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Invincible

2006 · 105 min

A scrappy underdog story that plays it straight and sincere, offering warm, crowd-pleasing uplift with a few hard knocks along the way.

Tagline
Dreams are not lived on the sidelines
Overview
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.

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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • ambition
  • survival
  • friendship
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Ericson Core
Written by
Brad Gann
Starring
Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli, Kirk Acevedo, Dov Davidoff, Michael Kelly
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
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Languages
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