Glory Road

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Glory Road

PG,

2006,

1h 57m,

Drama

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55%

150 Reviews

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81%

250,000+ Ratings

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55%

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150 Reviews

81%

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250,000+ Ratings

After being appointed the new coach of the 1966 Texas Miners, Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) decides to build a team based on talent rather than race. The conservative townsfolk balk at the new racially diverse lineup despite the fact that the team is winning all their games. When black players like Bobby Joe Hill (Derek Luke) and team captain Harry Flournoy (Mehcad Brooks) begin to dominate the court with flashy moves, the racial tension increases, jeopardizing the future of the team.

Critics Consensus

As formulaic as sports movies get, this underdog story still triumphs on the strength of its inspiring story.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Jul 23, 2008

Playing out like Remember The Titans for basketball fans, Glory Road is yet another would-be inspirational true story that follows sports-movie conventions.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 25, 2008

First-time director James Gartner observes all the rituals--the coach busting chops, the team sneaking out to party--but the players are indifferently characterized and the civil rights story has a fake Black History Month feel.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

Trying to make a sports movie for the entire family is understandable, but it makes a complicated story like Glory Road feel more like Disney than reality.

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Rachel Wagner

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Nov 14, 2021

Underrated sports movie from Disney with an inspirational true story

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

Feb 12, 2020

A very lazy movie. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Marcianne Miller

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Aug 26, 2018

4/5

If you're a basketball fan, you'll love it. If you're a parent looking for movie inspiration for your offspring, see it as a family outing. For everyone else, Glory Road is an accessible time capsule of American history.

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Rey S

Aug 16, 2018

Based on a true story and worth watching. I'm not sure why this movie's tomatometer rating is so low. Maybe the racial realities of the 60's made some uncomfortable.

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Harry W

Mar 24, 2018

Inspirational and uplifting. "Glory Road" dances to the beat of it's own drum.

Hagrid W

Nov 22, 2017

this movie is impressed to me

Finn M

Oct 2, 2017

This movie has pretty much all the boxes checked when it comes to inspirational sport story, but being formulaic means that it is also extremely forgettable, even with Josh Lucas's commanding performance.

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Luke G

Aug 7, 2017

Best movie. I'd give it 10 stars if I could

Anakin M

May 1, 2017

Glory road is a true story, and I think Don Haskins is a hero to show people anyone can play basketball Don Haskins stopped racism with sports so to me he is a hero! And it is a good movie to enjoy

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Coach Don Haskins

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Synopsis

After being appointed the new coach of the 1966 Texas Miners, Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) decides to build a team based on talent rather than race. The conservative townsfolk balk at the new racially diverse lineup despite the fact that the team is winning all their games. When black players like Bobby Joe Hill (Derek Luke) and team captain Harry Flournoy (Mehcad Brooks) begin to dominate the court with flashy moves, the racial tension increases, jeopardizing the future of the team.

Director: James Gartner
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Bruckheimer Films, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Mild Language|Epithets|Racial Issues|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.6M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS

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