A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.
Director:
Peter Berg
Stars:
Dwayne Johnson,
Seann William Scott,
Christopher Walken
Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
Director:
Ericson Core
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg,
Greg Kinnear,
Elizabeth Banks
Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.
Director:
Peter Berg
Stars:
Billy Bob Thornton,
Jay Hernandez,
Derek Luke
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
In the Kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player Sean Porter sees the lack of discipline, self-esteem, union and perspective in the teenage interns and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league. He is supported by his superiors and his successful experience changes the lives of many young kids. Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
During a practice scene, Dwayne Johnson can be seen paying tribute to his college career by wearing the number 94, the same number he wore during his time with the Miami Hurricanes. See more »
Goofs
Willie would not have been sent to a Juvenile Detention center for shooting his mother's boyfriend. With the boyfriend having already abused Willies mother in the past, the physical violence against her that evening, his physical violence against her in the scene, the physical violence and threat against Willie himself, and then rushing Willie; Willie was within his legal right of self-defense and the rightful defense of others for his actions to not be prosecuted. See more »
Quotes
Malcolm Moore:
Man, that kid's always smiling!
[laughing at Bugs]
Sean Porter:
Yeah... but I wonder if he was laughing when he stabbed that old lady for her purse?
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I mean this film outshines Invincible,which is of course is another true story. This film proves to be gritty and real as it gets. Dwayne(The Rock)Johnson gives a terrific performance, he proves to be an awesome actor, and not just an action film star. The film takes place at a juvenile detention center run by Sean Porter(Dwayne Johnson) who feels he is not making a difference with the young hoodlums who come in and out. In hopes to keep them in line, he makes them into a football team, so that most of these young hoodlums that hate each other, will become a team and stand together as one. At times this is not an easy movie to watch, but it is reality, you fell the frustration of these young men. The young cast do well also. I shore hope Dwayne Johnson will get nominated for an Oscar.
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I mean this film outshines Invincible,which is of course is another true story. This film proves to be gritty and real as it gets. Dwayne(The Rock)Johnson gives a terrific performance, he proves to be an awesome actor, and not just an action film star. The film takes place at a juvenile detention center run by Sean Porter(Dwayne Johnson) who feels he is not making a difference with the young hoodlums who come in and out. In hopes to keep them in line, he makes them into a football team, so that most of these young hoodlums that hate each other, will become a team and stand together as one. At times this is not an easy movie to watch, but it is reality, you fell the frustration of these young men. The young cast do well also. I shore hope Dwayne Johnson will get nominated for an Oscar.