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The Blind Side

Based on the extraordinary true story

Based on a true story, this is in essence a cross-racial adoption story. A successful Southern Belle discovers that a black kid in her child's school is homeless, and decides to take him in. As he adjusts to his new life, she pushes him academically while the football coach is also after him for his huge size. Together, with the help of a private tutor, they develop him to the point where he can play football at college.

126 minutes, Parental Guidance (Language, Violence)
Biographical, Drama, Sports.

Credits

Cast

Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox, Kathy Bates

Director

John Lee Hancock

Screenplay

John Lee Hancock, from the book by Michael Lewis

Music

Carter Burwell

Cinematography

Alar Kivilo

Editing

Mark Livolsi

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2009

Produced by

Alcon Entertainment, Zucker/Netter Productions

SA Distributor

Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Sports, drama
Language	Mild to moderate and infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	Some sexual innuendo and an extremely brief, mild sex scene
Violence	Mild violence, occasional
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Mild and infrequent
Comments	Some mild threat and menace
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Pete Hammond Could be Bullock’s Erin Brokovich

eye Weekly (Canada)Eleni Deacon Though Hancock tries to force some conflict in the film’s last third, The Blind Side is ultimately more about the merits of white paternalism than a child’s struggle to overcome his trying circumstances.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Good in the first half and rote in the second, but still likely an overall crowd pleaser for many a viewer.

Metacritic.com28 critics

RottenTomatoes.com144 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer It might strike some viewers as a little too pat, but The Blind Side has the benefit of strong source material and a strong performance from Sandra Bullock.

Internet (IMDB)19380 Netizens Fantastic, heartwarming, fun and emotional.

Average .. 59%

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