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Remember The Titans on DVD (2000)

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Average rating: (77%)
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3.5
 
Starring: Denzel Washington | Will Patton | Donald Faison | Ryan Hurst | Wood Harris | Nicole Parker | Kip Pardue | Hayden Panettiere | Kate Bosworth | Craig Kirkwood | Ethan Suplee
Director: Boaz Yakin
Studio: WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time: 113 mins
Certificate: PG
User collections: Top 20 | Some of the greatest films of all time | Crackers!! | 4th and a mile - american football | My fave films | Sportastic Sports Films
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Subtitles: Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Released: 26/11/2001

Brief synopsis of Remember The Titans

While on the surface, American high school football may seem like an innocent game played by the young, for the young, it is, in fact, much, much more. For millions, including many fans who are well removed from their high school years but who love to sit in those creaky bleachers every Friday night or Saturday morning, it is something akin to a religion. Director Boaz Yakin's REMEMBER THE TITANS captures the heart of the sport while tackling the sins of its fathers, chronicling the true story of the undefeated 1971 T.C. Williams team of Alexandria, Virginia, which was the first integrated high school team in the state.
Denzel Washington brings his ever-powerful presence to the role of coach Herman Boone, who is brought in to oversee the transition to integration. Though Boone is eventually successful as a coach, the townspeople dissaprove of him because he replaces the popular, entrenched former coach, Bill Yoast (Will Patton). At first, coach Yoast resents being supplanted, while coach Boone is told that his promotion was just for show--to help the integration--and that he's likely to be lifted if the team loses a game. Will the coaches and players be able to overcome their adversity and make T.C. Williams a beacon for integration in sports

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Rating of 3 stars out of 5 Radio Times

Never one to shy away from controversy, Denzel Washington tackles the potentially explosive combination of football and racial desegregation in 1970s America in this drama based on a true story. When two Virginia high schools are combined, Washington supersedes his white counterpart Will Patton as head coach of the Titans football team. Inevitably, this causes friction between them and among the players, as they try to overcome hostility and prejudice in the pursuit of sporting glory. Washington gives a typically solid performance, but it's Patton — ruthlessly effective in No Way Out — who quietly steals the show. This slickly made movie from director Boaz Yakin pushes all the right emotional buttons even if it doesn't linger long in the memory.

Halliwell's Film Guide

Deeply sentimental and shamelessly manipulative drama, based on a true story but so platitudinous in its telling that any feeling for the period or in its truth is soon lost.

New York Times

"...Mr. Washington and Mr. Patton are strong, complex [presences]...You'll [find] a lump in your throat and an overwhelming urge to cheer."

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Rated - 4 starsExcellent Story

Nixon from East London , 24/07/2004

This movie is a must see as one could not comprehend what it must have been like for people who have been marginalised by a free society. What brings credence to this movie is that it is based on true events - a true story. This movie delivers good performances by Denzel Washington and a star cast. Such a heart warming and encouraging tales that reminds us that we all are still fighting for equality, freedom, unity of spirit and justice.

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Rated - 2 starsForget The Titans

McClennan from St Helens , 16/04/2007

Fairly predictable storylines can work in films if there's a bit of directorial whizz behind the camera but Remember The Titans is a fairly orthodox treatment of what is an interesting story. The issues of integration and race don't really get the time on screen that they deserve as the film concentrates on what is pretty ordinary action.

If Friday Night Lights is the NFL this film isn't even the World League. The action is flat, the storyline is so so and the issues surrounding the story are not really given the attention that the film suggests they should have.

  7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 5 starsOff The Hook Film!!!

Dangerous from England , 25/07/2005

This is a real top notch film. Its 1 of the top american football films around!!! there is not that many american football films around but this is deffinatly up there in the top 3 even 2. So this is a must must watch film for any american footy fan!!!!! Wicked Film *****

  6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 5 stars

Cariad#1 from BANGOR , 20/11/2003

The more I watch this film the more I like it. It's excellent and shows how to combat racial hatred through working together as a team. Very emotional.

  4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 5 starsGreat watch

A customer from Wales , 16/08/2008

if you enjoy watching films such as coach carter and gridiron gang then you will enjoy this too. it is based on a true story which makes the film even more enjoyable.

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