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Hurricane Season

2010 · 103 min

A heartfelt, grounded drama about rebuilding after disaster, mixing community warmth with the weight of loss and the drive to win.

Directed by: Tim Story
Genres: Drama
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson, Bonnie Hunt

Tagline: They turned a tragedy into a triumph.
Overview: Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs.

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Directed by: Tim Story
Genres: Drama
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson, Bonnie Hunt

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: survival
healing
trauma
found family
sport
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Tim Story
Written by: Robert Eisele
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson, Bonnie Hunt, Isaiah Washington, China Anne McClain, Jalene Mack, Jarod Einsohn, Shad Moss
Music: Mark Mancina
Cinematography: Larry Blanford
Runtime: 103 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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