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We Are Marshall (2006) -- 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 (McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   13,568 votes
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Director:
McG
Writers (WGA):
Jamie Linden (screenplay)
Cory Helms (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 December 2006 (USA) more
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Tagline:
From the ashes we rose more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Very Surprising more (159 total)

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Also Known As:
Untitled Marshall University Football Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language.
Runtime:
131 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:All | USA:PG (certificate #43100) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:6
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In the large stadium crowd scenes, hundreds local extras were used to fill the stands along with thousands of blow up dummies and thousands of CG Extras, to make the crowds appear larger. more
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Factual errors: When Coach Lengyel talks to President Dedmon about getting the NCAA to let them play Football (April, 1971), they are in a basketball gym. President Dedmon mentions he will be married 25 years in May. In actuality President Dedmon was 39 years old in April of '71, to be married 25 years he would have to be married at the age of 14. Even though he is from the South, this is highly unlikely. more
Quotes:
Jack Lengyel: For those of you who may not know, this is the final resting place for six members of the 1970 Thundering Herd. The plane crash that took their lives was so severe, so absolute, that their bodies were unable to be identified. So they were buried here...
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FAQ

Marshall played Xavier University in 1971. Did Xavier have a football team then?
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98 out of 116 people found the following comment useful.
Very Surprising, 16 December 2006
9/10
Author: ccxjw from United States

Wow...I just got back from a preview showing of "We Are Marshall," and I am still in shock I'll admit it, I originally only went to see this movie to see Matthew Fox. I mean I like football, but normally I wouldn't go to the theaters to see a movie on it. I expected it to be like a lot of sports movies--good, but repetitive and forgettable. However, I was completely wrong. The movie is excellent on so many levels. The acting is extremely good. Matthew Mcconaughey is extremely likable as the head coach, Matthew Fox is incredible as the assistant coach (especially his emotional scenes), and so is the supporting cast. The film itself is just extremely well-made as a whole, and extremely touching and moving.

Right now, I feel really bad that the movie hasn't gotten more buzz than it has. It was one of the best movies i've seen in a long time. I am surprised that it didn't get nominated for any Golden Globes because it really is probably better than a lot of the movies that got nominated. But really, it is an extremely good movie, and not just your typical, cliché, sports movie. It was such a nice surprise, and I am really glad i decided to see it.

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