Coach Carter
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 136 min · ★ 7.6 · 60% critics
Based on a true story, a high school basketball coach takes over a struggling team and demands stronger academic performance before players can stay on the court. When poor grades and missed school become a major issue, he pushes for discipline and commitment that challenge the players’ priorities.
Also known as All Day Long
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-01-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (3,301 votes)
About
You’ll like Coach Carter if you want an uplifting sports drama where academics and responsibility matter as much as winning, with a determined coach driving the momentum; Not for you if you prefer lighter, purely game-focused underdog tales like We Are Marshall or Hardball.
Pros: uplifting true story; strong lead performance; education-forward message | Cons: predictable sports beats; runtime runs long; message feels explicit
Themes
- high school
- scholarship
- sports
- violence in schools
- authoritarian education
- based on true story
- basketball
- teacher
- teachers and students
Awards & recognition
- Black Reel Award — Best Director · 2006
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture · 2006
- Black Reel Award — Best Actor · 2006 · nominated
- Black Reel Award — Best Breakthrough Performance · 2006 · nominated
- Black Reel Award — Best Film · 2006 · nominated
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- Black Reel Award — Best Director · 2006 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture · 2006 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Motion Picture · 2006 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture · 2006 · nominated
- Best Sports Movie ESPY Award · 2005 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best Breakthrough Female Performance · 2005 · nominated
- Teen Choice Award — Choice Movie - Drama · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew
Samuel L. Jackson
as Ken Carter
Rob Brown
as Kenyon Stone
Robert Ri'chard
as Damien Carter
Rick Gonzalez
as Timo Cruz
Nana Gbewonyo
as Junior Battle
Antwon Tanner
as Worm
Channing Tatum
as Jason Lyle
Ashanti
as Kyra
Texas Battle
as Maddux
Denise Dowse
as Principal Garrison
Directed by Thomas Carter