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  • 2011
  • G
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2011
  • G
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary The Mighty Macs is based on the incredible true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata College team that started in obscurity but became the original Cinderella story in women's basketball. This team of pioneers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. And Cathy Rush, the woman that was ahead of her ...

Directed By: Tim Chambers

Written By: Anthony Gargano, Tim Chambers

  • 2011
  • G
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2011
  • G
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m

The Mighty Macs

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
49
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary The Mighty Macs is based on the incredible true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata College team that started in obscurity but became the original Cinderella story in women's basketball. This team of pioneers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. And Cathy Rush, the woman that was ahead of her ...

Directed By: Tim Chambers

Written By: Anthony Gargano, Tim Chambers

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
49
37% Positive
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53% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
49
37% Positive
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53% Mixed
10 Reviews
11% Negative
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70
Oct 20, 2011
Sometimes a film feels a bit too pat and yet is impossible to resist. The Mighty Macs, based on the national championship run of the 1972 women's basketball team at Immaculata College near Philadelphia, is such a film: lots of button pushing, but in the end you're glad you saw it.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 21, 2011
This true story fills a needed niche, spotlighting women's basketball in the era before Title IX promoted equal treatment.
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW

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6.3
64% Positive
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9% Mixed
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27% Negative
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Movieguru1
Oct 25, 2011
This movie was awesome!! i could watch this a thousand times. I never thought that i would be promoting the WNBA but this movie had it all and i would recommend for anyone that want to watch a quality movie.
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Liveby
Oct 21, 2011
A mesmerising and heartwarming film from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie! I was completely captivated by the story. Great movie. Touching story. Fantastic acting. joy to watch. Must see for movie lovers.
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63
Oct 16, 2011
This tiny Catholic school for women dominated the sport at a turning point in history, and this plucky, old-fashioned sports drama sets the scene and tells the tale with a lot of heart and a dash of wit.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 21, 2011
Everything plays out exactly as you'd expect in a cheerful, well-meaning movie in the style of something made for the Disney channel.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 19, 2011
There is nothing to complain about except the film's deadening predictability and the bland, shallow characters.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 18, 2011
Appears to have been made on a budget equivalent to the cost of a WNBA fleece hoodie. But even at that price, the first feature by Tim Chambers is profligate with sports-movie clichés.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
12
Oct 17, 2011
The Mighty Macs is a film from another planet, where stories are told, obliviously, in cryptic, nonsensical code, and people talk to each other in sugarplum proverbs no earthbound adult would ever inflict on another, not even on the set of a Hallmark Original Movie.
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ChrisTB
Oct 23, 2011
I went into this movie looking forward to just the popcorn and previews alone but left surprised and energized, not because it was the weekend and had a few days off but because the story was inspirational and enjoyable. Although most of the basketball team required some young actresses, the main actors delivered their roles more than adequately and the movie over all came together nicely for it's genre.
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RyanPratt
Oct 21, 2011
Skip-it - I never thought I could recommend watching the WNBA but it truly is more entertaining than this formulaic Cinderella sports story about the 1971-72 Immaculata College women's basketball team.
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Production Company Quaker Media
Release Date Oct 21, 2011
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating G
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Tagline She dared to dream. They dared to believe.
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