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Believe in Me

Play trailer Poster for Believe in Me PG Released Mar 9, 2007 1h 48m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Hired as a temporary coach for a high-school girls basketball team, Clay Driscoll (Jeffrey Donovan) instills pride in his players and takes aim at the state championships. Clay and his team face an unexpected obstacle when a powerful rancher (Bruce Dern) steps in the way of their dream.

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Josh Rosenblatt Austin Chronicle Inspiration in Believe in Me comes early and often, and writer/director Collector never misses an opportunity for a heartfelt locker-room speech or joyful practice-session musical montage to tug at viewers' heartstrings. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 17, 2007 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter What the inspirational sports drama Believe in Me might lack in freshness, it nicely compensates for in heartfelt, winning conviction and spirited performances. Oct 30, 2006 Full Review Louise Keller Urban Cinefile It may be formulaic, but has enough heart to be a winner," Mar 14, 2009 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Rated: 1/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Sweet, feel-good sports flick is girl-powered. Rated: 3/5 Oct 31, 2007 Full Review Larry Ratliff San Antonio Express-News While it's not a classic high school basketball film such as Hoosiers (1986), Believe In Me tugs at the heartstrings with vigor. Rated: 3/4 Mar 23, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d It is great to have women's basketball finally have a good film of its own. The actors are good and the story heartfelt. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Have seen this several times now. Highly recommended! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/19 Full Review Audience Member Great basketball movie, great overall movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The obvious comparison is to one of my all-time favourite movies, Hoosiers, but despite it being a relatively solid movie, it doesn't really get there. Jeffrey Donovan provides a good performance here, as the head coach who comes on board with the team at their worst, before steering the girls to victory. The acting is okay, but not great - however I will admit that the acting was good enough for me to get quite involved in the story (got the tingles a few times). The basketball itself looked quite realistic, also - which is sometimes a major downfall of movies such as this. This is a good film for you if, like me, you enjoy these types of sporting movies and feel-good stories. Otherwise, I'm not sure this is one for you. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Apart of a string of feel-good basketball movies of the last decade, Believe in Me may follow a text book storyline but it still delivers the goods. Most importantly, it tells the story of some trailblazing pioneers of woman's basketball, a story that all hoops fan should see. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Great! Good acting, humorous and inspiring! Especially wonderful job by Jefferey Donovan Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Collector

Director

Jeffrey Donovan

Clay Driscoll

Samantha Mathis

Jean Driscoll

Bruce Dern

Ellis Brawley

Bob Gunton

Hugh Moreland

Heather Matarazzo

Cindy Butts

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Synopsis Hired as a temporary coach for a high-school girls basketball team, Clay Driscoll (Jeffrey Donovan) instills pride in his players and takes aim at the state championships. Clay and his team face an unexpected obstacle when a powerful rancher (Bruce Dern) steps in the way of their dream.
Director
Robert Collector
Producer
Caldecot Chubb, John Bard Manulis
Screenwriter
Robert Collector
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Believe in Me
Rating
PG (Language|Some Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 9, 2007, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 4, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$208.6K
Runtime
1h 48m