MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 648 this week

Radio (2003)

 -  Drama | Sport  -  24 October 2003 (USA)
6.8
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.8/10 from 23,399 users   Metascore: 38/100
Reviews: 191 user | 73 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com

The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man whom he took under his wing.

Director:

Writer:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 2369 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 2654 titles created 11 months ago
 
a list of 157 titles created 10 Nov 2011
 
a list of 500 titles created 7 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Radio (2003)

Radio (2003) on IMDb 6.8/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Radio.
3 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Coach Carter (2005)
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.

Director: Thomas Carter
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard
Biography | Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

Director: Boaz Yakin
Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

Director: McG
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie
The Fighter I (2010)
Biography | Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

Director: David O. Russell
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Director: Rod Lurie
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman
Hard Ball (2001)
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

Director: Brian Robbins
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement to step into the ring for the last time and face the heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Antonio Tarver
Rocky II (1979)
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Best Shot (1986)
Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.

Director: David Anspaugh
Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
Drama | Romance | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Santiago Munez is a footballer in a regional club. He gets scouted and transferred to Newcastle United.

Director: Danny Cannon
Stars: Leonardo Guerra, Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola
The Wrestler (2008)
Drama | Romance | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
Maggie
...
...
...
Mary Helen
...
Johnny
...
Tucker
...
Bill Roberson ...
Del
Kenneth H. Callender ...
Don
...
Irv the Cop
Charles Garren ...
Clive
Rebecca Koon ...
Waitress
Edit

Storyline

Football coach Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

His courage made them champions.

Genres:

Drama | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

24 October 2003 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Agonas gia ti niki  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$34,379 (South Africa) (21 May 2004)

Gross:

$34,379 (South Africa) (21 May 2004)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

| |

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the Coach and Radio leave the church, a 1979 Lincoln Town Car is in the parking lot. See more »

Quotes

Radio: [holding pants up to the phone for approval] How dese ones, Co' Jones?
See more »

Crazy Credits

Special thanks to The People of Walterboro, S.C. ... The People of Anderson, S.C. See more »

Connections

Features Charlie's Angels (1976) See more »

Soundtracks

"For Your Precious Love"
(1958)
Written by Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, and Jerry Butler
Performed by Otis Redding
Courtesy of Atco Records / Elektra Entertainment Group
by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

IT'S JUST A TRULY GREAT FILM.
26 October 2003 | by (Metairie, Louisiana) – See all my reviews

I thought Uptown Girls was the most touching movies of 2003. But after seeing this movie, I now think it comes in a tie with Uptown Girls. It's perfectly well acted by Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr. The story is set in 1976,football coach Harold Jones(Ed Harris) is hard drivin in pratice, he seems to have very little time for his wife and daughter(Debra Winger and Sarah Drew). But his view on life begins to change, when he meets James Robert Kennedy(Cuba Gooding Jr) who has a very slow learning process. Harold asks him to come to practice and help out a little. The two form a friendship, and Harold gives him the nickname Radio. But they soon begin to learn a lot from each other. A very beautiful film. That teaches us a lot about the human spirit. I shore hope that Cuba Gooding Jr gets nominated for an oscar.


13 of 20 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Gooding's acting so bad it was comedic in places. nintendoarena
OVERATED, EXPLOITIVE CRAP jg2_ansbach
WHY IS EVERYONE SAYING IT'S JUST A MOVIE ABOUT A RETARTED GUY!!! RKKnotts
this made me cry :( mviera0712
If you live in Anderson or somewhere around there..... Keih_Sialet
Is the ' Real ' Radio still alive? hasantariq1994
Discuss Radio (2003) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?