It's not how hard you fall, it's how you get back up
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Jim Caviezel, Alexander Ludwig, Michael Chiklis, Laura Dern, Clancy Brown, Ser'Darius Blain |
Director |
Thomas Carter |
Screenplay | Scott Marshall Smith, David Zelon, from the book by Neil Hayes |
Music | John Paesano |
Cinematography | Michael Lohmann |
Editing | Scott Richter |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2014 |
Produced by | Affirm Film, Mandalay Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | None |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Low, mild impact, fairly frequent, sports violence implied, actual, brief, minimal bloodletting. |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for thematic material, a scene of violence, and brief smoking |
Runtime | 115 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 12 + |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Sportfliek met lessies vir jonges. | 10 | |
Cape Times Stephen Farber Formulaic sports drama fumbles to touchdown. | 5 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli When the Game Stands Tall is too intent upon tweaking our emotions that it loses sight of some potentially powerful issues about hero worship and how the pressure to succeed can be damaging. Some viewers may react well to this material. Others will find themselves containing their gag reflexes. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 24 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 60 critics | 9 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer 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. | 3 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 11 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Football biopic has positive messages but doesn't score. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 1686 Netizens Inspirational and Touching | 14 | |
Average .. 42% | 8 |