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Warrior Strong

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When BILAL IRVING left his small hometown bound for a basketball career worthy of his athletic gifts, he was sure he would never return. When he's suspended from the Chinese pro basketball league, he finds himself desperate for an opportunity to repair his image, and what could change a 'coach-killer' narrative better than returning home to coach his old high school team? The only problem: his old coach, AVERY SCHMIDT, still holds the reins to the team with an iron fist. It's only after a near-fatal heart attack that Coach Schmidt is forced to accept a co-coach he stubbornly doesn't think he needs. What everyone can agree on is that this ragtag team of high school basketball players desperately needs help from someone. They barely get along, let alone know how to play together, and that's not the only hurdle the team has to overcome. Bilal and Coach Schmidt have some very different opinions on how the team should be run, not to mention a deep emotional rift about their past which has never been resolved. Forced to work together, Bilal and Schmidt have to learn from each other and realize that they both have to grow before they can teach the kids the life lessons they will need to become champions.
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Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 09/27/2023
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It’s a nice turn for the once and future Diceman, who’s joined by a lively supporting cast aiming to make formula palatable in this study of high school basketball leadership. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jennifer M @JenMcG 06/23/2024 It's got Dice!! Who plays the grieving coach orig from Brooklyn well, touching moments. Jordan was the stand out.. good actor, likeable, thought he was a baller 😀 See more KB B @Okbullard 01/25/2024 There are at least a thousand movies like this. It was pretty good and worth the watch. See more Daniel R @RT64151148 01/04/2024 Really bad. One of the least inspiring basketball movies ever. No surprises, G-rated fun, with a spoonful of millenial values mixed in. Selfish high school students guilt trip their new assistant coach into passing on his chance to return to the NBA, demainding he stay in town to coach them in the league championship game. Predictably, he caves, and the short-fat kid drains a three to win the game. We never see if the assistant coach makes it back to the NBA, although his agent claims to have patched things up with the Timberwolves as the credits roll. See more David A @RT67093439 01/02/2024 Solid feel good movie with most of the stereotypical moments. But nothing wrong with that! Andrew Dice Clay puts together his most heartfelt role since Ford Fairlane portraying a character you cannot root against! See more Read all reviews
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Shane Belcourt

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Andrew Dice Clay

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Jordan Johnson-Hinds

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Sarah Podemski

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Raoul Bhaneja

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Rosa Blasi

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Synopsis When BILAL IRVING left his small hometown bound for a basketball career worthy of his athletic gifts, he was sure he would never return. When he's suspended from the Chinese pro basketball league, he finds himself desperate for an opportunity to repair his image, and what could change a 'coach-killer' narrative better than returning home to coach his old high school team? The only problem: his old coach, AVERY SCHMIDT, still holds the reins to the team with an iron fist. It's only after a near-fatal heart attack that Coach Schmidt is forced to accept a co-coach he stubbornly doesn't think he needs. What everyone can agree on is that this ragtag team of high school basketball players desperately needs help from someone. They barely get along, let alone know how to play together, and that's not the only hurdle the team has to overcome. Bilal and Coach Schmidt have some very different opinions on how the team should be run, not to mention a deep emotional rift about their past which has never been resolved. Forced to work together, Bilal and Schmidt have to learn from each other and realize that they both have to grow before they can teach the kids the life lessons they will need to become champions.
Director
Shane Belcourt
Producer
Nicholas Tabarrok, Leah Jaunzems
Screenwriter
Dan Gordon, Shane Belcourt
Distributor
Quiver Distribution
Production Co
Darius Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 29, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 29, 2023
Runtime
1h 38m