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Go Tigers!
IFC Films

Go Tigers! reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 69 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
10.0 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: R for language and a scene of teen drinking

A rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tiger's high school football team, played out in a small town that draws its identity from football. (IFC Films)


GENRE(S): Documentary  
WRITTEN BY: Kenneth A. Carlson  
DIRECTED BY: Kenneth A. Carlson  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: September 24, 2002 
Video: September 24, 2002 
Theatrical: September 21, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 103 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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100
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Beautifully edited, Go Tigers! is an enthralling look at the drama that can transpire in the autumn of one small town on any given Friday.
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80
Film Threat Tim Sanger
Sports fans will go nuts over it, as will anyone who appreciates the fine cinematic storytelling on display in the film.
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80
Variety Joe Leydon
Arguably the best sports-oriented documentary since "Hoop Dreams."
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80
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
The politicizing is intense, but the actual game footage is even more engrossing; Carlson uses both digital video and 16mm film to put us squarely in the midst of the gridiron brouhaha.
80
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Energetic and absorbing documentary.
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75
Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder
A superbly crafted piece of humanistic cinema.
75
New York Post Lou Lumenick
A nifty piece of entertainment that says a lot about American society.
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75
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A documentary about a town of 33,000 so consumed by football it makes South Bend and Green Bay look distracted.
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70
New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson
If you're a football fan, chances are you won't be bored, and the distraction may be quite welcome. As for everyone else, you may lose interest right around the third quarter.
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70
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
The funny and touching result is worth cheering for.
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70
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Never disrespectful. It leaves you liking and even admiring the people of Massillon for their spunk and their passionate commitment to carrying on a hallowed tradition.
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60
LA Weekly Mark Olsen
Among the film's other drawbacks are how conventional it feels in its structure and strategy, often misguidedly going for the epic high-key feel of classic NFL Films on a low-key, DV budget.
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60
Village Voice Mark Holcomb
This sly, sobering doc exposes the grievously fucked-up priorities surrounding the sport in a small town with little else on which to hang its hopes.
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50
TV Guide Steve Simels
The film is at heart a look at a unique slice of Americana, particularly an opening montage in which we realize that football here is a cradle-to-the-grave proposition -- literally.
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50
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
The movie clearly portrays how the glory and salvation of being a team hero is ephemeral.
50
Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Takes too long to get its themes and characters out on the field.
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