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53 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 98 Ratings

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  • Starring: Anthony Mackie, Matthew Fox, Matthew McConaughey
  • Summary: For the team at Marshall University and the small West Virginia community around it, Marshall football is more than just a sport, it's a way of life. So, on a fateful night in 1970, when 75 members of the football team and coaching staff were killed in a plane crash, those left behind struggled to cope with the devastating loss. The grieving families found hope and strength in the leadership of Jack Lengyel (McConaughey), a young coach who was determined to rebuild Marshall's football program and, in the process, helped to heal a community. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 31
  3. Negative: 4 out of 31
  1. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    88
    Filmmakers have presented an unvarnished drama about Marshall University and the people who love it, and the results are inspirational.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    What should have been an inspirational story about fortitude and courage in the face of mind-numbing tragedy becomes a compendium of sports cliches.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    Its use of trite "Win one for the Gipper" dialogue, overbearing soaring music and conventional plot devices makes it far too formulaic to truly move us.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 56
  3. Negative: 6 out of 56
  1. TomB.
    10
    I felt I was there. My brother lived with the players who died. When he woke up on Sunday morning, he was one of 3 persons in Hodges Hall. The movie was exhilarating.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. HUGHIE
    4
    Needlessly noisy and busy film of a good story.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. LawrenceM.
    1
    Cliched and stale. Note to movie execs: it's time to relegate all tragic "based on a true story," "overcoming human misery to ultimately succeed" Disney-fied movies to Lifetime. Note #2 to movie execs: stop casting Matthew McConaughey in any sort of drama role. Actually, in any role, for that matter.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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