A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.

Brian's Song
1971
7.2/10

Radio
2003
7.3/10

Death of a Salesman
1985
6.9/10

Hoosiers
1986
7.1/10

The Brotherhood of Justice
1986
5.9/10

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
7.6/10

We Are Marshall
2006
6.9/10

Rudy
1993
7.3/10

Invincible
2006
7.0/10

Remember the Titans
2000
7.6/10

Greater
2016
7.2/10

American Underdog
2021
7.1/10

Facing the Giants
2006
7.6/10

The Blind Side
2009
7.7/10

Woodlawn
2015
6.9/10

The Lion King
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8.3/10

The Rookie
2002
6.8/10

November Christmas
2011
7.5/10

My Name Is Joe
1998
7.2/10

My All American
2015
7.0/10
The Longest Yard
1974
6.761/10