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2005·136 min·Released

Coach Carter

“It begins on the streets. It ends here.”

Drama
History

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

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Coach Carter (2005) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast & Crew

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Ken Carter

Rob Brown

Rob Brown

Kenyon Stone

Robert Ri'chard

Robert Ri'chard

Damien Carter

Rick Gonzalez

Rick Gonzalez

Timo Cruz

Nana Gbewonyo

Nana Gbewonyo

Junior Battle

Antwon Tanner

Antwon Tanner

Worm

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

Jason Lyle

Ashanti

Ashanti

Kyra

Texas Battle

Texas Battle

Maddux

Denise Dowse

Denise Dowse

Principal Garrison

Debbi Morgan

Debbi Morgan

Tonya

Mel Winkler

Mel Winkler

Coach White

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The Movie Mob

Written on 11/26/2022

**Coach Carter allows its powerful true story to shine through Samuel Jackson’s performance and the focus on the lives of the young men Coach Carter coached.** Coach Carter is the inspiring true story of a coach that cared much more about the lives and future of his players than winning a game. Samuel Jackson was the perfect choice to play no-nonsense but compassionate Coach Ken Carter that believed in his players while holding them to standards that changed their lives. While the movie is about basketball, the focus is much more on the relationships and development of its characters. The actual basketball scenes of the movie are decent but less compelling than the rest of the story. Coach Carter is an excellent film for those that want to see how their choices and willingness to fight compromise can change the lives of others.

CinemaSerf

Written on 11/17/2024

When the eponymous coach (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives at Richmond High School, he inherits a disparate group of guys who play basketball as they take life - casually with little responsibility. Their grades are low and so their futures unlikely to break the cycle of poverty and lack off opportunity. He decides to try and break that by insisting that they sign contracts before they can play. These require perfect attendance, no late-coming and grade averages that will ensure they graduate. There's resistance from the team and from their parents, but thanks to a bit of help from the principal (Denise Dowse) he sticks to his guns and they have to accept his ultimatum. The remainder of the film follows his attempts to mould something cohesive from these young men as they, themselves, deal with issues that impact on their own lives. Carter's dream is not a forgone conclusion here. Though there is an element of predictability to the development of the story, his charges do not routinely conform to his grand design and as he gradually builds a functioning (and winning) team, he also realises that their academic focus is what's lacking. That's his biggest challenge. They can't make a living playing ball, but it can be a conduit to an education that can stand them in good stead in the future - and that's the real message here. As with so many people growing up in an environment devoid of opportunity, sport can prove to galvanise people. It can offer hope, introduce the benefits of team building and inter-reliance and ultimately help to prioritise for what's to come. Jackson puts in a strong effort here, and the writing also helps succinctly tell a story that Rick Gonzalez, Rob Brown and Anton Tanner also contribute well to as they represent the men who just initially want to play with little appreciation of the profound chance being offered them. It is too long, and towards the end the story does rather run out of steam, but as a real-life coming of age story it still works well.

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Coach Carter (2005) Original Trailer [FHD]

Coach Carter (2005) Original Trailer [FHD]