When the Game Stands Tall (2014)

Release date: 2014-08-22
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Thomas Carter
Production Co: Affirm Films, Mandalay Pictures
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.7/10
Length: 1h 55min

Storyline

Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.

Plot Keywords

coach, high school football

Short Review

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.