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Won't Back Down

2012 · 121 min

An earnest, sometimes frustrating fight against bureaucracy that leaves you rooting for the underdogs.

Tagline
If you can't beat the system... change it
Overview
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • class
  • family
  • justice
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Daniel Barnz
Written by
Brin Hill, Daniel Barnz
Starring
Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ving Rhames, Lance Reddick, Rosie Perez, Emily Alyn Lind, Stephen Weigand, Liza Colón-Zayas
Music
Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography
Roman Osin
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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