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Pride

Play trailer Poster for Pride PG Released Mar 23, 2007 1h 44m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In 1970s Philadelphia, Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), who is driven by a love of competitive swimming, fixes up an abandoned pool building with the help of a janitor named Elston (Bernie Mac). But when city officials mark the place for demolition, he fights back by founding an all-black swim team. Facing racism, violence and a hostile city official, Jim struggles to prepare his novice swimmers for the state championships.
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Pride features a typically stellar performance from Terrence Howard, but ultimately falls victim to its over usage of sports movie clichés.

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Keith Phipps AV Club The plot plays out as predictably as anyone might expect, but the fine details keep Pride squarely above average. Rated: B- Apr 5, 2007 Full Review Josh Rosenblatt Austin Chronicle Pride's story was etched in stone ages ago by mysterious movie powers beyond our understanding, and all the Staples Singers' songs in the world won't keep it from its appointed rounds. Rated: 2/5 Mar 31, 2007 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Director Sunu Gonera does a nice job with the swim meet scenes, and the cast of mostly unknown younger actors is extremely likable. Mar 26, 2007 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Working closely with the real Jim Ellis, Terrence Howard's portrayal is moving and accurate. Rated: 6/10 Nov 27, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Howard seems to pride himself on portraying characters with both a deep sense of flawed humanity and a redemptive quality. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 20, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens This is not a sports movie. This is a movie about a man involved in sports. This is Jim Ellis' story. This is a story of heart, conviction, motivation, determination, pride. Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tiffany J Great movie with solid script and acting bu a top-notch, star-studded cast. Although there was a measure of predictability as with all sports-based, inspirational movies, it didn't rely on cheap tropes and stereotypes. The story was compelling but believable.and Terrence Howard was excellent as the flawed but genuine protagonist. I was amazed watching the film 17 years later to see the star power that was present in this ensemble cast! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Audience Member On film, the genre formula forms predictability when it became the main base of storytelling with few kinks thought out into the narrative in attempt to deflect predictions besides signified by performative energy. When it comes to sports, there are generally two sides supportively rooting in anticipation towards a playing a team against their opponents, with predictions only made through bets based on statistics and previous strategized plays. Then for some reasons, the cinematic apparatus refused to follow that chance and makes bets irrelevant when most of the time the protagonist team wins, and rarely they do not without ever stopping them. Real-life teams, players, coaches and managers already generated facts through their runs that were shared through inner perspectives or/and literature before cinematically mesmerized on the screen whereas we see their struggles and the formation of defined teamwork and personal hardships reaching towards success. The outcome may have been guessed as the story progresses, creating their own obvious stats, but we find ourselves treating the film like any game with anticipation over who could win despite the predicted results. "Pride" is like all that as your ordinary game session worthy of minimal acclaim from Howard's performance inspiring dynamic team-building with faithful justice, countering social issues, albeit occasionally swerved by generic melodrama adding onto struggles on and away from the boards. (B) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Formulaic, but it works! There are many movies telling similar, inspiring stories from around the globe, but there aren't many focussed on swimming/swimmers It goes without saying that Terrence's performance is stellar... not sure I've seen a bum one yet! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review steve d Nothing new but it is fun and exciting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent, light-hearted flick. Great performance from Howard, but the kids felt a bit amateurish. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Compellingly watchable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1970s Philadelphia, Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), who is driven by a love of competitive swimming, fixes up an abandoned pool building with the help of a janitor named Elston (Bernie Mac). But when city officials mark the place for demolition, he fights back by founding an all-black swim team. Facing racism, violence and a hostile city official, Jim struggles to prepare his novice swimmers for the state championships.
Director
Sunu Gonera
Producer
Paul Hall, Brett Forbes, Patrick Rizzotti
Screenwriter
J. Mills Goodloe, Michael Gozzard, Kevin M. Smith
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Lionsgate Films, LIFT Productions
Rating
PG (Thematic Material|Some Racial Epithets|Language|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 23, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.0M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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