Before they could win, they had to become one.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison, Nicole Ari Parker, Hayden Panettiere, Kip Pardue

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"If we don't come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don't care if you like each other of not, but you will respect each other. And maybe... I don't know, maybe we'll learn to play this game like men." - Coach Boone

Why watch this? I do like a good high school football movie. This is a great one.

Plot Summary: In 1971, amidst forced school integration, a Black head coach is hired to lead a Virginia high school football team, replacing a respected white coach. This change creates significant racial tension and conflict amongst the players and the community. Despite the challenges, the coaches and team members strive to overcome their differences and unite to achieve success on the football field.

Dad's Preview: This may be a football movie, but the theme is unmistakably that racism is destructive to building a team and society as a whole. As it builds up to the final big game, the team finally comes together, sometimes by addition and sometimes by subtraction. By the end, the Titans stand together as brothers. And I can't say enough about another Denzel Washinton triumph.

Walt Disney Pictures; Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Technical Black Films;
Buena Vista Pictures Dist.