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When the Game Stands Tall

2014 · 115 min

A sincere, slow-building sports drama that mixes hard-won victories with quiet grief, offering an easy, emotionally direct watch.

Directed by: Thomas Carter
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Laura Dern

Tagline: Inspired by the extraordinary true story.
Overview: A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

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Directed by: Thomas Carter
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Laura Dern

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
grief
redemption
ambition
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Thomas Carter
Written by: Scott Marshall Smith
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Laura Dern, Clancy Brown, Ser'Darius Blain, Stephan James, Jessie T. Usher, Matthew Daddario
Runtime: 115 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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