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Ten9eight

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Students who are on the verge of dropping out of school enroll in a course that teaches them how to be entrepreneurs.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 11/13/2009
2/5
Spending more observational time with her smart, resilient and stirringly positive subjects -- even seeing less-edited footage of their business plan speeches -- might have helped sell her inspirational story. Go to Full Review
Mike Hale New York Times 11/13/2009
3/5
It's the type of film you might expect to see at a fund-raising dinner or a convention banquet, not in a commercial theater. That said, it's a very well-made piece of boosterism. Go to Full Review
Justin Moyer Washington Post 11/13/2009
2/4
Whether it's credulity or audience cynicism, Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon has a problem, and good vibrations won't solve it. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 01/02/2011
4/5
Docu features teen CEOs beating poverty, drugs, violence. Go to Full Review
Willie Waffle WaffleMovies.com 11/13/2009
3/4
Showcases entrepreneurs even Michael Moore would celebrate - high school kids with really great ideas like cake on a stick! Go to Full Review
Marshall Fine Hollywood & Fine 11/13/2009
Mazzio feels the beating heart of the striver and, as a result, Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon never drags, even as it offers an important message to audiences. Go to Full Review
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s r @ScottR 01/29/2013 It is good to praise these youth for their accomplishments, yet I feel this is not for all audiences and that it would be good for motivating future participants or to get funding for the NFTE. That is because it seemed to be selling the NFTE and its role in helping motivate the youth, rather than addressing the actual problems in their underprivileged areas. It was inspiring however, that despite their adverse conditions, they still were able to over come their obstacles to become amateur entrepreneurs. See more 11/20/2009 This film is an inspirational documentary on the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) annual business plan contest for inner city and less advantaged high school students. Director and writer Mary Mazzio has crafted a touching and enlightening story that will captivate high school students, teachers, parents and business owners/executives. See more 11/20/2009 Researching on what NFTE offers, I realize what a great program they have in helping low income students in the city to pursue their entrepreneurial path. But after watching Ten9eight I feel NFTE deserves a better documentary film. The award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio must have been on a low budget because it was crap. 85 minutes of following a group of students through a business plan competition, they barely even mention NFTE in the movie. What's the point to say this is a NFTE movie if they don't even mention it? If you want to spend your weekend watching a ‘motivational’ movie, don’t bother to go and watch it. Ten9eight is the type of movie you want to put on when you’re restless and need a drug to put you to sleep. That’s all it is good for. NFTE you deserve something better than this! See more 11/15/2009 WATCH THIS MOVIE FREE AT HTTP://MOVIESWATCH.INFO Watch The Latest Movies Online FREE http://MoviesWatch.info - 2012 - A Christmas Carol - This Is It(Michael Jackson Movie) - The Box - The Fourth kind - A Christmas Carol - The Men Who Stare At Goats - Saw VI - Paranormal Activity - Where The Wild Things Are - Couples Retreat - Law Abiding Citizen - Couples Retreat - Zombieland way more! http://movieswatch.info/ See more 11/13/2009 Watch This Movie FREE at http://MoviesWatch.info Watch The Latest Movies Online FREE http://MoviesWatch.info - A Christmas Carol - This Is It(Michael Jackson Movie) - The Box - The Fourth kind - A Christmas Carol - The Men Who Stare At Goats - Saw VI - Paranormal Activity - Where The Wild Things Are - Couples Retreat - Law Abiding Citizen - Couples Retreat - Zombieland way more! http://movieswatch.info/ See more 10/16/2009 I don't want to say it was a bit cheesy in how incredibly up beat it was but it was. The background music alone was pretty generic and a bit annoying. I don't think I'd be so negative if I had seen it in high school during a long boring class, but as a take home DVD its definitely not the best piece of film making. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Students who are on the verge of dropping out of school enroll in a course that teaches them how to be entrepreneurs.
Director
Mary Mazzio
Screenwriter
Mary Mazzio
Distributor
AMC Entertainment
Production Co
50 Eggs Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2009, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
May 18, 2010
Runtime
1h 25m