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      When the Game Stands Tall

      PG Released Aug 22, 2014 1 hr. 55 min. Drama List
      20% 70 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score In 2003, high-school football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel) and his De La Salle Spartans have just completed an incredible 151 consecutive victories and 12-straight state championships. While the team's seniors receive offers from colleges all over the country, the advancing juniors look forward to making their mark. However, beloved "Coach Lad" has a brush with calamity, while the Spartans face their most-challenging, most-unpredictable season yet. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 02 Buy Now

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      An uneasy blend of solid game sequences and threadbare inspirational sports drama clichés, When the Game Stands Tall is overshadowed by better players in a crowded field.

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      Ryan Don't get me wrong it's definitely not perfect and some acting isn't great but it has just enough for me to keep me interested Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/29/23 Full Review Amy J Very touching, down to earth in what life really is and what it means. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/23 Full Review Carlos T Minha opinião: Um filme tocante de fé. Mas não é um filme #Cristão porém não deixa a fé de lado. Em vários momentos são comentados e sentimos sim um fundo bíblico na historia. E como vários filmes do gênero, a diferença aqui, que não se trata de uma historia triste e eles se superam. Aqui eles já são vencedores a muitos anos e até os adversários não querem competir com eles. E aqui ocorre que seu técnico Bob sofre um infarto e isso faz ele rever pontos da forma como ele sempre liderou sua equipe. Principalmente que são invencíveis, que não podem perder, mas eles estavam perdendo a sua identidade como ser humano e que há momentos na vida que existem derrota e que derrota não é o fim do mundo, mas sim aprendizado para a sua formação. Tanto que isso é testado na vida dos jogadores, pais e do próprio técnico em suas vidas. E que os jogadores são tocados a entenderem isso, pais são tocados a entender isso. E no final o técnico também é tocado entender e viver isso. Uma boa atuação dos atores e que tras esta mensagem diferente neste filme. Roteiro e enredo bom e tras uma visão diferente neste filme. Vale apena assistir? Sim, para toda família. Nota: 8 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a workmanlike picture but so cliched and lacking in an identity to distinguish itself from all the other sports dramas. A film centered on a remarkable true story shouldn't slump this much. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a garbage movie. A two year old could have directed it better. Total waste of time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review steve d There are so many better written stories with the same plot. The cast is good but they can't do much with the hackneyed script. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Matthew Daddario as Danny Ladouceur in "When the Game Stands Tall." Michael Chiklis (left) as Terry Eidson in "When the Games Stands Tall." Alexander Ludwig as Chris Ryan in "When the Game Stands Tall." Jim Caviezel as Bob Ladouceur in "When the Game Stands Tall." A scene from "When the Game Stands Tall." (L-R) Matthew Daddario as Danny Ladouceur, Jim Caviezel as Bob Ladouceur and Alexander Ludwig as Chris Ryan in "When the Game Stands Tall." View more photos

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      James Berardinelli ReelViews When the Game Stands Tall is one of those cliché-riddled feel good movies that, by trying too hard to be inspirational, ends up as cloying and overly sentimental. Rated: 2/4 Aug 22, 2014 Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture The real-life story behind When the Game Stands Tall sounds amazing. But for all its exciting sports scenes, the movie version falls flat as drama. Aug 22, 2014 Full Review Susan Wloszczyna RogerEbert.com Most often in its early stages, the melodrama onscreen edges precipitously close to dissolving into a puddle of platitudinous pabulum served in the manner of a rote Sunday school lesson. Rated: 2/4 Aug 22, 2014 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse For football fans the movie brings a famous story to life. For the rest of us it plays like an after school special with better production value. Rated: 2/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com One of the better inspirational sports stories to come along in recent years. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 27, 2020 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin The finished product did not do enough to make me forget this is another typical sports film. It felt generic, recycled, and forgettable. Rated: C- Jul 20, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In 2003, high-school football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel) and his De La Salle Spartans have just completed an incredible 151 consecutive victories and 12-straight state championships. While the team's seniors receive offers from colleges all over the country, the advancing juniors look forward to making their mark. However, beloved "Coach Lad" has a brush with calamity, while the Spartans face their most-challenging, most-unpredictable season yet.
      Director
      Thomas Carter
      Executive Producer
      Cathy Schulman, David Tice, Thomas Carter
      Screenwriter
      Scott Marshall Smith
      Distributor
      Sony Pictures Entertainment
      Production Co
      Mandalay Sports Media
      Rating
      PG (Brief Smoking|A Scene of Violence|Thematic Material)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 22, 2014, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 25, 2014
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $30.1M
      Sound Mix
      SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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