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Touchback

Play trailer Poster for Touchback PG-13 2012 1h 58m Drama Fantasy Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man (Brian Presley) seeks counsel from his longtime mentor (Kurt Russell) when he gets a unique opportunity to revisit his youth and the injury that ended his promising football career.
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Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic 04/19/2012
3/5
Earnestness and obviousness compete for supremacy early on in Don Handfield's film, with the latter fully in front; happily, earnestness stages a comeback by the end. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety 04/16/2012
A lightweight and overlong feel-good drama that plays like a mashup of It's a Wonderful Life and Friday Night Lights. Go to Full Review
William Goss Film.com 04/13/2012
Are any of them alone reason enough to sit through two hours of warmed-over life lessons? Not particularly, but it should be said that the cast and crew have made a fair stride towards redeeming earnest low-budget filmmaking of this ilk... Go to Full Review
Jeff Beck We Got This Covered 01/16/2013
6/10
Touchback is a sweet family film that ultimately lacks enough insight into the main character's thought process as he struggles to make a decision that could change his life. Go to Full Review
William Bibbiani CraveOnline 09/07/2012
5/10
Touchback isn't a bad movie, aside from the makeup effects that look like someone just shoved a pillow down Bryan Presley's shirt. It's just an unconvincing one. Go to Full Review
S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media 04/16/2012
3/5
Former jock gets second chance in uplifting (albeit cliched) sports drama. Go to Full Review
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John K @RT35475321 1d Great movie not sure why the ratings are so low? This is not only a sports movie but an uplifting film about family and community coming together during adverse struggles. The film has a spiritual feeling on the human spirit. This should hit the spot in particular for those former athletes. Not sure if the rotten tomato critics have ever related or experienced to these challenges. See more Janice B @RT76191886 2d Very sweet movie with a surprising, sneaky message re: the sovereignty of God. If you struggle watching movies because of inappropriate content and zero reason to spend 2 hours sitting in front of a screen, this will be a lovely surprise to your heart. I’m going to purchase this for my very limited movie library. This is entertainment worthy of 2 hours of your life. See more thiago S @Thiagostone Mar 31 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Matt M @Cjsheehj Jan 25 Perhaps one of the most painfully dumb endings I’ve ever seen in my entire life. He really ruins his entire life, his entire future, his mobility, and almost everything for a meaningless game of high school football. He could’ve still married the nice girl, he could’ve done that and been successful, could’ve gotten a free college education at the bare minimum instead of being a dirt poor farmer with no will to live. Yet, he doesn’t, he willingly ruins his life during his second chance, and because of it, makes everyone he cares about life worse too See more Brian b @Brian249 Jan 22 In my opinion one of the better football movies. It was just an all-around great feel good movie. Good for everyone See more GT S @RT70130008 04/13/2024 What an enjoyable movie. Just solid on many levels. Kurt Russell is quite good and Brian Presley, the protagonist, stellar. And of course Christine Lahte turns in her usual wonderful performance. This movie will entertain you with trips down your own Memory Lane of high school, but also possibly even profoundly change your outlook on the future. I can't believe this great woulda/shoulda/coulda/what if film currently only has 63% approval with fans. To me, it's a real winner and actually gets better with each viewing. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Brian Presley) seeks counsel from his longtime mentor (Kurt Russell) when he gets a unique opportunity to revisit his youth and the injury that ended his promising football career.
Director
Don Handfield
Producer
Brian Presley, Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel, Lisa Kearns
Screenwriter
Don Handfield
Distributor
Anchor Bay
Production Co
Freedom Films, Emmett/Furla Oasis Films
Rating
PG-13 (Some Mature Thematic Elements)
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 13, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$204.1K
Runtime
1h 58m