Coach Carter (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	January 14, 2005
On DVD:	June 21, 2005
Genre:	Sports, Drama
Director:	Thomas Carter
Writer:	Mark Schwahn, John Gatins
Cast:	Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Ri’chard, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum, Ashanti
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Official site:	coachcartermovie.com
Running Time:	134 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language, teen partying and some drug material

Based on the true story, this is about a controversial high school basketball coach who received mixed reviews for benching his entire 1999 team for bad grades....

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I'll admit. I just watched "Hoosiers" and didn't see what the big deal is. Sure, it's a good movie, but the best sports movie ever made? I don't know about that. And, lo and behold, two weeks later and completely by coincidence, I watched "Coach Carter," another movie about high school basketball. And you know? I liked it nearly as much. Full movie review »