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Radio

2003 · 109 min

A gentle, heartwarming drama that celebrates kindness and community, though it sometimes feels sentimental and predictable.

Directed by: Michael Tollin
Genres: Drama
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard

Tagline: His courage made them champions.
Overview: In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

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Directed by: Michael Tollin
Genres: Drama
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 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: friendship
family
identity
class
redemption
Places: small town
school
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Michael Tollin
Written by: Mike Rich
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Debra Winger, Chris Mulkey, Sarah Drew, Brent Sexton
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Runtime: 109 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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