The 5th Quarter

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The 5th Quarter

PG-13

2011

1h 38m

Drama

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Jon Abbate helps lead Wake Forest to its most-successful season in school history, in memory of his younger brother, Luke.

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Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

This real-life football story fumbles the ball at every decisive juncture.

Mar 25, 2011

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Robert Koehler

Variety

The film is poorly written and directed at the most basic levels.

Mar 25, 2011

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Brandy McDonnell

The Oklahoman

It isn't always warm and fuzzy, but "The 5th Quarter" at least stays true to its true story.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 15, 2018

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Football tearjerker might be too intense for younger viewers.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 9, 2014

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A well-acted drama that finds just the right balance between entertaining the audience and provoking them emotionally as well as intellectually. It will make you stand up and cheer.

Rated: 8.39421/10

Mar 27, 2011

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Russ Breimeier

Christianity Today

The 5th Quarter confuses sympathy for empathy. This story deserves better than this amateurish production.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 25, 2011

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Jabon D

It literally takes 30 minutes for this football movie to start actually showing any football related activity, but then it quickly tries to get away from that to show even more drama. The drama is dial up beyond what even avid drama fans can endure. Any joy, fun or football is strictly kept to a minimum in this film. Not worth your time unless you just want to feel terrible about life, the world, and everything.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Audience Member

While it was based on real-life tragic events, I felt like this movie had a lot of potential, but, it left a lot of loose ends and didn't deliver

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

If you like movies with horrible acting, slow plot line, and to be smothered in faith then this is the movie for you. Another movie about how if God is so good how could he take our son. Just typical. Actors pop in and out of scenes without explanation of connection or purpose.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

A shallow, generic, contrived and manipulative faith-based movie that preaches to the choir.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

A great yet tragic story. One of the saddest films I've ever seen

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Why does this exist? Why?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Synopsis

Jon Abbate helps lead Wake Forest to its most-successful season in school history, in memory of his younger brother, Luke.

Director: Rick Bieber
Producer: Rick Bieber
Screenwriter: Rick Bieber
Distributor: Rocky Mountain Pictures
Production Co: The Park Entertainment , Talent One, Fifth Quarter
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 25, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $399.6K
Runtime: 1h 38m

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