Glory Road

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Glory Road

PG

Released Jan 13, 2006

1h 57m

Drama

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After being appointed the new coach of the 1966 Texas Miners, Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) decides to build a team based on talent rather than race. The conservative townsfolk balk at the new racially diverse lineup despite the fact that the team is winning all their games. When black players like Bobby Joe Hill (Derek Luke) and team captain Harry Flournoy (Mehcad Brooks) begin to dominate the court with flashy moves, the racial tension increases, jeopardizing the future of the team.

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Critics Consensus

As formulaic as sports movies get, this underdog story still triumphs on the strength of its inspiring story.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Playing out like Remember The Titans for basketball fans, Glory Road is yet another would-be inspirational true story that follows sports-movie conventions.

Jul 23, 2008

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

First-time director James Gartner observes all the rituals--the coach busting chops, the team sneaking out to party--but the players are indifferently characterized and the civil rights story has a fake Black History Month feel.

Mar 25, 2008

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Trying to make a sports movie for the entire family is understandable, but it makes a complicated story like Glory Road feel more like Disney than reality.

Mar 24, 2007

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Rachel Wagner

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Underrated sports movie from Disney with an inspirational true story

Nov 14, 2021

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

A very lazy movie. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 12, 2020

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Marcianne Miller

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

If you're a basketball fan, you'll love it. If you're a parent looking for movie inspiration for your offspring, see it as a family outing. For everyone else, Glory Road is an accessible time capsule of American history.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 26, 2018

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Charles C

All time sports movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Maria D

This is a story of the past worth knowing! Such a great movie, very inspirational. Not a basketball fan, but definitely rooting for this team. Beautiful side of humanity. Well done Disney.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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Irwin C

Entretenida, mas relacionada al deporte que al racismo lo que la hace emocionante al ser hechos reales.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/23

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Audience Member

Great acting and good story. Really keeps you into it

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/12/22

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Audience Member

The underdog team must come together to win and learn some life lessons along the way. This time the underdog team is the 1966 Texas Western College basketball team which was the first to put together an all-black starting lineup in NCAA history. This film explores race relations during the late 1960's and does so unfiltered. Some of the scenes are very effective in pulling you into the culture of the time. I'm not sure if it was the writing, editing or direction, but there seemed to be several plot points that were built up that never came to a head or were ignored later in the film. I also think that the score didn't build up the suspense very well. The pop music used in the film seemed appropriate, but disappeared in the second half of the film creating a disconnect. I found the most interesting part of the film was during the credits when they showed interviews of the actual people that were portrayed in the film. If you enjoy this style of film, then give this movie a try, but it isn't for everyone.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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this tells a good dramatic story of history which I like, it has a bit of decent laughs to get through and like In Miracle shows a coach with good motivation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

After being appointed the new coach of the 1966 Texas Miners, Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) decides to build a team based on talent rather than race. The conservative townsfolk balk at the new racially diverse lineup despite the fact that the team is winning all their games. When black players like Bobby Joe Hill (Derek Luke) and team captain Harry Flournoy (Mehcad Brooks) begin to dominate the court with flashy moves, the racial tension increases, jeopardizing the future of the team.

Director: James Gartner
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Bruckheimer Films, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Mild Language|Epithets|Racial Issues|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.6M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS

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