Robinson Producer
- Greg O'Connor Producer
- Mary Vernieu Casting
Camera · 1
- Eric Alan Edwards Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Brent White Editor
Sound · 3
- Jay Farrar Original Music Composer
- Shelley Roden Foley Artist
- Eric Corley Foley Artist
Art · 2
- John Johnson Production Design
- Raymond Pumilia Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Kristin M. Burke Costume Design
- Nancy E. Mullen Hairstylist
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