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We Are Marshall

2006 · 131 min

A sincere, slow-building drama about collective grief and the stubborn hope of a community trying to heal through sport.

Directed by: McG
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie

Tagline: From the ashes we rose.
Overview: When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

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Directed by: McG
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie

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

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

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: McG
Written by: Jamie Linden, Cory Helms
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane, Kate Mara, January Jones, Kate Kneeland
Music: Christophe Beck
Cinematography: Shane Hurlbut
Runtime: 131 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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