Glory Road
2006 · Movie · PG · 118 min · ★ 7.4 · 57% critics
In 1966, a Texas college coach leads the first all-black starting lineup for a basketball team aiming for the NCAA national championship. The journey centers on building a team and pushing through intense racism and pressure, until the season culminates in a historic championship matchup.
Also known as Chemin de la Gloire
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-01-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (802 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Glory Road if you want an inspiring, history-based sports drama about overcoming racism and prejudice to reach the NCAA title; Not for you if you dislike predictable underdog sports stories or don’t want historical liberties like similar titles Remember the Titans or Coach Carter.
Pros: inspiring true story; real-feeling sports drama; strong team performance | Cons: historically stretched details; formulaic, sometimes derivative; heavy-handed tone
Themes
- racial segregation
- based on true story
- basketball
- teachers and students
Cast & crew
Josh Lucas
as Don Haskins
Derek Luke
as Bobby Joe Hill
Jon Voight
as Adolph Rupp
Austin Nichols
as Jerry Armstrong
Evan Jones
as Moe Iba
Mehcad Brooks
as Harry Flournoy
Damaine Radcliff
as Willie 'Scoops' Cager
Alphonso McAuley
as Orsten Artis
Emily Deschanel
as Mary Haskins
Red West
as Ross Moore
Directed by James Gartner