Movie

Second String

2002 · 100 min

A light, feel-good sports comedy-drama that mixes underdog triumph with gentle laughs and family warmth.

Tagline: She believed in him. Now he must believe in himself to lead the team to the Super Bowl.
Overview: American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, an insurance salesman and former college quarterback, who was hired -relactantly, but his wife twisted his arm- just for practice, now has to captain and train a bunch of rookies and old-timers against the hardest adversaries. Dichter decides to sign up triple Super Bowl-winner Tommy Baker in Dan's place...
How it feels: Warm, uplifting, light and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Sport, found family, ambition, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sport
found family
ambition
family
redemption
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild