Won't Back Down
2012 · Movie · PG · 121 min · ★ 6.1 · 39% critics
Two determined mothers from very different backgrounds join forces to improve a struggling public school for their children. As they push against red tape, resistance, and a discouraged staff, their campaign becomes a fight for hope, opportunity, and real change in the community.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (121 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy heartfelt, socially minded underdog dramas about ordinary people pushing for change, in the spirit of The Hill; Not for you if overt political debate or message-driven storytelling quickly takes you out of a movie.
Pros: uplifting message; emotional performances; inspiring activism | Cons: heavy-handed agenda; one-sided conflict; predictable story beats
Themes
- based on true story
Cast & crew
Viola Davis
as Nona Alberts
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Jamie Fitzpatrick
Ving Rhames
as Principal Thompson
Lance Reddick
as Charles Alberts
Rosie Perez
as Breena Harper
Emily Alyn Lind
as Malia
Stephen Weigand
as Riske's assistant
Liza Colón-Zayas
as Yvonne
Teri Clark
as Miss Andrews
Sarab Kamoo
as Principal Chamudes
Directed by Daniel Barnz